by Communications Team | Jul 25, 2011 | Capital District, Health Care, Hudson Valley, New York City, Rochester, Southern Tier, Western New York
The Statewide Caravan to Restore the American Promise was a massive effort by Citizen Action of New York and our many coalition partners and supporters to draw attention to the fact that right now, politicians are working to strip away our social safety net in order...
by Communications Team | May 19, 2011 | Capital District, Education, New York City, Rochester, Southern Tier, Western New York
Today, Citizen Action of New York, The Alliance for Quality Education, and New York State United Teachers launched a statewide campaign called “Students First: The Reality Tour.” At a press conference in the Legislative Office Building in Albany, AQE...
by Communications Team | May 16, 2011 | Capital District, Education, Health Care, New York City
On Thursday, May 12, I hopped on a bus with Citizen Action of New York and other local activists. We made the trip from Albany to Lower Manhattan in order to join with On May 12, a massive political rally to protest a devastating state budget that puts millionaires...
by Communications Team | May 9, 2011 | Education, Fair Elections, Health Care, New York City
On Thursday, May 12th, thousands of concerned New Yorkers will converge at public assembly points throughout lower Manhattan to protest a devastating state budget that puts millionaires before working New Yorkers. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing disastrous budget...
by Communications Team | Mar 29, 2011 | Capital District, Education, Health Care, Hudson Valley, New York City, Rochester, Southern Tier, Western New York
On Wednesday, March 30th, hundreds of concerned New Yorkers will converge upon the state Capitol to protest a devastating state budget that puts millionaires before working class New Yorkers. Organizations participating include Alliance for Quality Education, Citizen...
by Communications Team | Feb 23, 2011 | Capital District, Education, Fair Elections, Health Care, Hudson Valley, New York City, Rochester, Southern Tier, Western New York
This year’s Citizen Action leadership conference is the event that the progressive movement in New York has been waiting for. It’s the event our movement needs to grow stronger and move forward. It’s the event that you, as a progressive, need to...
by Communications Team | Feb 15, 2011 | Capital District, Education, New York City, Rochester, Southern Tier, Western New York
Yesterday, parents and schoolchildren in cities and towns across New York delivered special Valentine’s Day messages to their State Senators and Assemblymembers. The message: “Don’t break our hearts with more cuts to education.” These events...
by Communications Team | Sep 30, 2010 | New York City
On Sunday, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo offered his endorsement to our endorsed candidate for Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman. Members of Citizen Action of New York City were on hand to show Eric our support.
by Communications Team | May 21, 2010 | Capital District, Education, Health Care, Hudson Valley, New York City, Rochester, Southern Tier, Western New York
This past weekend, Citizen Action leaders from all across the state gathered in Kerhonkson, NY for our Annual Leadership Conference. The time together is meant for discussion, planning, and –yes–simply enjoying each others company. Shanna Goldman, our...
