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Greater Jamaica Development Corporation Seeks Community Arts Manager
Community Arts Manager for the Jamaica BCC Project SUPERVISOR: Jamaica Building Community Capacity (BCC) Steering Committee FLSA STATUS: Exempt POSITION: Full-Time LOCATION: Downtown Jamaica, Queens, NY CONTRACT TERM: This is a grant funded position by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs,until June 2017 (Approx. 17 months) Position Summary: The Jamaica BCC Steering Committee is seeking…
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Markets in the Next System
This post originally appeared at The Next System Project. Want more visioning and imagining about what’s to come? Come to the Next System Project NYC Convening, to be held at the Murphy Institute March 11th and 12th. Stay tuned for details. By Jesse A. Myerson In her seminal work “The Origin of Capitalism,” the late…
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Becoming a Labor Activist: A Student’s Story
By Mohammad Amin Dhaka Roots Growing up in the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, I learned how to live and work for others. Dhaka is rife with inequality and disorder. A few possess wealth and power; while many bear all the burdens of rapid urbanization, political instability, poverty, and socio-economic inequality. One insight into this…
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New Labor Forum Highlights: Jan. 21, 2016
The New Labor Forum has launched a bi-weekly 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. In this issue of Highlights, appearing just after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, we take up…
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