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Join a presentation on Fighting for New York Activism for Health and Social Justice Since the 1960s by Nicholas Freudenberg, published by Columbia University Press, and a panel discussion on the future of health activism in New York City and beyond, Tuesday, July 14, 9:30 am to 11 am via Zoom.
Moderator:
Craig Willingham, Managing Director, CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute
Introduction:
Nevin Cohen, Associate Professor, CUNY School of Public Health Chair, Dept of Health Policy and Management
Panelists:
Liz Accles, Executive Director, Community Food Advocates
Johanna Fernández, Associate Professor, Department of History, CUNY Graduate Center and Baruch College, Author of The Young Lords: A Radical History
Stanley Richards, Commissioner of Correction, City of New York; former President and CEO of Fortune Society
Nicholas Freudenberg, Distinguished Professor of Public Health Emeritus, CUNY School of Public Health
Based on their experiences as activists or scholars of activism, the panel will discuss how, in this moment, activists, health professionals, and academics can work with communities and residents to protect public health and social justice, using the lessons that health social movements in New York have learned over the last 60 years.
About the Book:
Fighting for New York is a pragmatic account of health-focused social movements over the past several decades. Nicholas Freudenberg—a longtime public health professional, researcher, and activist—examines a variety of cases, from campaigns for reproductive rights, environmental justice, and free school lunch to the Close Rikers Island and Fight for $15 movements. He analyzes how activist leaders, members, and organizations approach injustices, build coalitions, frame their messages, and define success, considering which strategies worked and which failed to achieve their goals. Highlighting the voices of activists, this book is a riveting account of struggles to improve living conditions and uphold human dignity.
Fighting for New York synthesizes the lessons of these campaigns into practical guidance for the activists, health professionals, and policy makers of today and tomorrow, suggesting specific strategies gleaned from decades of experience. Highlighting the voices of activists, this book is a riveting account of struggles to improve living conditions and uphold human dignity.
Save 20% with code CUP20 when you order directly from the publisher.