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Holding Our Own, Movement Building Fund from Megajoule Media on Vimeo. Holding Our Own invites applications to our new Movement Building Fund. The Fund is an emergency grant fund that makes grants up to $1000 available on a rolling basis to fund or sponsor actions, activities, and organizing efforts community-wide to respond to the ongoing attack on […]
In an effort to give Holding Our Own network members an opportunity to get to know each other just a little better, we will be spotlighting a couple of local feminists each month. We hope that this will help give you more opportunities to connect, collaborate and leverage your resources. Do you want to be next, […]
In an effort to give Holding Our Own’s network members an opportunity to get to know each other just a little better, we will be spotlighting a couple of local feminists each month. We hope that this will help give you more opportunities to connect, collaborate and leverage your resources. Do you want to be next, or […]
Note: This post will be followed quickly by another detailing the schedule of opportunities for public input (that we know about). There has been surprisingly little public debate to date over the proposition of a new casino in the Albany area considering the huge impact it will have on the community. The proposal for the […]
During the past week couple of weeks, the media noted and had much to say about the 50th Anniversary of the ‘War on Poverty’. Here’s an article from the LA Times: LA Times New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/opinion/kristof-progress-in-the-war-on-poverty.html And the Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/what-america-won-in-the-war-on-poverty/283006/ Many of the opinions expressed and statistics quoted are at odds with each other. […]
Editor’s Note: We will post additional resources, references and article links in a separate post tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8th. Please feel free to comment (be patient, all comments are moderated and you must be logged in to comment) or log in and Submit a Post of your own on this issue. There are numerous threats […]
Every year in New York State hundreds of people sign over their homes in order to receive welfare assistance. This is a little known requirement, since most people who have homes do not receive welfare benefits, and those that do, certainly do not want to talk about it. I have had first hand experience with […]
Hunger and Human Rights: Budget Cutbacks as Violence against Women By Cody Cabrera December 10, 2013 The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence—a call to action to raise awareness of the multi-faceted forms of violence women face in the context of human rights—ends today on International Human Rights Day. As I reflect on today […]
By Joanne Kathleen Farrell When I think of spring I think of a time for rebirth. A time for seeding crops and clearing fields. I enjoy planting bulbs that will bring colorful flowers in the sunny days to come. For many around the world that life would be a fantasy. It is hard to […]