Dear Activist, At a time when so many of our progressive values are at stake, it’s hard to process the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was affectionately known as "The Notorious RBG” by many. She was a true progressive champion, having fought...
Governor Cuomo’s Decision to Withhold 20% of State Aid for School District’s Statewide
ALBANY, NY (September 2, 2020) -- Last week, the New York State budget office informed school districts statewide that it was temporarily withholding 20 percent of the State’s payments. This week, school districts across the state, including Albany and Schenectady ...
Impending Eviction Crisis Requires Immediate Action, Citizen Action responds with Housing Package
Albany, NY— In response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s latest extension of New York’s full eviction moratorium, which delays evictions in New York until August 5, Ivette Alfonso, President of Citizen Action of New York released the following statement: “Governor Cuomo...
Bernie Sanders Transformed the National Landscape
In response to Senator Bernie Sanders suspending his campaign in the Democratic presidential primary, Stanley Fritz, Political Director, Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: "Bernie's campaigns recognized something that most election campaigns...
Governor’s budget proposal lacks the courage to take on billionaire greed
Albany, NY – In response to Governor Cuomo’s 2020 state budget announcement, Jessica Wisneski, Co-Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York issued the following statement:“Here’s the headline from Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal: Cuomo again vows to protect...
We Won’t Return to a Pretrial System that Preys on Black, Brown and Low-income Communities
Albany, NY — In response to State Senate Republicans calling for repeal of New York’s bail reform law, Jim Anderson, Vice President of Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “We know exactly what “dangerous” means to State Senate Republicans and...
Advisory: Jam 4 Justice: A Community BBQ
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Thursday, September 5th, 2019 Contact: Rebecca Garrard, rgarrard@citizenactionny.org, 845-797-9210 Jam 4 Justice: A Community BBQ Citizen Action of Hudson Valley Holds A BBQ to Get the Community Involved in their #DEMANDJUSTICE Campaign Join us...
Activist Check In: BE FREE
AROUND THE STATE This week we spent time working on our strategy at our 2019 staff retreat. We're away from the office but we will be back soon. In the meantime, I hope you checkout our upcoming events below and be sure to attend, participate and...
State, Community, and Labor Leaders Call for Passage of Statewide Tenant Protections
NYC Public Advocate and Buffalo-Area Leaders Call on the State Legislature to Pass All Nine Rent Bills Buffalo, NY—A forum and discussion on the housing crisis was held at 1199SEIU offices on Thursday evening. Local labor and community leaders were joined by NYC...