Black People Showed Up for Biden; Now we Need an Attorney General that Will Show Up for UsPresident-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris have both struggled to answer for their history of tough on crime…Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020
Budget Justice in Ulster CountyBy the Citizen Action of New York Hudson Valley Chapter’s Demand Justice CommitteeAug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
Citizen Action of New York’s Anti-Racism Reading ListAs our families push through the ripple effects of COVID-19, participate in the nationwide uprising for Black lives, and prepare for one…Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
White Friends, Let’s Talk About #DefundthePoliceBy Jess Wisneski, Co-Executive Director, Citizen Action of New YorkJun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Rochester City Schools Deserve Better Than Austerity Budget Passed in AlbanyFor students struggling with poverty or food insecurity, our schools are more than simply a place to learn. They are where they get their…May 4, 2020May 4, 2020
We’re shifting plans to slow the spread of COVID-19The next few weeks will challenge us in ways we may not have imagined. I say that both as a director of Citizen Action, Deacon at my…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Winning a World We Want in 2020Welcome to 2020 and the beginning of a new decade. Like most people, we are excited about the opportunities a fresh start brings to our…Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 2020
Take Action: #DemandJustice ToolkitIf we look to history, we see that slavery has arisen — time and time again — under new names: the Black Codes, Jim Crow, and now mass…Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019