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Opinion

Opinion: Stop Hoping for Normal and Start Fighting for a Health Revolution

Sarah Batchu | February 17, 2022

‘For the Black and Latinx communities in a constant struggle over their health, a return to normal is not good enough—they need a health revolution. Building this new vision of health will require privileged New Yorkers to support the same tactics the Young Lords successfully deployed over 50 years ago.’

Organizing

The Latinos and Immigrants Who Occupied Wall Street, 10 Years Later

Daniel Parra | October 6, 2021

What was the role of Latinos and immigrants during Occupy Wall Street? What role did immigration issues play as part of the demands of the occupiers? Participants, scholars, and journalists reconstruct the influence of Latinos and immigrants on Occupy.

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CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: After the Garner Case, Black Lives Matter Must Look to the Ballot Box

Martyne Aime | September 2, 2019

BLM should continue its inclusive approach to social justice activism but its members also need to get out of the streets and into elected office.

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CityViews: NYC Activists Must Take the Environmental Movement to the Next Level

David Baldwin | January 15, 2019

‘Environmental organizations in America have mostly tried to color within the lines, lines that the establishment has drawn. However, a new movement, though it rejects violence as a tactic, also does not play nice.’

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Nuanced Concerns at Workshop Ahead of Possible Southern Boulevard Rezoning

Sadef Ali Kully | October 23, 2018

Even people making close to six digits are concerned about losing affordable apartments. And some worried about jobs as much as housing.

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CityViews: NYC’s Youth March to Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

Ilana Cohen and Amy Torres | June 29, 2018

‘We betray our values by neglecting the global and pervasive threat climate change poses to humanity.’

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After Outcry, DOT Drops Plan to Change Traffic Flow Near Greenpoint Park

Lakhsmi Chatterjee | June 11, 2018

The proposal is one of several included in the city’s North Williamsburg Traffic Study, which is aimed at improving traffic flow and safety.

The Global Squeeze

The Lessons NYC Activists Have for Those Fighting Displacement the World Over

Daniel Bates | May 4, 2018

Learn from defeat. Think big. Follow the money. And organize, organize, organize.

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Video: Program Helps Artists Make Their Work a Tool for Social Change

Melissa Rose Cooper | April 5, 2017

Artists are hoping to produce work relevant to the issues facing neighborhoods and connect with people leading the fight for change.

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Brooklynites’ Huddle Generates Tips for Fighting Trump

Abigail Savitch-Lew | November 16, 2016

Progressive advocates discussed ways to take to hold off the new president’s agenda. They admitted it would be an uphill battle.

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