DWU PAUSES
TO THANK THE HEROIC PRESENTERS
WHO JOINED US ON WEEKLY TOWN HALLS
TO HELP NYC DOMESTIC WORKERS GET THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC OF 2020
MARCH
Dr. Charlotte Phillips & Dr. Oliver Fein (Brooklyn for Peace):
Telemedicine Sessions on Covid-19Tito Sinha,TakeRoot Justice and Prof. Chaumtoli Huq & Students, CUNY Law School: Executive Order 202.6: Are Domestic Workers Essential?
APRIL
John August Bridgeford and Vincia Barber from H.O.P.E.
and Prof. John Whitlow, CUNY Law on
Rent Forgiveness & Organizing Your BuildingTanjila Rahman & Zanib Ahmad, NYC Dept of Consumer & Workers Affairs (DCWA): Know Your Rights during PandemicVioleta Gomez-Uribe/Mayor's Office on Immigrant Affairs: Immigrants' Rights during Pandemic
MAY
Sally Stone-Mguni, Shari McIntosh & Debbie Conrad:
Self-Development during LockdownAmalia Torrentes/DCWA: Workers' Rights during Pandemic IMr. Christopher Pollard, Savings & InvestmentArlene Roberts, Esq./Maple Street Community Garden: The Fresh Food Box ProgramDr. Jerome Martin, Chicago Pediatrician: Recognizing Kawasaki Syndrome in Children
JUNE
Amalia Torrentes, DCWA: Workers' Rights during Pandemic IIAndrea "Sistah Cuchy" Brathwaite: Herbal Medicine for HealthMichelle Greer/Maintaining Mental Health during PandemicTiffany Aliche/The Budgetnista: Financial Empowerment
JULY
Amalia Torrentes, DCWA: Workers' Rights during Pandemic IIIYolanda Zhang, The Ain't I a Woman Campaign:
24 Hr Pay for Overnight WorkRavi Ragbir, New Sanctuary Coalition: Importance of Community in Protecting Immigrants' Rights
AUGUST
Charon Hribar & Arelis Figueroa/NYC Poor People's Campaign Christine Paia, Human Rights Commission: Know Your RightsPeniel Guerrier and Amanda Mulea: KB Minokan Haitian Dance ClassesXandi McMahon (NYU Gallatin Fellow/DWU Intern):
Comparative Values of Smartphone Plans
SEPTEMBER
Mark Nowak/PEN Worker Writers School:
Starting a Daily Writing PracticeDanniel Swatosh, Breaking Bread:
Food Justice and Herbal Medicine
DWU also thanks Imani Henry, Equality for Flatbush, for fundraising mentorship; Prof. Chaumtoli Huq/CUNY Law School for secure Zoom access; Mutual Aid NYC for publicizing DWU's services; Prof. Missy Risser, CUNY Law School for continued allyship; Ninaj Raoul/Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees for continued allyship; Zoe Freilich & Vanessa Bretas for building the new website (in progress); Xandi McMahon for posting Town Hall summaries and phoning food box recipients every week; Arlene Roberts, Esq. and Team at the Maple Street Community Garden; Brooklyn for Peace; New York Women's Foundation; Brooklyn Community Foundation; The Public Theater; and the generous individual donors who helped provide DWU workers with "love offering" stipends to help pay the bills.
You stood by us and we thank you.