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Heights & Hills Seeks Community Organizer (Brooklyn, NY)
POSITION LEVEL: Temporary full-time position until June 30, 2016 REPORTING STRUCTURE: Reports to the Heights and Hills Executive Director LOCATION: The Community Organizer will work out of the Park Slope Center for Successful Aging, located at 7th Avenue and 7th St. in Park Slope CONTEXT: Heights and Hills is a 45 year old community based…
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Urban Upbound Seeks Program Manager, College Access & Youth Development
Founded in 2004, the mission of Urban Upbound is to provide residents of public housing neighborhoods the tools and resources needed to achieve economic mobility and self-sufficiency, and to break cycles of poverty. Urban Upbound advances its mission through four integrated programs: employment services, financial counseling, youth development/college access, and community revitalization, all anchored by…
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Riders Alliance Seeks Community Organizer
The Riders Alliance is a membership organization of subway and bus riders working toward a more just and inclusive New York City by fighting for reliable, affordable public transit for all New Yorkers. We organize subway and bus riders to build grassroots power across racial, economic and geographic lines: holding our elected officials accountable, engaging…
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Put to the Test: CUNY Faculty Considers Strike Vote As Cuomo Toys With University’s Future
This article was originally featured at the Indypendent. By Peter Rugh Hundreds of people swamped 42nd Street one day last November, forcing police to shut down a section of the busy thoroughfare. These weren’t tourists or Broadway ticketholders gone mad, but professors from the City University of New York (CUNY) and their supporters, 53 of…
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