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  • Rethinking Immigration Virtual Conference (5/1)

    Rethinking Immigration Virtual Conference (5/1)

    Please register for the live webcast of the RETHINKING IMMIGRATION conference, brought to you by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. The event will be held exclusively ONLINE. U.S. immigration policy is a longstanding political flashpoint, one that may be further inflamed by the coronavirus crisis.  The RETHINKING IMMIGRATION web conference will feature movement leaders, academics, and policy experts who will discuss the…

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  • Stephanie Luce: Essential Work

    Stephanie Luce: Essential Work

    This article was original featured at Organizing Upgrade. By Stephanie Luce IS SEEKING OUT in Prospect Park Brooklyn. So in a few days it’s my birthday and I’m mega depressed enough as it is already spending isolation alone. Now I’ll have to spend my bday alone too. Can anyone help me get stuff to make…

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  • Virtual Technology Day(s) 2020

    Virtual Technology Day(s) 2020

    Join us to discuss FAQs, hardware and connectivity issues, and best practices for Zoom, Blackboard, Dropbox, and more! APRIL 15 & 20 AT 5 PM FOR STUDENTS APRIL 16 & 21 AT 3 PM FOR STAFF APRIL 17 & 22 AT 5PM FOR FACULTY

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  • Video Seminars on Organizing Responses to COVID-19

    Video Seminars on Organizing Responses to COVID-19

    SLU’s Departments of Urban Studies and Labor Studies invite you to join us for the following video seminars to discuss some of the organizing responses to the pandemic: Tuesday, April 14, 7-9 pm: “Urban Warfare: Housing Justice Under a Global Pandemic” with Raquel Rolnik (University of São Paulo, former UN Rapporteur on Adequate Housing), Daniel Aldana Cohen (University of Pennsylvania), and Cea…

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