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SLU Announces Two New Faculty Members
Dean Gregory Mantsios is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members of the SLU faculty: Joel Suarez, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies, and Samir Sonti, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies. Joel Suarez is coming to SLU from the University of Texas at Austin, where he is a Visiting Scholar in the African and African Diaspora…
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Event: FROM THE FIELDS TO THE RUNWAY: Women Workers Fighting to End Sexual Assault (3/5)
Thu, March 5, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST Labor and Urban Studies, 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10036 RSVP HERE Featuring worker-leaders from The Model Alliance and Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Learn about their worker-driven approach to end and prevent sexual assault and discrimination from the tomato fields of…
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Special Event: SUPER TUESDAY RECAP: #Election2020 (3/7)
Sat, March 7, 2020, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10036 RSVP HERE Hear expert analysis on the 2020 primary elections and updates on the race to become the Democratic nominee in this interactive Super Tuesday recap event. Bring…
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Video: The Fight for Fair Elections: Expanding the Vote in 2020
Last Friday, members of the broader SLU community gathered for a discussion about voter suppression and the pathway to expanding the vote: Given the especially high stakes of the 2020 election, the need for broad and unobstructed voter participation could not be greater. Yet the past decade has seen a plethora of legal curtailments on…
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