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A Warm Welcome to the Fall 2017 Union Semester Class!
Michael Devan Michael is a recent graduate of Queens College, where he double-majored in Political Science and Philosophy. As an undergraduate, Michael organized with student-led groups such as the Student Organization for Democratic Alternatives and the Students’ Empowerment Party, which sought to build concrete institutions for the implementation of student power. Finding many analogues between…
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Video: Immigration Politics in the Trump Era
On May 11th, the Murphy Institute hosted an all-day conference assessing the unfolding immigration crisis, highlighting the perspectives of labor unions, worker centers, community organizations, and local government. The Trump administration’s efforts to restrict immigration, expand deportations, thwart sanctuary cities, and intensify border enforcement mark dramatic shifts in immigration politics and policies. This event convened a…
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Diversity Scholarship: Spring 2017 Symposium
By Janet Leslie On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the Murphy Institute hosted the Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor Spring 2017 Scholar Symposium. Michelle Akyempong, Vice President of Legislation & Political Action for District Council 37, Local 371 attended as this term’s special guest. Since the inception of the Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship program,…
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Livestream: Dilma Rousseff: The Attack on Democracy & Human Rights in Brazil (4/14)
Friday, April 14th | 6:30pm Murphy Institute 25 W. 43 Street, 18th Floor New York, NY Can’t make it in person? Watch the livestream here: CUNY’s Murphy Institute is pleased to host a presentation by Dilma Rousseff, former President of Brazil, co-organized with the Committee Defend Democracy in Brazil/New York. Brazil’s former president, Rousseff − impeached…
