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September 2009

Monday September 28, 2009

Still Not Stimulated-- If You're Not First, You're Last!

Miami - It's always great to be the best at something, isn't it? Florida recently got spanked for coming last in spending federal stimulus dollars on transportation and infrastructure. In other words, we were number one in not spending federal ARRA dollars.Read More >

Monday September 28, 2009

Local Right to the City Coalition Releases Policy Platform for New York

New York City - The local coalition of the national Right to the City Alliance has released a detailed policy platform for New York City, calling for low-income communities to be involved in the allocation of stimulus funds, radical changes to the New York City Charter to give communities more power, and affordable housing for low-income people.Read More >

Thursday September 10, 2009

Chinatown's Superlong Recession

SF Bay Area - Watch Now! ARC speaks with Shaw San Liu of the Chinese Progressive Association, San Francisco about how the 'recovery' looks in communities of color.Read More >

Thursday September 10, 2009

NYC Council Candidates Get FIERCE

New York City - In an August 28 Friday Forum hosted by FIERCE, a Chelsea-based advocacy group for LGBTQ youth of color, District 3 City Council candidate Yetta Kurland repeatedly signaled her personal identification with the struggles those young people face.Read More >

Thursday September 10, 2009

Victory Rx for Healthy NY

New York City - Just months after winning landmark civil rights complaints against New York State’s largest pharmacy chains requiring comprehensive new translation and interpretation services at close to 3000 pharmacies statewide, Make the Road New York has catalyzed the passage of City legislation requiring similar services at all chain pharmaciesRead More >

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