by Communications Team | Jul 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Capital District Citizen Action Board Member Martin Gawoski wrote us this blog post about his experience at the Wisconsin Scott Walker recall vote. I had heard great things about Madison. I always wanted to go there. Why not go there and be part of the Walker recall?...
by Communications Team | May 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today at the Capitol, New Yorkers Against Fracking – a coalition of over 90 groups from across New York – held a press conference calling for a statewide ban on fracking and delivered over 200,000 petition signatures to Governor Cuomo urging to support a...
by Bob Cohen | Apr 17, 2012 | Health Care, Uncategorized
Health care consumers in New York won a major victory on April 12th when Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order to create a health insurance exchange – a health care marketplace — in the state. Once an exchange is created in January of 2014, the state projects...
by Jessica Wisneski | Mar 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today, advocates for a budget that represents all of New York came together to announce their “2012 Counter Budget.” This was released to remind Governor Cuomo and the state legislature of the issues they are neglecting as they make their final decisions...
by Communications Team | Mar 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today, we teamed up with MoveOn.org, city residents, and and local elected leaders to hold a rally outside a vacant residence on Sheridan Avenue, an especially blighted street in Arbor Hill, a neighborhood in Albany that suffers from a high poverty rate. Real estate...
by Communications Team | Mar 15, 2012 | Education, Uncategorized
Yesterday, more than 1800 students, parents, educators, community advocates, elected officials and activists gathered in Albany to draw attention to the dire circumstances surrounding New York State’s educational system. Over the past two years, schools have...
by Communications Team | Feb 28, 2012 | Education, Uncategorized
Today, we rallied over 100 students (Pre-K to college), parents, teachers, and advocates from all over New York State to Albany to call on our legislators to invest in quality early education. Early childhood education (we used the hashtag #ECEd) has been repeatedly...
by Communications Team | Feb 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Earlier today, members if Citizen Action’s Syracuse chapter protested outside Representative Ann Marie Buerkle’s re-election campaign kick-off party. The subject of the protest was Rep. Buerkle’s vote against extending unemployment insurance benefits...
by Communications Team | Feb 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today, representatives from CWA, Citizen Action of New York, PEF, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, SEIU 1199, Capital District Area Labor Federation, WFP, AQE and Capital District residents, faith and labor leaders rallied outside of Verizon buildings in Buffalo,...
