Air it Out

City Studies

Air it Out

Making the Grade

Urban Investigations

Making the Grade

Not on Our Watch!

Making Policy Public

Not on Our Watch!

Zoning It In...

Urban Investigations

Zoning It In...

Immigrants & NY

Making Policy Public

Immigrants & NY

The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers

Print What is asylum?

Tens of thousands of migrants arrive to the United States each year seeking protection from persecution in their native country. The US government is obliged to offer asylum to those who can prove they need protecting, allowing refugees to start a new life in the US. However, not everyone who is eligible for asylum ends up receiving it. The asylum process is often dangerously misunderstood, and false information is commonly provided to asylum seekers, jeopardizing their chance to receive relief. How does the asylum process work? Who can asylum seekers turn to for help?

CUP teamed up with The Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture and design studio Bardo Industries to create What is Asylum?, a trilingual fold-out poster in English, Spanish, and French. The illustrated poster guides asylum seekers— many of whom have limited English and literacy skills— step-by-step through the difficult process of receiving asylum, and provides information about other resources they can turn to for assistance. 

Don't Trash NYC!

Public Access Design

Don't Trash NYC!

Care Aware

City Studies

Care Aware

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Our Voice, Our Choice

Urban Investigations

Our Voice, Our Choice

We Own It

Making Policy Public

We Own It

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?