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Justice Works: A Recap
After months of preparation, Citizen Action of New York and the Public Policy and Education Fund of New York finally hosted the inaugural Justice Works: A Conference for Progressive New York. Located at the
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Register for the Justice Works Conference!
Justice Works: A Conference for Progressive New York is less than a week away. If you haven't already, register now to make sure you don't miss out on the progressive event of the year! Justice
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Students First: The Reality Tour
Today, Citizen Action of New York, The Alliance for Quality Education, and New York State United Teachers launched a statewide campaign called "Students First: The Reality Tour." At a press conference in the Legislative Office
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On May 12th – a recap
By Charlie Vella, Communications Assistant On Thursday, May 12, I hopped on a bus with Citizen Action of New York and other local activists. We made the trip from Albany to Lower Manhattan in order
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Albany Residents: Vote ‘YES’ on Tuesday!
If you live in Albany, there's two important votes taking place on Tuesday, May 17th: the Albany City School District budget vote, and the Albany Public Library budget vote. These two institutions are central
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Tax Cap Proposal Not So Popular
About 150 concerned New Yorkers stopped by the Legislative Office Building in Albany on Tuesday, May 10th, to protest the "profits over people" lobbyists and Tea Partiers who were meeting in the Well of
Read More »Capitol Camp-In Live Coverage!
On Wednesday, March 30th, hundreds of concerned New Yorkers will converge upon the state Capitol to protest a devastating state budget that puts millionaires before working class New Yorkers. Organizations participating include Alliance for Quality
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“They get the gold, we get the shaft.”
by Tahisha Victor and Jia-Jia Zhu “They get the gold, we get the shaft” is what hundreds of workers chanted at Albany's Capitol today. They were joined by the Growing Together NY coalition and
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Justice Works: A Conference for Progressive New York
This year's Citizen Action leadership conference is the event that the progressive movement in New York has been waiting for. It's the event our movement needs to grow stronger and move forward. It's the
Read More »A Special Valentine’s Day Message for NYS Legislators
Yesterday, parents and schoolchildren in cities and towns across New York delivered special Valentine's Day messages to their State Senators and Assemblymembers. The message: "Don't break our hearts with more cuts to education." These events
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