Urban Studies
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Video Seminars: Organizing Responses to the Pandemic
The Departments of Urban Studies and Labor Studies/CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies invites you to join us for the following video seminars to discuss some of the organizing responses to the pandemic: Tuesday, April 14, 7-9 pm: “Urban Warfare: Housing Justice Under a Global Pandemic” with Raquel Rolnik (University of São Paulo, former UN…
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CUNY SLU Appoints Deepak Bhargava as Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies
Starting this fall, CUNY SLU will have another long-time social justice leader in its ranks: Deepak Bhargava has been appointed to serve as Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies, filling one of the school’s rotating Distinguished Lecturer positions. Mr. Bhargava brings more than 25 years of experience in public policy, campaign building, social justice advocacy, and…
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Event: Rights In Transit: Public Transportation & the Right to the City (3/8)
Date: Friday, March 8th, 2019 Time: 6pm-8pm Location: CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10036 RSVP HERE Is public transportation a right? Should it be? For those reliant on public transit, the answer is invariably “yes” to both. For those who lack other means of…
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How Poor Public Transit Makes Idiots of Us All
This post originally appeared on the London School of Economics Policy Blog. For more on the public transit crisis, join us for our October 13th forum “Getting Back on Track: The New York Transit Crisis.“ By Kafui Attoh The bourgeoisie has subjected the country to the rule of the towns. It has created enormous cities,…
