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[UrbanStudiesCircular] 03/25: Public Sector Unions on the Line: Right-Wing Attacks and Labor Movement Responses
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

Public Sector Unions on the Line: Right-Wing Attacks and Labor Movement Responses Friday, March 25, 2016 9am-6:30pm<https://murphyinstitute-publicsectorunions.eventbrite.com> Organizers: Ruth Milkman and Frances Fox Piven The Murphy Institute 25 W. 43 St, 18th Floor Register here: http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=7f18d6d910266e28435a78f3e&id=2cf2fb39be… This one-day conference focuses on the right-wing attack on public sector labor as well as efforts to counter those attacks. Speakers include academic researchers as well as labor and community leaders. The conference is divided into three sessions. The opening session features perspectives on recent attacks on public sector unionism. Speakers will analyze the history of public sector unionism, the anti-union efforts of right-wing organizations like ALEC, the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Friedrichs case, and the ways in which austerity policies are being used to undermine organized labor. The second session will examine recent efforts to fight back against these attacks, including the cases of Wisconsin and Ohio in 2011, the 2012 Chicago teachers' strike, and local struggles in New York. The closing session will feature a series of broader strategic perspectives on how to confront these challenges. 9am Continental breakfast 9:30am Welcome and Introduction: Ruth Milkman 9:45am - 12pm Session 1 - ATTACKS ON PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR Moderator: Josh Freeman Speakers: * Joseph Slater, University of Toledo Law School * Gordon Lafer, University of Oregon * Jennifer Laird, University of Washington * Saqib Bhatti, Roosevelt Institute * Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect 12pm - 1:30pm LUNCH 1:30pm - 3:30pm Session 2 - CASE STUDIES: FIGHTING BACK Moderator: Ruth Milkman Speakers: * Stephanie Luce, Murphy Institute, SPS CUNY * Jesse Sharkey, Vice President, Chicago Teachers UnionPierrette Talley, Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio AFL-CIO * Barbara Bowen, President, PSC-CUNY 3:30pm to 4pm BREAK 4:00pm - 5:30pm Session 3 - STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES Moderator: Frances Fox Piven Speakers: * Joel Rogers, University of Wisconsin and COWS * Bob Master, CWA * Stephen Lerner, labor organizer * Adolph Reed, University of Pennsylvania 5:30pm - 6:30pm CLOSING RECEPTION Co-sponsored by The Murphy Labor Institute, CUNY, The NYC Scholars Strategy Network, and CUNY Graduate Center's Advanced Research Collaborative

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Open Position - custodial assistant - Queens Botanical Garden
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 20 Mar '16

20 Mar '16

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Part time Job Opportunity!! -- Bricks 4 Kids
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 20 Mar '16

20 Mar '16

[X] DESCRIPTION Bricks 4 Kidz is Hiring! We are an innovative educational program teaching children! Great position for Students pursuing an education degree, Retired Teachers, Teachers returning to work, or stay home mum etc. Have fun while making a tremendous impact on kids, as they learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, in a fun and engaging way! We train you how to build, read model plans, and work with the different technologies that we work with, you bring the experience in working with kids in an educational environment! We are currently looking for instructors for our Hands-on after school programs. After school classes run between 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Monday - Friday. Must be available to work between the hours of 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm. This is a part time position and could be 4 to 5 days a week with approximately a 2-3 hr. time frame each day. After School Programs take place at several elementary and middle schools throughout the Queens Area. This is for you, if you enjoy working with children aged 4 - 14 and need a part time position. Hours can vary from 10 - 25 hours per week. Position has potential to increase in hours as we continue to grow. Job is flexible enough to work around another job. There will be opportunities for increased hours during the weekends REQUIREMENTS * Have experience and enjoy working with children ages 4-14 * Must have reliable transportation to travel to different elementary school locations is necessary * Be on time and have an excellent work ethic * Must have great organization skills * Be able to complete administrative tasks, and follow lesson plans * Enjoy math & science concepts * Must be able to pass a background check through the NYC DOE and Finger Printing through NYC DOE / NYC DOH * Have 2 or more years of experience working with children in a classroom or daycare setting. * Experienced with classroom management with class sizes up to 20 students * Must be availablee to work between the hours of 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM at least 3 days a week if not all 5 days a week. You MUST have your own personal reliable Vehicle for this position. To apply e-mail your resume to avarma(a)bricks4kidz.com <mailto:avarma@bricks4kidz.com>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] The Peace Corps at Queens College, March 21, free hour
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Dear all,Could you let students know that we are welcoming Tyler Hurley from the Peace Corps to campus on Monday, March 21, during free hour. Pizza will be served. PH 130.A special focus of the presentation will be about the ways Peace Corps volunteers make a difference around the world, and the great national and international job opportunities they have when they return.Thank you!Kind regards, Helen GaudetteDr. Helen GaudetteDirector, Office of Global Education InitiativesQueens College International ProgramsKing Hall 209, Queens College, CUNY718-570-0551Helen.Gaudette(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Helen.Gaudette@qc.cuny.edu><https://mymail.qc.cuny.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=lSQGZRiL-0q3Snt7GfuZcFEgrT5BGdA…><https://mymail.qc.cuny.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=lSQGZRiL-0q3Snt7GfuZcFEgrT5BGdA…>http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/GlobalEd/OGEIhttp://facebook.com/QueensCol… Peace Corps at Queens CollegeA Snapshot of ServiceThe Peace Corps sends the best and brightest Americans abroad on behalf of theUnited States to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world.Peace Corps Volunteers work at the grassroots level to develop sustainable solutions thataddress challenges in education, health, economic development, agriculture, environment andyouth development.Join us on Monday, March 21st, to meet with a Peace Corps representative and learn how you can launchyour international career with the Peace Corps. Please contact Tyler Hurley at thurley(a)peacecorps.gov<mailto:thurley@peacecorps.gov><mailto:thurley@peacecorps.gov><mailto:thurley@peacecorps.gov>with any questions.Monday, March 21st, 12:15pm - 1:30pmRoom 130 - Powdermaker HallTHERE WILL BE PIZZACourtesy of the Queens College Office of Global Education Initiatives[Official_PC_Logo_]

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fwd: Employment Opportunities at Wave Hill
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Employment Opportunities at Wave Hill Date: 3/11/2016 5:25 PM From: MacFarlane, Kristen <kristenm(a)WaveHill.org><mailto:kristenm@WaveHill.org> To: Melissa Checker <Melissa.Checker(a)qc.cuny.edu><mailto:Melissa.Checker@qc.cuny.edu> Dear Ms. Checker, Wave Hill<https://www.wavehill.org/> has a summer employment opportunity that could be a great fit for students in your department. We are looking for Crew Leaders to work with our high school summer internship program, the Forest Project<https://www.wavehill.org/education/forest-project/>. The Crew Leader position is open to current undergraduate students or graduating seniors. Please see attached job description for more information. Please help spread the word! In addition, we have another opportunity that could be of interest to others in your network, including graduate students and alums of your program. We are seeking working scientists to mentor students in the Woodland Ecology Research Mentorship<http://www.wavehill.org/education/woodland-ecology-research-mentorship/> (WERM), a unique 14-month internship program for motivated high school students to be immersed in ecological studies and research in New York City's natural areas. Students spend approximately seven months with Wave Hill staff and others doing formal and informal coursework, fieldwork and training in ecology and GIS. WERMs are then placed with mentors to design and carry out a research project. We would consider a current graduate student with research experience. Thank you and please feel free to contact me. Kristen MacFarlane Youth Programs Coordinator Wave Hill ~ a public garden and cultural center 675 West 252nd Street Bronx, NY 10471-2899 Phone: (718) 549-3200 ext. <tel:%28718%29%20549-3200%20ext.%C2%A0223> 324 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fwd: Open Positions
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

CC: ptinstructors(a)queensbotanical.org<mailto:ptinstructors@queensbotanical.org> <ptinstructors(a)queensbotanical.org><mailto:ptinstructors@queensbotanical.org> See attached. Please feel free to share. Melissa Y. Marcus, MBA Human Resource Manager Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main St, Flushing N.Y. 11355 718-886-3800 ext. 203 (f)718-463-0263 <http://www.queensbotanical.org/>http://www.queensbotanical.org Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/queensbotanical> | Instagram<https://instagram.com/queensbotanicalgarden/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/queensbotanicl>| E-News<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001_Ke66uLjz75jWC0zOWaER0…> P please consider the environment before printing this email CLICK HERE for winter fun-wormshops, bird count, mid-winter recess activities, and more!<http://queensbotanical.org/programs/events>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Now on view: New York's Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '16

14 Mar '16

New York's Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street) More info: http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=cb22a8633af4f71cdfbae4def&id=e35e27eae6… In 1900, at a time when the city's total Jewish population was only around half a million, New York's Yiddish theaters sold about one million tickets. By the mid-1920s, the city's 14 Yiddish theater houses served some 300,000 families. Yiddish theater arrived in America at the start of mass immigration from Eastern Europe, and it quickly became the immigrant community's most beloved pastime. But as the New York Times explores in its review of our newest exhibition, the theater's legacy extended far beyond the community of the Lower East Side.<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/arts/design/new-yorks-yiddish-theater-exp…> "A definite if wobbly line connects the Yiddish theater...to the giants of modern American entertainment," writes Joseph Berger in today's paper. "It traces a long road from the ghettos and shtetls to Broadway and Hollywood and the likes of Marlon Brando and Barbra Streisand." The gown Streisand wore in Funny Girl, profiles of Catskills comedians like Jerry Lewis and Jackie Mason, and photos of Frank Sinatra and Albert Einstein as enthusiastic audience members for the Yiddish theater - all on view in the gallery - tell a richer story of this culture's impact. New York's Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway, a co-presentation of the Museum of the City of New York, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, the National Yiddish Book Center, and the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene, runs through July 31. Plan your visit today!<http://mcny.org/yiddishtheater>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] 03/28: Managing Inequality: Northern Racial Liberalism in Interwar Detroit
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '16

14 Mar '16

Book Launch | Managing Inequality: Northern Racial Liberalism in Interwar Detroit March 28, 06:00 - 08:00 PM Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Sq, Room 503 More info: https://ipk.nyu.edu/calendar/events/295-book-launch-managing-inequality/eve… The Institute for Public Knowledge invites you to join us for the launch of Managing Inequality: Northern Racial Liberalism in Interwar Detroit <http://nyupress.org/books/978-1-4798-8009-6/> by Karen Miller. The author will be in conversation with Thomas Sugrue and Prudence Cumberbatch. In the wake of the Civil War, many white northern leaders supported race-neutral laws and anti-discrimination statutes. These positions helped amplify the distinctions they drew between their political economic system, which they saw as forward-thinking in its promotion of free market capitalism, and the now vanquished southern system, which had been built on slavery. But this interest in legal race neutrality should not be mistaken for an effort to integrate northern African Americans into the state or society on an equal footing with whites. During the Great Migration, which brought tens of thousands of African Americans into Northern cities after World War I, white northern leaders faced new challenges from both white and African American activists and were pushed to manage race relations in a more formalized and proactive manner. The result was northern racial liberalism: the idea that all Americans, regardless of race, should be politically equal, but that the state cannot and indeed should not enforce racial equality by interfering with existing social or economic relations. In Managing Inequality, Karen R. Miller examines the formulation, uses, and growing political importance of northern racial liberalism in Detroit between the two World Wars. Miller argues that racial inequality was built into the liberal state at its inception, rather than produced by antagonists of liberalism. Managing Inequality shows that our current racial system—where race neutral language coincides with extreme racial inequalities that appear natural rather than political—has a history that is deeply embedded in contemporary governmental systems and political economies. Karen R. Miller is Professor of History at LaGuardia Community College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Miller’s articles and reviews have appeared in the Journal of American History, the Middle West Review, The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, The Michigan Quarterly Review, Michigan Feminist Studies, and Against the Current. Miller’s current research focuses on the American colonial state in the Philippines and its effort to Christianize majority-Muslim islands in the south of the archipelago. Thomas Sugrue is Professor of History and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. A specialist in twentieth-century American politics, urban history, civil rights, and race, Sugrue is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the Society of American Historians, and past president of the Urban History Association and the Social Science History Association. His numerous articles and books include The Origins of the Urban Crisis (1996), which won the Bancroft Prize in American History, the Taft Prize in Labor History, the President's Book Award of the Social Science History Association, and the Urban History Association Award for Best Book in North American Urban History and was named one of the 100 most influential books of the past hundred years. Sugrue's newest book, co-authored with Glenda Gilmore, is These United States: A Nation in the Making, 1890 to the Present (W.W. Norton, 2015). Prudence Cumberbatch is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Brooklyn College. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters and has been a fellow of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Research in African and African American Studies at Harvard University. She received her PhD in American Studies from Yale University.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] 03/18: Toxic Tales from the African Anthropocene
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '16

14 Mar '16

Doctoral Program in Anthropology Presents Spring 2016 Colloquium Series March 18, 2016 4:15 PM Followed by a reception Gabrielle Hecht - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor "Toxic Tales from the African Anthropocene" Graduate Center, Room C415A | 365 Fifth Avenue?

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] 03/16: Radical Visions for Housing in New York
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '16

14 Mar '16

Urban Homesteading Assistance Board Wednesday, 7:00 PM at Medgar Ever's Jackson Audtiorum at 1638 Bedford Avenue, at 7:00 PM: Radical Visions for Housing in New York. As we know, the "most progressive" mayor in New York's history has put out a plan that only the real estate industry could love. Join organizers, lawyers, and activists to talk about what a progressive socialist vision for housing could be! E-mail weaver(a)uhab.org<mailto:weaver@uhab.org> and let me know you can make it. CEA WEAVER Assistant Director of Organizing & Policy [UHAB logo] 120 Wall Street, 20th floor New York, NY 10005 T: (212) 479-3358<tel:%28212%29%20479-3358> C: (585) 315-0826<tel:%28585%29%20315-0826> www.thesurrealestate.org<http://www.thesurrealestate.org/>

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