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Videos

  • New Video: Education at Murphy

    “I think Murphy is a special place…in that it’s not just working at a school. It’s not just working at an institute. It’s a political and intellectual project engaged in [a] struggle to make NYC a better place.” – Murphy Prof. Kafui Attoh We’re proud of the educational experience our students get at Murphy. Watch Murphy…

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  • The Murphy Institute Difference

    How is the Murphy Institute different from other spaces of higher learning? In a new video, Murphy Professors Elena Conte, Kafui Attoh, Ruth Milkman, Justin Laird, Andres Puerta weigh in. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtt5nu5yI0Y

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  • Creative Arts Night Panel Presentation: Dr. Randall Horton

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    On June 12th, 2015, the Murphy Institute Blog Arts & Culture Editors hosted the first ever Creative Arts Night at the Murphy Institute.  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0hnT4fsEM&w=560&h=315] In this video clip, Dr. Randall Horton, Assistant Professor of New Haven College of Arts and Science, explores how his writing life as a poet began during his commuted sentence in…

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  • ClothesLined: Stopping Walmart’s Dirty Supply Chain Moves

    ClothesLined: Stopping Walmart’s Dirty Supply Chain Moves

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    Last month, Murphy co-hosted “ClothesLined: Stopping Walmart’s Dirty Supply Chain Moves” along with Jobs with Justice, the Asia Floor Wage Alliance, and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. At the event, leaders from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and the United States discussed strategies of organizing Walmart workers both on the floor and on the supply chain and documented a legacy of…

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