Tuesday, July 14, 2015 7PM
The future of manufacturing in NYC has been in the news frequently in the past year. With the rising price of land and the mayor’s push for affordable housing throughout the city, the future of manufacturing districts is uncertain. What would happen to industrial areas ...
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Thursday, July 9, 2015 1PM
Hey advocates! Join CUP on Tuesday, July 9th, 1–2 pm, for a webinar on how to apply to Making Policy Public! The webinar is designed specifically for advocates and community groups. We will walk prospective applicants through the application process step-by-step and ...
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Monday, June 29, 2015 5PM
CUP is seeking a Teaching Artist to lead a year-long Urban Investigation project to create a documentary with public high school students about New York City’s garbage infrastructure.
The Teaching Artist will collaborate with CUP and a group of ...
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Friday, June 5, 2015 5PM
CUP is seeking an Event Coordinator to help us produce our 2015 Annual Benefit. This is a part-time contractor position, and will take place from June-October 2015.
On Thursday, October 1, 2015, CUP will host our Annual Benefit to celebrate our recent projects at Midtown ...
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Monday, June 1, 2015 10AM
CUP is seeking a summer intern to assist with several current projects, including:
+ Design production work for print using Adobe CS products.
+ Production work on our education tools, including painting, assembling, silkscreening, etc.
+ Research/general project support on ...
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Saturday, May 30, 2015 12PM
On Saturday, May 30th, CUP conducted its Sewer In A Suitcase workshop at the New Museum’s 2015 Ideas City Festival! Thousands of visitors visited our tent on the Bowery and learned about the hidden workings of NYC’s water infrastructure.
Our Making Policy Public poster series was displayed on Governors Island as part of the New York City edition of Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good. The exhibition originally debuted at the 2012 Venice Biennale. The exhibition on Governors Island ...
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From May through June 2015, more than 300 locations in the New York subway system featured CUP’s poster that helps rent-stabilized tenants understand and act on their rights. The poster provided information in English, Spanish, and Chinese on how to challenge ...
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As part of a new feature on CUP collaborators, we asked Kevin and Joel from All Other Services to tell us a little bit more about themselves and about working on a CUP project.
The Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) of the American Institute of Architects and Design With Benefits have chosen CUP to receive a MAKINGOODESIGN Award, which recognizes socially conscious design. Come celebrate with us and the other winners—Design Trust ...
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Nail salon technicians work hard to keep New York City looking great. But many are recent immigrants unfamiliar with their labor rights and how to protect their health in the workplace.
On May 1st, CUP launched Healthy Salons For All, a multilingual (English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and Nepali) guide for nail salon workers and their customers. A Making Policy Public collaboration of CUP, Adhikaar, and designers Welcome Workshop, the fold-out poster ...
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