Find Your Own Food: An Introduction to Foraging – Heritage Radio
06/27/2021
Heritage Radio Network
The podcast from the “nonprofit food radio station on a mission to make the world more equitable, sustainable, and delicious!”
Jobs • Citizen Action of New York
06/27/2021
Job opportunities at Citizen Action of New York
https://citizenactionny.org/jobs/
Featured position:
Organizing Director
Job Description:
The Organizing Director is Citizen Action’s chief community organizer, setting the overall direction for our organizing staff and ensuring that we continue building grassroots power to win our campaigns and work toward our vision of the world. This position requires expert-level organizing techniques and demonstrated success in building grassroots support for issue and/or electoral campaigns.
The candidate must be a bold leader who is experienced in managing a diverse staff to win strategic campaigns that will grow our organization. The scope of this assignment is statewide, so frequent travel will be necessary.
In order to lead our staff of organizers and work to develop and execute the organization’s strategies to advance a long term vision for justice, the candidate must share a deep commitment to racial and social justice. An ideal candidate will have demonstrated a life-long quest to build progressive power to achieve a vision of justice in local communities and beyond.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Organizing Director will perform a wide range of duties and have responsibilities, including:
Build, develop, and lead a large staff of community organizers, lead organizers and regional directors, including ensuring the development and training of those staff and working with the team to accomplish goals.
Oversee the tracking and reporting of organizing program goals and outcomes.
Work cooperatively with other organizations, elected officials, unions, and their political/field representatives to […]
Job opportunities at The New York State Unified Court System (UCS)
06/27/2021
Job opportunities at The New York State Unified Court System (UCS)
Now hiring and has many employment opportunities available!
These positions include:
Chief Clerk II- Sullivan County
Appellate Court Attorney Series (Clerkship)- Albany
Court Reporter- Statewide
Per Diem Court Interpreter- Other Than Spanish- Statewide
Per Diem Court Interpreter- American Sign Language
The UCS is a large and diverse organization with almost 1,200 judges and the nonjudicial workforce is the backbone of the court system. Court employees work in offices, courtrooms and court agencies at over 300 separate sites spread throughout all 62 counties of the State. The UCS’ mission is to promote the rule of law, and to serve the public by providing just and timely resolution of all matters before the courts. The New York State Unified Court System embraces diversity, equity and inclusion as core values−essential to the Judiciary’s mission to deliver fair and timely justice and are fully committed to providing an inclusive, bias-free environment as we strive to enhance access to justice for all New Yorkers, and to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the State’s rich diversity.
We are seeking your assistance in spreading the word about these amazing employment opportunities. It is our hope that you are willing to post, distribute, and discuss these opportunities with those you have contact with. Our goal is to reach those who may not necessarily know about these positions or may not have thought about the Court System […]
Defund State Violence: Demo June 13, 2021
06/11/2021
From Steinway to Ferguson to Sheikh Jarrah, it is more clear than ever that it is past time to defund state violence.
EWOC’s first virtual fundraising event!
06/11/2021
Get your tickets here:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/unioncool
On Sunday, June 13th at 7:00pm ET for EWOC’s first virtual fundraising event. Get your tickets to support this critical work today! Ticket sales include special packages with t-shirts and baseball hats.
The event will feature filmmaker and musician Boots Riley interviewing an EWOC worker organizer, along with comedians John Early, Kenice Mobley, Jake Flores, Ellen Harrold, and Morgan and Kemp. All these incredible performers are coming together because they agree: unions are cool!
The event will be hosted by Jabari Brisport and Zohran Mamdani and feature filmmaker and musician Boots Riley interviewing an EWOC worker organizer, along with comedians John Early, Kenice Mobley, Jake Flores, Ellen Harrold, and Morgan Kemp. We’ll also debut a special performance by NYC Democratic Socialists of America’s choir, Sing in Solidarity!
Proceeds go directly to providing support and training non-union workers organizing their workplaces.
EWOC is a project of DSA & UE Research and Education Fund, a 501c3. We don’t restrict for lack of funds. If you’d like to attend reach out to info@workerorganizing.org.
Biden Quietly Preparing for Food Stamp Increase Without Congress
06/06/2021
Biden Quietly Preparing for Food Stamp Increase Without Congress
(article aggregated by NYC DOHMH, Healthy Eating Unit)
Biden Quietly Preparing for Food Stamp Increase Without Congress
We’ve had campaigns to combat hunger. Next up: “nutrition security”
2021-06-06 07:53:54
We’ve had campaigns to combat hunger. Next up: “nutrition security”
(article aggregated by NYC DOHMH, Healthy Eating Unit)
We’ve had campaigns to combat hunger. Next up: “nutrition security”
sites.bu.edu
06/06/2021
The whiteness of the Mediterranean Diet: An historical, sociopolitical, and dietary analysis using Critical Race Theory
By Kate Gardner Burt, Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY
(article aggregated by NYC DOHMH, Healthy Eating Unit)
Eleven more NYC public schools certified to serve halal meals: Department of Education | amNewYork
06/06/2021
Eleven more NYC public schools certified to serve halal meals: Department of Education
(article aggregated by NYC DOHMH, Healthy Eating Unit)
Eleven more NYC public schools certified to serve halal meals: Department of Education | amNewYork
Food Connect Map
2021-06-06 08:04:06
Food Connect Map
The Food Pantries kicked off this project by gathering comprehensive community food resource information, then creating an asset map that includes resources such as food pantries, community and senior meals, summer feeding programs for children, and product access.
Food Connect Statewide Map helps connect people to community-based food assistance programs and basic resources throughout New York State. This map and its data are available for any person or organization to use to help more New Yorkers.
NYS Food Summit – June 2021
06/06/2021
Recordings from the NYS Food Summit are available on The Food Pantries’ YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNKNlH6jWhree2EnUxmUaGdQLxN2XUryd