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“It’s not hard to find an example of a city that’s doing accessible transportation better than New York.”
Disability Justice advocates from around New York focused on how to make the city prioritize accessible transit tonight, at a packed-room panel discussion at “All Access”, NYLPI’s pop-up social justice museum. “Examples abound of cities that are doing it better than...
ESPN Awards Inaugural Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award to Bronx Students Who Fought Racial Inequities in High School Sports
New York, NY (July 18, 2019)—During their ESPY celebrations, ESPN honored Bronx public high school Students Matt Diaz and Lisa Parks with the Inaugural Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award for using the power of sports to make a positive impact on society at the...
“When young people come into my office, I reprioritize to make sure I’m paying attention to them.”
Young people from all over New York came together inside NYLPI’s pop-up social justice museum this afternoon to focus on the power of youth activism and organizing. New York City Council Member Antonio Reynoso delivered some remarks, focused on the value of young...
Immigration Enforcement—Advice For Nonprofits
As part of our capacity building work, we're reissuing our immigration enforcement guide for nonprofits, in light of an increasing number of questions raised by nonprofits and service providers in these troubling times, as immigration enforcement actions are ramped up...
All Access: An Exhibit exploring human rights, justice, and community action
See how art can transform the conversation around community power. This group show of NYC-based artists will explore issues of environmental, disability, and immigrant justice.
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