🌱 Students are SPRING-ing into action with CUP! We're kicking off four new spring #UrbanInvestigations after-school programs at KAPPA Int'l HS, BX School for Law, Gov't, and Justice, High School for Climate Justice, and AUPE Brooklyn/Queens. Learn more here: welcometocup.org/news/2023-spri…

Visit us this weekend! CUP is tabling at the first annual Other Islands Book Fair organized by Pratt GradComD. Stop by to pick up the latest CUP projects and merch, and check out all the other amazing vendors! pratt.edu/events/pratt-s…

🎤 Introducing... Respect NYC! Students at Red Hook Community Justice Center teamed up with Teaching Artist Hugo Rojas to create this project about how gun violence disrupts communities and public spaces. Learn more: welcometocup.org/projects/respe…

📗Thanks to everyone who visited us at the Other Islands Book Fair at Pratt GradComD! Missed your chance to drop by? Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up with the latest CUP news, and keep an eye out future book fairs and other events:  welcometocup.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2c…

Do you work in government and want to implement community-engaged design methods into your work? Apply to CUP’s Design for Civic Change training program by June 5th! Click here to learn more: welcometocup.org/design-for-civ…

Join us for the first ever #HowWeMadeThis!  Hear from Deb Lolai of The Bronx Defenders designers Chloe Chang and D Wang Shi Zhao, and CUP Program Mgr Clair Beltran, who collaborated on the guide #YourTruthYourRights.  RSVP here: secure.givelively.org/event/center-f…

Introducing #UnfriendTheNYPD! S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project collab'd with #WeAreCUP to make a guide about how BIPOC youth and young adults in NY can protect themselves and their data from police surveillance of smartphone apps. Learn more: welcometocup.org/projects/unfri…

✨ Reminder: applications are open for #DesignForCivicChange, CUP's fellowship for people working in city, state, regional, or tribal governments! Click here to watch a recorded webinar about the program and how to apply: vimeo.com/824768160/efc1…

CUP is raising money for our next collab with The Bronx Defenders! With your help, we'll design a resource that supports TGNCNBI people to understand their gender-affirming rights in shelters. Can we count on you to back this project? Donate here: ow.ly/sYQC50OpkJL

Starting today, all donations to CUP’s summer campaign will be matched up to $8,000, thanks to the generosity of our friends at Kickstarter! Donate today to double your impact and support trans safety in shelters: bit.ly/3o2AhMF

Last day to have your gift matched! Donate today to double your impact and support trans safety in shelters! secure.givelively.org/donate/center-…

You’re invited to student final presentations! We have THREE final shares coming up from students in our spring after-school #UrbanInvestigations programs. Learn more and RSVP here: bit.ly/43z5u96

Pilar Finuccio is CUP's new Executive Director! "In her four years leading many of CUP’s projects, Pilar has demonstrated her care for building and maintaining relationships with CUP’s community.” welcometocup.org/news/cup-board…

Learn the basics of zoning in NYC in this hands-on, public workshop! Together we'll gather around a game board and plan a city to learn about the policies that shape our neighborhoods. Learn more and get your ticket here: secure.givelively.org/event/center-f…

🎤 Introducing... Stories + Data = Power! a visual resource about how communities of color in NYC can use data to advocate for their neighborhoods, created with Racial Impact Study Coalition welcometocup.org/projects/stori…

🎞 This October, CUP is hosting a Youth Film Festival for our annual benefit, featuring documentary shorts made by students in CUP's youth ed programs! Stay tuned for dates and ticket info coming soon...

Join us at CUP's 2023 Benefit: Youth Film Festival! We're so excited to be hosting a one-night celebration of student film for our annual fundraiser, and we hope you can make it! Get your tickets here: secure.givelively.org/event/center-f…

🎤 Introducing... Hot Plate! Students at HS for Climate Justice teamed up with CUP and Teaching Artist Jordany Genao to create this booklet about how climate change affects New Yorkers' access to food. welcometocup.org/projects/hot-p…

#ShowUpForCUP this Giving Tuesday! To continue our work in 2024, we’re raising $30,000 by the end of this year. If you share our belief in the power of art and design to support communities fighting for social justice, support CUP today! secure.givelively.org/donate/center-…

Be CUP's next Fellow for Change in Design! The Fellowship is a paid, two-year, full-time position for an emerging/early career designer from a historically marginalized identity to gain the skills and experience to excel in their design careers. Learn more and apply by 5/13: