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Photos: 2017 Murphy Graduation
On May 19th, JSMI hosted our Spring 2017 Graduation Party. A big congratulations to our graduating class of 2017 — and gratitude to all the staff who planned and worked this event. Current Labor Studies MA student Carmelina Cartei organized a performance to kick off the event, along with performers Elaine Betesh, Naomi Calhoun, Katherine De La
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Prof. Penny Lewis Releases New Book: The City is the Factory
This month marks the release of The City Is The Factory: New Solidarities and Spatial Strategies in an Urban Age, edited by Murphy Prof. Penny Lewis and Miriam Greenberg. Urban public spaces, from the streets and squares of Buenos Aires to Zuccotti Park in New York City, have become the emblematic sites of contentious politics in the
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With Help from JSMI, NYC Releases Worker Coop Resource Guide
From the Worker Cooperative Resource Guide for Skills and Services New York City, Summer 2017: New York City is seeing a surge of interest in cooperative businesses. It is no wonder. The call for justice will always increase as people experience the rise of injustice. Businesses that are good for the workers and good for
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Event: Renewing the Alliance: Unions and Co-ops Fight for Worker Power (6/9)
Friday, June 9, 2017 * 1pm to 5pm Fordham Law School at Lincoln Center 150 West 62nd Street * New York City **FREE** Register at http://bit.ly/2qczTH3 Directions: http://bit.ly/2rL7zNs Under fierce attack from the corporate sector, labor unions are exploring worker co-ops as a way to organize new members, save members’ jobs, create
