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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Reminder Undergraduate Leadership Opportunity - Please share with CUNY students! Due 6/10
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 May '19

25 May '19

[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01/images/14c3ffac-add…] CUNY-Wide Undergraduate Leadership and Democracy Opportunity Please share with CUNY undergraduate students - Apply here<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> by June 10, 2019 ! Dear Colleagues, Students, Alumni, and Friends, The Futures Initiative Leadership and Democracy Program provides up to thirty undergraduate students from any CUNY college with opportunities to develop leadership and peer mentoring skills. Students will receive a stipend for their contribution as well as support for transportation and cultural enrichment activities. They will participate in a variety of professional development workshops and opportunities designed to build community leadership skills and support success in school and beyond. This year, the Futures Initiative is pleased to announce a partnership with the Promise and Perils of Democracy project supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. In addition to the focus on leadership and peer mentoring, the 2019-2020 fellowship program cohort will address questions of democracy and informed public engagement. Students will receive a stipend for their contribution as well as support for transportation and cultural enrichment activities.They will participate in a variety of professional development workshops and opportunities designed to build community leadership skills and support success in school and beyond. We invite you to Apply here<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> by June 10, 2019 for this program. For more details about the program, including eligibility and participation requirements, please visit our website.<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> For a glimpse into last year's program, visit http://futuresinitiative.org/mentors<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…>. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01/images/68d4bbb7-471…]<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> Thank you all for your interest in this program! Best, Lauren Melendez Undergraduate Leadership Director and Administrative Specialist The Futures Initiative The Graduate Center, City University of New York Kashema Hutchinson Co-Director of the Undergraduate Leadership Program, The Futures Initiative Doctoral Fellow, Urban Education The Graduate Center, City University of New York The Futures Initiative and HASTAC@CUNY advocate greater equity and innovation in higher education through student-centered teaching and learning, and promote reinvestment in higher education as a public good. [Facebook]<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> Facebook<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> [Twitter]<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> Twitter<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> [Website]<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> Website<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> [YouTube]<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> YouTube<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> [Flickr]<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> Flickr<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> [Email]<mailto:futuresinitiative@gc.cuny.edu> Email<mailto:futuresinitiative@gc.cuny.edu> CC-BY2019 The Futures Initiative We are sending you this email as a supporter of The Futures Initiative at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Want to see something featured in this newsletter? We welcome you to submit resources, opportunities, events and more to futuresinitiative [at] gc.cuny.edu. Our mailing address is: The Futures Initiative The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 Add us to your address book<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/vcard?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&id=6cdf…> unsubscribe from this list<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&i…> update subscription preferences<https://cuny.us10.list-manage.com/profile?u=1c41348ccd4fbc4e8b1ad8e01&id=6c…>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] You're invited: Harnessing NYC's Public Libraries to Support Immigrants
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 May '19

25 May '19

Good morning. I am writing to invite you to "Harnessing NYC's Public Libraries to Support Immigrants & Refugees," a Center for an Urban Future (CUF) policy forum on Thursday, June 13th. I hope you will join us for this timely discussion, which will feature speakers including MOIA Commissioner Bitta Mostofi, Queens Public Library President Dennis Walcott, and NY Immigration Coalition Executive Director Steve Choi. The forum, which is generously sponsored by the Charles H. Revson Foundation, will be held from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. at Flushing Library (41-17 Main Street, Lower Level Auditorium). New York City's branch libraries have long been one of the most trusted institutions for immigrants, providing a safe space for the newest New Yorkers to access resources and services on everything from citizenship and ESOL to entrepreneurship. But in today's environment, when immigrants face unprecedented fear and intimidation, can the city's libraries take on an even more important role in supporting, protecting, and reaching foreign-born New Yorkers? This forum will examine how the city's libraries can strengthen and expand their already-significant immigrant-focused initiatives and explore whether libraries are well-positioned to play a stepped-up role in other critical areas, such as ensuring an accurate Census count. The event will also discuss how city policymakers can better harness and support the important work New York's libraries are doing with immigrants and refugees. Speakers include: * Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs * Natalia Aristizabal, Organizing Director, Make the Road New York * Steve Choi, Executive Director, NY Immigration Coalition * Yanki Tshering, Executive Director, Business Center for New Americans * Dennis M. Walcott, President & CEO, Queens Public Library * Adriana Blancarte-Hayward, Manager, Outreach Services, New York Public Library * Tara Lannen-Stanton, Director of Adult Learning, Queens Public Library * Eva Raison, Director of Outreach Services, Brooklyn Public Library Attendance is free, but space is very limited. RSVP is required via email to rsvp(a)nycfuture.org<mailto:rsvp@nycfuture.org>. Details Thursday, June 13, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. @ Flushing Library 41-17 Main Street, Lower Level Auditorium Schedule 8:30 Registration + Breakfast 9:00 Welcome + Introductory Remarks 9:10 Panel Discussion + Audience Q&A 10:45 Closing This symposium is made possible thanks to generous support from the Charles H. Revson Foundation. The Center for an Urban Future is also grateful for general operating support from The Clark Foundation, the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation. We are also grateful for support from Fisher Brothers for the Center for an Urban Future's Middle Class Jobs Project, and ongoing support from a number of other philanthropic funders. I hope you'll be able to join us. Best, Jonathan Jonathan Bowles Executive Director Center for an Urban Future 120 Wall Street, 20th Floor New York, NY 10005 212-479-3347<tel:212-479-3347> jbowles(a)nycfuture.org<mailto:jbowles@nycfuture.org> twitter: @jbowlesnyc<http://twitter.com/nycfuture> ?

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Green New Deal
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 07 May '19

07 May '19

Hi All, In case you missed it, here's a link to the Green New Deal event from April 10: http://qcurban.org/calevent/video-of-the-green-new-deal-and-new-york-city-p…. Make sure to watch until the end to learn how you can get involved in some of the on-going Green New Deal/environmental issues and student groups here at Queens College!

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] New Summer 2019 Course
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 06 May '19

06 May '19

Hi All, Here is an exciting new course offered this summer by instructor Jing Wang Urban Studies 265 (3180) & 760.2 (11202) - Filming the Urban Experience Day/Time: M, T, W, Th - 2:00-4:40PM ?Course Description: Are you interested in learning how to produce a short video? Are you concerned about downtown Flushing gentrification and rising residential rents? Do you want to help preserve and protect rent stabilization? Jing Wang's four week summer session course engages students in a collaboration with a Flushing affordable housing activist to learn about and produce a video on the struggle to protect the neighborhood's rent stabilized housing.? Dwayne M. Baker, PhD Assistant Professor Urban Studies Department Queens College

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fw: Flyer for 265/7602 Summer 2019
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 06 May '19

06 May '19

Dwayne M. Baker, PhD Assistant Professor Urban Studies Department Queens College ________________________________ From: Jeanne Q Chan Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 8:17 AM To: Scott M Larson; Jing Wang; Do J Lee; Dwayne M Baker Subject: FW: Flyer for 265/7602 Summer 2019 FYI! The email I sent with this flyer failed to send this past Friday afternoon due to a glitch. Here is the flyer to send/show to students. Jeanne Chan Urban Studies Department Secretary Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Queens, N.Y. 11367 Powdermaker Hall 250 (718) 997-5130 From: Tarry Hum <Tarry.Hum(a)qc.cuny.edu> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 3:09 PM To: Jeanne Q Chan <Jeanne.Chan(a)qc.cuny.edu> Subject: Re: Flyer for 265/7602 Summer 2019 ?Beautiful! Thank you, Jeanne! Please share with Jing so she can help drum up students. Tarry Hum, MCP, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Urban Studies Queens College CUNY (718) 997-5124 Doctoral Faculty<http://enviropsych.org/faculty/tarry-hum/>, Graduate Center Environmental Psychology Program Making a Global Immigrant Neighborhood<http://tupress.temple.edu/book/1228> Hum Gotham Gazette<http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/contact/1232> ________________________________ From: Jeanne Q Chan Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 3:08 PM To: Tarry Hum Subject: Flyer for 265/7602 Summer 2019 [cid:image001.jpg@01D501C2.0C430660] Hi Tarry, I assume you wanted to incorporate the picture for the flyer. Please forward if you don't want any changes made. Jeanne Chan Urban Studies Department Secretary Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Queens, N.Y. 11367 Powdermaker Hall 250 (718) 997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] May 24: Chinatown Movements: Past, Present, & Futures
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 05 May '19

05 May '19

Chinatown Movements: Past, Present, & Futures Friday, May 24 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM Wing On Wo & Co 26 Mott Street New York, NY 10013 More information & RSVP: https://urbandemos.nyu.edu/event/chinatown-movements/ *Chinatown Movements: Past, Present, & Futures* is an intergenerational series of five public events that highlight historic and contemporary movements focused on labor, housing, and LGBTQ justice in Manhattan’s Chinatown. The series includes panel discussions, film screenings, bilingual walking tours, and a culminating open mic. Chinatown Movements is the first series of its kind in the neighborhood to engage community members in understanding how we can learn and build from Chinatown’s historic social movements to address similar, pressing present-day concerns. *May 24 // 7-9 PM*: Garments Workers Organize: Honoring the Legacy of the 1982 Strike in Chinatown *June 9 // 2-4 PM*:* Queer Chinatown Tour* highlights the hidden histories and contemporary happenings of the LGBTQ community in Chinatown. Inspired by place-keeping and critical mapping methods, the storytelling tour will interactively engage participants with different sites around the neighborhood that hold significance to queer and trans liberation. Based on community-based and archival engagement, the tour will be created and led by queer Chinese American youth from the W.O.W. Project and neighborhood mapping collective, Chinatown Our Narratives Tours. The tour will also be multilingual and include interpretation in Chinese languages. Further program updates coming soon! *This event is partly organized by Urban Democracy Lab Post-Doctoral Fellow, Diane Wong.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] May 10: People and Places
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 05 May '19

05 May '19

People and Places Exhibition Friday, May 10 | 4:00 PM The Forum 605 W 129th Street New York, NY 10027 More information & RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-and-places-tickets-60874873385 Using videos created by Urban Design students at Columbia GSAPP, award-winning filmmaker Allan Holzman (Survivors of the Holocaust, Old Man River), has crafted a multi-screen montage of a myriad of neighborhoods from across New York City’s five boroughs. The project was guided by GSAPP professors, including Nans Voron, Cassim Shepard, and Kate Orff, the Director of Columbia’s Urban Design Program, MacArthur Foundation Fellow and Principal of SCAPE. The student videos which inspired the project – People and Places – explore the resilience of communities as they navigate the tensions of urban change, and how different proposals for neighborhoods and streets might foster healthy and sustainable living. The videos were created as part of a GSAPP class called “Reading New York Urbanisms,” taught by Shepard and Voron, which introduces Urban Design students to New York City as a laboratory of historical and present-day experiments in shaping the urban environment. By arming students with the observational and representational tools to “read” how the city’s multiple voices and actors influence its physical form and social experience, the class enables students to convey the dynamics of urban life. The installation celebrates the experience of the daily patterns, struggles, and pleasures of New Yorkers across the five boroughs of the City.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] May 7: Urban Machines: Public Space in a Digital Culture
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 05 May '19

05 May '19

Urban Machines: Public Space in a Digital Culture Book Launch and Discussion Tuesday, May 7 | 6:30 PM GSAPP Incubator 231 Bowery New York, NY 10002 More information & RSVP: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/1418-urban-machines-public-space-in-a-… At the beginning of the 21st century digital technology disrupted city life. The use of ICTs (information and communication technologies) has radically changed the way we inhabit and operate in the urban space. Over the last few decades an increasingly collaborative and interdisciplinary work developed by architects, artists, urban and media designers has defined a particular landscape of projects that engage information technology as a catalytic tool for expanding, augmenting and altering public and social interactions in the urban space. Through essays, case studies and conversations, this book aims to present a critical historic overview of the impact of information technologies on the physical public space while providing an inspiring vision of possible future scenarios for the public realm in a digital culture. Authors: Marcella Del Signore <https://www.nyit.edu/bio/mdelsign>, Gernot Riether <http://design.njit.edu/people/griether> Publisher: LISTLab <http://www.listlab.eu/en/catalogo/libri/urban-machine>

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