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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.

  • Common Notions Seeks Marketing Associate (P/T) (Brooklyn, NY)

    Common Notions is a publishing house and programming platform that advances new formulations of liberation and living autonomy. Our books provide timely reflections, clear critiques, and inspiring strategies that amplify movements for social justice. We’re based in Brooklyn, NY and members of the Common Notions team work from our space in the Interference Archive as…

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  • Settlement Housing Fund Seeks Senior Housing Development Project Manager (NYC)

    Settlement Housing Fund, Inc. (SHF) is seeking an experienced Senior Housing Development Project Manager to join its growing development team. The ideal candidate will be ready to take the lead on various aspects of the housing development process, including acquisitions, predevelopment and loan closings, and asset management. This position reports to SHF’s Director of Housing…

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  • Flatbush Tenant Coalition Seeks Community Organizer (Bilingual) (Brooklyn, NY)

    Who We Are:  The Flatbush Tenant Coalition is a member-led group of 65 (and growing) tenant associations building tenant power in central and south Brooklyn.  We develop skilled and informed tenant leaders to challenge the oppressive systems that disenfranchise low-to-moderate income tenants.  Our tenant leaders work together to plan and implement strategies to obtain much-needed repairs in our…

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  • New Labor Forum Highlights: March 5th, 2018

    The New Labor Forum has 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. Recently released figures for 2017 from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal a reversal in the decades-long decline in unionization…

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