-
Youth Program Coordinator at Muslim Community Network (MCN)
Muslim Community Network seeks a dedicated full-time Program Coordinator to support the development and implementation of its programs and its mission to empower NYC’s diverse Muslim community through dialogue, education, collaboration and social action. The Program Coordinator is a go-getter who passionately believes in the power of youth to lead in social justice advocacy and…
-
News Roundup 7/31/15
July flies by, swirls of activity and here we are: the fight for fifteen changing the landscape for low-wage workers across the country, while the deaths of Sandra Bland and Samuel Dubose make it clear that #blacklivesmatter remains as pressing as ever. Greenpeace activists in Portland, Oregon suspended themselves from the St. John’s Bridge to…
-
ClothesLined: Stopping Walmart’s Dirty Supply Chain Moves
Last month, Murphy co-hosted “ClothesLined: Stopping Walmart’s Dirty Supply Chain Moves” along with Jobs with Justice, the Asia Floor Wage Alliance, and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. At the event, leaders from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and the United States discussed strategies of organizing Walmart workers both on the floor and on the supply chain and documented a legacy of…
-
Creative Arts Night Featured Panelist: Agunda Okeyo
On June 12th, 2015, the Murphy Institute Blog Arts & Culture Editors hosted the first ever Creative Arts Night at the Murphy Institute. In the coming weeks, we’ll be posting some footage from our esteemed panelists and performers. Here, activist, filmmaker and writer Agunda Okeyo discusses her unique role in the world of art, social justice and the imagination. Agunda…
A conversation about workers, communities and social justice
We are thrilled to welcome you to our blog! The School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) comes out of a singular collaboration among labor unions, city workers, community organizations and academic institutions and their faculty and staff. Our blog is a window into this dynamic intellectual and politically engaging community.
The opinions expressed in both original and cross-posted articles on this blog belong to their authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SLU or CUNY.
Questions and submissions can be sent to communications@slu.cuny.edu
