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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fall 2019 Colloquium Series: Dr. Natalie Bump Vena
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 27 Sep '19

27 Sep '19

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Fall 2019 Colloquium Series Wednesday, October 2, 2019 12:15 PM -1:30 PM Science Building D-135 Natalie Bump Vena, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Urban Studies, Queens College Grassroots Governance: Volunteer Stewardship and Ecological Restoration in the Cook County Forest Preserves, IL The Forest Preserve District of Cook County began acquiring land in 1916 and today owns and manages 69,000 noncontiguous acres in the county that encompasses Chicago. This paper analyzes how a corps of volunteer stewards transformed the district's prevailing land management policy from forestation to ecological restoration, by cultivating scientific expertise and leveraging their political power as constituents in the late twentieth century[cid:image001.png@01D5754D.7EDFDEB0] [cid:image002.png@01D5754D.7EDFDEB0] Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Re: UrbanStudiesCircular Digest, Vol 5, Issue 48
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

Please remove me from these emails. Thank You Matthew ________________________________ From: UrbanStudiesCircular <urbanstudiescircular-bounces(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> on behalf of urbanstudiescircular-request(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu <urbanstudiescircular-request(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 11:00 AM To: urbanstudiescircular(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu <urbanstudiescircular(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> Subject: UrbanStudiesCircular Digest, Vol 5, Issue 48 Send UrbanStudiesCircular mailing list submissions to urbanstudiescircular(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/urbanstudiescircular or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to urbanstudiescircular-request(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu You can reach the person managing the list at urbanstudiescircular-owner(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of UrbanStudiesCircular digest..." Today's Topics: 1. SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR: Wed, Oct 2 (free hour): Rafael Alarcon on the Experience in Mexico of Recent Deportees from the U.S. (urbanstudiescircular(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu) 2. Megadevelopment and the Future of the City (urbanstudiescircular(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 22:05:34 +0000 From: urbanstudiescircular(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu To: "urbanstudiescircular(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu" <urbanstudiescircular(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> Subject: [UrbanStudiesCircular] SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR: Wed, Oct 2 (free hour): Rafael Alarcon on the Experience in Mexico of Recent Deportees from the U.S. Message-ID: <mailman.1025.1569276389.1314.urbanstudiescircular(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Sociology Seminar Series ? We hope that you can join us for the first talk in the Sociology Department seminar series. Light lunch will be served. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 12:15 pm-1:30 pm (free hour) PH 351 Rafael Alarc?n, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico Reconstructing New Lives. The Experience in Mexico of Recent Deportees from the United States The presentation will analyze the reasons for the detention and removal of Mexican male migrants from the United States using survey data and case studies of recent deportees living in Tijuana, Mexico. It will also examine the future plans of fathers of U.S. Citizen and DACA children living in the United States. Rafael Alarc?n is research professor in the Department of Social Studies at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana, Mexico. He holds a Ph. D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley and belongs to Mexico?s National System of Researchers, Level III. He has been a visiting professor at the University of California in Los Angeles and San Diego, the Universidad de Valencia, the Universit? Par?s Diderot, Par?s 7 and Columbia University. As a specialist on international migration, throughout nearly 30 years, he has conducted and published research on: 1) the economic and social effects of migration in Mexico and the United States, 2) ! the integration of immigrants, 3) the immigration policies regarding skilled persons and 4) the criminalization and deportation of Mexican migrants from the United States. He recently coauthored the book: Making Los Angeles Home. The Integration of Mexican Immigrants in the United States (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2016) in collaboration with Luis Escala and Olga Odgers. _________________________________ Holly E. Reed, Ph.D. Associate Chair and Associate Professor Department of Sociology, Queens College qcsociology.org<http://www.qcsociology.org> Faculty Associate, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research cuny.edu/cidr<http://www.cuny.edu/cidr> Faculty, Sociology PhD Program, CUNY Graduate Center gc.cuny.edu/sociology<http://gc.cuny.edu/sociology> Affiliated Faculty, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, sph.cuny.edu<http://sph.cuny.edu> phone: 718-997-2828 fax: 718-997-2820 email: holly.reed(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:holly.reed@qc.cuny.edu> website: qcsociology.org/people/faculty/holly-reed/<http://qcsociology.org/people/faculty/holly-reed/> Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] BIG WALK: Long Island City
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

View this email in your browser<https://mailchi.mp/nyu/big-walk-long-island-city?e=c110cf5648> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/d7e07141852d3e3ca4d58dd74/images/88115835-1c8…] [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/d7e07141852d3e3ca4d58dd74/images/bb0855a9-58f…] The Big Walk: Long Island City Saturday, September 28, 10:00am - 3:00pm Hunters Point South NYC Ferry Landing 2nd Street Long Island City, NY, USA Join Gallatin professors Louise Harpman and Becky Amato as we explore Long Island City, Queens, for the 9th annual BIG WALK. We will be thinking together about the deep past (glaciers!), recent past (mass manufacturing!), and future of LIC (art, design, architecture, development, and clean waterways!) Please join us and our roster of amazing guests. The BIG WALK, sponsored by NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study and the Urban Democracy Lab, is free and open to the public. Reservations are required. RSVP HERE<https://nyu.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d7e07141852d3e3ca4d58dd74&id=…> Copyright (c) 2019 Urban Democracy Lab, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because of your interest in the Urban Democracy Lab Our mailing address is: Urban Democracy Lab 1 Washington Place, 5th Floor New York, NY 10003 Add us to your address book<https://nyu.us8.list-manage.com/vcard?u=d7e07141852d3e3ca4d58dd74&id=3fd9ae…> unsubscribe from this list<https://nyu.us8.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=d7e07141852d3e3ca4d58dd74&id=…> update subscription preferences<https://nyu.us8.list-manage.com/profile?u=d7e07141852d3e3ca4d58dd74&id=3fd9…> [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp]<http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…> Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Film at QC - Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

[/Users/dolee/Desktop/Shusenjo film screening_final copy.pdf] Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Megadevelopment and the Future of the City
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Off the Rails: Megadevelopment and the Future of the City 1 Washington Place, New York, NY 15 October 2019, 6:30 pm It may be time for urbanists to call this "the era of the megadevelopment." Everywhere one turns, a rail-yard is being transformed into a futuristic shopping district, highways are becoming greenways, and pop-up neighborhoods are being accessed through gated, securitized portals. From some perspectives, we are watching utopias take the place of underutilized urban land, while, from others, large-scale development reads as undisguised dystopia. As megadevelopments rise worldwide, often financed by the taxes we pay, we ask: How much was the public involved in determining their outcomes, or in deciding whether a development was necessary at all? How are public benefits integrated into these plans and how beneficial are they in reality? What is the consequence of megadevelopments on democracy, displacement, and the city of the future? Discussants: Zaire Dinzey-Flores, Associate Professor, Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies and the Department of Sociology, Rutgers-New Brunswick Winifred Curran, Professor, Geography, DePaul University Betty Y. Chen, Principal, BYC Projects, and former New York City Planning Commissioner Moderator: Louise Harpman, Professor, NYU Gallatin Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR: Wed, Oct 2 (free hour): Rafael Alarcon on the Experience in Mexico of Recent Deportees from the U.S.
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Sociology Seminar Series We hope that you can join us for the first talk in the Sociology Department seminar series. Light lunch will be served. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 12:15 pm-1:30 pm (free hour) PH 351 Rafael Alarcón, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico Reconstructing New Lives. The Experience in Mexico of Recent Deportees from the United States The presentation will analyze the reasons for the detention and removal of Mexican male migrants from the United States using survey data and case studies of recent deportees living in Tijuana, Mexico. It will also examine the future plans of fathers of U.S. Citizen and DACA children living in the United States. Rafael Alarcón is research professor in the Department of Social Studies at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana, Mexico. He holds a Ph. D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley and belongs to Mexico’s National System of Researchers, Level III. He has been a visiting professor at the University of California in Los Angeles and San Diego, the Universidad de Valencia, the Université París Diderot, París 7 and Columbia University. As a specialist on international migration, throughout nearly 30 years, he has conducted and published research on: 1) the economic and social effects of migration in Mexico and the United States, 2) the integration of immigrants, 3) the immigration policies regarding skilled persons and 4) the criminalization and deportation of Mexican migrants from the United States. He recently coauthored the book: Making Los Angeles Home. The Integration of Mexican Immigrants in the United States (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2016) in collaboration with Luis Escala and Olga Odgers. _________________________________ Holly E. Reed, Ph.D. Associate Chair and Associate Professor Department of Sociology, Queens College qcsociology.org<http://www.qcsociology.org> Faculty Associate, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research cuny.edu/cidr<http://www.cuny.edu/cidr> Faculty, Sociology PhD Program, CUNY Graduate Center gc.cuny.edu/sociology<http://gc.cuny.edu/sociology> Affiliated Faculty, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, sph.cuny.edu<http://sph.cuny.edu> phone: 718-997-2828 fax: 718-997-2820 email: holly.reed(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:holly.reed@qc.cuny.edu> website: qcsociology.org/people/faculty/holly-reed/<http://qcsociology.org/people/faculty/holly-reed/> Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Chhaya Community Discussion Talk
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 19 Sep '19

19 Sep '19

Chhaya Community Development Corporation Pannel Discussion Investor Invasion A growing threat to Homeownership in Queens October10,2019 10am -11:30am 2 Court Square W.LIC Room 3/301 At Cuny School of Law Chhaya is pleased to announce a panel discussion on our latest report entitled, "Investor Invasion: The Changing Landscape of Small Home Investors in Queens<http://chhayacdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Chhaya_Investor-Invasion_Ju…>." The paper's author, William Spisak, and experts in the field will discuss more on the issue of investors crowding out families in the small homes market. This event is co-sponsored by CUNY Law's Community & Economic Development Clinic. Panelists include: Lena Afridi, Director of Policy, ANHD Tarry Hum, Professor and Chair of Queens College's Department of Urban Studies Christie Peale, CEO and Executive Director of CNYCN William Spisak, Program Director, Housing Justice, Chhaya CDC Listen to Brian Lehrer interview with Chhaya team members on WNYC<https://www.wnyc.org/story/whos-buying-houses-queens/>. To RSVP, or for more information click here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-discussion-investor-invasion-of-the-smal…>. Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Rikers Revisioning Forum at Queensbridge Houses
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 18 Sep '19

18 Sep '19

Rikers Revisioning Forum at Queensbridge Houses Tuesday, September 24, 2019 7 pm to 9 pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rikers-revisioning- forum-at-queensbridge-houses-tickets-72981143565 It will be at the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement House in Queens. Please RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rikers-revisioning-forum-at-queensbridge-house… Speakers include: Costa Constantinides, NYC Council member Melissa Iachan, Senior Staff Attorney at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) Marcos Barrios, #CLOSErikers campaign leader who served time detained on Rikers -- Natalie B. Vena, J.D., Ph.D. Phone (773) 401-1496

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] March with the Queens College community at Friday's climate strike!
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

The Climate Strike is happening this Friday, September 20thin Downtown Manhattan! Join fellow New Yorkers as we protest government and corporate inaction on climate change. Between hurricanes and heat waves, New York City is already experiencing the effects of our changing climate. Without reducing GHG emissions and ending our dependence on fossil fuels, our city will become even more vulnerable to surging seas and rising temperatures. Professor Natalie Bump Vena of the Urban Studies Department will be meeting members of the Queens College community at Collect Pond Park<https://g.page/collect-pond-park?share>just across from the New York City Civil Court at 12:30 pm on Friday. From there, we will walk to Foley Square to begin our march to Battery Park. The rally will take place from 3 pm to 5 pm in Battery Park. Professor Vena will be holding a "Queens College for Climate Justice" sign. Please email her at natalie.vena(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:natalie.vena@qc.cuny.edu>if you plan to join on Friday!? Natalie Bump Vena, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Urban Studies Queens College CUNY

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Learn about Volcker Essay Contest about Public Service on 9/17
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Hi All, Please see the information about The Volcker Alliance<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.volckeralliance.or…> information session on Tuesday, September 17 from 3:00-4:00 PM in the Dining Hall's Patio Room. CUNY CEWP is partnering with The Volcker Alliance<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.volckeralliance.or…> about an essay contest for CUNY students regarding their understanding of public services and interest for careers in the public sector. Winners will receive a cash prize, Metrocards, a paid internship with a local government agency, a trip to a public service conference, and recognition at an award breakfast in December. Thank You, Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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