Events

TLB music is hosting its first French Sing-Along on Wednesdays at 3.30 and 4.30pm and Fridays at 10:00 am & 11:00 am! This drop-in class is perfect for immersing young children in the language while meeting other French-speaking families. Class is led by a native speaker and accompanied by a professional pianist. More classes will be added if there are enough requests. Ages 4 months - 6 years, $30/class.

For more info call (212) 744-0404 or email tlb@tlbmusic.com.

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THE MAN WHO MENDS WOMEN – THE WRATH OF HIPPOCRATES is the portrait of the impressive life and work of internationally renowned gynecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege from Congo. He received the 2014 prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, for his struggle against sexual violence. Dr. Mukwege medically assisted over 40,000 sexually abused women in sixteen years of professional practice.

Sexual violence against women has been used as a weapon of war for years in the violence-ridden and poverty-stricken Democratic Republic of Congo. In order to provide medical, psychological and emotional aid to the victims, Dr. Mukwege founded the Panzi hospital in Bukavu in 1999. Besides his work as a physician Dr. Mukwege also defends human rights and seeks to raise global awareness on the issue of sexual violence in his country. He condemns the political reluctance to tackle the problem and is not afraid to hit the nail on the head.

His work is not without danger, as Dr. Mukwege experienced in 2012,