Spanih for Social Justice

**Due to a surge in demand, we are pushing the start week of our fall classes to the week of October 11th.
We are also opening up a new Level 1 section for interested participants.**

TO APPLY, PLEASE FILL OUT OUR REGISTRATION FORM BY CLICKING HERE

¡Bienvenides! Welcome to Spanish for Social Justice!

Algarabía Language Co-op is excited to announce that we are offering virtual Spanish classes this fall!

Spanish for Social Justice courses are offered by Algarabía Language Co-op in partnership with The People’s Forum. We offer courses at the BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, and ADVANCED levels of fluency to those interested in topics of social justice, politics, and culture. Through weekly social justice themes, and using a communicative and popular education approach, participants will improve their Spanish skills and critically engage with various cultural productions centered around the lived experiences of working class people of Indigenous and African descent on the continent. These courses are designed for folks at different levels of fluency in their productive (speaking, writing) and receptive (listening and reading) skills. Special focus will be given to learning vocabulary and community organizing terminology relevant to contemporary social movements in New York City (Lenapehoking), one of the largest and most diverse Spanish-speaking cities in the world and the rest of Turtle Island and Abya Yala. 

FALL 2025 COURSE SCHEDULE:

Click here to view the full list of classes, schedules and descriptions. 
*Times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) / New York, New York 

WEEKEND SESSIONS: Virtual Courses (10 Weeks) 
New Start: Saturday October 11th
New End: Saturday December 20th

WEEKDAY SESSIONS: Virtual Courses (10 Weeks) 
New Start: Monday October 13th / Wednesday October 15th / Thursday October 16th
New End: Monday December 15th & Wednesday December 17th / Thursday December 18th

IMPORTANT:
▪ This virtual program is Open-to-All. However, we prioritize access to folks identified as BIPOC.
▪ Please only apply if you are able to attend most of the classes. 
▪ Each session can hold up to 15 participants.
▪ Cost of class $200-$400 sliding scale. This includes all course materials.
*$500 if contribution is paid for by employer or another institutional funding source.*

COURSE DESCRIPTION
All courses focus on the use of inclusive, gender-neutral and anti-racist language. There is emphasis on validating U.S. Spanish and other varieties of Spanish often considered "non-standard." We actively include the use of "vos" as used in Central America. 

As part of Algarabía’s mission to make our courses accessible, we offer sliding-scale rates and flexible payment plans. You’ll be able to select your payment tier and plan directly within the application form, based on your financial circumstances.


ABOUT OUR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: At Algarabía Language Co-op, we see language learning as a meaningful, collaborative, and transformative process reflected in our training in hands-on communicative and task-based language teaching approaches and our use of popular education in the language classroom. We seek to support the holistic development of all language learners as they become competent multilingual speakers. We devise classroom activities and use textbooks and other original didactic materials that meet our participants’ needs and that represent the linguistic and racial/ethnic diversity of the Spanish-speaking worlds.


Selected participants will be contacted by Algarabía on a rolling basis and will receive a link to complete their payment and secure their spot in the class.

You have a question? Your answer might be on our FAQ! 

​TO APPLY, PLEASE FILL OUT OUR REGISTRATION FORM BY CLICKING HERE

​**Due to a surge in demand, we are pushing the start week of our fall classes to the week of October 11th.
We are also opening up a new Level 1 section for interested participants.**