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This Is Our City: Empowering New Yorkers to Create a More Just and Equitable City

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This Is Our City: Four Teams, Twelve Championships, and How Boston Became the Most Dominant Sports City in the World

by Anne Orth Epple

4.5 out of 5

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This Is Our City is a community-based organization that works to empower residents of New York City to create a more just and equitable city. Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, This Is Our City helps residents to identify and address the root causes of inequality and injustice in their communities.

Community Organizing

This Is Our City's community organizing work is based on the belief that residents have the power to create change in their own communities. Through door-to-door canvassing, community meetings, and other organizing activities, This Is Our City helps residents to build relationships with each other and to develop a shared vision for their community.

This Is Our City's community organizing work has led to a number of successes, including the passage of legislation to increase affordable housing, the creation of new community gardens, and the establishment of new after-school programs.

Education

This Is Our City's education programs provide residents with the knowledge and skills they need to participate in civic life and to advocate for their own interests. Through workshops, trainings, and other educational programs, This Is Our City helps residents to understand the root causes of inequality and injustice, and to develop the skills they need to create change.

This Is Our City's education programs have reached thousands of residents, and have helped to build a more informed and engaged citizenry.

Advocacy

This Is Our City's advocacy work focuses on changing public policy to address the root causes of inequality and injustice. Through lobbying, testimony, and other advocacy activities, This Is Our City works to ensure that the voices of residents are heard by elected officials and policymakers.

This Is Our City's advocacy work has led to a number of policy changes, including the passage of legislation to increase the minimum wage, the expansion of access to healthcare, and the creation of new affordable housing programs.

This Is Our City is a powerful force for change in New York City. Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, This Is Our City helps residents to create a more just and equitable city for all.

If you are interested in getting involved with This Is Our City, please visit our website at www.this-is-our-city.org.

This Is Our City: Four Teams, Twelve Championships, and How Boston Became the Most Dominant Sports City in the World

by Anne Orth Epple

4.5 out of 5