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DESCRIPTION:Border Crossings: This and Other Worlds (November 2–4)\, a thre
 e-day series of programs\, performances\, and installations that takes ins
 piration from global practices of honoring those who are no longer with us
 —e.g.\, El Dia de Los Muertos (the Mexican “Day of the Dead”)\; the Buddhi
 st and Taoist “Ghost Festival” of Zhong Yuan Jie\; the Christian holiday o
 f All Souls Day\; and Qingming or “Tomb Sweeping Day\,” a traditional Chin
 ese celebration. With many free events\, Border Crossings is a weekend of 
 celebration\, reflection\, and commemoration.  Co-presented by Bard Gradua
 te Center and The Green-Wood Cemetery\, Border Crossings is part of a seri
 es of public programs designed to complement our current exhibition Agents
  of Faith: Votive Objects in Time and Place. We welcome participants of al
 l backgrounds and religious beliefs.Participatory Altar by Adrián Viajero 
 Román The centerpiece of Border Crossings is an altar designed for the com
 munity by artist\, Adrián Viajero Román\, a long time Sunset Park resident
 . His inspiration is the El Dia de Los Muertos altars created to honor the
  dead throughout Mexico and the Mexican diaspora. Viajero’s altar commemor
 ates loved ones who have crossed the border from life to death. In particu
 lar\, his Puerto Rican compatriots who died during Hurricane Maria in 2017
  and those who lost their lives while crossing a border between Mexico and
  the United States.Add something of your own and be a part of this work of
  art. All visitors are invited to bring personal offerings to the altar. F
 lowers\, photographs\, notes\, and/or other objects are welcome. (Please n
 ote that offerings left at the altar cannot be returned.)Schedule The prog
 rams listed below will take place in Green-Wood’s Modern Chapel. Please as
 k security at the Gothic Arch for where to go.Saturday\, November 33:30–5 
 pmFree with RSVPCremation: History and Modern ProcessAmy Cunningham\, deat
 h educator\, leads this presentation of cremation history and its impact o
 n present-day and future funerals. This engaging and sometimes even light-
 hearted exploration will also touch on how to choose an end-of-life mode o
 f disposition that expresses your own beliefs and values. Afterward\, you 
 will have the opportunity to visit the crematory with Gema LaBoccetta\, Gr
 een-Wood's Crematory Manager.This program is presented as part of Reimagin
 e End of Life\, a weeklong series of programs and events exploring big que
 stions about life and death. 5–6:30 pmFree with RSVPCrossing Borders: Disp
 lacement and TranscendenceJoin us for insights\, advice\, and hope from so
 me of the nation’s most distinguished and proactive advocates for immigran
 ts and refugees:Dr. Robin Reineke\, anthropologist and founder of the Coli
 bri Center\, a family advocacy organization working to end migrant death a
 nd related suffering on the US-Mexico border.Simon Robins\, a humanitarian
  practitioner and researcher who has consulted for the International Commi
 ttee of the Red Cross and the International Centre for Transitional Justic
 e. Robins has extensive experience living in and working with post-conflic
 t societies\, particularly East Timor-Leste\, Uganda and Nepal.This progra
 m is organized in collaboration with The Colibri Center for Human Rights i
 n Tucson.7–7:30 pmFree with RSVPArtist TalkJoin altar creator Adrián Viaje
 ro Román for a brief conversation about the altar and his work as both an 
 artist and activist.Additional Events in this SeriesNovember 2Border Cross
 ings: This and Other WorldsNovember 4Border Crossings: This and Other Worl
 dsNovember 14Memorial Walls as Votive Sites: Tribute\, Activism and Collec
 tive MemoryDecember 7Objects of Care & Resistance from the U.S.-Mexico Bor
 derlandsLeading support for Public Programs at Bard Graduate Center comes 
 from Gregory Soros and other generous donors.
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SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: Border Crossings: This and Other Worlds
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