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Tenant Organizer at Goddard Riverside Community Center
The Goddard Riverside Law Project provides free legal representation and organizing support to low-income individuals, families, and groups of tenants in the west side of Manhattan to preserve affordable housing and improve living conditions. Law Project staff consists of tenant organizers and attorneys who work with individual tenants and tenant groups, educate tenants about their…
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New York City Community Garden Coalition Hiring Community Organizer
Since 1996, the New York City Community Garden Coalition has promoted the preservation, creation, and empowerment of community gardens through education, advocacy, and grassroots organizing. NYCCGC is the only organization in New York City by and for community gardeners, who often live in low-income communities of color that face disproportionate environmental justice and health challenges.…
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Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition Seeks Lead Housing Organizer
The NWBCCC is a 40-year old broad-based social justice community organization that unites individuals and institutions to fight for better neighborhoods and for social, economic, environmental, and racial justice. NWBCCC is a membership-based organization that uses direct action community organizing to address affordable housing, public education, immigrant rights, youth, voting rights, economic development and jobs…
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Sean Sweeney Talks Paris, Climate on City Watch
Last week, Murphy Professor Sean Sweeney appeared on City Watch to talk with Mark Dunlea about the upcoming climate summit in Paris, and the fight against “not letting science get in the way of business as usual.” The two discuss the climate justice movement, mobilizations and global emissions. Listen below. [soundcloud url=”https://soundcloud.com/murphy-institute/sean-sweeney-climate-paris” params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”120″…
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