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Occupy Sandy: Volunteer Opportunities as of 2/15/13
February 15th, 2013In the parts of our city where Sandy flooded homes and businesses, residents and volunteers are hard at work in a race to obliterate mold before the spring. There is more. Occupy Sandy coordinators are stepping up again with a new warehouse, continui … Continue reading
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From the Rockaways to DC!
February 13th, 2013After hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers came together to occupy the biggest climate change disaster to ever hit our city. This Sunday, February 17th, Americans across the country are coming together in Washington, DC for the biggest climate change rally e … Continue reading
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Rockaways Residents Respond to MoMA’s PS1 Design Competition
March 25th, 2013Rockaways Residents tell MoMA to “Ask First” In mid-February, MoMA PS1 announced a “Call for Ideas” on how to create a sustainable waterfront in the Rockaways. Soliciting artists, architects, urban planners and designers to submit proposals, they org … Continue reading
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Occupy Sandy Party & Friends of Rockway Needs Volunteers
March 24th, 2013The Living Theatre is hosting an Occupy Sandy Party Wednesday, March 27th at 10PM Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center 107 Suffolk Street New York, NY 10022 We’ll be collecting donations at the door to continue our long-term muck out, rebuilding, and … Continue reading
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Occupy Sandy/Beacon High School Need Your Help Today 3/21 & Respond&Rebuild Announces T-Shirt Design Competition
March 21st, 2013Occupy Sandy in conjunction with the Beacon High School completed a territory-wide canvass last Thursday and Friday. Our people in Staten Island need help entering some of this data! What: Data entry! Where: Project Hospitality, 100 Park Ave, Stat … Continue reading
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Help Us Make Sure Money Raised Goes to ALL Sandy Survivors
March 19th, 2013Billions have been raised in the name of Sandy victims but the poorest, people of color in the Rockaways and some of the hardest hit are being denied those donations—including the recent denial of the Robin Hood Foundation’s Board of Directors to even entertain a proposal from the Action Center.
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Artists & Builders Needed to Build Rockaway Memorial Sculpture
March 11th, 2013Greetings! I am an artist, organizer, and life-long New Yorker and I have been developing a project to build a collaborative memorial sculpture made from salvaged materials in the Rockaways. It will have a permanent home in a community garden … Continue reading
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Still Occupying Sandy: Updates and Volunteer Needs
February 28th, 2013Last week Occupy Sandy volunteers and Rockaways residents represented their communities and made their voices heard by traveling by bus to the largest climate change rally ever in our nation’s capital. Those who were harmed by Sandy know that climate … Continue reading
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Occupy Sandy Data Project on International Open Data Day – 2/23
February 21st, 2013Join Occupy Sandy to collect, digitize and pre-process data that includes canvasing forms, Amazon registry records, and more. At the end of the day, we’ll apply for an Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) so that Occupy Sandy data can be used to inform civil action, community initiatives and research more broadly.
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Occupy Sandy: Volunteer Opportunities AND Invite to Climate Change Rally in DC on 2/17/13
February 7th, 2013Dear Occupy Sandy Network, On Sunday, February 17th, you are invited to the largest climate change rally ever in our nation’s capital. Residents and volunteers from the Rockaways will be traveling to DC to take action to stop the Keystone XL tar san … Continue reading
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Occupy Sandy: Volunteer Opportunities AND Invite to Climate Change Rally in DC on 2/17/13
February 7th, 2013Dear Occupy Sandy Network, On Sunday, February 17th, you are invited to the largest climate change rally ever in our nation’s capital. Residents and volunteers from the Rockaways will be traveling to DC to take action to stop the Keystone XL tar san … Continue reading
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Volunteers Needed on Monday 2/4 in Staten Island!
February 1st, 2013Monday, February 4, 11-3pm 1128 Olympia, Staten Island Volunteers need to bring a laptop RSVP to Karen at karen_jackson@projecthospitality.org Volunteers will be inputting data that was collected in a wide-spread canvass of the beaches impacted by … Continue reading
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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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People’s Recovery Summit is Now Free for All!
January 30th, 2013The People’s Recovery Summit will now be free of charge for all, in order to make the event as accessible to the public as possible. The planning committee is also working to ensure that residents from affected areas can attend by coordinating free t … Continue reading
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Volunteer Opportunities as of 1/29/13
January 30th, 2013Three months after the storm, New Yorkers continue to rebuild. Volunteers in the occupy sandy network are working tirelessly during these cold months, preparing and serving thousands of hot meals a day, attacking mold, and finding ways to bring warmt … Continue reading
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Volunteer Opportunities as of 1/29/13
January 30th, 2013Three months after the storm, New Yorkers continue to rebuild. Volunteers in the occupy sandy network are working tirelessly during these cold months, preparing and serving thousands of hot meals a day, attacking mold, and finding ways to bring warmt … Continue reading
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Community Grant Rebuilding Program Deadline Feb 4
January 29th, 2013Proposals must be received by Monday, February 4, 2013 The focus of the second round of the Brooklyn Recovery Fund’s grant program is to support physical improvements to homes and buildings located in Brooklyn’s coastal communities. Funding will supp … Continue reading
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Community Mold Awareness Trainings
January 29th, 2013Free Trainings will be held throughout the city, see list below for the location nearest you. Understand the need for and when to use personal protective equipment and Recognize hazards (chemical, biological, physical, safety). Understand the proper … Continue reading
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Volunteer Opportunities as of 1/24
January 25th, 2013Hey Folks – Volunteer opportunities this week are at these locations. If you have questions please contact 347-770-4520 or OccupySandyVolunteers@gmail.com. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Occupy Sandy Kitchen Location: St. John’s Church, 461 99th St, Bay Ridge, … Continue reading
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Volunteer Opportunities as of 1/24
January 25th, 2013Hey Folks – Volunteer opportunities this week are at these locations. If you have questions please contact 347-770-4520 or OccupySandyVolunteers@gmail.com. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Occupy Sandy Kitchen Location: St. John’s Church, 461 99th St, Bay Ridge, … Continue reading
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Sandy Storyline Looking for Volunteer Coordinators, Front End Developers, Admin Help and Content!
January 22nd, 2013Do you have any photos or audio clips or stories about Occupy Sandy that you want to share? Visit Sandy Storyline and let your voice be heard! Sandy Storyline is a participatory documentary project about Hurricane Sandy and efforts to recover and reb … Continue reading
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Respond & Rebuild: Weekend Volunteers Needed
January 22nd, 2013Almost three months after Hurricane Sandy, thousands of New Yorkers are still living with black mold. Respond & Rebuild helps Rockaway residents get past a huge obstacle to rebuilding: mold remediation. It’s a tedious job and it’s important that … Continue reading
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New York Cares Launches Pinterest Site to Encourage Participation in Sandy Relief Efforts
January 21st, 2013New York Cares + Attention USA have partnered to encourage users to support New York Cares’ Sandy relief efforts and year-round volunteer programming through a curated visual and shareable experience. We witnessed tremendous conversation spikes immed … Continue reading
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YANA Needs Volunteers for Flyering Vital Information to Sandy Survivors – Fri 1/18 & Sat 1/19
January 17th, 2013Hello everyone! We are doing a huge flyering campaign TOMORROW, Friday, January 18th, 2013. We’ll be dropping packets of winterizing, mold remediation, legal, and open medical clinic and pharmacy flyers in people’s mailboxes. We are pushing the winte … Continue reading
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Volunteer Opportunities as of 1/16/13
January 17th, 2013Hey Folks! Below are some ongoing and upcoming volunteer opportunities in the Bay Ridge, Greenpoint, Rockaways, Sheepshead Bay and Staten Island. We also have som great news from YANA. As always thank you so much for all the time and energy you’ve gi … Continue reading