Families of the Incarcerated

NSS Lecture Series: Collateral Damage: Families of the Incarcerated 10/15/13     6:00 PM   -  9:00 PM Natural Sciences 1001 at Purchase College in Purchase, New York  The 8th Annual John Howard Lecture of Law and Society Collateral Damage: Families of the Incarcerated John Howard, Ph.D., J.D. Professor Emeritus of Sociology "When a parent […]

Noted Environmental Advocate

Castle at Manhattanville College

THIS WEDNESDAY, OCT 16TH 2013 7PM OPHIR, IN REID CASTLE, MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE, PURCHASE,NY HEAR: JOHN CRONIN, NOTED ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE Clean Water..Access, Drought, Flooding, Pollution.and what we can do! John Cronin has been an environmental advocate for forty years. He is best known for his work on New York's Hudson River, for which he was named […]

An Economic Bill of Rights for the 21st Century

Columbia University

An Economic Bill of Rights for the 21st Century  A conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Columbia University Seminar on Full Employment, Social Welfare & Equity   Co-sponsors:  Columbia University Seminar on Full Employment, Social Welfare & Equity; the Roosevelt Institute; The Nation, The National Jobs for All Coalition; Demos; Dollars & Sense; Workers […]

Meet the Candidates Forum

Kessel Center @ Pace Pleasantville, NY, United States

“MEET THE CANDIDATES” FORUM ELECTION 2013 PACE UNIVERSITY KESSEL CAMPUS CENTER ♦ PLEASANTVILLE CAMPUS Gottesman Room Monday ♦ October 21, 2012 ♦ 6-8:30pm The “Meet the Candidates” forum is a presentation of candidates for elective offices and an opportunity for all Asian Americans and all individuals interested in politics to meet the candidates in person […]

Stop the Rockaway Pipeline

 Not this Summer! Not in our Ocean! Not Under our Beach! STOP THE ROCKAWAY PIPELINE     Pipeline company Williams Transco says it will build this summer!   To lay the pipe, they plan to trench the ocean floor off Riis Beach, stirring up sediment—lots of sand for sure & long-buried toxins too.   All along Williams Transco said this […]

Intro to Veganism

Introductory Courses on the Veganism: For You, the Animals, and Earth Offered: Oct 8th (Shrub Oak, NY) and Oct 22 (Croton, NY)Instructed by Stephanie Scavelli and Zaac Chaves This captivating presentation will expose you to the vegan movement and animal-free diets. You will gain insight that can nourish your family and friends along with practical […]

Environmental Racism

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 2013 7:15 PM IN OPHIR , REID HALL, MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE, PURCHASE,NY ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM! Hear: CECIL CORBIN MARK, Outreach director, WEACT,(West Harlem Environmental Action) WHO GETS HURT THE MOST FROM CLIMATE CHANGE? Sponsored by Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action and Black Student Union For info: call 914 323-7156 Hogarth Center

Back-room deal for the 1%

The Joseph S. Murphy Institute, CUNY  invites you to a forum  A Back-room Deal for the 1%: The Trans-Pacific Partnership    Negotiations on this far-reaching trade agreement, conducted largely in secret, are reaching a critical point this fall as the Obama administration seeks Congressional approval for Fast Track authority.     Speakers: Arthur Stamoulis, Executive […]