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CitizensNYC: LIVE Rethink & Rebuild

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Join CitizensNYC to learn how to navigate local New York City government to protect the rights of all New Yorkers. Our special guest speaker, newly appointed Manhattan Community Board 1 member, Desi K. Robinson, will discuss how to mobilize our communities to understand and participate in hyper-local government to protect Black rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and Women’s rights.

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CitizensNYC: LIVE Rethink & Rebuild

Violence Will Not Make Us Safe!

What does public safety mean to your community? Public safety is programs or activities implemented by a public agency (directly or indirectly) for the safety, protection, law enforcement and criminal justice of the public. Included in this should be mental health.

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CitizensNYC: LIVE Rethink & Rebuild

Community Gardens: Fertile Ground for Environmental Justice

Community gardens and the gardeners who care for them contribute to the environmental sustainability, public health, and community resilience of their neighborhoods and cities.

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CitizensNYC LIVE: Season 2, Episode 5

March is all about celebrating women all around the world and shining a light on all they do! To do just that, we’ve got 2 special guests:

Brandee McHale, Head of Community Investing and Development at Citi

Tella Walker, Interim CEO for the Nonprofit Finance Fund

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CitizensNYC LIVE: Season 2, Episode 4

There’s a lot of power in accessibility and opportunity, even when it comes to the game of soccer. Sola Winley (Major League Soccer) & Bobby Akumah (Dare2Dream) talk about the impact that the game had on their lives and what they’re doing to bridge the economic gap in minority communities.

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CitizensNYC LIVE: Season 2, Episode 3

What does leadership look like to you? It’s very rare that you put the words “leader” & “vulnerability” in the same sentence. We’ve partnered up some amazing non-profit leaders to break down that typical visual of what a leader looks like. Leaders are every day people who strive to make change in their neighborhoods.

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CitizensNYC LIVE: Season 2, Episode 2

The holiday season is here, and 2022 is right around the corner! In midst of the holiday madness, we can’t forget to focus on the small businesses that continue to help us get through the pandemic.

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CitizensNYC LIVE: Season 2, Episode 1

From getting back on the subway, to being around one another again for the holidays, Citizens Committee for New York City, CEO Dr. Rahsaan Harris and his wife Elizabeth come together once more to kick-off Season 2 of the CitizensNYC: LIVE podcast.

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CitizensNYC: Ideas Summit

All in for Community Health

Our one-day Ideas Summit convenes and connects grassroots community leaders, academics, elected officials, strategists, and community residents, working toward the public good of New York City.

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