Falconworks and Occupy Red Hook Unite Community Vision
Reg Flowers describes Falconworks Artists Group in Red Hook and its ties to Occupy Red Hook. The note highlights youth theater, community engagement, education on social issues, and a March 26 2012 benefit at Kidd Studios to launch a shared Red Hook vision.
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Red Hook
South Brooklyn
Falconworks Artists Group
Redbooktheater.com
Falconworks
Occupy
Kidd Studios
Imlay Street
Velazquez Receives Broad Endorsements in Re election Bid
Assemblymembers Joan Millman and Jim Brennan State Senators Velma Montgomery and Daniel Squadron Councilman Brad Lander and District Leaders Jo Anne Simon and Chris Owens back Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez for another term in the U S House. Velazquez, ranking member of the Small Business Committee and senior Financial Services member, is seen as strong in a Democratic district.
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Nydia Velazquez
Joan Millman
Jim Brennan
Velmanette Montgomery
Daniel Squadron
Brad Lander
Jo Anne Simon
Chris Owens
U.S
House of Representatives
Velazquez
House
Small Business Committee
Financial Services Committee
Condoms and Conjugals Split in New York Politics
New York lawmakers debate inmate welfare with Senator Vermanette Montgomery backing a bill to require free condoms in correctional facilities to curb disease spread. Senator Nozzolio pushes to end the conjugal visit program citing budget cuts. Mayor Bloomberg signs 2018 data disclosure reform Intro 29A championed by Gail Brewer.
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Pol Vermanette Montgomery
Senate
New York State
Michael Nozzolio
Finance Committee
Gail Brewer
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Brewer
Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism
Police Department
Department of Education
Department of Homeless Services
Union doubts at Phoenix Beverage spark debate on worker rights
Opinion by Michael Racioppo cites Rob Brayman of Phoenix Beverage discouraging unionization and argues unions protect jobs and wages. The piece discusses legal barriers, civil rights, and scholar arguments for treating organizing as a civil right to boost worker voice and democracy.
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Matt Graber
Phoenix Beverage
Graber
Rob Brayman
Brayman
Richard Kahlenberg
Moshe Zarvit
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Michael Racioppo
Brooklyn College
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