Action Calendar - February 12th, 2023

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In Memoriam - Steven Cecchini

Steven Cecchini, longtime NYPAN member, Executive Committee member and superb supporter of the New York Health Act, passed away on the fifth and will be missed terribly. The family are asking that any donations go to a cause near and dear to Steven's heart, the building of a deer-proof fence at Restoration Farm.

Feb. 13 - Single Payer Committee meeting, 7:00pm, and all are welcome! Use this zoom

Feb. 13 - DSA #TaxTheRich Lobby Day in Albany, 10:00am-2:00pm RSVP

Feb. 14 - Day of Action to FIX THE MTA, Albany, with Assembly Member Zohran Kwame Mamdani RSVP

Feb. 14 - Starbucks workers are calling on community allies to join a Valentine's Day of Action!! The company is running a vicious campaign to break the union. Leaflet customers at any Starbucks! PLEDGE FORM (link in the pledge for printable leaflets)

Feb. 14 - Demo in Hells Kitchen with OFW NY and servers from Caselulla - a former “High Road” restaurant (that paid a fair wage) where the new owner did not want to continue paying a higher minimum wage to servers, and fired them, noon-1:00pm RSVP

Feb. 14 - Memorial Zoom gathering to celebrate the life of long-time Peace Activist and War Resister Robert Randall, a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, 7:00pm, zoom

Feb. 14 - Survivor Justice & Parole Justice Advocacy Day, Albany RSVP

Feb. 15 - forum on New York City’s Housing Crisis, with Council Member Erik Bottcher, 5:30pm, zoom RSVP

Feb. 15 - CalCare Strategy Call, 9:00pm, zoom RSVP California is also trying to pass a single payer system, and we may be able to learn something from them.

Feb. 16 - Important Israel Conversation, 7:00-9:00pm, Temple Israel of New Rochelle RSVP

Feb. 16 - Teach-in for Mumia’s freedom, 6:00pm, Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street. In solidarity with the Bay Area dock workers port shutdown. FLYER

Feb. 16 - IONY forum “Leveling Income Inequality in NY”, 7:00pm, zoom RSVP

Feb. 16 - Power Half-Hour for Palestine, 3:00pm, zoom RSVP

Feb. 16 - night of "stand-up tragedy" to celebrate the publication of Climate Clock co-founder Andrew Boyd's new book "I Want a Better Catastrophe, 6:30pm onwards, Judson Church, 55 Washington Square South RSVP

Committee Doings back to top

The Single Payer Committee

The Single Payer Committee normally meets on the second Monday of every month, so the next meeting will be on February 13th, at 7:00pm, and all are welcome! Use this zoom

We 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 or 646-596-0228. People2People is focused on outreach from person to person, because that is the most effective way to get the word out about supporting passage of the NY Health Act. Our Revolution is providing us with their events scheduling map (which you may remember from the Bernie campaign), so we are asking everyone to go ahead and schedule your events here. Also, we are building an advanced call team to further drive turnout to your events. Sign up for the call team here!

Research Working Group - Contact Ting Barrow, 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!

Resistanceback to top

Feb. 14 - Day of Action to FIX THE MTA, Albany, with Assembly Member Zohran Kwame Mamdani RSVP

Send a direct message to Congress demanding they defend President Biden’s $80 billion investment in the IRS so they can raise staffing limits and go after wealthy tax cheats.

Write to the College Board today and tell them to teach ALL of African American history now.

Tell Congress: Take the Pledge: Never cut Social Security or Medicare

Sign the petition: Ban assault weapons.

Sign a petition to tell Congress to pass the CLEAN Act and commit to more accountability in government.

Add your name now to call on Congress to curb the influence of the military industrial complex in our government by cutting the Pentagon budget, NOT social programs.

Climate Crisisback to top

Feb. 26 - Forum on “BEATING CLIMATE CHANGE”, 3:00pm, zoom RSVP - FLYER

Mar. 21 - Demand banks stop funding climate chaos. SAVE THE DATE! MORE

Apr. 16 - It’s time for Earth Day 2023! Noon-6:00pm, Union Square MORE

Send a letter to BLM and Biden and tell them that the Willow Project cannot move forward.

Economy and Infrastructure Roundup”, produced by the Economy Working Group of the Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank. Filled with relevant climate information.

Sign to stop the expansion of fracked gas! (Deadline Feb. 22)

Climate News - a source for all things climate

Healthcareback to top

Feb. 15 - CalCare Strategy Call, 9:00pm, zoom RSVP California is also trying to pass a single payer system, and we may be able to learn something from them.

Feb. 21 - PNHP forum “Delivering Birth Justice: Why is giving birth in the US so dangerous and costly, and what can we do about it?”, 7:30-9:00pm, zoom RSVP

Mar. 14 - Healthcare Worker, Resident & Student VIRTUAL Lobby Day & Rally to #PassNYHealth RSVP

Tell Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling: Stop Suing Patients!

Stop the REACH program from taking over Traditional Medicare

Ask NYC Comptroller Brad Lander to conduct a fiscal analysis and report on the impact of the New York Health Act in the NYC budget!

Wonderful spoof on a well-known health insurance ad - share it!

Single Payer News - useful articles, regularly updated by Tim Frasca.

Housingback to topNew!

Feb. 15 - forum on New York City’s Housing Crisis, with Council Member Erik Bottcher, 5:30pm, zoom RSVP

Feb. 18 - Panel discussion on Beyond YIMBY/NIMBY Binary: Towards Working Class Control of Housing and Land, 7:00pm, The Peoples Forum, 320 West 37th St, New York, NY RSVP

Mar. 9 - Meet with a Rent Freeze Specialist!, 10:30am-5:00pm, District Office of Council Member Bottcher, 224 West 30th Street #1206, NY 10001. Every second Thursday!

Job Openingsback to top

The Motion Picture Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700 seeks a Field Representative to be based in New York, NY.

The City is looking for an Individual Giving and Events Manager

Restoration Farms is seeking an assistant field manager and 2 summer apprentices to join our team for the 2023 season

Assembly Member Harvey Epstein is looking for motivated NYers to join Team AD74! If you believe you’re qualified, email resume & cover letter to District74@nyassembly.gov - FLYER

New Assembly Member Sarahana Shrestha has three openings: Chief of Staff, Communications & Outreach Director and Constituent Services Director

NMIC Free Home Health Aide Training in English or Spanish

Citizen Action is hiring!

The Mason Tenders are offering job training

JFREJ is seeking a full-time Finance Director

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

Idealist job listings

Wikimedia is looking for a variety of positions

Jobs listed in City and State

Other group calendarsback to top
Peace & Justiceback to top

Feb. 14 - Memorial Zoom gathering to celebrate the life of long-time Peace Activist and War Resister Robert Randall, a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, 7:00pm, zoom

Feb. 14 - Survivor Justice & Parole Justice Advocacy Day, Albany RSVP

Feb. 16 - Important Israel Conversation, 7:00-9:00pm, Temple Israel of New Rochelle RSVP

Feb. 16 - Teach-in for Mumia’s freedom, 6:00pm, Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street. In solidarity with the Bay Area dock workers port shutdown. FLYER

Feb. 16 - Power Half-Hour for Palestine, 3:00pm, zoom RSVP

Feb. 19 - Go to Washington DC to Rage Against the War Machine! MORE

Sign our pledge to boycott Israeli dates in support of justice for the Palestinian people.

Sign the petition: ​​D.C. Residents Deserve Full Representation in House and Senate. Some 672,000 people live in Washington, D.C. That’s more than either Wyoming (581,000) or Vermont (647,000). Yet D.C. residents have no representative or senators in Congress.

Sign the petition for a global ban on weaponized drones

Penal Reformback to topNew!

NY Prisons Are Trying to Take Away Visits & Packages & Violate the HALT Solitary Law. We Need You to Help Push Back! TEMPLATE - SIGN LETTER

Pass 13th Forward Campaign bills via Rochester Coalition. Campaign website. Youtube resource, TikTok

  1. No Slavery in NY Act (S225 2023-24, A3142 2021-22) Relates to the abolition of slavery for persons convicted of crimes, Prohibits involuntary employment of prisoners. Co-sponsored by Sen. Cooney, AM Meeks
  2. Fair and Opportunity Incarcerated Workers Act (S416A 2021-22, A3481B 2021-22 - awaiting 2023 Bill #s) Enacts " prison minimum wage act" relating to payment for inmate labor Co-sponsored by AM Meeks
  3. Sign up for Feb. 8 Lobby Day in Albany. A just New York requires the abolition of slavery
  4. Thank Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblymember Harvey Epstein for their courage and determination to lead the effort to abolish penal slavery in New York.
  5. Encourage Senator Samra Brouk to co-sponsor both bills, S225 and S416A. Sample letters and other resources here.
Special Eventsback to topNew!

Feb. 16 - Night of "stand-up tragedy" to celebrate the publication of Climate Clock co-founder Andrew Boyd's new book "I Want a Better Catastrophe, 6:30pm onwards, Judson Church, 55 Washington Square South RSVP

Feb. 22 - Queens Budget Forum with State Senator Jessica Ramos, 10:30am-2:30pm, Queens Boro Hall RSVP: queensbudgetforum@gmail.com

Tax The Rich / Invest in Our NYback to top

Feb. 13 - DSA Lobby Day in Albany, 10:00am-2:00pm RSVP

Click here to send a direct message to Congress telling them to pass the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax now.

Unionback to topNew!

Feb. 14 - Starbucks workers are calling on community allies to join a Valentine's Day of Action!! The company is running a vicious campaign to break the union. Leaflet customers at any Starbucks! PLEDGE FORM (link in the pledge for printable leaflets)

Working Families Partyback to topNew!

Feb. 20 - WFP Manhattan Chapter Monthly Meeting, 7:00-8:00pm RSVP

Interesting Stuff for You!back to top

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List in date orderback to topNew!

Feb. 13 - DSA Lobby Day in Albany, 10:00am-2:00pm RSVP

Feb. 13 - Single Payer Committee meeting, 7:00pm, and all are welcome! Use this zoom

Feb. 14 - Day of Action to FIX THE MTA, Albany, with Assembly Member Zohran Kwame Mamdani RSVP

Feb. 14 - Memorial Zoom gathering to celebrate the life of long-time Peace Activist and War Resister Robert Randall, a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, 7:00pm, zoom

Feb. 14 - Starbucks workers are calling on community allies to join a Valentine's Day of Action!! The company is running a vicious campaign to break the union. Leaflet customers at any Starbucks! PLEDGE FORM (link in the pledge for printable leaflets)

Feb. 14 - Demo in Hells Kitchen with OFW NY and servers from Caselulla - a former “High Road” restaurant (that paid a fair wage) where the new owner did not want to continue paying a higher minimum wage to servers, and fired them, noon-1:00pm RSVP

Feb. 14 - Survivor Justice & Parole Justice Advocacy Day, Albany RSVP

Feb. 15 - CalCare Strategy Call, 9:00pm, zoom RSVP California is also trying to pass a single payer system, and we may be able to learn something from them.

Feb. 16 - Important Israel Conversation, 7:00-9:00pm, Temple Israel of New Rochelle RSVP

Feb. 16 - Night of "stand-up tragedy" to celebrate the publication of Climate Clock co-founder Andrew Boyd's new book "I Want a Better Catastrophe, 6:30pm onwards, Judson Church, 55 Washington Square South RSVP

Feb. 16 - IONY forum “Leveling Income Inequality in NY”, 7:00pm, zoom RSVP

Feb. 16 - Power Half-Hour for Palestine, 3:00pm, zoom RSVP

Feb. 16 - Teach-in for Mumia’s freedom, 6:00pm, Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street. In solidarity with the Bay Area dock workers port shutdown. FLYER

Feb. 18 - Panel discussion on Beyond YIMBY/NIMBY Binary: Towards Working Class Control of Housing and Land, 7:00pm, The Peoples Forum, 320 West 37th St, New York, NY RSVP

Feb. 19 - Go to Washington DC to Rage Against the War Machine! MORE

Feb. 20 - WFP Manhattan Chapter Monthly Meeting, 7:00-8:00pm RSVP

Feb. 21 - PNHP forum “Delivering Birth Justice: Why is giving birth in the US so dangerous and costly, and what can we do about it?”, 7:30-9:00pm, zoom RSVP

Feb. 22 - Queens Budget Forum with State Senator Jessica Ramos, 10:30am-2:30pm, Queens Boro Hall RSVP: queensbudgetforum@gmail.com

Feb. 26 - Forum on “BEATING CLIMATE CHANGE”, 3:00pm, zoom RSVP - FLYER

Mar. 9 - Meet with a Rent Freeze Specialist!, 10:30am-5:00pm, District Office of Council Member Bottcher, 224 West 30th Street #1206, NY 10001. Every second Thursday!

Mar. 14 - Healthcare Worker, Resident & Student VIRTUAL Lobby Day & Rally to #PassNYHealth RSVP

Mar. 21 - Demand banks stop funding climate chaos. SAVE THE DATE! MORE

Apr. 16 - It’s time for Earth Day 2023! Noon-6:00pm, Union Square MORE