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596 Acres Seeks Community Land Access Program Organizer
Since 2011, 596 Acres’ Community Land Access Program has helped 36 groups transform vacant, City-owned pieces of land into community resources. We have developed several strategies to help New Yorkers gain access to vacant public land, including our online mapping tool Living Lots NYC, which makes information about public property available and easy to understand,…
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Greater Southeastern MA Labor Council (GSMLC) Seeks Community Engagement Organizer
The Community Engagement Organizer works under the guidance and supervision of the Director of Community Outreach and the GSMLC President. The Community Engagement Organizer’s priority assignment is to increase unionization in our region and to develop and enhance community mobilization to support local union struggles. About the Greater Southeastern MA Labor Council (GSMLC) The GSMLC…
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Center for Family Life Seeks Cooperative Developer (Brooklyn, NY)
The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park promotes and supports the founding of cooperative businesses as part of our community development initiative. Our mission is to provide support and consultation services to worker-owner cooperatives based on principles of social justice, equality, and democracy. We focus on helping to develop cooperatives that focus on fair…
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News Roundup 8/19/16
With the dog days of summer upon us, we’re bringing back our news roundup to check in on what’s been happening in labor, in our cities and in our wild and changing world: The Fight for Fifteen held a national convention last weekend. It’s been a remarkable four years: from New York to the nation;…
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