Thousands of New Yorkers who previously couldn’t access the roughly $2 billion New York State Excluded Workers Fund without an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) because of IRS backlog will now have their chance to do so, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer announced on Tuesday, Aug. 31. To qualify for the Excluded Workers Fund (EWF), workers had to obtain an ITIN…
Reminder: The Excluded Workers Fund is now accepting applications. This first-come, first-serve program will provide financial relief to New Yorkers who were left out of previous federal benefit programs.
Apply now: dol.ny.gov/ewf
Documents submitted are NOT public record & will be used solely for the EWF program.
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The Excluded Workers Fund (EWF) gives financial help to New Yorkers who lost income during the pandemic and could not get unemployment, pandemic, or other federal relief benefits. Applications will be available in August 2021. You can sign up for Excluded Workers Fund updates at on.ny.gov/EWFund
This workshop is aimed at emerging immigrant women activists from Queens and uses a participatory video approach in which everyone can try out all aspects of creating short documentaries. Participants will work together to make several videos that addresses common concerns regarding healthcare, climate change and Environmental Awareness exploring video production
. Meet and collaborate with women leaders around the Queens community.
. Learn how to use images, sound and editing for social change videos.
This is a project of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in collaboration with Third World Newsreel and the Museum of the Moving Image, with the support of the Queens Council for the Arts.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE SUNDAY, JULY 25
Requirement:
*Age 18 and over
*Attend all workshops: Tuesday, day July 27 at 6-8PM (virtual workshop), Friday July 30 at 6-8PM (virtual workshop) and Sunday August 1 1-4PM (Workshop participants must have been vaccinated face-to-face at 34 Avenue Open Streets and 92 Street Jackson Heights)
Candidates will be selected in a lottery system
Register here: https://forms.gle/HT72dCWJfvjHgbnB8
Este taller está dirigido a mujeres activistas inmigrantes emergentes de Queens y utiliza un enfoque de video participativo en el que todos pueden probar todos los aspectos de la creación de documentales cortos. Los participantes trabajarán juntos para hacer varios videos que aborden preocupaciones comunes con respecto a la salud, el cambio climático y conciencia ambiental explorando la producción de video:
. Conozca y colabore con mujeres líderes de la comunidad de Queens a cambio de defender nuestros derechos cívicos.
. Aprenda a usar la imagen, el sonido y la edición para videos de cambio social.
Este es un proyecto del Centro de Inmigración Emerald Isle en colaboración con Third World Newsreel, el Museo de la Imagen en Movimiento, Together We Can y 34 Avenue Open Streets, con el apoyo del Consejo de las Artes de Queens.
FECHA LIMITE DE ESCRIBICION DOMINGO 25 DE JULIO
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