Join a presentation of Fighting for New York Activism for Health and Social Justice Since the 1960s by Nicholas Freudenberg and published by Columbia University Press and a panel discussion on the future of health activism in New York City and beyond, Tuesday July 14, 9:30 am to 11:00 am Eastern Time via Zoom.

Moderator:

• Craig Willingham, Managing Director, CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute

Introduction:

• Nevin Cohen, Associate Professor, CUNY School of Public Health, Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Director, CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute

Opening remarks:

• Helen Arteaga, NYC Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services. Previously CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst. Dr. Arteaga earned a Ph.D. from the CUNY School of Public Health in 2023.

Panelists:

• Liz Accles, Executive Director, Community Food Advocates
• Johanna Fernández, Associate Professor, Department of History, CUNY Graduate Center and Baruch College, Author of The Young Lords A Radical History
• Stanley Richards, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction; former President and CEO of Fortune Society
• Nicholas Freudenberg, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Health at the CUNY School of Public Health, Senior Faculty Fellow and co-founder of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute

Based on their experiences as activists or scholars of activism, the panel will discuss how in this moment activists, health professionals, and academics can work with communities and residents to protect public health and social justice, using the lessons that health social movements in New York have learned over the last 60 years.

About the Book

Fighting for New York is a pragmatic account of health-focused social movements over the past several decades. Nicholas Freudenberg—a longtime public health professional, researcher, and activist—examines a variety of cases, from campaigns for reproductive rights, environmental justice, and free school lunch to the Close Rikers Island and Fight for $15 movements. He analyzes how activist leaders, members, and organizations approach injustices, build coalitions, frame their messages, and define success, considering which strategies worked and which failed to achieve their goals.

Fighting for New York synthesizes the lessons of these campaigns into practical guidance for the activists, health professionals, and policy makers of today and tomorrow, suggesting specific strategies gleaned from decades of experience. Highlighting the voices of activists, this book is a riveting account of struggles to improve living conditions and uphold human dignity.

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