I'm looking for New York City area or New Jersey activist groups focused on strengthening U.S. workers' rights, and advocating increased taxes for the rich. I'm looking for groups I can actually participate in. So far I've found plenty of organizations looking for money donations that they can spend on lobbying, or urging you to call your congressman... but none that want anybody to actually gather and discuss issues or actually DO anything.
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If you are close to New York Public Library, or a large academic library, it is well worth searching Project Muse, which gets 23 results in All Fields w/Text for "lower east side" AND music* AND co |
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Here are some sources I found on the subject... Shapiro, Edward S. 2006. Crown Heights: Blacks, Jews, and the 1991 Brooklyn Riot. (You can check out the contents on Google book search) |
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Are there any radical texts about the Crown Heights Riot in 1991? I'm particularly interested in texts written in NYC around the time that they happened, but any radical text on the subject is welcome, particularly those dealing with anti-semitism and racism vis-a-vis the riot. |
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Attendance: Alycia, Jenna, Melissa G, Melissa M (facilitator) Agenda |
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Radical Reference NYC presents a salon discussion on effecting change in librarianship. Sunday, September 23 at 5pm How do you launch an alternative press collection, develop a radical films series, organize a union, start a group (like Radical Reference), etc? Come hear how others have achieved their pet projects and brainstorm new ideas and ways of implementing them. |
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The questioner herself identified the American Cancer Society as a group that serves women under 40. She can get a free screening/cancer exam at Elmhurst Hospital. |
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/humanrights//conferences/2007 Human Rights Archives and Documentation: Conference at Columbia University October 4-6, 2007 The conference is free; registration is required.
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In case any of y'all who aren't already librarians have been thinking about a career in librarianship, here's your chance to do so with a LAURA BUSH scholarship. "St. John’s Division of Library & Information Science is funding 40 full scholarships for students interested in earning their MLS with an emphasis on engaging underserved children and their families in using public libraries, school media centers, and museums." http://dwarfurl.com/ef0f9
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Copyright discussion notes, Radical Reference Salon 4/29/07 Laura Quilter conducted a discussion of copyright. We went around the table and people brought up copyright interests, concerns, and questions. A few key issues were discussed, with elaboration below: Copyright paranoia; struggles to get permissions; concerns regarding electronic reserves; contract vs. copyright law; definitions of 'good faith belief'; works-for-hire; use fees. |
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