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Full-Time Research Associate at Center for Popular Democracy
The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is seeking a full-time Research Associate to work on economic justice, immigrants’ rights and/or racial justice policy initiatives and campaigns. The Center for Popular Democracy builds organizing power and transforms the local and state policy landscape through deep, long-term partnerships with leading community organizing groups and labor unions nationwide.…
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News Round-Up
Longer days, sunny skies: hints of spring’s arrival. And today, a memorable conversation at Murphy with Black Feminist leader and social justice hero Barbara Smith, originator of the term “identity politics.” First Lady of NYC Chirlane McCray also spoke, along with Joo-Hyun Kang, Alethia Jones and Gerry Hudson. Over at In These Times, Bruce Vail…
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Immediate opening for a Restorative Justice coordinator in the Bronx
We need your help! The DOE has finally promised us resources to support a restorative justice peer-learning program in the Bronx that will be engaging students, parents, staff and School Safety Agents. The catch? If we can’t find a coordinator by next week, they won’t be able to fund the position. We realize this is…
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Murphy Students Recognized in Public Employee Press
This month, DC37’s Public Employee Press features an article by Mike Lee on current Murphy Institute students Andra Maria Cojoc, Jerome B. Lane Jr., Jeffrey Wilson and Sheryl Calderon, all recipients of the Charles S. Ensley Scholarship. The article, entitled Local 371 celebrates 1965 welfare strikers, honors Ensley, recognizes the award recipients and describes the important role…
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