Protest
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Happy May Day — and Happy Birthday!
It’s May Day again — that’s International Workers’ Day, for those not in the know. Here in NYC, the Guggenheim’s been occupied, Free University’s been liberating education from the university-industrial complex, the Immigrant Workers Justice Tour has marched through Manhattan and at 5pm, we’ll be Shutting It Down for Freddie Gray, starting at Union Square. (For more…
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Black Friday Protests
On the eve of what is — for many Americans — the biggest consumer holiday of the year, many of us in the labor movement are making plans to voice our discontent with the exploitative practices that fuel Black Friday. Check out blackfridayprotests.org to learn how you can come out tomorrow and support Walmart workers…
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Italians Demonstrate in Opposition to Jobs Act
In Italy, a proposed change in labor laws has demonstrators taking the streets. Known as the Jobs Act, this as-yet unwritten law is seen as a “rolling back” of labor protections, that many protestors see as an erosion of rights for those living in increasingly precarious situations. According to an article in the New York…
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Rev. Al Sharpton Talks Protest and Policing at Murphy
Earlier this semester, a full house attended a special forum entitled “From Protest to Policy: Policing in Communities of Color,” kicking off the Fall 2014 Labor Breakfast Forum series at the Murphy Institute. The event was moderated by CUNY Prof. John Mollenkopf and featured the Reverend Al Sharpton, who talked about the controversial policing tactics…
