by Communications Team | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, In basketball, the fourth and final quarter is known as “winning time.” With less than three weeks until the election, it’s winning time for our progressive candidates. Wealthy donors are pouring millions into Congressional races to...
by Communications Team | Jul 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, Campaign finance reports came out this week. While Cynthia Nixon has received contributions from 22,000 (!) different small donors, Andrew Cuomo has continued to rely on the rich and powerful to bankroll his campaign. Only 1% of his total haul came...
by Communications Team | Jul 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, We announced some big changes at our Leadership Summit this past weekend. Our fearless leader Karen Scharff will be stepping aside after 35 years with Citizen Action. Jessica Wisneski and Rosemary Rivera will be taking over as Co-Executive Directors...
by Communications Team | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, Were you as inspired as we were by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s win in Queens? She proved that grassroots movements can defeat political machines. More and more voters are rejecting the politics of complacency and embracing a bold vision for the...
by Communications Team | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, Another legislative session in the books and another year of the Governor failing to deliver on the things he promised: bail reform, early voting, fair education funding, and dozens of other reforms our communities have been waiting years for. Get out...
by Communications Team | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, Our annual leadership summit is coming up on June 30th. In this blue wave year, it’s more important than ever for activists and organizers to come together to share ideas and strategize around how we can turn electoral wins into sustained power....
by Communications Team | Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, The weather is warming, things are in bloom (I assume–I have allergies and am staying inside), and that means our canvassers are out knocking out doors, building our collective power one block at a time. Want to stretch your legs and talk about...
by Communications Team | Jun 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, A good stat came out this week: a Walmart employee earning the company’s median salary of $19,177 per year would have to work for more than 1000 years to reach the $22.2 million paid out to the company’s CEO Doug McMillon in 2017. A...
by Communications Team | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, I’ve spent the last day angry at the NFL’s new policy forcing players to stand for the national anthem. This is another way racism is manifesting itself in the Trump era. Billionaire owners and NFL executives want to profit off Black and...
