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Friday October 10, 2008

Protest victory as state orders Bronx fertilizer firm to cut stink

New York City - Mothers on the Move activists stand beside coffin to protest outside New York Organic Fertilizer in Hunts Point, the Bronx, in March.Read More >

Wednesday October 08, 2008

KIWA launches month of Koreatown voter mobilization efforts

Los Angeles - Collaboration with other community groups aims to mobilize volunteers to talk to thousands of Koreatown voters through weekly phonebanks and precinct walks Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA – In a first-time collaboration, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (“KIWA”) will be working with South Asian NetworRead More >

Tuesday October 07, 2008

What the Other Half Thinks

New York City - Along with incomes in the four to five digits comes a dimmer view of lifting term limits.Read More >

Friday September 26, 2008

Word from the Streets: Who's on Welfare now?

Miami - Who’s on welfare now?  For years, the rich have condemned and criminalized women of color who survive dire poverty with a little cash assistance from the government. But now, big business wants to cut the welfare line.Read More >

Friday September 19, 2008

Pier 40 Plan Taking Shape

New York City - A round-the-clock drop-in center for LGBT youth, wind turbines and solar panels, a middle school, “a new Caffe Cino,” a spot for community-based boating, more services for seniors, and assurance that vintage cars won’t be dinged by parking lifts were among the many requests - in some cases, more like demands - by community members at the first full public hearing on the new Pier 40 redevelopment proposal on Monday evening.Read More >

Saturday September 06, 2008

Word from the Streets: Three Years After Katrina

Miami - Three years ago, Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast. The world watched with wide open eyes in the days that followed as gross government neglect and mismanagement (to put it nicely) led to the destruction of low-income black communities in New Orleans.Read More >

Monday August 11, 2008

Black population deserting S.F., study says

SF Bay Area - African Americans are leaving San Francisco because of substandard schools, a lack of affordable housing and the dearth of jobs and black culture, according to a report by a committee looking into the exodus.The African American Out-migration Task Force, put together by the mayor's office last year to figure out wRead More >

Wednesday July 23, 2008

Council backs off on plan to deal with foreclosures

Providence - After taking Mayor David N.Read More >

Friday July 11, 2008

Victory, then vetoes

Providence - For a time, it looked like a memorable year for the prisoners rights lobby. Lawmakers secured more lenient treatment for suspected probation violators and eliminated mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes. But the celebration ended last week when the governor vetoed both those bills and a host of others.Read More >

Tuesday July 08, 2008

Brooklyn Housing Advocates Join "March on Mayors" in Miami

New York City - Marchers Represent FUREE, Make the Road NY, New York City AIDS Housing NetworkRead More >

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