Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Project Envision: What would it look like? What would it take?

Have any of you ever thought what it would take to completely end sexual violence? If someone asked you what it would take or what the world would look like after, how would you respond? Asking these questions and working towards the answers is exactly the work of the three neighborhood based coalitions that comprise [...]

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Stand Against Arizona Immigration Law SB1070

As most folks out there probably know by now Arizona recently passed SB 1070, an immigration law that requires police officers to detain individuals whom they have “reasonable suspicion” are not legal residents of the United States. Many fear, including myself, that this law will basically legalize racial profiling in Arizona, despite Gov. Jan Brewer’s [...]

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Support Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls!

If you want a chance to support Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls and hang out with amazing female musicians, here is your chance! The Fourth Annual Rock N Roll Auction will be held Tuesday February 9th, 8 pm at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn.

The auction helps provide much needed scholarships for young rock stars [...]

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Juvenile Justice in New York

For folks who follow local New York politics there has been a lot of buzz recently around how broken the New York State juvenile justice system is. Reports published in 2009 indicate high levels of re-arrest after release, abuse of young detainees by guards and staff and an over representation of young people of color [...]