CUNY Academic Commons | Murphy Institute | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/murphyinstitute/activity/ Activity feed for Murphy Institute. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 1a44297074d80cbb3532e64530c0ab2a Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14653 Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:34:46 -0400 Prof. Sofya Aptekar recently joined SLU after spending six years teaching  in sociology and critical ethnic and community studies at UMass Boston. And she’s had a busy summer publishing articles and presenting p […]

]]> cb7b1032656c9c82b178cdda1c15cf24 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14659 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:58:09 -0400 Beloved Prof. Josh Freeman ended his teaching career with a labor history course for masters-level students at SLU during a semester unlike any he’d experienced before. Prof. Freeman reflected on his experience […]

]]> 1a58cca494871700e61727524b46a2cc Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14641 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:18:34 -0400 Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally-funded TRIO grant program and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. The mission of the SSS Program is to provide comprehensive academic support ser […]

]]> c93b4788bbc01adc78de1e3aa29f5833 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14638 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:10:20 -0400 Community Voices Heard (CVH) is a member-led multi-racial organization, principally women of color and low-income families in New York State that builds power to secure racial, social, and economic justice for […]

]]> f786419b23378d263254b863bce353da Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14633 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:13:30 -0400 APPLY HERE

Job Type: Full-time

Please forward resume to: Emerald Cities Collaborative

Attn: Office Manager

1140 Connecticut Ave., Suite 900B

Washington, D.C. 20036

Due Date: August 14, 2 […]

]]> e6456db32a661d64ded9e61a536cfaf6 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14632 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:12:34 -0400 APPLY HERE

Job Type: Full-time

Please forward resume to: Emerald Cities Collaborative

Attn: Office Manager

1140 Connecticut Ave., Suite 900B

Washington, D.C. 20036

Due Date: August 14, 2 […]

]]> 8ae6e6d22f33efc7ecd982911042cd13 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14630 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:10:16 -0400 Emerald Cities Collaborative Background

The Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) is a national non-profit organization comprised of community, labor, business, sustainable development and policy organizations […]

]]> 10ced3211d851648c4666b40b6f45bb6 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14628 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:08:47 -0400 Hester Street is seeking an experienced development and/or communications professional to lead our public affairs and development team and serve as a senior leader in the organization as we scale the reach and […]

]]> b775031ee76b35f5d09a28879c6af9f8 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14626 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:07:32 -0400 Hester Street is seeking an experienced urban planner, designer and/or community development professional to plan, manage and implement community-driven planning, design and development projects in New York City […]

]]> 1785fe448c2918bc35cadbebd70d7b50 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14624 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:06:34 -0400 Rise with us! Be part of an organization whose mission is to unleash the potential of communities to thrive, no matter the odds. Since its inception, RiseBoro has collaborated with community leaders, government […]

]]> 9d2ff504a8286ca2bd1c8be5f19441b7 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14621 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:02:36 -0400 The upcoming presidential elections could present a great test of American institutions. If the sitting US president loses the election and refuses to concede power — well, what happens? And how might he go a […]

]]> 971c1522782d86ef3750582a16140ab8 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14656 Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:45:37 -0400 The conventional wisdom states that recessions are terrible times to organize. During the Great Recession, union membership continued to decline, while public approval of unions reached a low. But, in a recent […]

]]> 1f901ca9664d8739272de7a27e784cc0 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14523 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:46:45 -0400 Karp Strategies is an urban planning strategy consulting firm that builds stronger communities and thriving cities. We partner with our cross-sector clients to identify their unique needs and provide tailored […]

]]> 770b46e8a512789e87e009bd4c951494 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14521 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:25:21 -0400 Athena and ILSR are looking for an organizer to support and develop the leadership of small businesses and consumers to win policy changes that check Amazon’s outsized power and address rising corporate c […]

]]> e5a980592ade1d6db6d010827f009e44 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14527 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:23:47 -0400 Join us for a special *live* recording of City Works on the pressing issues of police unionism, policing reform, and the Movement for Black Lives. Following the program, panelists will take audience q […]

]]> 36c26bac42afc3046d5dc48dc3e94eb6 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14519 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:22:36 -0400 The Green Workers Alliance is a project of the Partnership for Working Families that will organize current and potential workers in green jobs. Together, we win a green stimulus big enough to take on the twin […]

]]> ba8b50b0ea57d9aa20ef7332969a2dc4 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14610 Sat, 25 Jul 2020 15:58:38 -0400 Sima Petilli, a special-needs educator and participant in SLU’s LEAP-to-Teacher program who recently earned her master’s degree at Lehman College, was not going to let anything stand in her way of becoming a c […]

]]> 14e17826f9f4ec5844602ba62c809113 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14509 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:04:14 -0400  

]]> 9cb1d5c38f0647239dfed3eaa091a5a5 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14506 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:01:41 -0400 by Mark Doty

the boy’s face
climbed back down the twelve-year tunnel

of its becoming,  a charcoal sunflower
swallowing itself. Who has eyes to see,

or ears to hear? If you could see
what happens fa […]

]]> b8e5fa4c562d9a398460447e282c6dae Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14499 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:49:56 -0400 Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund has worked with and provided free summer experiences to New York City children from low-income communities. More than 1.8 million children have been served through two core program […]

]]> f15f8c6d3d3863c865eb04b93a0e76ee Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14496 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:31:04 -0400 Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund has worked with and provided free summer experiences to New York City children from low-income communities. More than 1.8 million children have been served through two core program […]

]]> 866b986030d37028d94556e34fcae8d4 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14491 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:25:51 -0400 Distinguished Professor Ruth Milkman has just released her 13th book, Immigration Labor and the New Precariat, published by Polity. In it, she suggests that immigration is not the cause of growing inequality, as p […]

]]> ebe124877510d633bb26ff4280d36f96 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14503 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:53:10 -0400 Stephanie Luce has two new articles out: one in LaborNotes on workers and housing, and another in Portside on how unions are organizing for racial justice.

Gladys Palma de Shrynemakers is co-hos […]

]]> 38364fc3ec2837535519a4d9ca2d3212 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14501 Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:50:29 -0400 SLU will begin the Fall 2020 semester in distance learning and remote work modality. The University will continue to employ distance learning for most classes throughout the semester, until it’s safe for st […]

]]> 4898b452187c4fd2da3102e3f8aa27ad Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14488 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:53:04 -0400 This position is located in the Northeastern Program Service Center, Jamaica, New York.

The SSA Recent Graduates Program provides Recent Graduates with entry-level developmental experience and is designed […]

]]> eb8c58091a0232d662ce04c9d23a1c99 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14486 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:51:43 -0400 This position is located in the This position is located in the Northeastern Program Service Center, Jamaica, New York.

NOTE: This position is being filled on a full-time and/or part-time, permanent […]

]]> 2a10bf33855cce59b94047221f4471e2 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14484 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:48:36 -0400  

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) is looking for a Director of Communications. Communities United for Police Reform is an unprecedented campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in […]

]]> 08839b2e2e4cc0690fe40ee114e52865 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14482 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:46:08 -0400 The Rehab Project Manager will be a core team member of both our Property Management/Stewardship team and the Project Development team and will lead the rehab and energy efficiency upgrades at NCLT’s portfolio o […]

]]> 6babd222140a802d232a6a7baf017a30 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14476 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 13:58:01 -0400 Transform Finance is a non-profit organization working at the intersection of social justice and capital. We support investors who are committed to aligning their practice with social justice values via education […]

]]> 3a71a914b3b78c4c6b916df815343f5d Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14472 Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:36:44 -0400 The New Labor Forum has a monthly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights from the latest ed […]

]]> 36d9d052eca24fd79ccfc5b1d512d4c4 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14470 Fri, 03 Jul 2020 21:42:09 -0400 Full Job Description Here

FPWA, a leading anti-poverty organization fighting for economic equity for all New Yorkers, seeks an experienced and dynamic Grant Writer to be an essential member of a […]

]]> 8505bf14109fac3fa030a065d8e9bdef Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14466 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 21:39:21 -0400 These positions are located in the Bedford Heights, Boro Hall, Bushwick, Canarsie, Cypress Hills, Flatbush and New Utrecht, Brooklyn, New York Field Offices. Please be advised that you may be placed in any […]

]]> 8507bc3f820c9deb0d36e9825a0a9454 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14456 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:37:19 -0400 Gena-Fae Fillingham
B.A. Urban and Community Studies, summa cum laude
Valedictorian, SLU Class of 2020

Gena-Fae Fillingham was born and raised in a small farm town in Nebraska, where her mother taught her to […]

]]> 9b817c4832ce4055df5b98f89dd4d069 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14462 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 16:29:08 -0400 No one is more determined to succeed than Diaraye Bah.

Born in Guinea, Diaraye majored in biology at the Universite Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry (UGANC) before emigrating to the United States in 2012. She […]

]]> de12e85044d47cec63aed457224bf0c6 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14448 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:01:38 -0400 If you are looking for ways to develop or deepen your involvement in racial justice, below you’ll find a collection of resources to help get you started, whether it be by donating, marching, signing a petition or […]

]]> fb211b06ed690a016b23f70379d58d3f Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14433 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:33:15 -0400 Getting Involved In the Movement for Social Justice If you are looking for ways to develop or deepen your involvement in racial justice, below you’ll find a collection of resources […]

]]> 1a897216624689b08da41cc1f1f038dc Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14428 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:13:45 -0400 Confronting COVID, Economic Freefall, and Structural Racism
RSVP HERE
WED. JUNE 24, 2020 * 12pm – 2 pm * Virtual Forum
Please note: ZOOM link will be shared with all participants on the day before and day-of […]

]]> 6e7ff6ef2b926999c2b34df532b37bd0 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14426 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:09:45 -0400 The Food Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA) is a bi-national coalition of 33 worker-based organizations whose members plant, harvest, process, pack, transport, prepare, serve, and sell food, organizing to improve wages […]

]]> 221603e034ae3653037a36534cf4d6ac Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14423 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:15:50 -0400 In 2015, the Writer’s Guild of America, East, had their first victory organizing in digital media when writers at Gawker Media voted overwhelmingly to form a union.

Five years later, it is clear that the G […]

]]> 409fead279870671c9e0583bd7af46a6 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14417 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:12:29 -0400 REGISTER HERE
Join us for The 8th annual Diversity in Labor Scholarship Awards Celebration! This year’s virtual event will take place tonight, June 10 from 5pm to 6pm. We will introduce our newest Diversity S […]

]]> 7982fba605a25d91d8a9f96209d193cf Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14409 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:42:16 -0400 The protests over the past week and a half have laid bare many of the excesses of the police and called into increasing question what their role in our cities is and should be. In a recent Streetsblog post, SLU […]

]]> 2768b29bd9f62990a793f08a707c2483 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14413 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 18:44:46 -0400 Thursday, June 11 * 10 AM to 11:30 AM
PLEASE NOTE: The ZOOM link will be sent to registrants the day before the event.
REGISTER HERE
A Zoom forum on past, present and future efforts and struggles to save CUNY […]

]]> 3ad66d0e6d1a6a9934b20b92d8c68a31 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14403 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:58:47 -0400 The New Labor Forum has a monthly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights from the latest ed […]

]]> 71e0bb9022b9f4793682cd4a41732099 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14613 Sat, 30 May 2020 16:02:38 -0400 The Joseph S. Murphy Diversity Scholarships are dedicated to fostering diverse leadership in the labor movement and in the academic discipline of labor studies. Each year, SLU’s diversity […]

]]> 0e1436056910fd1d2c0db051433056bd Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14395 Thu, 28 May 2020 20:48:03 -0400 Four SLU students and alumni will be honored at our upcoming Virtual Graduation Celebration.

Urban Studies MA graduate KenDell Jackson has been selected as the student speaker for the event. A Labor M […]

]]> fac95909fcbe32809518c19e8a30085a Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14398 Tue, 26 May 2020 20:55:06 -0400 We are delighted to announce the results of the first ever SLU Student Union election.

Co-Chairs: Siddika Degia and Justin Sanchez

Treasurers: Lawrence Ben and Brian Fluerantin

Secretary: Jake Head […]

]]> 464e91c0e4bed1e35c70583b7a0a8570 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14379 Tue, 19 May 2020 18:28:40 -0400 Community Change builds the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to lead powerful and dynamic movements for social change. With our community-based partner groups, we […]

]]> dbf68d10f1369a7459b2a08db6683f64 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14377 Tue, 19 May 2020 18:27:49 -0400 Community Change builds the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to lead powerful and dynamic movements for social change. With our community-based partner groups, we […]

]]> 9b167620e25df3c30883fcc7265ba07c Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14372 Mon, 11 May 2020 17:09:34 -0400 On May 1st, the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies faculty hosted “Rethinking Immigration,” an online conference featuring movement leaders, academics, and policy experts discussing the roots of the crisis we […]

]]> d08b86d522c7f2f6248ebf2e06fca2e6 Murphy Institute wrote a new post on the site SLU Blog https://murphyinstituteblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14365 Mon, 11 May 2020 16:59:05 -0400 Tue. May 19 * 9:00am-10:15am
Online Forum via ZOOM
RSVP HERE
Speakers include:

Angeles Solis * Make the Road New York
Director of Worker Organizing
@AngeMariaSolis @maketheroadny

Eric Loegel * TWU Local […]

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