murphy events
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Livestream: Black Lives Matter/Fight for $15: A New Social Movement (10/19)
With: Jelani Cobb | Kendall Fells | Alicia Garza | Francis Fox Piven This event is currently at capacity. To watch the conversation, check back here on 10/19 from 8:30 AM to 10:15 AM (EDT). Livestream will appear below. [youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxQQM5jKS_o] Black Lives Matter and Fight for $15 are linked, growing social movements. As these two movements converge, how are they…
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Event: Women Leading the Global Labor Rights Movement (9/25)
Date: September 25, 2015 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Murphy Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor (Room 18A/B) Registration link In the past 20 years neo-liberal globalization has forced de-regulation of labour markets, increased the power and movement of capital and resulted in lower real wages, higher profits, increased inequality and diminished labor power.…
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NYC Organizers Share Lessons from Spanish Anti-Austerity Movements at Murphy
This article was originally featured on The Indypendent. By Janaki Chadha After Greece, Spain has been one of the European countries hardest hit by the economic crisis that began in 2008. Unemployment stands at almost 25% and for young people it is twice that high. Spanish voters registered their desire for change in municipal elections on May…
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Creative Arts Night at Murphy, June 12th
Join the Murphy Institute for our first Creative Arts Night, to be held on the 18th Floor of the Murphy Institute, located at 24 W. 43rd St., on June 12th from 6-8pm. Hosted by Murphy Institute Blog Arts & Culture Editors, the event will feature panelists Randal Horton and Matt Sedillo, whose work was recently…
