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On the Calendar this week (click or scroll):
- In Memoriam
- Committee Doings
- Resistance
- BDSNew!
- Climate Crisis (formerly Environment)
- COVIDNew!
- Elections
- Healthcare
- Housing
- Jobs
- Local Politics
- Other group calendars
- Peace & Justice
- Progressive BusinessesNew!
- Going Public
- Roe
- UnionNew!
- Interesting Stuff for You!
Aug. 1 - Join climate action hero Bill McKibben and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander for an online forum about tackling the role that BlackRock and other Wall Street behemoths play in financing oil, coal, and gas, 11:00am, zoom RSVP
Aug. 4 - UES Progressives is holding a candidate forum for NY12, 7:00pm, zoom RSVP Maloney, Nadler, and Patel are all confirmed. Open to all, but only UESP members can vote.
Aug. 6 - “How Militarism Fuels the Climate Crisis”, 3:00-5:00pm, at The People’s Forum, 320 West 37th Street, NYC, and on zoom RSVP
Aug. 6 - Join one of the Strike Socials along the North Brooklyn Pipeline Route: Sternberg Park from 5:00-7:00pm
Tell The Eight Democratic Holdouts on Minimum Wage to Come to the Bargaining Table and Raise Wages for Working Americans Now!
Aug. 27 - Commemorate the life of activist Ellen Bilofsky, 1:30-4:30pm, Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215. More on the FLIER. Please test negative for COVID 24 hours before, and stay masked while indoors at the gathering.
The Single Payer Committee
It normally meets on the second Monday of every month, but we’re skipping August, so the next meeting will be on September 12th, at 7:00pm, and all are welcome! RSVP hereWe now have SIX working groups! More at NYHA@nypan.org
TikTok Working Group - our newest! Contact Abby Gavin, Abby@nypan.org, to jump in and create brilliant TikToks that will help move the bar on passing the Health Act - particularly with younger people - our future!
People2People Working Group - Contact Erl Kimmich, erlendkimmich@gmail.com. People2People is working on materials - with Labor for canvassing among union groups and materials for different regions of the state - and scheduling events, locations, groups, and phone banks to get the word out and build the movement. Sign up here!
Research Working Group - Contact Steven Cecchini, stevenc@nypan.org. Research continues to look for information to assist Electoral with power mapping our senators, to create county tax savings numbers, and to help create forceful flyers.
Labor Working Group - Contact Jeff Mikkelson, jeff@nypan.org. Labor is developing strategies and outreach materials to amplify existing support for and overcome lingering opposition to the NY Health Act among labor unions, focusing on the large public sector unions that wield significant influence over Democratic leadership and the legislative process.
Electoral Working Group - Contact Ting Barrow, tingb@nypan.org. Electoral has begun the process of power mapping every one of our state senators, and is bent on finding the levers that will move them to #PassNYHealth as well as a strategy to use those levers with other organizations during the next session.
Medical Professionals Working Group - Contact Donald Gardner, donald@gardnerproject.com. This new working group will work on building support among medical professionals, in particular in organizations.
And we just got in 5,000 more of our latest flyer. Check it out!
Sign now: The DOJ must arrest Donald Trump and his co-conspirators for wire fraud!
Support the Sanders, Warren, DeFazio plan to expand Social Security. Not only does it shore up Social Security for decades to come and immediately increase benefits by $200 a month for seniors, it’s actually all paid for by making the wealthy finally pay their fair share. Take a moment and add your name now.
Anthony Apodaca: Why support boycott and sanctions for Ukraine, but not Palestine?
Aug. 6 - “How Militarism Fuels the Climate Crisis”, 3:00-5:00pm, at The People’s Forum, 320 West 37th Street, NYC, and on zoom RSVP
Aug. 6 and following - Join us in petitioning for climate action at various events and locations over the summer and fall.
Join one of the Strike Socials along the North Brooklyn Pipeline Route:
- August 6th - Sternberg Park from 5pm-7pm
- August 13th - Cooper Park from 2-5pm
Aug. 16 - NY Renews workshop to organize within your community for climate and environmental justice, 6:00pm RSVP
Sep. 13 - Picnic in Central Park, 5:30 pm to celebrate our important work together. RSVP
Recording of marathon public hearing on the Build Public Renewables Act
Keep up with Public Power events
Join the NY Renews climate birddogging team and ask our electeds the hard questions
Support the Climate Change Analysis Bill (S1977/A3035)
Yuh-Line Niou
- Aug. 13 - Canvass, Hoyt & Baltic Streets, Brooklyn, NY 11217, 11:00am-1:00pm RSVP
David Alexis
- Aug. 6 - Door Knocking, Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY 11226, 11:00am–1:00pm RSVP
- Aug. 20 - Door Knocking, Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY 11226, 11:00am–1:00pm RSVP
Melanie D’Arrigo
- Ongoing Canvasses!
- Weekly phone bank every Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm RSVP
- August 17th - Textbank! RSVP
- August 22nd - Last phone bank! RSVP
- August 22nd - Last textbank! RSVP
Jamaal Bowman:
- On going Canvasses
- Phonebanks Wednesday from 6:00-8:00pm
- Phonebanks Sunday from 2:00-4:00pm
Aug. 16 - WFP Tuesday Text Party, 6:00pm–8:00pm RSVP
Sign the petition: STOP THE CLOSURE OF FAMILY HEALTH CENTER: Displacement and Discrimination at Montefiore! #HandsOffFHC #PatientsBeforeProfit #SaveFHC
Tell Congress: Stop premium hikes and extend ACA subsidies now!
PNHP forum recording: Social media and the fight for #SinglePayer #MedicareForAll
Tell the Biden Administration: Make this right―stop overcharging seniors for their Medicare premiums and issue rebate checks to make up for the period when they were paying inflated premiums!
The Eviction Moratorium ended, but there is still help from Met Council on Housing. Call 212 979-0611
City Council member Shahana Hanif’s office is looking for a new part-time team member to assist with outreach in the Kensington community MORE
JFREJ is hiring a full-time leadership development organizer
The office of Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is hiring for a Temporary Bronx Field Representative & Constituent Liaison.
Wikimedia is looking for various roles
Aug. 4 - UES Progressives is holding a candidate forum for NY12, 7:00pm, zoom RSVP Open to all, but only UESP members can vote.
Our Revolution calendar of events
Working Families Party Calendar
August 2 - Action for Nuclear Abolition, noon, Isaiah Wall, 43rd Street and First Ave. RSVP
Aug. 6 - “How Militarism Fuels the Climate Crisis”, 3:00-5:00pm, at The People’s Forum, 320 West 37th Street, NYC, and on zoom RSVP
Tell President Biden: Free Dr. Mutulu Shakur
Tell President Biden to use executive action to force federal contractors to narrow the wage gap and rein in CEO pay.
Tell Senator Chuck Schumer that we need him to include child care in the Senate's budget reconciliation framework
Poor People’s campaign - time to RECONSTRUCT AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
The Equal Rights Amendment has met every Constitutional requirement. It’s time for the Senate to follow the lead of the House and make it official. Sign the petition to Leader Schumer: Schedule a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment now.
Sign the Official Record of Opposition to the Death Penalty
Sign the petition: Cash bail is racist and classist. Freedom should not be up for sale.
Sign now to demand Instagram stop censoring Palestinian voices
Aug. 11 - Reproductive Freedom Film Series, 8:00pm, 570 West 159th Street, suggested donation $10 FLIER
Get a glimpse into the frontlines of abortion care – at the directly impacted bordering states of Missouri and Illinois.
Sign the petition to Big Tech companies: Don’t give police abortion data!
Sign the petition: Justice Clarence Thomas must resign
Here are some ways you can help today:
- Donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds to protect abortion access. Click here to make a donation that will be split between more than 80 abortion funds.
- Donate to Keep Our Clinics to support independent abortion clinics nationwide. Click here to support Abortion Care Network members' clinics.
- Join a We Won’t Go Back event near you — click here to see the event map, find your local event, or create your own.
- Contribute to West Fund Texas to support abortion without borders. Click here to donate to support the entire volunteer-led organization.
And here are some resources if you or someone you know needs help:
- Abortion clinics and funds are open and ready to support patients in every state. To find a clinic in the US, go to www.ineedana.com.
- Aid Access supports women, girls, trans men, nonbinary people, and all people with an unwanted pregnancy to access abortion or miscarriage treatment. Click here to access resources and learn more.
Senators Susan Collins, Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski say they feel betrayed by Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. Well, they all have an easy fix: carve out a reproductive rights exemption to the filibuster, then codify by majority vote abortion rights nationwide.
No Contract, No Coffee! Pledge To Act In Solidarity With Starbucks Workers United
The Aging Student Debtors of America
Israel Lobby Is Spending Millions To Defeat Progressive Democrats in Primaries
The Fresh Hell of Depending on Your Employer for Abortion Access
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