From Sanctuary Homes:

Organize where we live!

WHY #SANCTUARYHOMES?

Living our politics begins at home. For those of us who are employers of domestic workers—among the people who have been and will be most targeted in this political moment—one big thing we can do is support the women, people of color, and/or immigrants who work in our homes.

For those of us who aren’t employers or care consumers, our homes can still serve as a center of moral action, transforming where we live into a foundation for building the world as we believe it should be.

Together, our homes can be an important frontline in opposing and resisting the policies of the administration and 115th Congress.

WHAT IS #SANCTUARYHOMES?

At the heart of #SanctuaryHomes are 5 steps … [to] take to answer the call to create sanctuary by ensuring the dignity and integrity of every individual is respected and preserved.

They include ways to:

1. Be visible and vocal in your daily life, from posting a sign to offering concrete support.
2. Educate and prepare yourself to provide timely practical and legal support
3. Organize and invite your people in to support targeted communities
4. Connect your groups to trainings, actions and community defense efforts.
5. Maintain a fair home and caring workplace. 

SOLIDARITY BEGINS HERE

We ask you to do your best to make your home a Sanctuary Home. Sign the #SanctuaryHomes commitment and let us know how you’ll bring sanctuary to your home and community.

Text HOMES to 877-877 to receive action alerts from the #HereToStay campaign.

Important read from DNAinfo: What You Need to Know if You Can’t Pay Your Rent, and How the City Can Help

“Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new plan to tackle the skyrocketing homeless population across the city includes an expanded effort to keep at-risk New Yorkers in their homes through rental assistance programs, he said Tuesday.”

For those who have heard of a rally at Rivington House on March 3rd we are not participants nor do we endorse it. It appears to be organized by another group on behalf of their own agenda – not ours nor the people we are fighting for and alongside.

There were decades of work done by our organizations on behalf of and in partnership with Rivington House staff and residents. This is a cynical co-opting of the site, our people, our neighborhood, our labor, our battle in the service of someone else’s agenda.

It’s fine to have an agenda – not fine to exploit the extensive labor of others when you’ve had no part in those labors.

Neighbors to Save Rivington House

For those who have heard of a rally at Rivington House on March 3rd we are not participants nor do we endorse it. It appears to be organized by another group on behalf of their own agenda – not ours nor the people we are fighting for and alongside.

There were decades of work done by our organizations on behalf of and in partnership with Rivington House staff and residents. This is a cynical co-opting of the site, our people, our neighborhood, our labor, our battle in the service of someone else’s agenda.

It’s fine to have an agenda – not fine to exploit the extensive labor of others when you’ve had no part in those labors.

Neighbors to Save Rivington House

The Museum at Eldridge Street

Exhibition opening: Thursday, March 16 from 6-8 pm

The Museum at Eldridge Street presents an exhibition of vintage postcards of Central and Eastern European synagogues from Prague-based collector Frantisek Bányai. These remarkable images depict a world that was all but destroyed during the Second World War. The exhibition will be on view at the Museum through June 8, 2017.

“From Prague-based collector František Bányai comes a remarkable collection of historic postcards on Jewish themes. Both beautiful and poignant, the postcards offer a view of a time and place that no longer exist – synagogues, many destroyed during the Second World War, people on their way to prayer, celebrating and sending greetings in a vanished Eastern Europe of a century ago. On View through June 8, 2017. Included with Museum Admission.”

There is no charge for the event, but they ask that you please RSVP.

Parks, Recreation, Cultural Affairs, & Waterfront Committee:

2.       The long awaited Parks presentation of Stanton St bathroom design!!!

Date: Thursday, March 16 at 6:30pm 

Location: BRC Senior Services Center – 30 Delancey Street (btwn Chrystie & Forsyth Sts)