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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 54m

One of our Star Learning Center loves graphic novels. Beyond tutoring, this is the place for students to learn that reading and learning can also be fun. 📖 💕
"Graphic novels are not traditional literature, but that does not mean they are second-rate. Images are a way of writing."
--Marjane Satrapi

Essay by one of our star learning students about his love for graphic novels and with a drawing of him meeting a giant graphic novel

Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 1d

For directions on how to plant your bulbs, please see:
www.ny4p.org/client-uploa...

Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 1d

Love Your Street Day will be giving away daffodil bulbs tomorrow! 🌼🌼🌼

Monday, October 13 at 4:30-6PM @ the N/E Corner of Amsterdam Ave and W. 86th Street - Look for the table!
(First come, first serve! Bulbs will not be distributed before 4:30 PM)

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, 316 West 95 LCC, Harper Collins Publishers, Stanley Heckman and Stone Takahara

Gold Sponsor: Stanley Heckman and Stone Takahara

Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 3d

Our Goddard Bash is a special night of the year full of hope and celebration. It is a time to highlight the work done and to prepare for the work ahead.
Thank you so much to our sponsors, your generous support made all of this happen.
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, Linden Advisors, Workman Family

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 4d

Join us on Friday, October 17th, 4-7 PM
263 W 86th St, NY, NY 10024

For more info:
Call: 2127997171
Email: [email protected]

Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 4d

TOP Clubhouse will be throwing an art show and open house! 🖌️ 🎨 🖼️
Come explore the work created by our members and learn more about all the amazing work they do as a community.

Flyer with people showing art and smiling.
Join us for our art show and open house! Top clubhouse is showcasing the talent in our community. Meet our community and learn about the empowering work we do together every day.
October 17 2025, 4 to 7 PM
TOP Club House
263 West 86th Street, New York 10024

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 12d

For directions on how to plant your bulbs, please see:
www.ny4p.org/client-uploa...

Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 12d

Love Your Street Day will be giving away daffodil bulbs to beautify and sustain NYC! 🌼🌼🌼

Monday, October 13 at 4:30-6PM @ the N/E Corner of Amsterdam Ave and W. 86th Street - Look for the table!
(First come, first serve! Bulbs will not be distributed before 4:30 PM)

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 13d

@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social, author of Everyone Who is Gone is Here sat down with our former director for our yearly book chat. It was an electrifying conversation about the people caught in the middle of US immigration policy with Central America.
Read the full post: goddard.org/jonathan-bli...

Book Prize Winner Jonathan Blitzer and the Real-Life Impacts of US Immigration | Goddard Riverside

Watch a video of the Book Chat here

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations to Derek Hyra and @ucpress.bsky.social! Slow and Sudden Violence, which argues that urban uprisings triggered by police killings are connected to the 'slow violence' of racist policies, is shortlisted for our adult social justice book prize. #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of Slow and Sudden Violence with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 16d

Young Changemakers: Compassionate Kids is shortlisted for our Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice! This book by Stacy C. Bauer, illustrated by Emanuela Ntamack, highlights real children who show compassion through acts of kindness and advocacy. #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of Young Changemakers: Compassionate Kids with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 16d

Protect Your People, by Raj Jayadev for @thenewpress.bsky.social, has been shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice! It explores how communities are working together to combat the injustices of mass incarceration. #GoddardBookPrizes

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats to @janicehechter.bsky.social and @redchairpress.bsky.social! Where are the Women?, which tells the true story of Girl Scouts who successfully campaigned for the first statue honoring real women in Central Park, is shortlisted for our youth social justice book prize. #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of Where are the Women? with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 16d

Pay the People! is shortlisted for our adult social justice book prize! Congrats to John Driscoll, Morris Pearl, @patrioticmillionaires.org and @thenewpress.bsky.social. Pay the People! argues that fair wages are beneficial to both the economy and societal well-being. #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of Pay the People! with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats to Jina Jeong: Project Park Art by Carol Kim with illustrator Flavia Zuncheddu for Picture Window Books! This lovely book, in which Jina, her friends, and local street artists transform graffiti in their local park, is shortlisted for our youth social justice book prize! #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of Jina Jeong: Project Park Art with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 16d

Dreaming of Home by Cristina Jiménez for @stmartinspress.bsky.social is shortlisted for our adult social justice book prize! This moving memoir details the journey of an immigrant activist transforming personal fear into collective empowerment and societal change. #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of Dreaming of Home with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 17d

Applause please for Gifts from the Garbage Truck by Andrew Larsen, illustrated by @oriolvidal.bsky.social for @sbkslibrary.bsky.social! This true story about a sanitation worker who salvaged discarded items to create a museum is shortlisted for our youth social justice book prize. #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of Gifts from the Garbage Truck with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 17d

Shortlisted for our adult social justice book prize: Copaganda, by @equalityalec.bsky.social for @thenewpress.bsky.social! Copaganda exposes the cozy relationship between law enforcement agencies and media outlets, revealing how public perception is shaped to favor the police. #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of Copaganda with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 17d

Congratulations to Laurie Atkins bsky.app/profile/laur... and @gloobooks.bsky.social! CALLING ALL FUTURE VOTERS!, in which a group of young people learn about voting rights and civic engagement as they work to mobilize their community, is shortlisted for our youth book prize. #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of CALLING ALL FUTURE VOTERS with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 17d

Congrats to Backroom Deals in our Backyards by Miranda S. Spivack bsky.app/profile/mira... for @thenewpress! You're shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice. This book Investigates the impact of governmental secrecy on local communities. #GoddardBookPrizes

Cover of Backroom Deals in Our Backyards with the words Announcing the 2025 Shortlist

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 17d

Today we announce the shortlists for our book prizes! The Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice and Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice celebrate the power of the written word to create change in the name of justice for all people. #GoddardBookPrizes

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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 17d

Great but devastating story by @brycecovert.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

He was bulldozed to death when Atlanta cleared his homeless camp. Will there ever be justice?

After Cornelius Taylor’s death, the city made promises to change its homelessness policy – but his friends say it didn’t follow through

www.theguardian.com

Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 18d

LaKisha Williams, director of #DegreesNYC is now in the NCAN's 2025-2026 Policy Council! She joins a group of leaders dedicated to discussing policy strategies with the mission of advancing equal opportunities and affordability in post-secondary education.

Read More: www.ncan.org/news/news.as...

Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 19d

You are invited to our Goddard Bash this October 9th at the Bryant Park Grill. Come have some amazing food and celebrate the hard work at Goddard Riverside. We will also be announcing this year's winners of our Social Justice Book Prize.

Get your tickets at: www.goddard.org/bash