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The Murphy Institute Fall 2014 Labor and Policy Forums
September 17, 2014, 6:00-7:30 pm Wisconsin Rising: Film Screening & Discussion September 19, 2014, 9:30-11:15 am “From Protest to Policy: Policing in Communities of Color.” Reverend Al Sharpton, founder and president, National Action Network Moderator: John Mollenkopf, Director, Urban Research Center, CUNY Graduate Center October 31, 2014, 8:30 to 10:30 am “Temperature Rising: Labor and…
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Welcome Fall 2014 JSMI Students!
We are excited to welcome incoming Fall 2014 students to The Murphy Institute this week! Below is a reflection from Palma Dellaporta, a PSC member and a registrar at Brooklyn College, who attended the Urban Studies MA orientation last Saturday. [The Urban Studies MA Orientation this past Saturday] was a comprehensive event that not only left me feeling…
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Should Labor Boycott Israel?
Whose Side Are You On? By Andrew RossThe BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) campaign is shaping up as one of these historical moments when everyone has to choose which side they are on. Trade unionists have good reason to know what this feels like. Labor history is punctuated with similar contests, when nuanced views on…
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Immigration Campaign Manager
About the Center for Community ChangeThe Center for Community Change is a national social justice non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1968 to honor the life and values of Robert F. Kennedy, our mission is to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to have a significant…
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