Regions
Celebrating Leadership
In our membership brochure, we describe ourselves as an organization where “people come together to push the edge of the possible.” That’s one of my favorite ways to describe what we do as an organization. It is, after all, central to the progressive movement and central to our nation and society’s success. Last night, here [...]
From Momentum to A Movement
This past weekend, Citizen Action leaders from all across the state gathered in Kerhonkson, NY for our Annual Leadership Conference. The time together is meant for discussion, planning, and –yes–simply enjoying each others company. Shanna Goldman, our Organizing Director, and Chris Scoville, our Capital District Organizer, opened the conference with a dynamic discussion on far [...]
Joe Seeman – Local Activist and 2010 Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Award Honoree
The 18th Annual Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Awards will be held on Thursday, May 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Each Thursday leading up to the event, we’ll introduce you to one of this year’s honorees. The fourth in this series of posts is Joe Seeman.
Vera “Mike” Michelson – Local Activist and 2010 Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Award Honoree
The 18th Annual Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Awards will be held on Thursday, May 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Each Thursday leading up to the event, we’ll introduce you to one of this year’s honorees. The third in this series of posts is Vera “Mike” Michelson.
Judith Mazza – Local Activist and 2010 Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Award Honoree
The 18th Annual Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Awards will be held on Thursday, May 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Each Thursday leading up to the event, we’ll introduce you to one of this year’s honorees. The second in this series of posts is Judith Mazza.
No H8
“No H8″ marks the campaign to speak out against the November 4, 2008 California Proposition 8, which amended the state’s Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The hate, though, has only escalated in degree and in number since the revitalizing campaign and subsequent election of President Barack Obama. During the campaign, Kentucky Congressman Geoff Davis referred [...]
6,600 Letters
While Legislators are doing a lot of talking about passing the now month-late State Budget, earlier today, parents, teachers, students and taxpayers joined the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) at the Capitol to deliver over 6,600 handwritten letters to Senators demanding a temporary tax on Wall Street to prevent $1.4 billion in proposed cuts to education funding. Read More…
Norma Chapman – Local Activist and 2010 Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Award Honoree
The 18th Annual Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Awards will be held on Thursday, May 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Each Thursday leading up to the event, we’ll introduce you to one of this year’s honorees. The first in this series of posts is Norma J. Chapman.
Thank You Congressman Murphy!
Congressman Murphy has announced that he is on the side of his consituents, New Yorkers, small businesses, and everyone in America by deciding to vote for health care reform. Thank you, Congressman Murphy! But New York Rep. Michael Arcuri says that he’ll be voting against the bill. We have only a few hours left to turn him around. Send him a fax now!
Jobs – New York Has a Choice
While New York’s official unemployment rate is continuing to rise and statewide is now near 9%, the “real” unemployment rate is: 27.2% for Black men 18.8% for Hispanic Women 18.1% for Black women 17.4% for Hispanic men 14.1% for Asian and other men of color 11% for Asian and other women of color New York [...]
