by Rosemary Rivera | May 5, 2016 | Education, Western New York
Earlier this week, residents in the City of Buffalo made their voices heard. A new school board was elected on Tuesday. The community demanded a school board that will make Buffalo’s public schools the best they can be so that their children have the opportunity...
by Rosemary Rivera | Sep 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Note: This is the third in a short series of posts by Citizen Action Organizing Director Rosemary Rivera about her time spent in Ferguson, MO. Tonight in Ferguson the house was packed. Organizations, unions, residents… they all came together where the Lost...
by Rosemary Rivera | Sep 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Note: This is the second in a short series of posts by Citizen Action Organizing Director Rosemary Rivera about her time spent in Ferguson, MO. Today is the national strike for fast food workers. As people across the country were cheering for Ferguson and mourning...
by Rosemary Rivera | Sep 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Note: This is the first in a short series of posts by Citizen Action Organizing Director Rosemary Rivera about her time spent in Ferguson, MO. There are two groups that are doing some of the real organizing in Ferguson, Missouri: Organizing for Black Struggle and Lost...