by Tanique Williams | Sep 23, 2021 | Media, Press Releases, Statement
Kingston, NY – With early voting set to begin on October 23, Citizen Action of New York’s Hudson Valley chapter announced their endorsements of Ulster County Legislator Peter Criswell for re-election in District 7 and Kayleigh Zaloga and Kevin Freeman for Saugerties...
by Tanique Williams | Sep 22, 2021 | Media, Press Releases, Statement
Albany, NY – In response to the city of Hudson passing its Good Cause Eviction legislation, Rebecca Garrard, Citizen Action Legislative Director, released the following statement: “The city of Hudson is now the second municipality in New York to pass Good Cause...
by Tanique Williams | Sep 22, 2021 | Media, Press Releases, Statement
Albany, NY – In response to the unjust arrests and targeting of several social justice and Black Lives Matter supporters, Citizen Action President Ivette Alfonso released the following statement: “The targeting and arrests of at least 15 community activists by...
by Tanique Williams | Sep 17, 2021 | Media, Press Releases, Statement
Albany, NY – In response to the Less is More Act being signed into law, Rosemary Rivera, co-executive director of Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “We applaud Governor Kathy Hochul and Lt. Governor Benjamin for signing the Less is...
by Tanique Williams | Sep 13, 2021 | Campaigns, Media
Dear Activist, As we work to overcome the ongoing pandemic and rebuild our communities, we’re questioning the dominant values that drive many of the policy decisions in our state and country. We’re examining the various spectrums of care that people need to have good...