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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Event: Going Big: Expanding Labor Rights for the 21st Century
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

?Going Big: Expanding Labor Rights for the 21st Century Featured speakers include: Randi Weingarten -- President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT); Steven Greenhouse -- Veteran New York Times labor journalist and author of the new book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. Vincent Alvarez -- President of the NYC Central Labor Council Doors open at 8:30am. A light breakfast will be served. Although union density is near an all-time low, labor activism has surged in many sectors. From adjunct faculty to video game developers, digital media workers, platform app drivers, and public school teachers, labor movement activism is growing in a number of key sectors. This is happening as many full-time jobs with benefits are disappearing, consumer/student debt is skyrocketing, the "gig economy" is expanding, and economic insecurity is increasing for American workers and families. Housing and child care costs - which heavily impact workers' income, wealth, and health - have also become more burdensome for many families. Under President Trump, a number of worker rights and protections have been weakened or denied, including: * No movement toward federal minimum wage increase * Weak overtime protections for salaried workers * Allowing employers to self-report wage violations and escape penalties * Siding with employers against rights of gay and transgender workers * (Mis)classifying Uber drivers and others as independent contractors, denying them basic rights * Continuing 'Right-to-Work' efforts kickstarted by Supreme Court's Janus decision * Restricting workers' right to organize at franchised businesses like McDonald's * De-funding and weakening OSHA What should be Democrats' top policy priorities to strengthen workers' rights? What are the most significant gaps and weaknesses in protections for worker organizing and economic rights today? 'Right-to-work' laws? Legal constraints against strikes and other worker actions? A federal minimum wage that has remained unchanged for a decade? The growing numbers of workers who fall outside the protections of the NLRA? The lack of livable safety net benefits for displaced and underemployed workers? The lack of protections for flex/gig workers? What new policies would best promote stronger worker protections and greater economic justice? FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED Events are free and open to all, but due to space constraints registration is requested. We generally overbook to ensure a full house. Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. After the event starts all registered seats are released regardless of registration, so we recommend that you arrive early. Light refreshments will be served. AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING Programs are photographed and recorded by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies for educational purposes. Attending this event indicates your consent to possibly being filmed and photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image by the School. PRESS Please email all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc.) at least 24 hours before the day of the program to events(a)slu.cuny.edu. Please note that professional photography and video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent. PRIVACY POLICY No spam, ever. Your email address will only be used by the event sponsors to communicate with you about this event and upcoming public programs. ACCESSIBILITY This venue has an elevator and is accessible for wheelchair users. There is an all-gender restroom on site. Simultaneous translation into other languages is not available for this event. ? Dwayne M. Baker, PhD Assistant Professor Urban Studies Department Queens College

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Eighth Annual Robert Fitch Memorial Lecture
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 15 Oct '19

15 Oct '19

Please join us for the Eighth Annual Robert Fitch Memorial Lecture featuring: Dr. Tarry Hum on "Chinese Transnational Capital and City Building in Immigrant New York" Sponsored by the Social Science Department, LaGuardia Community College Monday, October 28, 2019 2:15PM, in the Little Theater at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY Reception to Follow Introduced by Doug Henwood Tarry Hum is Professor and Chair of Queens College's Department of Urban Studies. Her research areas include immigrant urbanism, transnational capital and real estate financialization, urban planning and community economic development. She is the author of making a Global Immigrant Neighborhood: Brooklyn's Sunset Park. Robert Fitch taught in the Social Science department at LaGuardia Community College >From 1993 to 2011. He is best known for his books The Assassination of New York and Solidarity for Sale: How Corruption Destroyed the Labor Movement and Undermined America's Promise. This lecture is being delivered in his memory. Doug Henwood Doug Henwood hosts Behind the News on KPFA. He is a contributing editor of The Nation, and is the author of many books including Wall Street, After the New Economy and My Turn: Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency. Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Invitation to talk "From Coexistence to Shared Society
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 15 Oct '19

15 Oct '19

F A C U L T Y A N D S T U D E N T S A R E C O R D I A LLY I N V I T E D to a talk: "FROM COEXISTENCE TO SHARED SOCIETY: THE EVOLVING POLITICAL IDENTITY OF ARAB CITIZENS IN ISRAEL" by Professor Mohammad Darawshe, Director of Planning, Equality and Shared Society at Givat Haviva Educational Center and faculty member at Shalom Hartman Institute. Professor Darawshe will discuss current affairs and analyze the results of the recent elections and their ramifications to Jewish-Arab relations within Israeli society. He s a leading expert on Jewish-Arab relations and has presented at the European Parliament, NATO Defense College, World Economic Forum, and Club de Madrid, US Congress, Herzliya Conference and Israel's Presidential Conference. He lives in Iksal with his wife and four children. Tuesday, October 29 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm, light dinner served QSide Lounge in the Dining Hall Greetings: VP of Communications & Marketing Jay Hershenson Moderator: Dean of Social Sciences Michael Wolfe Sponsorship: CERRU, Center for Jewish Studies, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, Division of Social Science, Department of Student Affairs, Department of Urban Studies. Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fwd: United States Census Bureau Jobs
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 08 Oct '19

08 Oct '19

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: United States Census Bureau Jobs Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 21:22:00 +0000 From: Daniel J Davenel (CENSUS/NY FED) <daniel.j.davenel(a)2020census.gov><mailto:daniel.j.davenel@2020census.gov> To: mchecker(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:mchecker@qc.cuny.edu> <mchecker(a)qc.cuny.edu><mailto:mchecker@qc.cuny.edu> EXTERNAL EMAIL: please report suspicious content to the ITS Help Desk. Hello Prof. Melissa Checker, This is Daniel Davenel. I was one of your students in the Spring of 2018 and I have been working as a Recruiting Clerk for The United States Census Bureau since May 2019. The Census Bureau is doing a massive hiring from now until April for the upcoming 2020 Census. If it is not too much to ask, would you inform your students about the 2020 Census Employment opportunities and where to apply. If you could also put some of these up in the hallways of Powdermaker Hall on the bulletin boards that would be lovely. Attached is a promotional material flyer but I could also fax or mail you some promotional material a well. We will be recruiting over 300,000 applicants throughout the region, hiring has started and will be a continuous process from now until the Spring of 2020. Anyone may apply, however, only US citizens and applicants 18 years of age or older may be considered for employment. This too is subject to change as there have been waivers in the past. The Website for people to apply on is 2020Census.Gov/Jobs Please do not hesitate with any questions or concerns that you may have. Thank you for your time, I look forward to hearing from you! Daniel.J.Davenel Clerk (Recruiting) New York Regional Census Center U.S. Census Bureau Office: 212-882-7102 Desk: 212-882-2517 Daniel.J.Davenel(a)2020CENSUS.GOV<mailto:Daniel.J.Davenel@2020CENSUS.GOV>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Diversity in NYC Public Schools
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 08 Oct '19

08 Oct '19

Join us for a Distinguished Panel Discussion on Diversity in New York City Public Schools Speakers are: Ms. Maya Wiley Keynote Speaker, Co-Chair, Mayor's School Diversity Advisory Group & Senior VP for Social Justice, The New School Sen. John C. Liu Chair, New York City Education Committee, New York State Senate DR. Joshua P. Starr CEO, PDK International & former Superintendent Stamford, CT and Montgomery Co, MD Public Schools Centered on recent recommendations of the Mayor's School Diversity Advisory Group, Our distinguished panel will discuss the origins, dimensions, and solutions to pressing social and educational issues. Tuesday, Oct 29 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, GC To register, go here : https://tinyurl.com/DivNYCPublicSchools Co-Sponsored by the Ph.D. Programs in Urban Education, Anthropology, Critical Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Social Welfare; the Public Science Project, and the Certificate Programs in Africana Studies and Women and Gender Studies Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] The Future of New York from the Perspective of a "New" State Senate
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 07 Oct '19

07 Oct '19

Please join the Department of Urban Studies for The Future of New York from the Perspective of a "New" State Senate 6:30 pm on October 16th Powdermaker Hall Rm 115 State Senator John Liu represents the 11th District in Queens and serves as chairperson of the New York City Education Committee. He joined the State Senate in a "game-changing" election in 2018. From 2010-2013 he was the New York City Comptroller and also served as a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009, the first Asian-American to ever serve on the Council. He is uniquely qualified to discuss how this "New" State Senate has changed and may continue to change a wide range of public policies in New York City and State.? Natalie Bump Vena, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Urban Studies Queens College CUNY

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Investor Invasion of the Small Homes Market in Queens
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 04 Oct '19

04 Oct '19

Investor Invasion of the Small Homes Market in Queens Chhaya's report entitled, "Investor Invasion: The Changing Landscape of Small Home Investors in Queens," reveals the alarming trend in homebuyers being priced out of purchasing small homes (one and two-family houses) in neighborhoods that, not long ago, were affordable for low-to-moderate income (LMI) immigrant communities. After a year of research and client-counseling sessions, Chhaya found a significant increase in real-estate investor activity in the Queens small homes market. Neighborhoods that overcame the barrier of redlining, now face a new threat linked to gentrification. 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 hosted by CUNY Law's Community and Economic Development Clinic at the CUNY Law School. Moderated by: Annetta Seecharran, Executive Director, Chhaya CDC Panelists: 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, Economic Justice, Chhaya CDC. Date And Time Thu, October 10, 2019 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT CUNY School of Law 2 Court Square West Room 3/301 Queens, NY 11101 Arooj Malik Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 College Assistant Urban Studies (718)997-5130

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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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