Event: It's All About You - Summer 2009 - Harlem Youth Gathering

Event: It's All About You - Summer 2009 - Harlem Youth Gathering

Time: 11 AM to 3 PM
Day: Saturday, June 27, 2009

Flyer can be downloaded from the CSH Flyer Depot here.

Location:
Harriet Tubman School (PS 154)
250 W 127th Street
New York, NY 10027

Description:
The "Event: It's All About You - Summer 2009 - Harlem Youth Gathering" is a Youth Centered informational and educational event for Harlem Youth. The day's events will focus on providing Resources, a Job Fair and providing information about their Rights (when stopped by the police, information of school record, etc.).

Because a major goal of the event is to make it as youth centered as possible, there will be opportunities for youth who are positively impacting the Harlem community to share their experiences and organization's literature with those youth who are searching for ways to also perform positive actions in the community that lead to a better education, a sense of social responsibility and the development of effective leadership skills.

There will be sessions where the Youth will be able to do "hands on" conflict resolution, learn about alternatives to incarceration, and "green" jobs.

There will be information available on the Building Trades, Registering to Vote, Housing Rights and Legal Services.

Contact:
Email: HarlemYouthGathering@gmail.com
Telephone: 718-512-8690

Sponsor:
Coalition to Save Harlem [CSH]
Lincolnton Station | P.O. box 737 | New York, NY 10037
Telephone: 718-512-8690 | Fax: 718-670-3230

EVENT: No To Mayoral Control Coalition Meeting

EVENT: No To Mayoral Control Coalition Meeting

TIME: 6:00 PM
DAY & DATE: Wednesday, May 27, 2009


FOOD: Refreshments will be served.

LOCATION:
District Council 37 – Private Dining Room
125 Barclay Street
New York, NY 10007

RSVP: Khalia Kweli

• Telephone: (212) 815-1550
• Email: KKweli@DC37.net

CONTACT:
Khalia S. Kweli
Political & Legislative Aide
Political Action & Legislation Dept.
District Council 37
125 Barclay Street
New York, N.Y. 10007
(212) 815-1550 phone
(212) 815-1553 fax
KKweli@DC37.net

EVENT: No To Mayoral Control Coalition Meeting

EVENT: No To Mayoral Control Coalition Meeting
TIME: 6:00 PM
DAY & DATE: Thursday, May 7, 2009



FOOD: Refreshments will be served.

LOCATION:
District Council 37 – Private Dining Room
125 Barclay Street
New York, NY 10007

RSVP:
Please reply or call Khalia Kweli @ (212) 815-1550 to R.S.V.P.

CONTACT:
Khalia S. Kweli
Political & Legislative Aide
Political Action & Legislation Dept.
District Council 37
125 Barclay Street
New York, N.Y. 10007
(212) 815-1550 phone
(212) 815-1553 fax
KKweli@DC37.net

RESCHEDULED: Town Hall Forum on the Federal Stimulus Package

RESCHEDULED: Town Hall Forum on the Federal Stimulus Package

Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Day & Date: Friday, April 17th, 2009

Note: Flyer is located in the CSH Flyer Depot here. [Date is Incorrect]

Location:
Harlem Hospital Center
506 Malcolm X Blvd
New York, New York

Sponsors:
Senator Bill Perkins, 30th District
Senator Eric Schneiderman, 31st District
Senator Jose Serrano, 28th District

Contact (For Information):
To be placed on our list to receive mo9re information on this event please fill out the attached form. You may also call Senator Bill Perkins office at 212-222-7315

Background:

Findout:

• How your community may benefit from the Stimulus Package
• What projects are eligible for funding
• What you need to know to obtain that funding

Political Announcement & Event: Monique Washington (Ndigo) Announces Candidacy for City Council District 7

Political Announcement & Event: Monique Washington (Ndigo) Announces Candidacy for City Council District 7

Time: 10 AM
Day & Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Note: Press Release can be downloaded from the CSH Flyer Depot here.

Location:
In Front of the Statue of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building
163 West 125th Street
New York, New York 10039

Contact:
People for Monique "Ndigo" Washington
P.O. Box 1580
New York, NY 10027
Phone 212-561-6791
Email peopleformwashington@hotmail.com

Background:
Mother and Community Organizer announces Candidacy for City Council tomorrow morning at 10am in front of the statue of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. at the State Office Bldg.

Event: Emergency Meeting - Response to Al Sharpton's National Action Network's (NAN)annual gathering for 6PM Monday, March 30, 2009 @ DC37!!

Event: Emergency Meeting - Response to Al Sharpton's National Action Network's (NAN)annual gathering

Purpose: To plan an "informational rally" for either Thursday or Friday at the Sheraton Hotel (actually across the street).

Time: 6 PM
Day & Date: Monday, March 30, 2009

Location:
DC37 (125 Barclay & West Side Hi-way)

Sponsors:

• DC37
• BNYEE
• NY Coalition for Neighborhood School Control

Background:
The Sponsors of this emergency meeting position: We can't let the Sharptons of the world run their hustles unchecked-- especially when it's about our children's future. The Learn NY and Education Equality Project have gone unchallenged for such a long time that they feel confident that they can win over the majority of NY's citizens with there multimillion dollar smoke and mirrors hype machine.

Event: Defend Public Education: Counter the Education Deformers

Event: Defend Public Education: Counter the Education Deformers

Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Day & Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009

Purpose: Conference/Strategy Session on fighting testing/school closings/ATR

Location:
John Jay College
North Hall Building | Room 1311
445 W 59th St.

Conact:
Norm Scott - normsco@gmail.com, norscot@aol.com, 917-992-3734
Angel Gonzalez - asc-ice@gmail.com, 718-601-4901
Sam Coleman - sam_p_coleman@yahoo.com
Transportation: Train - A,C,D,B, 1 to 59th St.

Background:
Will charter schools and small elite schools drain away the highest performing students, leaving the public schools and the teachers in them to be branded as failures because they are working with the students who need the most help but are denied the resources to do an effective job? Have we seen the end of the zoned neighborhood schools in poor urban school systems? As school after school is closed, often for nefarious reasons, will we end up with a corps of teachers forced to move from school to school teaching in subject areas for which they were not trained in what is fast becoming a dead end career? And a corps of children and parents shut out of their own neighborhood schools?

We see this conference as a first step in building a coalition of teachers, parents and students to plan campaigns to take back public education from the privateers.

Angel Gonzalez, Sam Coleman and Norm Scott, three of the organizers of the "Stop the School Closings/Defend Public Education" Conference at John Jay College on March 28 appeared on WBAI radio Thurs. Mar 26. at around 7:40. Education At The Crossroads WBAI - 99.50 fm with Basir Mchawi http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/090326_190001eatcrossr.MP3

See the video ad produced by Education Notes for the March 28 conference to save public schools at John Jay College in NYC, is a prime example of the manipulation of the community by charter school advocates. Harlem Success, led by Eva Moskowitz has pushed its way into public school spaces with the support of the NYC Department of Education. The push by Bloomberg and Klein to support charter schools is a prime example of their failure to solve the problems that exist in public schools. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEp7rg_L5JI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEp7rg_L5JI

Sponsors:

• The Independent Community of Educators and
• The New York Coalition of Radical Educators

Endorsers:

• ATRs-School Closings Committee of ICE/UFT
• Justice Not Just Tests (JNJT),
• Federacion de Maestros de Puerto Rico – Support Committee of NY
• Teachers for a Just Contract - TJC/UFT
• Teacher Advocacy Group NYC – TAGNYC
• Teachers Unite
• People Power Coalition
• Center for Immigrant Families

Information Source: Press Release - Education Notes Online

Event: Town Hall Forum on the Federal Stimulus Package

Event: Town Hall Forum on the Federal Stimulus Package
Time: TBD
Day & Date: Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Note: Flyer is located in the CSH Flyer Depot here.

Location:
Harlem Hospital Center
506 Malcolm X Blvd
New York, New York

Sponsors:
Senator Bill Perkins, 30th District
Senator Eric Schneiderman, 31st District
Senator Jose Serrano, 28th District

Contact (For Information):
To be placed on our list to receive mo9re information on this event please fill out the attached form. You may also call Senator Bill Perkins office at 212-222-7315
Background:

Findout:

• How your community may benefit from the Stimulus Package
• What projects are eligible for funding
• What you need to know to obtain that funding

Event: Hands on Training for Microsoft Word | March - April 2009

Event: Hands on Training for Microsoft Word

Sponsors:
Harlem Business Alliance
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Day, Date & Topic:

• Monday, March 23, 2009 - "Getting Started"
• Thursday, March 26, 2009 - "The Basics"
• Monday, March 30, 2009 - "Basic Editing Skills"
• Thursday, April 2, 2009 - "Skills and Shortcuts"
• Monday, April 6, 2009 - "Formatting I"
• Thursday, April 9, 2009 - "Formatting II"

Cost: FREE

Registration:
RSVP to ensure a seat for the workshop
Contact Brittany Harte 212-665-7010 or bharte@hbany.org

Location:
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
290 Malcom X Blvd. | 3rd Floor
(Between 125th and 124th Streets)

Note: Flyer can be downloaded from the CSH Flyer Depot.

Event: Small Business Workshop Series | March 18, 2009

Event: Small Business Workshop Series

Sponsors:
Harlem Business Alliance
Abyssinian Development Corporation
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone

Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Day & Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009


Registration:
RSVP to ensure a seat for the workshop
Contact Brittany Harte 212-665-7010 or bharte@hbany.org

Location:
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
290 Malcom X Blvd. | 3rd Floor
(Between 125th and 124th Streets)

Note: Flyer can be downloaded from the CSH Flyer Depot.

Objective:
Personal Preparation for Starting a Small Business. This workshop seeks to build your entrepreneurial capacity. Learn how to repair your personal credit, build a winning business plan and choose the right financing and structure sound accounting measures to help your small business succeed.

Background:
The small business workshop series is designed to provide entrepreneurs and business owners with the strategies and practical skills necessary to operate a successful small business.

Event: Violence Against Women

Event: Violence Against Women

Time: 10 AM - 1PM
Day & Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009

Location:
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Harlem State Office Building
163 West 125th Street | 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10025

Note: Flyer for the Event can be downloaded from the CSH Flyer Depot.

Contact:
Delta Sigma Theta 212-969-0434

Topics To Be Covered:

• Elder Abuse
• Teen Abuse
• Child Abuse
• Partner Abuse
• Campus Abuse

Sponsor:
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | New York Alumnae Chapter

Event: World TB Day | 3rd Annual Community TB Forum: NYC is STOPPING TB

Event: World TB Day | 3rd Annual Community TB Forum: NYC is STOPPING TB

Cost: FREE

Refreshments: Breakfast will be served.

Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Day & Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Location:
QUEENS LIBRARY at Langston Hughes
100-01 Northern Blvd.
Corona, NY 11368

Directions: to Queens Library

Information: More information is provided in the Conference Flyer located in the CSH Flyer Depot.

Audience:
Open to local community leaders, service providers, elected officials, media and residents

Registration:

• In order to comply with site security regulations, registration is required.
• Register by Friday, March 20, 2009:
• Online: www.nyc.gov/health/tb or email:tbfreenyc@gmail.com
• Seating is limited

Contact:
For more information call 212-442-9945

Forum Highlights:

• Moderated by Bill Bower, MPH- Charles P. Felton National TB Center @ Harlem Hospital
• World TB Day Opening Remarks by Peter Baldini- World Lung Foundation
• The Face of TB in NYC presented by Dr. Chrispin Kambili- Bureau of Tuberculosis Control, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
• Moving Towards a TB-Free NYC presented by special guest speakers from local community organizations

Objectives:

• Learn basic tuberculosis concepts
• Discuss the current status of TB in New York City
• Explore ways to stop TB at the community level

Sponsors:

• The Coalition for a TB-Free NYC
• Assemblyman José R. Peralta
• Urban Health Plan, Inc.
• The World Lung Foundation and TD Bank

Planning Committee:

• African Services Committee
• American Lung Association of NY
• Bellevue Hospital Center
• CAMBA
• Center for Immigrant Health
• Kings County Hospital Center
• NYC Bureau of TB Control (NYC DOHMH)
• NYC Department of Homeless Services
• NYC East and Central Harlem District Public Health Office (NYC DOHMH)
• NYC Office of Correctional Public Health (NYC DOHMH)
• NYS Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance
• NYS Bureau of TB Control (NYS DOH)
• Plaza Del Sol Family Health Center (Urban Health Plan, Inc.)
• RESULTS

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Note:
The New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene is now offering information important for the health of all New Yorkers.
To sign up for these new and valuable updates, log-on to our website at http://www.nyc.gov/health/email and select the NYC DOHMH updates you'd like to receive.

Event: Annual TB Conference: NYC is STOPPING TB

Event: Annual TB Conference: NYC is STOPPING TB

Sponsors:
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
NJMS Global TB Institute

Time: 12:30pm-4:00pm
Day & Date: Friday, March 20, 2009

Cost: Free
Refreshments: Tea & Coffee will be served

Registration:

• RSVP by Tuesday, March 17, 2009
• Register online at www.nyc.gov/health/tb
• Seating is limited.

Contact: Call 212-442-9968 or 212-676-2913

Location:
NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South, 4th Floor
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium

Directions: Located here.

Information: More information is provided in the Conference Flyer located in the CSH Flyer Depot.

EVENT: Upper Manhattan Economic Summit

EVENT: Upper Manhattan Economic Summit

Time: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Day & Date: Friday | March 13, 2009

Location:
Schomburg Center for Research Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY 10037

Note: More information can be obtained from the CSH Flyer Depot.

• Flyer about the Event
• Event Program
  

RSVP:

• Community Board 9 212-864-6200
• Community Board 10 212-749-3105
• Community Board 11 212-831-8929
• Community Board 12 212-568-8500
  

Questions To Be Addressed:

• How will the Economic Stimulus affect you?
• What will happen to the planned major developments?
• How will the Economic Stimulus Package help small businesses?

Sponsors:

• Manhattan Community Boards 9, 10, 11, 12
• Harlem Community Development Corporation
• Harlem Business Alliance

Event: Discussion Group - Charter Schools and the Attack on Public Education

Event: Discussion Group - Charter Schools and the Attack on Public Education

Time: 2 PM
Day & Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009

Note: RSVP to bill.linville@gmail.com or call 608-852-6998

Location:

Karavas Place (a Greek restaurant)

162 West 4th Street

(corner of Carmine St. near 6th Ave)

Transportation: Take the A/C/D/E/F to W 4th Street

Background:
Join an informal discussion group on LA teacher Sarah Knopp's, "Charter Schools and the Attack on Public Education" in International Socialist Review 62, available here.

If you would like a physical copy of the magazine with the article for $2, contact Bill. If you have other suggestions for supplementary readings, please let Bill know so that he can send them out to the folks who have RSVP'ed.

From Chicago to New Orleans to New York City, charter schools are being proposed as alternatives to failing and underfunded schools under public control. We already know that some of the schools that are being closed in NYC are to be replace by charter schools. Join a discussion with other progressive educators on this important issue.

Questions To Be Explored:

• What are the origins of charter schools and what forces are behind the movement for charter schools?
• How is this movement tied to the attack on teachers' unions?
• How do we respond to parents or teachers who are attracted to charter schools because of failures of the public school system?
• How are charter schools being pushed by private forces?
• What do we say about "progressive" charter schools?
• How are non-profit charter schools under simliar pressures as for profit charter schools?
• Why have for profit charter schools failed to turn a profit?
• What talking points can we use with other teachers and parents on this issue?

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EVENT: Regional Solutions to Segregation and Racial Inequity: Can Metro Areas Overcome Inequality?

EVENT: Regional Solutions to Segregation and Racial Inequity: Can Metro Areas Overcome Inequality?
The 2009 Henry Cohen Lecture

ADMISSION: Free (Seating reserved. To RSVP call 212.229.5418 or email centernyc@newschool.edu).

FEATURED: Myron Orfield, Executive Director, Institute on Race & Poverty, University of Minnesota and author, Metropolitics: A Regional Agenda for Community and Stability

LECTURE FOLLOWED BY:
The lecture will be followed by a discussion about the New York region with:
Darrick Hamilton, Assistant Professor, Milano
Alex Schwartz, Associate Professor, Milano
Tom Wright, Executive Director, Regional Plan Association

SPONSORS:
Milano The New Shool for Manaement and Urban Policy
Center for New York City Affairs

TIME: 6 PM to 8 PM
DAY & DATE: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

LOCATION:
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
55 West 13th Street | 2nd Floor
(between 5th and 6th Avenues)

BACKGROUND:
Suburban growth and development away from central cities have increased segregation and racial inequalities in the U.S. Using the Twin Cities region as a lens, Orfield shows why policy makers must shift from neighborhood-level responses and develop regional solutions that promote equity and integration for housing, jobs, and schools.

Established in 2006, The Henry Cohen Lecture focuses on public policy challenges and solutions for women, children, and families, particularly in impoverished urban settings. The Henry Cohen Professorship, which focuses on these same issues, is an endowed Chair at Milano. The Lecture and Professorship are both named after Milano's founding dean, who served from 1965 to 1983.

For more than 30 years, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy has offered sharply focused programs in management and public policy that are innovative, principled, and practical--in keeping with the mission of The New School and Milano's own values and purpose.

EVENT: Meltdown: The Economic Collapse and a People's Plan for Recovery

EVENT: Meltdown: The Economic Collapse and a People's Plan for Recovery

HOST & SPONSOR: New York Society for Ethical Culture, NYC
CO-SPONSORS:
The New Society for Ethical Culture,
Public Concern Foundation,
Democrats.com,
Democracy Now!

NOTE: Follow the event on Twitter if you can't make it.

COST: Free

TIME: 8 PM (Doors open at 7:25PM)
DAY & DATE: Friday, March 6, 2009

LOCATION:
New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street
New York City

BOOK SIGNING: Yes! Following the conversation.

BACKGROUND:
Join Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Nation Institute Fellow and Nation columnist Naomi Klein, author and activist Barbara Ehrenreich, Black Commentator's Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Nation D.C. editor Christopher Hayes in a wide-ranging and incisive conversation as they discuss the origins on the financial collapse, debate President Obama's stimulus package and consider what form economic recovery should take to ensure a more equitable future for everyone.

The event marks the publication of Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover (Nation Books) by Katrina vanden Heuvel and the editors of The Nation.

Audience questions will be taken.