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Summer Graduate Class: Queering Labor
The Labor Studies Program invites you to enroll in our summer graduate class: Queering Labor June 8 to July 24, T&Th, 6:15-8:45pm Facilitated by Colin Patrick Ashley Queering Labor will address the role of economic structures and the question of labor in relationship to sexual identities and sexual desire. This course will cover the impact…
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Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson: An Interview
By Kafui Attoh Something exciting is happening in Poughkeepsie. In the last two years a group of local residents — under the name “Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson” (NLMH) — have been organizing to fight for the rights of the city’s low-income residents. For those whose knowledge of Poughkeepsie begins and ends with “The French Connection,” Poughkeepsie…
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There is a Future for Low-Income Housing in NYC – If We Work for It!
At this morning’s breakfast forum: “Is There a Future for Low-Income Housing in New York City?”, panelists and audience members had a wide-ranging and animated discussion about constraints and opportunities for achieving the goals of Housing New York: A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan. HPD’s Brent Meltzer, a housing preservation specialist and Assistant Commissioner for Community Partnerships,…
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News Round-up
To the weekend! February’s slowly passing by and NYC’s sticking to record-breaking lows. Here’s some news from this past week: How can teachers unions expand their self-conception, looking at the interests of the whole working class? Bob Peterson offers some ideas via Portside. Want more on labor and education? Check out the latest issue of…
