Pershing Park Community Meeting
Join the Poughkeepsie Farm Project & Scenic Hudson for a community Zoom gathering to explore all the exciting plans for Pershing Park: Apply for a Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm community garden plot and learn how to grow your own fruits and veggies Review possible new playground plans Share your ideas for other park improvements Get …
César Chávez and the Future of Farmworker Organizing in New York State
Worker Justice Center of New York's webinar, César Chávez & The Future of Farmworker Organizing in New York State, will discuss César Chávez's legacy in the Workers' Rights Movement and explore the future of farmworker organizing in New York, one year after the passage of the NY Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act. The panel discussion …
Southern Waterfront Redevelopment Task Force Meeting
The Southern Waterfront Redevelopment Task Force of the City of Poughkeepsie welcomes public comment at our meetings and believes public engagement will be critical to fostering a welcoming and accessible waterfront for all to enjoy. To participate in an upcoming task force meeting, please register by the link below. Anyone wishing to comment at the meeting …
Is the Hudson Valley Sold Out? Online Forum
The River Newsroom and Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress are hosting an online forum about affordable housing solutions from legislation, the nonprofit sector, progressive economic development initiatives, and more. This conversation will cover the most interesting ideas people have right now about housing of topic, including: legislative and policy fixes, solutions from the nonprofit sector, …
A People’s Geography of the Hudson Valley
Please join the students in Geography 286: A People's Geography of the Hudson Valley for a presentation on the various sites that they have investigated and written about for a soon-to-be-established online, historical-geographical guide to the Hudson Valley. All are welcome! Tune in here!
Hudson Valley Community Power Virtual Information Session and Q&A
The City of Poughkeepsie announced the renewal of Hudson Valley Community Power, a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program that allows residents, businesses, and municipalities to pool local electricity demand with other Hudson Valley municipalities to provide low cost, fixed-rate renewable electricity supply. Each participating community has selected Joule Community Power as Program Administrator. Joule works …