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Archive for Clinton Hill, Community, Gathering, Occupy Sandy, Volunteers
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Join Us for the People’s Recovery Summit – FREE – Fri 2/1 Thru Sun 2/3!
January 31st, 2013Over the past three months, we’ve seen people from all over the city and the country come together in response to Sandy. We turned entire churches into “holy warehouses” of donated items and distributed them to dozens of “hubs” all over the city, wor … Continue reading
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Sandy Survivors Day of Action and Citywide Convergence Dec 15th – Rebuild the City: Restore Power to the People!
December 11th, 2012FEMA isn’t listening. The Mayor isn’t listening. Where are they? Public infrastructure should serve the people. Join us for a post-Sandy day of action.
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Family to Family Program Helps Sandy Victims for the Holiday Season
December 5th, 2012Family to Family Program Helps Sandy Victims for the Holiday Season This holiday, Queens Mamas.com is starting the Family to Family program. The program has one goal in mind: to bring one family together with another. Local families from areas affected by Hurricane Sandy will be matched up with individuals and volunteer families in local NYC areas to work toward making this holiday season one of joy and remembrance for all. Affected families need only fill out their name and contact information in order to be matched with a volunteer who can help them with gifts, decorations, services, food, and any other specific needs. For volunteers, the only two qualifications for being a part of this program are a big heart, and an open schedule.
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MEETING: Recover, Resist, Rebuild: Labor Speaks out after Sandy
November 26th, 2012Recover, Resist, Rebuild: Labor Speaks out after Sandy Friday, December 7 6 pm – 9 pm 25 W. 43rd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY We hope you will join us in opening up a discussion of vital importance to labor and its allies–not only in New York but in cities across the country. The forum is co-sponsored by the Murphy Institute/CUNY and the Labor Outreach Committee of Occupy Wall Street.
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VIDEO RESOURCE: Occupy Sandy – Thanksgiving – Coney Island
November 26th, 2012Occupy Sandy – Thanksgiving – Coney Island Volunteering on Thanksgiving Day for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. St. Jacobi’s, St. John’s and destination: Coney Island.
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Video Resource: Occupy Sandy: How it Works, Needs, Info
November 25th, 2012A video about what Occupy Sandy needs now to help people, how does it work and the basic info about message and the address of the church
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Postcards from New Orleans: Stories of hope for the Northeast
November 23rd, 2012Postcards from New Orleans: Stories of hope for the Northeast Knowing all too well what it’s like to recover after a destructive hurricane, New Orleans residents offer messages of empathy and encouragement to those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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RESOURCE: CONEY ISLAND: An Activist Approach to Hurricane Help
November 20th, 2012Two weeks after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc across the Northeast, and more than a week after power returned to Lower Manhattan, many public housing residents in Brooklyn’s Coney Island were still without electricity, heat and hot water. Critically for some, many high-rise buildings still lacked elevator service, leaving the elderly and disabled stranded as many as 15 stories up. Though FEMA, the Red Cross and the city government all eventually set up shop on the ground in the low-income neighborhood, the work of reaching those trapped inside was left to passionate community activists, including church leaders, tenant organizations, a group known as Occupy Sandy, and a small related group called People’s Relief.
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RESOURCE: Rising Up after Sandy in Sheepshead Bay #Occupy Sandy
November 19th, 2012Mike Rodriguez, a long-time Sheepshead Bay resident and community leader, discusses the relief efforts and warns homeowners about insurance and short-term loan pitfalls.