A New “New Deal” for NYC & the USA
The New School, Theresa Lang Community
and Student Center
55 West 13th Street, Room I-202, Manhattan
Friday, October 27, 2017, 5:00-8:00 pm

Strategizing for a New “New Deal”
for NYC & the USA
Columbia Law School
Room 104, Jerome Greene Hall, 116th and Amsterdam
Saturday, October 28, 2017, 10:00 am-4:00 pm

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A New “New Deal” for NYC & the USA – The New School
Event Program
October 27, 2017

Welcome
Dean William Milberg, New School for Social Research
Prof. Robert Pollack, Director, Columbia University Seminars
Prof. Franklin D. Roosevelt, III, Economics Emer., Sarah Lawrence College

Introduction: The Dual New Deal Legacy: Celebrate, Advocate
Prof. Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg, Emer., Adelphi University; Chair, National Jobs for All Coalition;
Co-Chair Columbia University Seminar on Full Employment, Social Welfare, and Equity

The New Deal Legacy in New York City and a Call for a New, New Deal
Gray Brechin, Geographer and Founder, Living New Deal

A 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chief Sponsor, H.R. 2206, 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act and
Co-Sponsor H.R. 1000, 21st Century Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act

Political and Economic Prospects for Achieving a Federal and a New York City Job Guarantee: A Panel Discussion
Prof. Darrick Hamilton, The New School
Prof. Philip Harvey, Rutgers Law
Prof. Stephanie Kelton, former Chief Economist, Senate Budget Committee & Stony Brook University
Prof. Randall Wray, Levy Institute, Bard College

Creating Jobs and Building Great Things Again in New York City
Bich Ha Pham, Director of Policy, Office of NYC Public Advocate Letitia James

 

PUBLIC PROGRAM SPONSORS:
Columbia University Seminar on Full Employment,
Social Welfare, and Equity
National Jobs for All Coalition
New School for Social Research

CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:
CELEBRATING A NEW “NEW DEAL” for NYC & the USA
(in formation)

1Future
Columbia University Seminar on Full Employment,
Social Welfare, and Equity
CWA Local 1180
Designing the WE
District Council 37, AFSCME
Four Freedoms Democratic Club
Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement
Judson Memorial Church
Levy Economics Institute, Bard College
Metro NY Health Care for All Campaign
Modern Money Network
National Jobs for All Coalition
New School for Social Research
New York City Department of Records
New York Labor History Association
Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, AFT
The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement NYC
The Living New Deal
WeAct for Environmental Justice
Worker Institute at Cornell ILR
Workers Defense League