Brooklyn Heights Library Sale Sparks Renewed Debate at Borough Hall Hearing
On August 18, community residents, library representatives, and other advocates gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall for a hearing on…
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Janaki Chadha
Coastal Advocates Urge Cuomo to Sink Port Ambrose LNG Project
Community advocates, environmental activists and local officials came together August 17 on Rockaway Beach to protest the Port Ambrose…
TPP Protesters Slam State Department for Ignoring Malaysia Human Rights Abuses
The Obama Administration’s recent move to upgrade Malaysia from the lowest ranking in the State Department’s 2015 report on…
It was a rainy December night in 2012 when Cara Cancelmo began the short walk from a friend’s apartment…
Activistas de Nueva York y los movimientos anti-austeridad en España
España ha sido, después de Grecia, unos de los países europeos más afectados por la crisis económica que comenzó…
At Vision Zero Vigil, Safe Streets Advocates Say a Crash Is Not an “Accident”
Hundreds of people gathered on the north side of Union Square Park Tuesday evening for a vigil honoring the…
NYC Organizers Share Lessons from Spanish Anti-Austerity Movements
After Greece, Spain has been one of the European countries hardest hit by the economic crisis that began in…
NYC Rent Guidelines Board Votes for Historic Rent Freeze
In a 7-2 vote on June 29, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board approved their first ever rent-freeze…
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Activists Discuss How to Take Aim at Walmart’s Global Supply Chain
Representatives of unions, workers organizations and other activist groups from both the US and several Asian countries came together…
Columbia Grad Student Union Organizers Demand Due Process for Fired Colleague
When Columbia graduate student Longxi Zhao was dismissed from his job as a teaching assistant in the university’s Department…
