by Communications Team | Apr 19, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the proposed tear gas ban being voted on April 19 in the Albany Common Council, Ivette Alfonso, president of Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “Tear gas, a chemical weapon already banned in warfare, has no place...
by Communications Team | Apr 15, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the murder of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Citizen Action of New York Political Director Stanley Fritz, released the following statement: “So-called routine traffic stops should not result in...
by Communications Team | Apr 13, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – Activists and stakeholders statewide provided testimony in support of the Climate Community and Investment Act (CCIA) before the New York State Senate Environmental Conservation and Energy and Telecommunications standing committees. A corporate...
by Communications Team | Apr 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dear Activist, This was another week pumped with action—mainly the celebratory kind. We’re stopping to smell the flowers—so to speak, sitting in gratitude for how far we’ve come. State lawmakers passed a state budget that fully funds Foundation Aid! And after a...
by Communications Team | Apr 7, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie reaching an agreement on the 2021-22 state budget, Citizen Action of New York President Ivette Alfonso released the following statement: “As a...
