In this era of tremendous turmoil and injustice, we have so much to fight, and so much to build. This Labor Day we will reflect on the bigger meaning of our labor, and explore how we labor for a just world, meaningful work, how we “be the change”, and how we move with joy and love towards what we can build?
About Rebecca Lurie
Rebecca Lurie is currently on faculty with the Urban Studies Department and the founder of the Community and Worker Ownership Project at the City University of NY School for Labor and Urban Studies. She began her working career as a union carpenter and transitioned into worker education through the union’s apprenticeship program and the construction industry. Using a sector approach for understanding industries and businesses and their employment needs, she has remained dedicated to inclusive community economic development.
She was a founding member of the worker-owned cooperative, New Deal Home Improvement Company and City Roots Contractors Guild. Rebecca has collaborated on numerous initiatives in NYC, including pre-apprenticeship programs, a Bronx green jobs network, a kitchen business incubator and the design of Best for NYC, the Astoria Workers Project and Brooklyn Communities Collaborative. She serves as an advisor to the NYC Economic Development Corporation for Offshore Wind and the NYC Employment and Training Coalition. She was a founding member of the board of the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative, is on the board of the Democracy at Work Institute and serves on the executive committee of the Union Coop Council/US Federation of Worker Coops.
She is Trustee Emerita with the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. Rebecca holds a Masters in Organizational Change Management from The New School, a certificate in Adult Occupational Education from CUNY and is certified in Permaculture Urban Design. She is a native New Yorker raised by a fervent activist with the DNA and tireless passion for social justice.
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About Sunday Platform
Sunday Platform is our most important and long-standing community event. These gatherings educate, stimulate personal growth, inspire reflection and action, and strengthen our community. Sunday meetings begin with music, followed by greetings and a talk given by a Society Leader, member, or guest. Platforms cover a variety of topics that reflect current events, pressing social issues, and Humanist philosophy. Each Sunday meeting is followed by a luncheon and social hour.
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