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1 ALIGN: Alliance for a Greater New York Naming and Identity Business Collateral Invitations MOVEMENT BUILDERS AWARDS JUNE 26, 2013 You are cordially invited to ALIGN s 2013 Movement Builders Awards, a celebration of leaders from labor, community and business who have been instrumental in building a movement for a more equitable economy, accountable democracy and sustainable environment for all New Yorkers. This year, we celebrate and honor: Edison Severino New York Levy Ratner, PC Business Manager of LiUNA 78 Communities for over 40 years of successfully representing asbestos, lead and for Change fighting for unions and working hazardous waste laborers for people, and for defending the for their outstanding leadership in aggressively defending the rights Wage Parity Act, which provides fighting for the rights of working of environmental remediation living wages for thousands of families through the pioneering workers to a fair wage, basic New York homecare workers. Fast Food Forward Campaign benefits and a safe workplace, and their work for an equitable and embracing partnerships with recovery for families impacted by community and other allies to Hurricane Sandy. make New York a less hazardous place for its residents. Wednesday June 26, pm to 8 pm New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council 305 West 44th Street, New York For more information, please contact Justine Oller at Justine@ALIGNny.org or Please RSVP by Monday, June 10 17

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6 2 make the road new york annual report 2011 annual report 2011 make the road new york 3 Portfolio Make the Road New York Gala Invitation and Website with PayPal integration ww.maketheroadny.org/ gala Make the road new york 2011 annual report Annual Reports Mrny by the numbers MRNY works to improve the lives of low-income and immigrant New Yorkers while developing 13,000 the leadership and capacity of our members to make productive participants change in their own lives, for their community, and for New York State as a whole. When someone visits MRNY for the first time, often at the recommendation of a neighbor, school teacher, or co-worker, we seek to help them meet their most basic needs, identify ways to structurally address the problem, and then foster their commitment and ability to help lead efforts to win broad, tangible community improvement. 1,200 youth Through MRNY s in-school and after-school programming, 1,200 young people organized to improve their schools and communities, 150 created arts and media projects and 750 got the support and resources they needed to apply to college. More than 13,000 people actively participated with MRNY by speaking at public hearings and press conferences, attending community meetings and rallies, and joining large events like our Democracy Day and Annual Membership Assembly. 9,000 Voters MRNY mobilized 9,000 voters in the Suffolk County November elections, increasing electoral participation by 13%. 5 new laws MRNY spearheaded five new city and state-level policy victories, born from our work in immigrant communities, drafted by our legal staff, and won through member-led community organizing efforts. 500 fundraisers At MRNY s 2nd Annual Walk for Immigrant New York, 500 immigrant families, small businesses, and allies raised $75,000 in small donations from our grassroots base. photo claudio papapietro 10,000 Members MRNY s membership grew to 10,000 dues-paying individuals and more than 150 small businesses. 4,480 cases MRNY s 20 advocates and attorneys provided critical front-line legal services to more than 3,400 families, closing 4,480 cases and helping to prevent evictions, preserve key income supports, access health care and fight wage theft. 2, headlines MRNY s members and staff were featured in 375 unique news stories including print, video and radio, and prominent news blogs illustrating some of the most pressing problems facing our communities and the efforts of working class and immigrant New Yorkers to innovate long-lasting solutions together. 4 locations MRNY opened a new center in Brentwood, the heart of Long Island s immigrant community, expanding our state footprint to 4 counties. students and Job seekers MRNY s teachers and workforce specialists served 2,454 adults with literacy instruction, GED and citizenship prep, job training and placement, and workplace health and safety education. our strategies for success At the core of all of MRNY s programs lie our tested and refined strategies for success, which members, donors, policymakers, and other social change organizations continue to help us develop and refine: elevation of working class and immigrant voices to shape the public debate and public solutions. Quality, culturally-relevant, and communityspecific services. combining arts, education, community engagement, and community responsibility. high standards for our services and commitment to measuring our effectiveness. leadership development of adults and young people. 22

7 sabelo NarasimhaN william alatriste DIGNIDAD, COMUNIDAD Y PODER JOaNa toro Portfolio Make the Road New York Year End Appeal Brochures community organizing we unite community members of all ages to tackle poverty and injustice. Our model relies on the leadership, knowledge, and deep commitment of our members. Our 14 permanent organizing committees engage 12,000 members through weekly meetings, strategic campaigns, and large-scale actions. From the ground up, we build broad-reaching coalitions and win meaningful victories that impact millions at the local, state, and national levels. high QUAlitY services we help more than 10,000 individuals each year battle poverty with a program of integrated legal and survival services. Through legal representation in the areas of employment, housing, immigration, and civil rights, our bilingual advocates and attorneys help families address income disruptions and life circumstances to lift themselves out of poverty. transformative education we build the capacity of 4,000 young people and adults every year through diverse educational programs that interweave literacy, job training, leadership development, civics, and support to access higher education. policy innovation we innovate policy solutions to systems that perpetuate and exacerbate poverty. Our legal team and technical experts work closely with our members and clients to identify systemic or recurrent problems, design legislation to change the rules of the game, and shift the balance of power at all levels of government. as we then build campaigns to win and implement policy, we place our communities voices center stage in the major policy debates of our time. OUR strategies HOw you can help 2012 Victories For 15 years, Make the Road new york (MRny) has fought to ensure respect and dignity for immigrant, poor, and working class new yorkers. From our early years working to combine legal services, education, and community organizing in Jackson Heights and Bushwick, we had big dreams Launched a campaign organizing car wash workers with new york about what kind of city and state new york can be. communities for change and the support of the RwDSU. workers at and we had the audacity to believe we could build four car washes have already voted to form unions in one of nyc s most an organization with the sophistication and muscle to exploitative industries. deliver on those dreams. won two major policy changes guaranteeing translation and Thanks to the tenacity and vision of our 12,000+ interpretation: first at all major pharmacy chains and mail order members and those who helped us along the pharmacies statewide, impacting millions of customers; and then way, MRny has grown into a robust, multiservice at all Suffolk county government agencies. powerhouse that works with tens of thousands of won a state tenant protection Unit new york city and Long Island residents each year. to enforce tenants rights and crack down on lawless landlords. we ve woven together the different strategies youth leaders organized to save necessary to eradicate poverty. we take those tools the critically-needed Bushwick community high school, giving deep into the neighborhoods where immigrants hundreds of over-age and undercredited students a second chance and low-income new yorkers live and work. and we at their education. respect For lgbtq Educated 8,500 high school deploy those strategies at city Hall, in albany, and Launched an immigration law students with our Safe Schools New Yorkers practice serving thousands with LGBTQ awareness and antibullying curriculum. brooklyn on the national scene to win organizing victories and Deferred action applications MRny combats and institutional 301 GROvE STREET hundreds more with homophobia, deportation transphobia, BROOkLyn, ny Led community reconciliation policy campaigns that improve the lives of hundreds defense, permanent job lawful discrimination, status, hate tel and education initiatives after and immigrant services fraud fax of thousands. crimes, and harassment, while homophobic and anti-immigrant prevention. promoting LGBTQ inclusion QUeeNs hate crimes. Mobilized 20,000 new and voters expression ROOSEvELT Fought avenuesystematic LGBTQ Election Day as part of our new JackSOn HEIGHTS, discrimination ny at major retailers tel campaign for respect & Dignity, and won a landmark campaign fax after registering 12,000 voters to ensure equal opportunities of color in nyc and Long Island staten island for transgender employees at MrNY delivers for New Yorkers in need. The devastation in our and, with the center for Popular 161 PORT RIcHMOnD american avenueeagle Outfitters. communities brought on by Hurricane Sandy has compounded Democracy, an additional 7,000 STaTEn ISLanD, ny problems for tens of thousands of people already barely surviving in Pennsylvania. tel fax on low wages, precarious employment, and substandard housing. Brought national attention to the harmful impact of the nypd s long island we need your help to ensure that all affected families get the stop-and-frisk tactics on 1090 SUFFOLk avenue direct and ongoing support, legal representation and federal aid transgender New Yorkers and BREnTwOOD, ny DiGNitY AND tel needed regardless of immigration status or English ability. trained 1,600+ youth and LGBTQ fax opportunity in community members about their Please visit our website to make your contribution today: the workplace rights when stopped by the police. MRny promotes the right of all workers to a living wage, dignity, and freedom to organize on the job. 15 years 15 years MAkiNG AN impact Led the campaign to win the landmark state-level Wage Theft Prevention Act, which quadruples penalties for wage theft and protects workers from retaliation, making new york the national leader in the fight against wage theft. won $15 million in back wages and damages for exploited workers through legal representation. Trained 10,000 workers how to stand up for their rights, health and safety on the job. Provided job training, certifications and placement to 1,000 people each year. MaJOR policy Victories 2003 nyc Equal access to Health & Human Services act 2004 nyc childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention act MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK DIGNIDAD, COMUNIDAD Y PODER healthy housing AND protection For tenants MRny works to ensure that all tenants can live in healthy and affordable housing. Targeted cyclical Enforcement Program to Repair nyc s worst Housing Units Regulations to Guarantee Translation & Interpretation at all ny State Hospitals Reduced nyc childhood lead poisoning rates by 56% through the toughest anti-lead law in the U.S. won Safe Housing legislation to fix hazardous conditions for thousands of tenants, including mold, rodents, and conditions that trigger asthma the #1 cause of school absences in nyc. Provided legal services to 400 tenants each year to prevent evictions, repair unsafe housing units, and win hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages nyc Safe Housing act Executive Order 120: Translation & Interpretation at nyc Government agencies 2008 nyc Tenant Protection act MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK Make the road safe communities MRny works to ensure that immigrants, people of color new york and LGBTQ new yorkers do not have to live in fear of police targeting, deportation, or discrimination. 15 years fighting for respect Served 2,000 young people & dignity Access to QUAlitY education MRny s young people and parents work side by side to fight for all public school students to receive a quality education and to expand resources for English language-learners nyc Language access in Pharmacies act nyc Multiple Dwellings Registration act to Promote Landlord accountability ny State wage Theft Prevention act (wtpa) 2010 with afterschool programming and trained 750 to become core leaders in their communities. Helped 14,000 adult students to learn English, computer skills, civics, and earn a GED. Piloted nyc s first Student Success center, helping 1,000+ low-income students apply to college every year, achieving a 75% acceptance rate. Opened two high-performing, specialized public high schools for low-income immigrants and students of color. citizenship AND civic engagement MRny connects disenfranchised communities into our democracy, increasing electoral participation through voter registration, education, and year-round, nonpartisan civic engagement activities. nyc Student Safety act nyc crackdown on asthma Triggering Housing conditions Executive Order 26: Translation & Interpretation at State agencies 2011 Prevented thousands of deportations and family separations each year, through policy change and direct representation. worked with national allies to win Deferred action to grant work permits to 1.5 million undocumented youth. Helped build a citywide coalition to end the nypd s discriminatory stop-and-frisk policies. Helped 12,000 immigrants become citizens through classes, test prep, and application assistance. Registered 20,000 immigrant, Latino, and african american voters. Educated and mobilized 55,000 voters in local and national elections. School Facility, accountability, capacity and Transparency (FacT) act nyc Intro 656 to Stop Unjust Deportations Safe Rx: Translation & Interpretation at Major Pharmacies Statewide President Obama s Deferred action for childhood arrivals (Daca) Suffolk county Executive Order: Translation & Interpretation at county agencies 2012 equal Access to health care AND public services MRny works to guarantee equal rights, access, and improved healthcare for the 2.5 million new yorkers with limited English proficiency. Improved disease prevention, early detection, and nutrition for 20,000+ community members through direct benefits and health insurance enrollment, HIv testing, and health education. Secured the right to translation and interpretation services at all nyc public benefits offices; major public and private hospitals statewide; major chain pharmacies statewide; and city, State, and Suffolk county government agencies. 23

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11 Exhibition Design A+ NYC Bus Tour Exhibition Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Verde Summit I (2011) and 2 (2012) Exhibitions ECOLOGY ECOLOGÍA HEALTH SALUD IMPACTS / IMPACTOS SAFETY ECONOMIC SEGURIDAD ECONÓMIA CULTURE CULTURA FOOD ALIMENTOS FOOD OPPORTUNITIES: RESEARCH PROCESS OPORTUNIDADES EN COMIDA: PROCESO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BASELINE DATA Datos Preliminares June Baseline Data Gathering Identification of Community Researchers Junio Recolección de Datos Preliminares Identificación de los Investigadores en la comunidad COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS RESEARCHERS Miembros de la Comunidad como Investigadores June/July Interview and Focus Group Development Guide Development Junio/Julio Entrevista y Desarrollo de los Grupos de Discusión Desarrollo de Premisas June 20 Community Researcher Training 20 de Junio Capacitación para los Investigadores Comunitarios INTERVIEWS Entrevistas July/August Interviews Julio/Agosto Entrevistas FOCUS GROUPS Grupos de Discusión July 26 Kick-Off Spanish/English Focus Group 26 de Julio Inauguración del grupos de discusión Español/Inglés RECREATION EDUCATION FOOD SCAN Exploración de Comida August 1 Focus Groups: CHLDC Staff and Senior Center 1 de Agosto Grupos de Discusión con el personal de CHDC y el Centro de la Tercera Edad FACTORS FACTORES LOCAL TOURISM JOBS INDOOR ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL INTERACTION August 9 Food Scan Training 9 de Agosto Capacitación en Exploración de Comida ENGAGEMENT AFFORDABILITY TRAFFIC CALMING OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENT ACCESS BUSINESS & NEIGHBORHOOD CASE STUDIES Estudio del Vecindario y los Negocios August 18 Focus Group: Youth from East New York Farms September 4 Food Scan Fieldwork Complete Mapping Underway 18 de Agosto Grupo de Discusión: Los Jóvenes de las granjas del Este de Nueva York 4 de Septiembre Exploración de Comida Conclusión del Trabajo de Campo Planeamiento Adelantado September 21 Complete Case Studies 21 de Septiembre Estudios de Monografías REVIEW OF STRATEGIC SITE DESIGN CONCEPTS Revisión de los Conceptos de Sitios Estratégicos ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS Análisis de los Resultados September 24 Complete Analysis 24 de Septiembre Análisis Completo FARMING AGRICULTURA INCUBATOR INCUBADOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE COMERCIAL BIENES RAICES TRANSPORTATION HOUSING TRANSPORTE VIVIENDA POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS / POSIBLES SOLUCIONES MANUFACTURING GROCERY COMMUNITY FABRICACIÓN TIENDAS DE ALIMENTOS CENTER CENTRO COMUNITARIO FINAL REPORT Informe Final October 15 Recommendations and Final Report 15 de Octubre Recomendaciones e Informe Final 27

12 AT LEAST ONE IN-STATE PARTNER ORGANIZATION NUMBER OF ORGANIZING & CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS NUMBER OF POLICY SUPPORT CAMPAIGNS BUILDING STRENGTH // CATALYZING CHANGE Portfolio miscellaneous BuIlDIng STRengTh, CATAlYzIng ChAnge The Center for Popular Democracy hit the ground running in April In less than a year, we have established partnerships with more than 90 organizations across 22 states, and are actively engaged in more than 40 projects and campaigns. We build lasting community-based infrastructure and support communities across the nation to advance a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial justice agenda. The CPD MoDel CPD uses a collaborative model: we work with a wide range of progressive partners located throughout the United States base-building community organizations, labor unions, faith institutions, organizing networks and alliances, policy organizations and elected officials. Our approach catalyzes high-impact change by supporting the vital campaign work of our partner organizations while simultaneously working with them to build stronger and more effective institutions for justice. We BuIlD STRong We BuIlD DYnAMIC We AChIeVe SoCIAl JuSTICe MoVeMenT MeAnIngful, DuRABle organizations. InfRASTRuCTuRe. PolICY ChAnge. We work with our partners to We connect partners across We enable our partners to design develop their organizing models, organizations and issues, to and win cutting-edge state & local to improve their data management bolster capacity in the field as a policies that deliver real benefits to systems, to develop new revenuegeneration strategies and to design of regional immigrant rights to transform the national debate. whole facilitating the growth communities and build momentum better systems for staff training, organizing capacity, promoting We draft bills, provide real-time supervision and work planning. We the expansion of community-run strategic support for policy provide extra capacity to support radio and launching innovative campaigns, and coordinate local, our partners as they work to partnerships between government state and national partners to move achieve greater impact. and community organizations. a collective agenda. The Center for Popular Democracy is working on over 40 projects, in 22 states, with more than 90 partner organizations. Here we highlight eight. BUILDING A NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE MUNICIPAL NETWORK Local Progress brings together local elected officials from across the country to create more just and equitable cities. The network aims to share best practices, policies and strategies. CPD helped coordinate the founding gathering of the network and will provide ongoing campaign, legal and policy support. Public Leadership Institute WAREHOUSE WORKER ORGANIZING Wage theft, unsafe working conditions, and labor law violations are rampant in many of the large warehouses that store goods in transit to large big box stores like Walmart. CPD is providing legal, organizing and fundraising support to the workers centers organizing this workforce in the three major U.S. hubs for goods movement. Warehouse Workers United Warehouse Workers for Justice New Labor Change to Win COMMUNITY RADIO PROJECT CPD is working with local partners to replicate the successful community radio station, Radio Movimiento, run by PCUN, Oregon s union of farmworkers. Community radio can dramatically expand outreach, recruitment, community education, and mobilization capacity in low-income and immigrant communities. Working with Prometheus Radio, CPD is supporting local partners to initiate the process of creating community-run radio stations across the country. Prometheus Radio PCUN COMBATTING WAGE THEFT Building on our successful work to strengthen New York State law, CPD is providing legal and strategy support on campaigns across the country to combat wage theft, address industry-specific labor law violations, and improve agency enforcement of minimum wage and overtime laws. North Carolina Justice Center Centro de Trabajadores Unidos Maine People s Alliance Make the Road New York PCUN New Labor Public Justice Center CPD s partner organizations represent hundreds of thousands of immigrants, working families, and communities of color from California to Maine, South Carolina to Illinois. CPD helps promote success adding capacity, specialized skills, and strategic coordination to create local victories and national impact. CPD works to re-shape the parameters of the possible to create a more just, equitable and inclusive society. BUILDING STRENGTH // CATALYZING CHANGE PROMOTING EQUAL ACCESS TO KEY SERVICES In many vital areas education, health care, government benefits, police & safety communities of color face barriers and discrimination based on race, ethnicity and language. CPD is supporting local and national partners on campaigns to eliminate bias-based policing, promote multilingual access to government and health services, and ensure high-quality, participatory public education. Make the Road New York New York Lawyers for the Public Interest MinKwon Center for Community Action Legal Services NYC Communities United for Police Reform Long Island Civic Engagement Table The Annenberg Institute for School Reform EAST COAST PROGRESSIVE POWER INITIATIVE CPD is collaborating with strong union, community organizing, and policy partners on the east coast to build a multifaceted regional organizing infrastructure to promote a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial justice agenda. As part of this initiative, CPD coordinated a fall campaign to educate tens of thousands of voters about Pennsylvania s regressive voter ID law, and to register 7,200 Latino and African American voters in Reading and Allentown, PA. BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY CPD is collaborating with partners across the country on projects to develop and implement membership structures, support formal mergers of allied organizations, develop new revenue generation initiatives, build leadership development programs, and enhance data management systems. Action NC Encuentro Colorado Progressive Coalition Vermont Workers Center El Pueblo Alliance of Californians for Latin American Coalition Community Empowerment SECURING FULL EQUALITY FOR IMMIGRANTS CPD is coordinating a multi-state campaign to advance ambitious omnibus state legislation that significantly expands rights and opportunities for immigrants at the state level, presents a vital counter-narrative to the anti-immigrant agendas of states like Arizona and Alabama, and builds state-level momentum for federal immigration reform. Your donation supports these and many more vital projects. Working Families Organization Leadership Center for the Common Good Make the Road New York CASA de Maryland Service Employees International Union 28

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