CUNY SLU
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Bringing Neighborhoods Wealth — Not Gentrification
By Marjorie Kelly and Sarah McKinley This article was originally featured at Yes! Magazine and adapted from Cities Building Community Wealth, a project of The Democracy Collaborative, for New Economy Week. In cities across the nation, a few enjoy rising affluence while many struggle to get by. An August 2015 study by The Century Foundation reported that—after
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Prof. Kafui Attoh Investigates the On-Demand Mobile Service Sector
Dr. Kafui Attoh, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at the Murphy Institute, has been awarded a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. His project is called Economic Inequality in the Driver’s Seat: Household Budgets in the On-Demand Mobile Services Sector, and it aims to get a snapshot of what work in the On-Demand Mobile
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Spend This Spring in the NYC Labor Movement!
“It let me know that there are ways to have a career in social activism…I can say that this is the most I ever learned in one semester of my life.” – student participant New York Union Semester pairs students with union internships and Labor Studies classes. Dig deep into a movement for worker’s rights and
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What’s YOUR Story?
By Carey Garrison This Friday, October 23, the Central Labor Council’s Young Workers will be hosting a fun yet educational event that promotes storytelling as a powerful way of accomplishing change. The event invites young workers (18-35) to come out Friday between 5pm to enjoy refreshments and socializing, followed by a well-developed educational portion
