Bronx, NY Focus
SOLIDARITY EVENTS AROUND THE BRONX:
One Bronx Rally for a Living Wage
April 4, 2011 07:00PM to 09:00PM
Brooklyn & the Bronx will remember the work of Dr. King by continuing the struggle for living wages here in NYC. Join with faith, union, community and elected leaders in a rally to push for passage of the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act -- a bill which would establish a $10 living wage plus benefits for all workers employed by large for-profit companies benefiting from city financial assistance.
Sponsored by:
Living Wage NYC
Location:
Bronx Pentecostal Deliverance Center: 1755 Watson Ave,
Bronx, NY
10472
Moment of silence for Dr. ML King
April 4, 2011 07:15AM to 08:30AM
All the teachers from each public school will rally around the school's flag pole at 7:15 in the secondary schools and 8:15 in all elementary schools. They will then remember Dr. King - read a few of his words and hold one moment of silence in his memory. The staff will walk united into school together.
The union has invited all staff members, parents, media and political leaders to attend the moment held at Martin Luther King School elementary school.
Sponsored by:
American Federation of Teachers
Local Yonkers Federation of Teachers 860
Location:
Martin Luther King Elementary School (and all other secondary and elementary schools in Yonkers) 135 Locust Hill Ave
Yonkers , NY
10710
Majora Carter's "The Promised Land"
WNYC-AM820
Saturdays at 2PM. Sundays at 8PM. Listen to the new radio documentary show hosted by Bronx Science Alumna & S.Bronx Environmentalist, Majora Carter.
Local News:
Ah, NYC Corruption: Candidates spent matching funds on trips and parties
New York Redistricting Census Data Now Available
More Bloomberg Failure: Schools still bursting at the seams
COMPTROLLER JOHN LIU TO PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC VIEW OF NYC PENSION INVESTMENTS
Confirmed: City doesn't want Koch Bridge!
Wal-mart’s History of Hypocrisy...
Fighting Bed Bugs
NY Senate "Gang of Eight (Hate)" DINOs down to 2
Oh Great...Indian Point is the nuclear plant in the US MOST at risk of core damage from an earthquake
NYC Comptroller John Liu Statement on Dept of Education Contract Rejection
Teachers stage Hunts Point rally
I am America I Matter
CURRENT TV NYC:
Current TV, founded by Al Gore, includes some of the best journalism in America today. In particular their Vanguard series is amazing and should not be missed by ANYONE who wants to know in depth coverage of some of the major stories in the world.
In NYC Current TV is available on:
Time Warner Digital: Channel 103
DIRECTV: Channel 358
DISH Network: Channel 196
Comcast Digital: Channel 107
AT&T U-Verse: Channel 189
Check out their program schedule here.
PROGRESSIVE TALK RADIO:
WWRL AM 1060
http://wwrl1600.com/default.asp
Check out the daily programming schedule here.
click here for their schedule of local events
WWRL Book Club
Become a member of the WWRL Morning Show, become a Morning Maniac.
Here’s your chance to be the recipient of a morning show “MUST READ” book.
Every Friday Mark Riley randomly selects a registrant, one per hour (6-9 am) and awards a “Must Read” that keeps up with world events
Click Here to Join!
Bronx Blogs:
Hunts Point Express: Serving Hunts Point and Longwood
The Bronx River Alliance serves as a coordinated voice for the river and works in harmonious partnership to protect, improve and restore the Bronx River corridor
Bronx Latino: a project of Puerto Rico Sun Communications
The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality: seeking to leave our great grandchildren better air, land, and water quality than we have at present.
This is new and REALLY cool: Bronx Science Cafe Series: Your World. Your Science.
The Bronx Science Cafe Series aims at building grassroots excitement and interest in science in the Bronx; and in the possible development of a Bronx Science Center Planetarium and Science Playground complex on the Grand concourse by promoting science beyond the confines of academia. Through researcher-led discussions with an afterwork crowd in an informal setting, anyone is welcome to join stimulating discussions about the great many ways science affects the different fabric of their lives.
To find out more click here.
KEEP WAL-MART OUT OF NYC:
Bloomerg and the right wing New York Post want to help Wal-Mart open up in NYC even though Wal-Mart has been shown to deliberately destroy small businesses, use illegal immigrant labor paying them slave wages, and treating their workers badly.
I don't mind big chain stores. I like IKEA and CostCo and Trader Joe's in particular. But Wal-Mart has been shown to be bad for communities they open up in.
Wal-Mart has a gender discrimination suit against them still active: Meet the Woman Behind the Walmart Gender Discrimination Suit
Click here for National Organization of Women's Statement on WalMart's Gender Discrimination.
Learn about Wal-Mart’s Dismal Record on Worker and Customer Safety (PDF)
Wal-Mart's Wage and Hour Violations (PDF)
HELP STOP WAL-MART AND BLOOMBERG FROM RUINING NYC
Check out these websites to find out how you can fight back.
Wal-Mart Free NYC
Neighborhood Retail Alliance
BRONX NAACP:
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans.
Williamsbridge (Bronx) NAACP
670 EAST 219TH ST
Bronx, NY 10467
718-655-6229
New York City Housing Authority NAACP
Bronx, NY 10469
718-652-1158
Co-Op City NAACP
PO BOX 75-3111
Bronx, NY 10475
Parkchester (Bronx) NAACP
PO BOX 482
Bronx, NY 10462
718-597-0364
Bronx NAACP
PO BOX 56
Bronx, NY 10456
718-993-9109
Bronx NAACP Youth Council
PO BOX 56
Bronx, NY 10456
National Jewish Democratic Council:
The National Jewish Democratic Council is the trusted voice and resource for Democratic office holders, candidates and party organizations to better understand and engage with the Jewish community. NJDC mobilizes the Jewish community and convenes opinion leadership to support the Democratic promise for all Americans. We look to our Jewish tradition to guide us on the issues of social and economic justice, religious pluralism and the peace and security of the State of Israel that will be the hallmark of our work.
NJDC believes that through our work in Democratic Party politics, we can ensure a better world for our children and grandchildren.
For more information, or to become a member of the New York chapter, contact msudco2@aol.com.
West Bronx Drinking Liberally: Political Action through Social Interaction
Drinking Liberally is a fun way to stay politically active
* When? First and Third Friday of each month, 7:30 pm
* Where? An Beal Bocht, 445 W 238th St (between Waldo and Greystone)
* Hosted by Jamin Sewell | Scott Kennedy
Leadership Intern Field Training (LIFT) through Sustainable South Bronx
In this prestigious 6-week internship, open to high school Juniors and Seniors, LIFT participants learn, through a combination of in classroom and hands-on field work, all the ins and outs of field organizing and a powerful environmental justice perspective. LIFT participants also learn an invaluable set of skills such as messaging, public speaking, strategic thinking and community organizing. For more information, contact Marta Rodriquez at 646.400.5431
BEST Academy
Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training Academy
The BEST Academy directly relates to the core of Sustainable South Bronx’s mission: to bring issues of Environmental Justice to the forefront of community consciousness, and to begin to repair and reverse decades of environmental degradation. The BEST Academy not only connects residents of the South Bronx and other Environmental Justice communities to employment opportunities, but helps create an economically sustainable South Bronx. The entire community benefits from the increased number of residents who have marketable skills and can now contribute to the economic revitalization of the neighborhood.
The BEST Academy links environmental clean-up and restoration in the community to the career development and economic needs of local people. While BEST Academy is open to any resident of New York City’s five boroughs, the majority of participants are from the South Bronx. Participants must have their high school diploma (or equivalent), and a valid driver’s license or permit. Participants are predominantly low-income individuals with many on public assistance.
Go here for more information or call: 646.400.5438
Click here for the BEST Academy Recruitment Flyer (PDF).
SOUTH BRONX FOOD CO-OP:
The South Bronx Food Cooperative (SBxFC) is a green shopping alternative to the profit-oriented commercial food markets found in the Bronx. Founded and operated by committed residents, the SBxFC is dedicated to making a difference in the community by working together to provide healthy and affordable food to all who want it.
The South Bronx Food cooperative carries a wide variety of products, including local, organic and conventionally grown produce; pasture-raised, grass-fed and free-range meats and poultry; bulk grains, sugars, spices and pastas; fair-trade coffees and chocolate; environmentally safe cleaning supplies, and much more. All of this plus a selection of standard supermarket items makes the SBxFC a one-stop shopping destination. Sales are brisk at the SBxFC and inventory is replenished often ensuring that the products we sell are as fresh as possible..
As a member of the SBxFC you share ownership of the coop with fellow members. Members have a voice in the decision-making process and participate in directing the organization's future. Equally important, as a shopper you will know where your food choices come from. By becoming a member you and your family not only have access to fresh foods at reasonable prices, you will learn about our local farmers, organizations and vendors.
In addition to providing green/local products and democratic operations (common at most cooperatives), the SBxFC provides various health and nutrition services including workshops, cooking classes and education seminars. Our community education programs are designed and administered by local medical professionals and nutrition specialist. The goal of the SBxFC is to correct the various health disparities faced by Bronxites including diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure.
They seem to even have an online shopping option (members only).
Hours:
11:00 am – 8pm, Thursday – Monday
CLOSED Tuesday & Wednesday
(Additional hours and days of operation will be added in the very near future)
Website: http://www.sbxfc.org/
Location:
3103 Third Avenue
Bronx NY 10451
(The corner of 158th St)
La Familia Verde Community Garden:
La Familia Verde is a coalition of community gardens in the Crotona, East Tremont, and West Farms neighborhoods in the Bronx. Formed in 1998, our mission is to sustain the environment and culture of our neighborhood through education, community service, and horticulture.
La Familia Verde is part of a community gardening tradition in New York City that dates back over 25 years, when city residents first began taking control of abandoned lots left by the economic and social devastation of the inner cities. Since that time, community gardens have played an important role in helping revitalize some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. The gardens are not only pleasing to look at; they serve as educational, cultural, and social resource centers in traditionally underserved communities.
Today, La Familia Verde is comprised of more than ten community-operated gardens and various community based organizations. The gardens and community organizations help foster community pride, partnership, and activism.
You can read about their projects here.
La Familia Verde
2158 Mapes Avenue
Bronx, NY 10460
http://www.lafamiliaverde.org/
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One Bronx Rally for a Living Wage
April 4, 2011 07:00PM to 09:00PM
Brooklyn & the Bronx will remember the work of Dr. King by continuing the struggle for living wages here in NYC. Join with faith, union, community and elected leaders in a rally to push for passage of the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act -- a bill which would establish a $10 living wage plus benefits for all workers employed by large for-profit companies benefiting from city financial assistance.
Sponsored by:
Living Wage NYC
Location:
Bronx Pentecostal Deliverance Center: 1755 Watson Ave,
Bronx, NY
10472
Moment of silence for Dr. ML King
April 4, 2011 07:15AM to 08:30AM
All the teachers from each public school will rally around the school's flag pole at 7:15 in the secondary schools and 8:15 in all elementary schools. They will then remember Dr. King - read a few of his words and hold one moment of silence in his memory. The staff will walk united into school together.
The union has invited all staff members, parents, media and political leaders to attend the moment held at Martin Luther King School elementary school.
Sponsored by:
American Federation of Teachers
Local Yonkers Federation of Teachers 860
Location:
Martin Luther King Elementary School (and all other secondary and elementary schools in Yonkers) 135 Locust Hill Ave
Yonkers , NY
10710
Majora Carter's "The Promised Land"
WNYC-AM820
Saturdays at 2PM. Sundays at 8PM. Listen to the new radio documentary show hosted by Bronx Science Alumna & S.Bronx Environmentalist, Majora Carter.
Local News:
Ah, NYC Corruption: Candidates spent matching funds on trips and parties
New York Redistricting Census Data Now Available
More Bloomberg Failure: Schools still bursting at the seams
COMPTROLLER JOHN LIU TO PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC VIEW OF NYC PENSION INVESTMENTS
Confirmed: City doesn't want Koch Bridge!
Wal-mart’s History of Hypocrisy...
Fighting Bed Bugs
NY Senate "Gang of Eight (Hate)" DINOs down to 2
Oh Great...Indian Point is the nuclear plant in the US MOST at risk of core damage from an earthquake
NYC Comptroller John Liu Statement on Dept of Education Contract Rejection
Teachers stage Hunts Point rally
I am America I Matter
CURRENT TV NYC:
Current TV, founded by Al Gore, includes some of the best journalism in America today. In particular their Vanguard series is amazing and should not be missed by ANYONE who wants to know in depth coverage of some of the major stories in the world.
In NYC Current TV is available on:
Time Warner Digital: Channel 103
DIRECTV: Channel 358
DISH Network: Channel 196
Comcast Digital: Channel 107
AT&T U-Verse: Channel 189
Check out their program schedule here.
PROGRESSIVE TALK RADIO:
WWRL AM 1060
http://wwrl1600.com/default.asp
Check out the daily programming schedule here.
click here for their schedule of local events
WWRL Book Club
Become a member of the WWRL Morning Show, become a Morning Maniac.
Here’s your chance to be the recipient of a morning show “MUST READ” book.
Every Friday Mark Riley randomly selects a registrant, one per hour (6-9 am) and awards a “Must Read” that keeps up with world events
Click Here to Join!
Bronx Blogs:
Hunts Point Express: Serving Hunts Point and Longwood
The Bronx River Alliance serves as a coordinated voice for the river and works in harmonious partnership to protect, improve and restore the Bronx River corridor
Bronx Latino: a project of Puerto Rico Sun Communications
The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality: seeking to leave our great grandchildren better air, land, and water quality than we have at present.
This is new and REALLY cool: Bronx Science Cafe Series: Your World. Your Science.
The Bronx Science Cafe Series aims at building grassroots excitement and interest in science in the Bronx; and in the possible development of a Bronx Science Center Planetarium and Science Playground complex on the Grand concourse by promoting science beyond the confines of academia. Through researcher-led discussions with an afterwork crowd in an informal setting, anyone is welcome to join stimulating discussions about the great many ways science affects the different fabric of their lives.
To find out more click here.
KEEP WAL-MART OUT OF NYC:
Bloomerg and the right wing New York Post want to help Wal-Mart open up in NYC even though Wal-Mart has been shown to deliberately destroy small businesses, use illegal immigrant labor paying them slave wages, and treating their workers badly.
I don't mind big chain stores. I like IKEA and CostCo and Trader Joe's in particular. But Wal-Mart has been shown to be bad for communities they open up in.
Wal-Mart has a gender discrimination suit against them still active: Meet the Woman Behind the Walmart Gender Discrimination Suit
Click here for National Organization of Women's Statement on WalMart's Gender Discrimination.
Learn about Wal-Mart’s Dismal Record on Worker and Customer Safety (PDF)
Wal-Mart's Wage and Hour Violations (PDF)
HELP STOP WAL-MART AND BLOOMBERG FROM RUINING NYC
Check out these websites to find out how you can fight back.
Wal-Mart Free NYC
Neighborhood Retail Alliance
BRONX NAACP:
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans.
Williamsbridge (Bronx) NAACP
670 EAST 219TH ST
Bronx, NY 10467
718-655-6229
New York City Housing Authority NAACP
Bronx, NY 10469
718-652-1158
Co-Op City NAACP
PO BOX 75-3111
Bronx, NY 10475
Parkchester (Bronx) NAACP
PO BOX 482
Bronx, NY 10462
718-597-0364
Bronx NAACP
PO BOX 56
Bronx, NY 10456
718-993-9109
Bronx NAACP Youth Council
PO BOX 56
Bronx, NY 10456
National Jewish Democratic Council:
The National Jewish Democratic Council is the trusted voice and resource for Democratic office holders, candidates and party organizations to better understand and engage with the Jewish community. NJDC mobilizes the Jewish community and convenes opinion leadership to support the Democratic promise for all Americans. We look to our Jewish tradition to guide us on the issues of social and economic justice, religious pluralism and the peace and security of the State of Israel that will be the hallmark of our work.
NJDC believes that through our work in Democratic Party politics, we can ensure a better world for our children and grandchildren.
For more information, or to become a member of the New York chapter, contact msudco2@aol.com.
West Bronx Drinking Liberally: Political Action through Social Interaction
Drinking Liberally is a fun way to stay politically active
* When? First and Third Friday of each month, 7:30 pm
* Where? An Beal Bocht, 445 W 238th St (between Waldo and Greystone)
* Hosted by Jamin Sewell | Scott Kennedy
Leadership Intern Field Training (LIFT) through Sustainable South Bronx
In this prestigious 6-week internship, open to high school Juniors and Seniors, LIFT participants learn, through a combination of in classroom and hands-on field work, all the ins and outs of field organizing and a powerful environmental justice perspective. LIFT participants also learn an invaluable set of skills such as messaging, public speaking, strategic thinking and community organizing. For more information, contact Marta Rodriquez at 646.400.5431
BEST Academy
Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training Academy
The BEST Academy directly relates to the core of Sustainable South Bronx’s mission: to bring issues of Environmental Justice to the forefront of community consciousness, and to begin to repair and reverse decades of environmental degradation. The BEST Academy not only connects residents of the South Bronx and other Environmental Justice communities to employment opportunities, but helps create an economically sustainable South Bronx. The entire community benefits from the increased number of residents who have marketable skills and can now contribute to the economic revitalization of the neighborhood.
The BEST Academy links environmental clean-up and restoration in the community to the career development and economic needs of local people. While BEST Academy is open to any resident of New York City’s five boroughs, the majority of participants are from the South Bronx. Participants must have their high school diploma (or equivalent), and a valid driver’s license or permit. Participants are predominantly low-income individuals with many on public assistance.
Go here for more information or call: 646.400.5438
Click here for the BEST Academy Recruitment Flyer (PDF).
SOUTH BRONX FOOD CO-OP:
The South Bronx Food Cooperative (SBxFC) is a green shopping alternative to the profit-oriented commercial food markets found in the Bronx. Founded and operated by committed residents, the SBxFC is dedicated to making a difference in the community by working together to provide healthy and affordable food to all who want it.
The South Bronx Food cooperative carries a wide variety of products, including local, organic and conventionally grown produce; pasture-raised, grass-fed and free-range meats and poultry; bulk grains, sugars, spices and pastas; fair-trade coffees and chocolate; environmentally safe cleaning supplies, and much more. All of this plus a selection of standard supermarket items makes the SBxFC a one-stop shopping destination. Sales are brisk at the SBxFC and inventory is replenished often ensuring that the products we sell are as fresh as possible..
As a member of the SBxFC you share ownership of the coop with fellow members. Members have a voice in the decision-making process and participate in directing the organization's future. Equally important, as a shopper you will know where your food choices come from. By becoming a member you and your family not only have access to fresh foods at reasonable prices, you will learn about our local farmers, organizations and vendors.
In addition to providing green/local products and democratic operations (common at most cooperatives), the SBxFC provides various health and nutrition services including workshops, cooking classes and education seminars. Our community education programs are designed and administered by local medical professionals and nutrition specialist. The goal of the SBxFC is to correct the various health disparities faced by Bronxites including diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure.
They seem to even have an online shopping option (members only).
Hours:
11:00 am – 8pm, Thursday – Monday
CLOSED Tuesday & Wednesday
(Additional hours and days of operation will be added in the very near future)
Website: http://www.sbxfc.org/
Location:
3103 Third Avenue
Bronx NY 10451
(The corner of 158th St)
La Familia Verde Community Garden:
La Familia Verde is a coalition of community gardens in the Crotona, East Tremont, and West Farms neighborhoods in the Bronx. Formed in 1998, our mission is to sustain the environment and culture of our neighborhood through education, community service, and horticulture.
La Familia Verde is part of a community gardening tradition in New York City that dates back over 25 years, when city residents first began taking control of abandoned lots left by the economic and social devastation of the inner cities. Since that time, community gardens have played an important role in helping revitalize some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. The gardens are not only pleasing to look at; they serve as educational, cultural, and social resource centers in traditionally underserved communities.
Today, La Familia Verde is comprised of more than ten community-operated gardens and various community based organizations. The gardens and community organizations help foster community pride, partnership, and activism.
You can read about their projects here.
La Familia Verde
2158 Mapes Avenue
Bronx, NY 10460
http://www.lafamiliaverde.org/
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