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News September 21, 2021 CitizensNYC Announces Coralie Charriol Paul to Co-Chair Inaugural Advisory Council, Dennis Paul to Join Board of Directors
Micro-granting organization also announces upcoming All In for NYC Week Oct. 11-14
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Grantee Oral Histories July 20, 2020 Stories Project: Brenda Duchene
Awarded the President’s Call to Service Award by the White House, Brenda Duchene’s founded Isabhalia Ladies of Elegance in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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Grantee Oral Histories July 06, 2020 Stories Project: TyRee Stanback
As the president of the Resident Association of Lafayette Gardens, Tyree Stanback seeks to create a positive difference in the lives of residents and the community of Lafayette Gardens.
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Grantee Oral Histories June 22, 2020 Stories Project: Sheryll Durrant
Sheryll Durrant works alongside Kelly Street Garden Committee in providing opportunity for all community members to take part in gardening.
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Grantee Oral Histories June 08, 2020 Stories Project: Marissa Gutiérrez-Vicario
Marissa Gutiérrez-Vicario has worked alongside several non-profit organization before creating her own, Art and Resistance Through Education (ARTE).
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Grantee Oral Histories May 25, 2020 Stories Project: Amma Oloriwaa!
Brooklyn native Amma Oloriwaa! works with Egbe Iwa Odo'kunrin Egbe Iwa Odo'binrin in preparing and empowering youth in New York City to assume age appropriate responsibilities.
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Grantee Oral Histories May 11, 2020 Stories Project: Rodney Deas
Rodney Deas, aka "Radio Rahim" is a long-time activist in Brooklyn. He has been in the entertainment industry for decades, involved in radio and producing; he was involved in the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement and co-founded the Paul Robeson Freedom School in Bedford Stuyvesant.
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Grantee Oral Histories April 27, 2020 Stories Project: Danielle Sullivan
Danielle Sullivan is an administrative aide by day, community organizer by night and parent to an amazing child with special needs around the clock. She unites parents from all walks of life and engages conversation about the needs, wants, and growth of our children.
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Grantee Oral Histories April 13, 2020 Stories Project: Zulmilena Then
Organizer, and preservationist, Zulmilena Then is the founder of Preserving East New York (PENY) an organization whose mission is to advocate for historic preservation for the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York and its subsections.
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Grantee Oral Histories March 30, 2020 Stories Project: Anthony Posada
Anthony Posada is an artist, activist, and lawyer. Aside from his job as public defender at the Legal Aid Society, he is the founder of Project Attica, an organization devoted to engaging youth and under-served communities in social justice issues through art-based activities.
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