Since 2011, 596 Acres’ Community Land Access Program has helped 36 groups transform vacant, City-owned pieces of land into community resources. We have developed several strategies to help New Yorkers gain access to vacant public land, including our online mapping tool Living Lots NYC, which makes information about public property available and easy to understand,…

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The Community Engagement Organizer works under the guidance and supervision of the Director of Community Outreach and the GSMLC President. The Community Engagement Organizer’s priority assignment is to increase unionization in our region and to develop and enhance community mobilization to support local union struggles. About the Greater Southeastern MA Labor Council (GSMLC) The GSMLC…

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The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park promotes and supports the founding of cooperative businesses as part of our community development initiative. Our mission is to provide support and consultation services to worker-owner cooperatives based on principles of social justice, equality, and democracy. We focus on helping to develop cooperatives that focus on fair…

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Bilingual English/Korean or Bilingual English/Mandarin New York, NY The New York-New Jersey Regional Joint Board, Workers United, affiliated with SEIU, seeks an experienced organizer who views labor organizing through a social justice lens. Candidates must be deeply connected to issues including: workplace fairness, immigration, racial justice and education. As an organizer at the Joint Board,…

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