by Tanique Williams | Jul 4, 2020 | Campaigns
Dear Activist, The past few months have been heavy, to say the least. The threat of Covid-19 is still very real, although cases have slowed here in New York. Legislatively, there’s still major ground we need to cover. The boost to unemployment insurance benefits is...
by Tanique Williams | Jun 25, 2020 | Press Releases
Victories shows upward momentum of progressive ideals over politics as usual Albany, NY — In response to blowout victories by progressives in New York’s Democratic primary elections on June 23, Stanley Fritz, Political Director of Citizen Action of New York, released...
by Tanique Williams | Jun 20, 2020 | Campaigns
Dear Activist, Yesterday was Juneteenth, the official holiday commemorating the end of slavery in America. On June 19, 1865, Black communities in Texas learned of their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. We celebrate Juneteenth on June 19, not on...
by Tanique Williams | Jun 13, 2020 | Campaigns
Dear Activist, This week, we won significant police reforms! After years of grassroots organizing by family members of people killed by law enforcement and our statewide coalition, Communities United for Police Reform, the governor signed a package of 10 police reform...
by Tanique Williams | Jun 10, 2020 | Press Releases
New York, NY—Citizen Action of New York announced its endorsement of several porgessive Democrats running for New York State Assembly, including Karines Reyes for re-election in the 87th Assembly District; Amanda Septimo in the 84th Assembly District; Chantel Jackson...
