Last Update: 10/08/03

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• If your organization is looking for summer interns (paid or unpaid) please send listings to ProgressNY@aol.com.

• The Center for an Urban Future has released "Engine Failure: with Economic Woes that Go Well Beyond 9/11, New York Needs a Bold New Vision to Renew the City's Economy." See www.nycfuture.org

• The Independent Budget Office has a new report, "Five Year, $3.7 Billion School Spending Rise: Where did it Go?" see www.ibo.nyc.ny.us.

• In trying to register 2 million more young people for the upcoming Presidential election, the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and World Wrestling Entertainment have launched, the Smack Down your Vote campaign.

• Economists Allied for Arms Reduction, a NY based organization, has an online calculator of the cost of war in Iraq, based on CBO estimates.

• The new Center for American Progress (based in Washington) will be launching their website this fall. To get on their listserv see www.amprog.org

• The Rockefeller Institute is hosting a series of federalism symposia on The
"Home" in Homeland Security focused on the role of state and local governments. Transcripts are now available at http://www.rockinst.org

• New Jersey Policy Perspective has released a new report, “New Jersey’s Income Tax: How Progressive?” by John W. Zerillo. For details see www.njpp.org.

• The Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations has released their Fall 2003- Winter 2004 Labor Studies Certificate Program Catalogue. For more information or the catalogue, ilr-nyc@cornell.edu or 212-340-2800.

• The Century Foundation is launching a new listserv for young progressives. The listserv will provide an opportunity for online dialogue along with announcements of opportunities for young liberals. Please send an email to Rebecca Shaffer, Shaffer@tcf.org if you would like to join. Postings will begin after Labor Day.

• Democracy Matters, a non-partisan nonprofit organization of students and professors working on campuses across the country to educate people about the role of money in politics and its impact on democracy, will be hiring part-time, paid interns for the 2003-2004 academic year. Students will set up Democracy Matters chapters, organize Teach-ins, train students, lobby and educate elected officials, among other activities. Please see their website for additional details: www.democracymatters.org.

• The Drum Major Institute has a new progressive web log—progblog. For details see their website at www.drummajorinstitute.org.

• Applications are available for the 2004 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Vera Institute of Justice Postdoctoral Fellowship on Race, Crime and Justice. The fellowship encourages new scholars of diverse backgrounds to work and publish in this important field. One fellowship is awarded each year for a two-year residency at the Vera Institute in New York. Fellows receive a generous annual salary + benefits and research and travel allowances to pursue a scholarly project of their own design while gaining experience in policy-oriented research and writing. Applicants must have completed a doctorate within seven years of applying for the fellowship or be completing it by Summer 2004. Applications are due October 24, 2003, with the residency to start in Summer or Fall 2004. Information and an application are available at www.vera.org/mellon, or contact Timothy Ross, Research Director, Vera Institute of Justice, 233 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10279; e-mail: tross@vera.org; fax:212/941-9407, to request a brochure and application.

• THE PACE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK VISITING SCHOLAR FELLOWSHIP
Pace University’s Center for Downtown NY invites application for the visiting scholar fellowship. Journalists, researchers, scholars, and students who are studying the 9-11 terrorist attacks and the aftermath are eligible. The fellowship will provide office space for three to six months, information technology access, library services, etc. Those interested should submit a detailed description of their research needs, and an explanation of why having office space would be helpful, and the expected result of their research (journal article, etc.). Fellows will be expected to give one public lecture related to their work. The first available date for the fellowship is 12/1/2003. Submit information (c.v., project description and two letters of recommendations) by September 15, 2003 to Dan Slippen, Director, CDNY, Pace University, One Pace Plaza, N NY 10038. Please call Dan Slippen at 212-346-1025 if you have questions or need additional information.

• Columbia University Institute of African Studies brown bag seminars. Many subjects will be covered, with visiting African scholars. At the International Affairs Building, 240 West 188th St. (take the 1/9 to 116th St.), 12:10 to 2:20 pm. For information, contact Anselme Sadiki, 212-854-4633 or africa-institute@columbia.edu

• Again this summer, the Century Foundation will be hosting a series of policy brown bag lunches for young people working and studying in New York. Dates and topics will be announced shortly. To be added to the mailing list, contact Liz Lampen at lampen@tcf.org.

• The Center for New York City Affairs has a new email list. To join the list, please call (212) 229-5418 or email pradi703@newschool.edu

• The Center for the Study of Philanthropy is pleased to announce two unique fellowship opportunities: a new Senior International Fellows Program for fall 2003 and the spring 2004 International Fellows Program. The first is a pilot program for senior Third-Sector practitioners from outside the United States. The second program is for younger scholar/practitioners working in the NGO sector internationally.

Please see attached details about the application process for both programs. If you have any difficulty accessing the attached .html files, we will be happy to send the information in an alternate format. Program information is available on the Center's website at www.philanthropy.org, under the heading International Philanthropy.

• "Leadership New York: Coro Seeks Leaders of Tomorrow." Want to become part of the solution in New York City? The Coro New York Leadership Center's program Leadership New York seeks mid-career executives from the private, public, and non-profit sectors who are committed to strengthening New York City. You will gain hands-on experience learning about the City’s most pressing issues: economic development, education, race relations, public safety and more. Meet with city leaders, develop new skills, work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and become part of a network that is making change happen!

The program involves one full day and one evening a month, plus two weekend retreats, from September 2003 through May 2004. For applications and information, call Coro at 212-248-2935 x 230, and visit the website at www.leadershipnewyork.org. The application deadline is June 10, 2003.

• Demos has released a new report, “Securing the Vote: An Analysis of Voting Fraud.”  For details, see their website, www.demos-usa.org or contact Steve Carbo, director, democracy program:  scarbo@demos-usa.org or 212-633-1405.

 • The Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy, Hofstra University, has released their spring/summer “Regional labor Review,” For details contact laborstudies@hofstra.edu

 • Again this summer, the Century Foundation will be hosting a series of policy brown bag lunches for young people working and studying in New York.  Dates and topics will be announced shortly.  To be added to the mailing list, contact Liz Lampen at lampen@tcf.org.

• The Child Welfare Fund recently released their annual report.  For details see www.nycwf.org or call 212-529-0110.

 • ”People and Politics in America’s Big Cities,” a report released at a May 15 conference is available online at the website of the Drum Major Institute:  www.drummajorinstitute.org.

 • The National Employment Law Project has issued “Low Pay, High Risk:  State models for Advancing Immigrant Workers’ Rights.”  For details see their website, www.nelp.org

• Economists Allied for Arms Reduction has released a May Newsletter with articles by Professor James Galbraith and others.  For details contact ecaar@ecaar.org or call 845-620-1542.

• Paula DiPerna, former President of the Joyce Foundation, has released “Media, Charity and Philanthropy in the Aftermath of September 11, 2001.” The report is available online at www.tcf.org.

• The Center for an Urban Future has released a number of new reports, recently, including “Labor Gains: How Union-Affiliated Training is Transforming New York’s Workforce Landscape” and “NYC. Inc. Getting in the City’s Business.” For more information see www.nycfuture.org.

• The Citizens Budget Commission issued "10 Myths about Balancing NYC’s Budget and 5 Ways to Lower the Cost of Government by $1 Billion per year." For additional details see, www.cbcny.org, email info@cbeny.org or call 212-279-2605.

• The Campbell Public Affairs Institute at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University has issued a new e-book "Constructing Civic Virtue: A symposium on the state of American Citizenship." For details see www.campbellinstitute.org.

• The Century Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2003 Century Institute Summer Program, a leadership development and civic engagement program for college undergraduates. Directed by Princeton University Professor Paul Starr, CISP will be held from June 29 through July 12 on the Williams College Campus. There will be skills workshops, courses, guest lecturers and a variety of cultural activities. For the application and additional details, see www.centuryinstitute.org.

• As part of their World Cities Project, the International Longevity Center has issued "Old and Poor in New York City." For details, see http://www.ilcusa.org/_lib/pdf/b20021121a.pdf

• The State Strategies Fund (a project of the Proteus Fund) have issued "Forging Closer Ties: Case Studies of Labor’s Role in Progressive State Coalitions," by Paul Saba, Amy Simon, Frank Mitchell, and Jeremy Brecher. For additional information contact Amber French at 413-256-0349 or afrench@proteusfund.org.

• The Century Foundation has released "A Place at the Table: Women’s Needs and Medicare Reform," by Marilyn Moon. For additional details see http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Detail.asp?ItemID=199 To obtain a copy, send an email to ritchie@tcf.org

• The Community Service Society has issued a report on the City Jobless Rate. For details see http://www.cssny.org/reports/databrief/databrief_no.7.pdf

• The PRLDEF Institute for Puerto Rican Policy has issued a "Latino Critique of the NYC Districting Commission Plan." For details, see http://www.prldef.org/policy.htm

• The New York Union Semester Program is currently seeking applicants for its Spring and Fall  2003 programs--  Applications are available now online!  Now in its third year, Union Semester is a unique "semester away" program is offered by Queens College/CUNY which provides students with a hands on opportunity to intern with a labor union or affiliated organization in New York City while taking courses in labor studies.  Students earn 12 to 16 credits, receive a $210 weekly stipend and are awarded a $1,700 tuition scholarship.  Among unions and organizations currently hosting interns are UNITE! 23-25, the Transit Workers Union, the National Employment Law Project and Jobs with Justice . In order to be considered, applicants must have completed at least 45 credits, possess a GPA of at least 2.5, and show interest and dedication in social justice and/or the labor movement. Deadline for Spring is November 22 so APPLY NOW!  For more information, or to request an application go to: www.qc.edu/unionsemester or email: unionsemester@qc.edu or call: 212-827-0200

• The Century Foundation recently released a number of new papers on election reform efforts. Among the papers is Ron Hayduk’s evaluation of the 2001 election in New York. For details: http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Election_Reform/nyc-hayduk.pdf

• The Commonwealth Fund and it’s Program on Medicare’s Future have released "Medicare+Choice in New York City: So Far, So Good?" For details call 212-606-3800 or visit their website at www.cmwf.org.

• The second edition of Many Voices, One City: The IPA Guide to the Ethnic Press of NYC is now available for $20. This edition lists 270 ethnic (and a few community) publications in the NY area, up from 198 in the last edition, published in 2001.  Contact info for editors and advertising directors both included. Send a check or VISA/Mastercard number to: Independent Press Association-New York, 143 W. 29th St. New York, NY 10001, or call 212-219-3976.

• The Center for the Study of Philanthropy (CUNY Graduate Center) is accepting applications for its 2003 International Fellows Program. Application deadline is October 15. For additional details see www.philanthropy.org.

• The Brennan Center has a new publication, "Beyond the Color Line? Race, Representation, and Community in the New Center," edited by Alex Willingham. To order or learn more call 212-998-6730 or visit their website at www.brennancenter.org.

• The Century Foundation published a new report by NYU Law Professor Stephen Schulhofer, "The Enemy Within: Intelligence Gathering, Law Enforcement, and Civil Liberties in the Wake of September 11." Details of the report are on TCF’s website, www.tcf.org. For a copy of the report, please send an email to ritchie@tcf.org.

• The National Jobs for All Coalition has issued a new issue of their newsletter. For details, write to them at 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 853, NY NY 10115, call 212-870-3449 or send an email to njfac@ncccusa.org

• "Crossing Divides: New Common Ground on Poverty and Economic Security." From: Demos. By Tammy Draut, David Callahan and Corrinna Hawkes This report examines four cases of policymaking during the 1990s-EITC, IDAs, CHIP, and Empowerment Zones-that hint at emerging common ground among liberal and conservative policymakers. The report also discusses areas of
enduring deadlock around issues of poverty and opportunity, and the challenges this poses for advocates seeking change. The report is online at www.demos-usa.org.