by Communications Team | Nov 15, 2021 | Capital District, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Albany, NY — In response to Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s claim that there might be data available linking New York’s bail reform law to waves of violence across the state, Saye Joseph, statewide civil rights campaign manager at Citizen Action, released the following...
by Communications Team | Nov 15, 2021 | Capital District, Climate, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Albany, NY – Today, people from across the Capital Region, including local elected officials, gathered at West Capitol Park for a rally and conference calling for passage of the Climate and Community Investment Act. After the rally, activists marched to the...
by Communications Team | Nov 10, 2021 | Education, Press Releases, Rochester, Uncategorized
Rochester, NY — In response to the Rochester City School Board voting in favor of a resolution that will allow 11 police officers to be hired to patrol school grounds, Barbara Rivera, lead organizer at Citizen Action of New York and Stevie Vargas, upstate campaign...
by Communications Team | Nov 3, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the November 2 Election Day results, Ivette Alfonso, president at Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “After years of grassroots organizing to hold police accountable, Albany voters helped carry Proposal 7...
by Communications Team | Oct 29, 2021 | Activist Check-in
Dear Activist, Happy Halloween and Happy Bones Weekend! Have you heard about bones and the pug phenomenon sweeping TikTok? Our team here at Citizen Action is smitten with Noodle, a 13-year-old pug who wakes up every morning and lets us know if it’s a “Bones Day” or a...
