Dreams and Schemes in Queens, New York: Immigrant Struggles to Find Work and Get Status in the Face of Consumer Fraud
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A People’s Budget: A Research and Evaluation Report on the Pilot Year of Participatory Budgeting in New York City
Participatory budgeting holds the potential to not only reconnect us to government, but with each other—to help us build coalitions across political, racial and class lines, to address inequalities within the American public. PB mobilized a racially and ethnically diverse cross-section
Workers’ Rights Are Human Rights: South Asian Immigrant Workers in New York City
In 2010, DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving created the first South Asian Workers Center to win rights for South Asian low-wage workers regardless of immigration status. To gather more information about the South Asian workforce in New York City,
Research and Policy Update, Fall/Winter 2011
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Beyond Methadone: Improving Health and Empowering Patients in Opioid Treatment Programs
While methadone can reduce government spending and improve public health, VOCAL New York (VOCAL-NY) has identified a number of concerns related to the provision of care at OTPs in New York City. Accordingly, with the research support of the Community
Legal Entity Options for Worker Cooperatives
We are preparing a legal guide to worker co-ops in response to requests from worker centers and community-based organizations in predominantly low-wage, immigrant communities. The Guide is being developed by Urban Justice Center, National Employment Law Project, and Fordham University
South Bronx Residents’ Solution on Greening Our ‘Hood
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Organizing to Transform Ourselves and Our Laws: The New York Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Campaign
Our campaign culminated with the passage of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in 2010. This statewide legislation recognizes the domestic workforce and establishes basic labor standards. The first law of its kind, the bill provides expanded over-time pay, protection
CDP Research and Policy Update Fall 2010 – Spring 2011
The end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 have proved to be another busy time for the Research and Policy Initiative at the Community Development Project. We have released four new reports in partnership with community groups, with topics