Apr
30

Council Members & Communities Announce Results of Second Participatory Budgeting Process

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NEW YORK, NY (04/22/2013)– In 2011, City Council Members Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn), Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan), Eric Ulrich (R-Queens) and Jumaane D. Williams (D-Brooklyn) launched Participatory Budgeting (PB) in their districts, enabling their constituents to decide how to spend millions of dollars in Council Member discretionary funds. On Monday, these Council Members were joined by Mark Weprin (D-Queens), Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn), and David Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) to announce the results of the second cycle of PB in New York City (PBNYC), now an annual process in several council districts.

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Nov
05

2012 CVH Lights of Freedom Awar

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EVENT DETAILS

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

Winston Unity Hall

235 West 23rd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)

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Aug
07

PBNYC expands to 8 Districts and $10 million

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Participatory Budgeting in New York City is expanding! Starting this Fall, 1.3 million New Yorkers in 8 Council Districts will be able to decide how to spend at least $10 million.  See the press release below:

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Jul
22

‘Revolutionary’ Participatory Budgeting Process Doubles in Size in 2nd Year

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Participatory budgeting, called “revolutionary civics in action” by the New York Times, will double in size as it enters its second year with even more Council Members, community organizations and everyday New Yorkers taking leadership roles

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Jun
07

CVH & Allies Present on Participatory Budgeting NYC

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Community Voices Heard joined with our partners in PBNYC to discuss the Participatory Budgeting process this morning. Below are some of the presentations shared, and background on the event itself.

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May
22

CVH Joins with Dozens of Allies to call for End to WEP

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On March 22, 2012, we released a statement signed on by more than 25 leaders from faith, community and labor, as well as a range of elected officials calling for an end to the Work Experience Program and to fully fund the Parks Opportunity Program. This was released prior to a Park Committee hearing, which we also testified at. (Read the testimony here.)

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