by Tanique Williams | Mar 18, 2021 | Press Releases
New York, NY— Citizen Action of New York announced its endorsement of organizer and survivor advocate Jaslin Kaur for New York City Council District 23 in eastern Queens. Jaslin is running to fight for affordable housing, health care for all and fully funded schools,...
by Tanique Williams | Mar 18, 2021 | Press Releases
Rochester, NY– In response to the New York State Senate and Assembly passing the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, Jalil Muntaqim, Citizen Action community organizer in Rochester, released the following statement: “The New York State Legislature has finally moved to end...
by Tanique Williams | Mar 17, 2021 | Press Releases
New York, NY– In response to a rise in anti-Asian violence across the nation and the recent mass shooting at three Atlanta spas, Stanley Fritz, Citizen Action Political Director, released the following statement: “We stand with our AAPI sisters and brothers. Over the...
by Tanique Williams | Mar 15, 2021 | Campaigns
Dear Activist, It’s crunch time in Albany! We’re days away from the release of the Assembly and Senate one-house budgets, and weeks away from the April 1 New York State budget deadline. Our Political Director Stanley Fritz made a very good point during our lobby day...
by Tanique Williams | Mar 15, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY — In response to the release of the Senate and Assembly one-house budgets, Ivette Alfonso, President of Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “On Governor Cuomo’s watch, New York has steadily grown to crisis levels of inequality....
