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 | 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 | 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...
by Communications Team | Mar 19, 2010 | Western New York
While New York’s official unemployment rate is continuing to rise and statewide is now near 9%, the “real” unemployment rate is: 27.2% for Black men 18.8% for Hispanic Women 18.1% for Black women 17.4% for Hispanic men 14.1% for Asian and other men of color 11% for...
by Communications Team | Feb 3, 2010 | Capital District, New York City, Western New York
The principle of ‘one person, one vote,’ is a sacred component of our democracy in the United States. But, here in New York, when it comes to counting people in prison, representation is anything but equal. Last Thursday (January 28th), we kicked-off a new...
by Communications Team | Dec 28, 2009 | Education, Western New York
This is the third post in our series, Faces of Change. Click here for the first post. Click here for the second post. This is Osman Muse. Osman moved to the US from Somalia with his parents when he was in the 6th grade. He remembers that when he got here, he felt like...
