Cameron Orr
LATEST ARTICLES BY Cameron Orr
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U.S.
Cuomoville, paid for by developers
June 28, 2017A coalition of tenant organizations marched June 14th from the New York Public Library to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s NYC office where they camped outside for three days. They called their encampment Cuomoville.
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U.S.
Jubilant crowds, union members gather at Buffalo’s Juneteenth celebration
June 26, 2017The holiday’s history is a bittersweet one.
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U.S.
Sweet home Alabama: Peoples Summit tackles problems of rural America
June 19, 2017The more communities Trump attacked, the more the coalition grew to fight for “dignity, respect, and acknowledgment of being a human being...”
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Labor
Peoples Summit participants jumping into election battles
June 14, 2017“If you spend half an hour talking to folks about their needs and how you’re going to address them, then when you ask them to be an ally to somebody else, they’re ready to do it.”
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Labor
Service workers win battle over scheduling
May 31, 2017In New York City, all businesses who employ 11 or more non-tipped workers will have to pay a $15 minimum wage by the end of 2018.
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News
Angela Davis: collective leadership and unity will defeat Trump
March 14, 2017Davis stressed that the struggles for gender and racial equality are “at the center of the struggle for democracy. If anyone knows the way we should be heading, it’s today’s youth.”
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News
Private developers punch holes in New York “sanctuary state”
February 18, 2017Trump has promised to cut funding to sanctuary cities and states, Federal funds from Housing and Urban Development to New York City will not be forthcoming. To protect tenants, especially those in Black and Brown communities...
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U.S.
Fair housing advocates condemn welfare for developers
December 2, 2016Fair housing advocates say Trump has already demonstrated to the world that developers can be counted on to rip people off.
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