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“We realize that there’s lots of competition for public space in New York. Street vendors should be part of that,” says Matthew Shapiro, the legal director for the Street Vendor Project. “They should be part of the discussion whenever the city wants to put news stands or way-finding signs or planters or bike racks—these are all important, but vendors are also important, and they need to be a part of that discussion.”Manhattan Times
On June 28, the HRA stopped offering assistance for SNAP benefits at its St. Nicholas Center. The center served about 90 individuals per day. In recent weeks, the Safety Net Project spearheaded an effort to keep the center from closing. We organized petition letters and rallied community advocate walks.The Chief Leader
Kiana Davis, a benefits advocate at SNP, discusses the de Blasio administration's use of misleading data to support their closing of an East Harlem snap center. “We think the city has made some misleading statements justifying the closure,” she said during a phone interview. “And we find their statistics highly problematic.”Patch
Kiana Davis, our benefits advocate at SNP, speaks with Patch.com about the closure of Central Harlem's food stamp office and its negative effect on the most vulnerable benefits recipients.SHOT: 101 Survivors of Gun Violence in America, an exhibition by Kathy Shorr, focused attention on the survivors of gun violence.
Molly Crabapple is an artist and writer whose social justice centered art work makes up UJC's permanent art collection.
This, our first exhibit, featured Favianna Rodriguez and Gregory Sale, two of the most dynamic artists working today at the nexus of art, social justice, and policy.
Capitalizing on Justice featured the works of incarcerated artists from across the nation, using their talents to express the ways they and their loved ones have been commodified.
This exhibition documented and celebrated the workers and tradespeople of Jerome Avenue, one of New York City’s few remaining working class neighborhoods.
This exhibition celebrated the art of Emory Douglas, the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party.
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