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Cooperatives from Cuba to NY: An Intimate Dialogue with Co-op Pioneers from Havana and New York City

School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 W. 43rd St., New York City, NY, United States

RSVP HERE Join Green Worker Cooperatives and the Murphy Institute for an intimate dialogue with Luis Alberto Dueñas Casal, co-founder of the Cuban worker coperative SCENIUS and a leader in the Cuban worker cooperative movement. Since 2011, the Cuban government has moved to encourage the growth of worker cooperatives and transition many state-run enterprises to … Continue reading Cooperatives from Cuba to NY: An Intimate Dialogue with Co-op Pioneers from Havana and New York City

Faculty Conference: Law Enforcement, Unionism, and Communities of Color

School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 W. 43rd St., New York City, NY, United States

REGISTER HERE The Murphy Institute for Worker Education & Labor Studies, CUNY, is bringing together academics, labor leaders, activists, students, and policy makers to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movement’s place and responsibility within it. Our two-day conference, Confronting the Tragedy: Law Enforcement, Unionism, and Communities of Color, is … Continue reading Faculty Conference: Law Enforcement, Unionism, and Communities of Color

The Quest for Community Controlled Capital in the U.S

Dorothy Hirshon Suite, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, New York, NY, United States

RSVP HERE The establishment of community-controlled financial institutions is one of the great untold stories of public-policy successes over the last quarter-century. Early efforts to organize access and alternatives to basic banking services for the poor, the working class, and minority groups in the United States have their roots in the Freedmen’s Savings and Trust … Continue reading The Quest for Community Controlled Capital in the U.S

Radical Film Network USA: A Global Gathering of Labor Film Activists

School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 W. 43rd St., New York City, NY, United States

An international gathering of activists, artists, makers, distributors, exhibitors and academics to discuss the future of politically-engaged, aesthetically innovative film culture around the world, as a lead up to the 2017 Workers Unite! Film Festival. See the full program here! RSVP at https://radicalfilm_globalgathering.eventbrite.com

Workplace Safety and Health in the Trump Era

The Worker Center 16 E. 34th St., 3rd Fl., New York, NY, United States

RSVP HERE Panel and Q&A: Experts and organizers discuss local and national analysis and how our movement can respond. Maria C. Figueroa, Director of Labor and Policy Research at the Worker Institute, Cornell University Jordan Barab, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Marcy Gelb, Co-Executive Director, National COSH Catherine Barnett, Director of Restaurant … Continue reading Workplace Safety and Health in the Trump Era

City Limits’ “Rezone or Leave Alone” Panel

Impact Hub New York 394 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States

Join us May 10th at 6:30pm for a lively exchange on growth, development, and city policy. Tom Angotti, Vicki Been and Moses Gates for a debate on the complexities of de Blasio's push for density, moderated by City Limits Executive Editor & Publisher Jarrett Murphy. Tom Angotti, a professor at Hunter College and the author … Continue reading City Limits’ “Rezone or Leave Alone” Panel

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