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Break it Down!

Making Policy Public

Break it Down!

From Cellblock to Your Block

Urban Investigations

From Cellblock to Your Block

A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance

Zoning It In...

Urban Investigations

Zoning It In...

If You Can Make It Here...

Urban Investigations

If You Can Make It Here...

2020

talk

How is the pandemic and its impacts affecting community-engaged design practices now and in the future? Leaders in the field from across the US will engage in an open, exploratory conversation about the current challenges, risks, and opportunities of using participatory ... more

meet the…

We’re happy to announce our latest Making Policy Public jury! This year we are joined by Zipeng Zhu, Audrey Sasson, Mohamed Attia, and Alice Chung (clockwise, from top left). Each year, CUP has a jury of two people prominent in the organizing and advocacy fields and ... more

open call

CUP is seeking a Development Coordinator to support our development, community engagement, and communications efforts, and play a key role in helping build the relationships and financial support that make our work possible. We’re looking for a creative, organized, and highly motivated individual with some experience in development and communications, who wants to support our mission of using design and art to contribute to meaningful social change.

The Development Coordinator plays a key role in supporting CUP’s development and community engagement work, which is critical to ensuring the organization can carry out its mission. The Development Coordinator will coordinate all aspects of CUP’s development and communications strategy, including grant writing, individual fundraising, events, marketing, and organizational support. 

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until noon Eastern time on Monday, August 3rd.

news

As organizers across the city continue to fight for housing justice for all, we’re highlighting some CUP tools that explain different rights and policies around the housing system, from navigating homeless shelters, to understanding utility rights.

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Want to help make our Youth Education programs a reality? Be a fundraising champion for CUP!

news, launch event

What is facial recognition technology? How its use by the police impact New Yorkers? What’s the line between public safety and privacy?

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It’s an overwhelming time to be an educator right now. Supporting our students during nationwide protests against police brutality and amidst a global pandemic is made all the more difficult when we can’t be in the room with our students. As educators, how can we ... more

 

How can designers use their work to combat bias and disrupt the perpetuation of stereotypes that harm marginalized communities? Join us on Thursday, June 25th for Countering Bias in Design: A workshop with CUP!  As in many other media, illustration and design often ... more

news

We stand with the fight against anti-Black racism.

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CUP is proud to receive an Immediate Response Grant from Brooklyn Community Foundation to support our work to create COVID-19 specific tools.

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Many families across the city are facing the devastating loss of loved ones due to the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to the emotional trauma and stress, if a family member who is the primary leaseholder of the apartment moves out or passes away, the family members who ... more

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CUP’s Executive Director Christine Gaspar was recently featured in Portraits of Leadership, a series of interviews with nonprofit and cultural leaders reckoning with the COVID-19 crisis, created by Hyperakt.

Happy Meals?

City Studies

Happy Meals?

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Is Your Neighborhood Getting Too Expensive?

Technical Assistance

H2 Oh No!

Technical Assistance

H2 Oh No!

Test Ride

City Studies

Test Ride

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Immigrants & NY

Making Policy Public

Immigrants & NY

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance