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Welcome to our story hub—a place where every voice, experience, and perspective comes together. Here, you’ll find all the stories we’ve shared across the site, from inspiring journeys and insightful interviews to behind-the-scenes moments and community highlights. Whether you’re looking to catch up, explore something new, or simply get inspired, this is your gateway to everything we’ve been talking about.

  • Graduate Student Employees Union Seeks Organizer (Buffalo, NY)

    The Graduate Student Employees Union, Communications Workers of America Local 1104 represents over 4,000 Graduate Student Teaching Assistants and Graduate Assistants throughout the SUNY system. Our members are concentrated on four University centers; SUNY Albany, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Binghamton, and SUNY Stony Brook- as well as spread throughout 16 College campuses and Medical centers. In

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  • Student/Farmworker Alliance Hosts 2018 Encuentro in Immokalee, FL (9/20-23)

    Each year, students and young people from across the country gather for a weekend of creativity, strategizing, skill-building and reflection to strengthen the SFA network. From Sept. 20-23, we’ll be continuing our decade-long tradition of empowering allies from every corner of the Fair Food Nation. At the Encuentro, SFAers build relationships with like-minded youth leaders,

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  • Fall 2018 MA Scholarship Application Now Open (Deadline: July 12th)

    The Murphy Institute is offering a small number of tuition-only scholarships for Fall 2018 to both newly-admitted and continuing MA students in Urban Studies and Labor Studies. Students must re-apply each semester to be considered for a scholarship for the next term. (Scholarships and amounts may vary from semester to semester depending on the availability

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  • Public Bank NYC Launches Campaign on Laura Flanders Show

    The Public Bank NYC Coalition believes public money should work “for the public good, not private gain.” To that end, it advocates for a public bank that can:  support vital sectors of our local economy and divest from banks that are financing destructive corporate interests, including speculative real estate, private prison and immigrant detention companies, the

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