Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... rights, and justice. Michelle is a renowned and respected civil rights lawyer and legal scholar whose work has been ...
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Century Foundation Fellow Comments On Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action
Release Date:
06/24/2016
... court ruling is being seen by many higher education and civil rights leaders as a jumping off point to pushing ...
Senior Advisor to Pinkerton Writes Editorial: How Do We Become One Nation?
Release Date:
11/08/2016
... one nation? Invoking the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Donald Trump promised to "heal" America’s .....
Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During Turbulent Times
Release Date:
02/07/2017
... or chaos, of political persecution, and even civil war disturb our waking thoughts and nightly dreams. It ...
NY Community Trust Is Raising $1M to Combat President Trump’s Policies Of ‘Fear’
Release Date:
03/06/2017
... are taking a front-line position in the battle to preserve civil rights and basic freedoms. With a new travel ban under ...
Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... that expand the definition of harassment and increase the civil penalties for it. “Sometimes it feels like in New ...
LGBT History Gets Short Shrift in Schools. There's an Effort to Change That
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... here poring over primary and secondary sources about the civil rights icon Bayard Rustin. There's his 1987 obituary in .....
Review Board Recommends Departmental Charges Against N.Y. Police Officer in Eric Garner Case
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... July 2014 has been the subject of a long-running federal civil rights investigation. Review Board Recommends ...
Albany Lawmakers Extend Benefits To Vets Discharged For LGBT Identity
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... These benefits include veteran property-tax exemptions, civil service points and the opportunity to participate in ...
The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... the science advances and the size of the databases grows, civil -liberties groups, defense attorneys and advocates are ...
Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... on religious freedom that critics said could also erode civil rights protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and ...
Member Input on Official Statement on Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax
... implies that, each year, the nonprofit sector would lose resources equivalent to the total grants currently made by ...
Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax
... implies that, each year, the nonprofit sector would lose resources equivalent to the total grants currently made by ...
“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word
Release Date:
01/21/2015
... Policy Edition. I listened to President Obama’s State of the Union address last night intending to write ... end aren’t tiny at all. The poor are many, and the resources held by the top are staggeringly large...
10
Nov
2015
Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -
8:30am to 12:00pm
With 2.3 million people currently behind bars in the United States - and an annual cost of $85 billion to run our prisons- politicians on both sides of the aisle are talking about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice system.
31
Mar
2017
Advocacy: A Compass for Today’s Terrain
Friday, March 31, 2017 -
8:30am to 4:30pm
... significant differences between federal laws and New York State and City laws that could necessitate burdensome ... be able to: Recognize the specific skills, knowledge, and resources needed for effective...
Why Pickleball?
Release Date:
05/04/2017
... by Stephany Fong, Communications Associate , The New York State Health Foundation Last month, a New York Post article ... public safety, transportation. Spending our time and resources on programs and factors...
The Uncertain Road Ahead for Culture in New York City
Release Date:
08/14/2017
... do not receive the arts education they are entitled to by state law. Focusing on target populations—the plan has ...
Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... especially heartbreaking that older adults throughout the state of Florida have suffered the devastating impacts of ... Duval, Collier, Palm Beach, and Broward counties: Senior Resources Alliance (SRA) ($150,...
27
Apr
2021
How Philanthropy Can Help Avoid A Tsunami of Evictions
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... unable to pay the rent that will be due once the New York state eviction moratorium expires on May 1st. A recent report ... coming and have the chance to get ahead of. The scale of resources needed to address...