HIGHLIGHTS: CEC IN THE COMMUNITY
Public Meeting
On March 31st, we held a virtual public meeting to provide updates to CEC Commissioners and New Yorkers on our core program areas and upcoming initiatives, including the People's Money: Citywide Participatory Budgeting, Language Access Assistance, and more. Watch the video on Youtube.
Iftar in the City
As part of the administration's efforts to connect with Muslim New Yorkers during the holy month of Ramadan, CEC Chair & Executive Director Dr. Sarah Sayeed joined the Mayor's Community Affairs Unit, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, and Commission on Human Rights to celebrate the resilience of Muslim communities in New York City for an iftar in Staten Island. She also joined a Ramadan dinner hosted by Mayor Eric Adams that was attended by community leaders from the five boroughs.
AAFSC Citizenship Celebration
Our Chief Democracy Officer, Kathleen Daniel, joined the Arab American Family Support Center to celebrate and honor over 50 students who have recently passed their U.S. Citizenship Exam!
National Volunteer Month: Spread Love NYC
For National Volunteer Month, over 130 organizations gathered to commit to a civic engagement campaign, “Spread Love NYC.” The nine-month-long cross-sector initiative will engage New Yorkers in short, one-hour, and long-term volunteer projects that uplift neighbors and communities. Our Chief Democracy Officer, Kathleen Daniels, led a panel discussion on Integrating Equity and Accessibility in Volunteerism.
Autism Acceptance Week
Autism Acceptance Week seeks to raise awareness about autism and promote greater understanding and acceptance of individuals on the autism spectrum. CEC staff celebrated the unique strengths and talents of the autism community by wearing blue.
People’s Power Coalition: April Meeting
he People’s Power Coalition held its first Women's History Month-themed meeting last Tuesday with Keynote speaker Lurie Daniel Favors, Executive Director at the Center of Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College. For information on upcoming People’s Power Coalition meetings, please email outreach@civicengagement.nyc.gov
Transgender Day of Visibility
Our engagement team joined the Office of Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams for the International Transgender Day of Visibility celebration in support of the Transgender and Gender Nonconforming community!
Community Board 14th Annual Youth Conference
The CEC engagement team joined the Community Board 14th Annual Youth Conference at Brooklyn College. Every year since 2008, Community Board 14 has hosted this event on behalf of young people (ages 14-25) and their families to meet representatives from NYC agencies and nonprofits to learn about the opportunities available for young people. The event featured workshops and information tables with everything from internships, summer jobs, programs, services and resources, and more to offer.
Brooklyn Health Fair
Our engagement team joined over 40 local vendors and 300 seniors at the Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst for the Brooklyn Health Fair.
Our engagement team joined over 50 organizations and 300 students participating in the Pathways to Graduation (P2G) college and workforce event at the Edwards A. Reynolds West Side High School. We shared resources on our programs and opportunities for civic engagement.
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