by Communications Team | Mar 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, Rally for early voting this Sunday. Be there or be square (or be somewhere outside the New York metropolitan area). When it comes to voter turnout, the United States ranks 28th among the 35 most economically prosperous countries. And New York ranks...
by Communications Team | Mar 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, We have a jam-packed schedule of events this next week (scroll down for the list). On top of that, the #FREEnewyork campaign is having a major lobby day at the Capital on Wednesday. The criminal justice reforms being pushed by Governor Cuomo are, to...
by Communications Team | Mar 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, Do you know what my favorite snow day activity is? Becoming a sustaining member of a grassroots organization leading the fight for progressive reform in New York State. Also, drinking hot chocolate. It may be too snowy to protest, but we can still make...
by Communications Team | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, After watching our nation’s youth run rhetorical circles around Marco Rubio and NRA leadership, I feel like our future is in good hands. We’ve seen it with the Dreamers. Now we’re seeing it with the students of Parkland. If...
by Communications Team | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, Like many of you, I’m still reeling from the latest mass shooting. We need more from our elected officials than thoughts and prayers. There have been 45 mass shootings since 2011. They’ve happened in schools, offices, supermarkets,...
by Communications Team | Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, We have an exciting week of action coming up. The Fight for $15 is joining with the Poor People’s Campaign on the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers strike, criminal justice reform advocates are hosting town halls around the state...
by Communications Team | Feb 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, Happy Black History Month! Let’s honor the contributions of Black men and women throughout history without losing sight of all the work that’s still left to do to dismantle structural barriers and achieve real justice. You’ll notice a...
by Communications Team | Jan 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, Last week on the radio I listened to billionaire Tom Golisano talk about how his taxes are too high. He’s still withholding $90,000 in school taxes because there are too many geese on his lawn, making his residence “unusable” (yes,...
by Communications Team | Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Activists, With the federal government careening toward shut down, it’s important our Democrats in the Senate hold a high line: we need to reauthorize funding for CHIP, pass a clean Dream Act, and support the recovery in Puerto Rico. There is no compromise...
