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Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES) Seeks Community Organizer (Disaster Recovery & Resilience) (NYC)
Description Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES) is a community-based, membership organization that has been dedicated to keeping people in their homes and community since 1977. GOLES works to build the power of low- income residents through social justice organizing campaigns, community education, coalition-building, individual counseling, and community driven research. GOLES seeks a bright, self-driven,…
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American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Seeks Project Coordinator, End Detention and Deportation Project
Since 1988, the Immigrant Rights Program in New Jersey has worked to increase the protection of the rights of immigrants and refugees. It provides legal services, community outreach and education, and community organizing through leadership development. The End Detention and Deportation Project supports formerly detained individuals, families of immigrant detainees, and communities that have been…
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Orientation Week at Union Semester
Photo features Union Semester Spring 2016 students January 25 saw the arrival of a new crop of Union Semester students to the Murphy Institute. Students spent the next four days diving into the labor movement, learning about and from each other, and interviewing with potential organizations. Some highlights include: Social Justice Milestones Students were asked to…
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The Murphy Institute Difference
How is the Murphy Institute different from other spaces of higher learning? In a new video, Murphy Professors Elena Conte, Kafui Attoh, Ruth Milkman, Justin Laird, Andres Puerta weigh in. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtt5nu5yI0Y
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