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CUNY SLU’s Solidarity Economy Club Presents: The Role of the Labor Movement in Solidarity Economy
On May 10, 2024 the newly formed Solidarity Economy Club at CUNY School of Labor & Urban studies hosted its first event. Focusing on the role organized labor can play in the emerging solidarity economy movement, the unambiguously titled, “The Role of the Labor Movement in Solidarity Economy”, brought together leading voices such as Dr.…
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Co-op Any Town – Building a Solidarity Economy in place with guests to the class “Cooperative Management for a Changing World”
Author: Rob Persons, SLU MA student The economy doesn’t work for the vast majority of people. Wages are low, costs are high, and employers treat workers like replaceable cogs. The system needs to be changed, but mainstream politics doesn’t seem up to the task. Where will the change come from?
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SLU Urban Studies student Natalie Cassar explores social problems in New York City’s housing market
In SLU’s Urban Studies undergraduate program, students deepen and explore their interests in social, economic, and political issues affecting city residents. Students in URB 340: Contemporary Urban Social Problems with Professor Sofya Aptekar helped select which social problems they would study together as a class, then chose one issue for a deep-dive final project.
