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Girls for Gender Equity Seeks Community Organizer (Brooklyn, NY)
Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) is an intergenerational advocacy organization committed to the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of cisgender (cis) and transgender (trans) girls and women of color and gender nonconforming/non-binary (GNCNB) youth of color. GGE challenges structural forces — racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, economic inequality — that work to constrict the freedom,…
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The Independent Drivers Guild Seeks Participatory Action Research Fellow (NYC)
The Independent Drivers Guild is sponsoring a participatory action research project to build knowledge amongst for-hire vehicle drivers about the political economy, ecology, and social impacts of the for-hire vehicle industry, and create a vision for systemic change. In the project, drivers will work together on teams to prepare reports about different industries linked to…
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Event: The Green New Deal, Net-Zero Carbon, & The Crucial Role of Public Ownership (9/28)
Date: Sat, September 28, 2019 Time: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT Location: CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor, NYC REGISTER HERE Description This conference has two main goals. The first goal is to show how both public ownership and a public goods approach is critical to achieving…
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Worker Education Launches CUNY Days
Worker Education at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies is excited to launch a new semester of “CUNY Days,” in partnership with the DC37 Education Fund. CUNY Days offers free one-on-one advisement sessions with experienced pre-admission advisors for DC37 members, held at union headquarters (125 Barclay St, NYC). Our advisors begin each session…
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