Title: Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since the 1960s – Lessons for the age of Mamdani and Trump

Description: Join a presentation of Fighting for New York Activism for Health and Social Justice Since the 1960s by Nicholas Freudenberg and published by Columbia University Press and a panel discussion on the future of health activism in New York City and beyond.  Register for this online webinar at Meeting Registration – Zoom

Opening remarks: Helen Arteaga Landaverde, NYC Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services.   Panelists include Liz Accles, Executive Director, Community Food Advocates; Johanna Fernández, Associate Professor, Department of History, CUNY Graduate Center and Baruch College, Author of The Young Lords A Radical History; Stanley Richards, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction; former President and CEO of Fortune Society, and Nicholas Freudenberg, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Health at the CUNY School of Public Health, Senior Faculty Fellow and co-founder of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute

Based on their experiences as activists or scholars of activism, the panel will discuss how in this moment activists, health professionals, and academics can work with communities and residents to protect public health and social justice, using the lessons that health social movements in New York have learned over the last 60 years.

Fighting for New York can be ordered with a 20% discount with code CUP20 when you order directly from the publisher: cup.columbia.edu

Date: July 14, 2026 9:30 am EDT