http://hub.witness.org/en/user/8337/media User media content feed en http://hub.witness.org/en/upload/audio-reclaim-america-hold-banks-accountable <p>This podcast features one group of community activists headed from the Northwest Bronx in New York to Chicago for the &quot;Showdown in Chicago,&quot; as well as the perspective of National People’s Action Executive Director George Goehl. The group, long frustrated with the bank's propensity to ignore low-income communities like the Northwest Bronx, are protesting the American Bankers Association convention and demanding that Congress create oversight, accountability and common-sense financial reform that helps the people.</p> http://hub.witness.org/en/upload/audio-reclaim-america-hold-banks-accountable#comments banks bronx corporations Corporations and human rights economic crisis new york podcast Poverty Sustainable development United States Video http://hub.witness.org/en/crss/node/16340 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:49:52 -0700 Promedia 16340 at http://hub.witness.org http://hub.witness.org/en/upload/whos-helping-helpers-new-york-city <p>A new survey by the Human Services Council and Baruch College found that nonprofits across NYC face a perfect storm of decreasing public/private funding and a surge in demand... And 2010 appears set to be even worse. This piece was produced on behalf of the Human Services Council of New York City. The Human Services Council and Baruch College conducted a survey of more than 240 nonprofits in NYC. They found that human service providers across the city are on the brink, having seen serious cuts in public/private funding. They have been forced to make severe cutbacks to services.</p> http://hub.witness.org/en/upload/whos-helping-helpers-new-york-city#comments Audio Children&#039;s rights economic crisis homelessness Housing nonprofit nyc Poverty Recession service organizations United States urban poverty http://hub.witness.org/en/crss/node/15525 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:47:53 -0700 Promedia 15525 at http://hub.witness.org