by Communications Team | Sep 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Since 1999, the Alliance for a Just Society, a national organization dedicated to addressing economic, racial and social inequities has released an annual Job Gap study on jobs and wages. This year, with the fight for a fairer minimum wage at the center of the battle...
by Communications Team | Sep 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
When to Vote New York City Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk counties) Westchester, Rockland, Orange & Putnam counties Erie County (which includes Buffalo): Polls are open from 6am to 9pm. Everywhere else in New York State: Polls are open from 12pm to 9pm. Click...
by Communications Team | Sep 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
This past Saturday, Binghamton residents, including PLOT (Progressive Leaders of Tomorrow, a youth group organized at Citizen Action), rallied in solidarity with residents of Ferguson, calling for responsible politics and more investment in after-school programs....
by Rosemary Rivera | Sep 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Note: This is the third in a short series of posts by Citizen Action Organizing Director Rosemary Rivera about her time spent in Ferguson, MO. Tonight in Ferguson the house was packed. Organizations, unions, residents… they all came together where the Lost...
by Rosemary Rivera | Sep 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Note: This is the second in a short series of posts by Citizen Action Organizing Director Rosemary Rivera about her time spent in Ferguson, MO. Today is the national strike for fast food workers. As people across the country were cheering for Ferguson and mourning...
by Rosemary Rivera | Sep 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Note: This is the first in a short series of posts by Citizen Action Organizing Director Rosemary Rivera about her time spent in Ferguson, MO. There are two groups that are doing some of the real organizing in Ferguson, Missouri: Organizing for Black Struggle and Lost...
by Communications Team | Jul 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
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by Communications Team | Apr 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, more than 300 New Yorkers rallied in the Capitol as the legislature voted on the state budget. Citizen Action of New York and its allies, including faith leaders, AQE, members of community groups like Make the Road New York and New York Communities for...
