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NYC Community Organizer, Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice (Brooklyn, NY)
Katal works to strengthen the people, policies, institutions, and movements that advance health, equity, and justice for everyone. We envision a world where all communities have the resources and power to exercise self-determination and participate meaningfully in the democratic process. We launched in 2016 with three big, interrelated goals: building leadership and organizing capacity of neighborhood…
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New Labor Forum Highlights: March 2020
The New Labor Forum has a monthly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights from the latest edition below. The global video game industry – catering to 2.5 billion gamers across the world who annually purchase upwards of $152 billion…
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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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