Action Calendar - week of December 3rd, 2023
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NYPAN endorses the Ceasefire Now Resolution in Congress urging the Biden Administration to call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire. And please sign our new petition to Schumer, Gillibrand and the Congress calling for a #CeasefireNOW.

Or text CEASEFIRE to 30403 to be connected to your member of Congress' office via phone and urge them to support a ceasefire now.

Yours for peace and #CeasefireNOW


On the Calendar this week (click or scroll) - or see as a list in date order!

Dec. 3 - Disability Day Rally, 1:00-3:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 3 - An Online Panel Discussion and Call for Ceasefire in Gaza, 7:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 4 - Rally for Clemency, 11:00am, the Governor’s NYC Office, 633 3rd Avenue RSVP

Dec. 4 - New York Working Families Party Manhattan Chapter Monthly Meeting, 7:00-8:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 4 - Forum: Is Medicare Advantage Preying on People of Color?, 8:00-10:00pm, zoom JOIN

Dec. 5 - WFP FREE holiday postcard party, various times, virtual RSVP

Dec. 6 - RALLY FOR TENANT RIGHT TO COUNSEL, 11:00am, City Hall, NYC MORE

Dec. 6 - Naomi Klein and Vincent Bevins in Conversation, 1:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 6 - Working Families National Phonebank to Oppose US Money for War Crimes!, 3:00-5:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 7 - Rights Behind Bars Rally, 10:00am, Foley Square, NYC RSVP

Dec. 7 - WFP FREE holiday postcard party, various times, virtual RSVP

Dec. 7 - Harvey Epstein's Holiday Party, 6:00-8:00pm, LES Girls Club, 402 East 8th Street, New York RSVP

Dec. 8 - Clean Slate: Pathway to Civil and Economic Justice, 9:30am-12:30pm, John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street, 2nd Floor RSVP to cleanslatesymposium@gmail.com

Dec. 8 - Virtual People's Hearing: Fair Chance for Housing + End Solitary Confinement, noon, RSVP

Dec. 8 - March to SHUT DOWN WALL STREET & END U.S. FUNDING OF ISRAEL, 3:00pm Foley Square, 4:00pm City Hall, 5:00pm Wall Street MORE

Committee Doings back to top

The Single Payer Committee

The Single Payer Committee normally meets on the second Monday of every month, so we'll meet next on December 11th at 7:00pm on this zoom and all are welcome!

Check out our latest flyer.

Resistanceback to top

Dec. 6 - Naomi Klein and Vincent Bevins in Conversation, 1:00pm, zoom RSVP

Tell Speaker of the House Mike Johnson: Admit Trump lost the 2020 election!

Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline - open comment period

Tell your Representative now to become a co-sponsor of the OLIGARCH Act to ensure millionaires and billionaires start paying what they owe in taxes now.

Tell corporations: Support a better world. Stop funding ALEC's extremist agenda

Sign the petition: President Biden must act and fire Trump crony Louis DeJoy from the USPS.

Climate Crisisback to top

Dec. 12 - Tell Gov. Hochul to Stop the Pipeline, Stop the Iroquois Compressors!, 2:00-2:30pm, Bunker Hill Dog Park, 84 Union Street, Athens, NY 12015 RSVP

Dec. 29 - Critical Mass bike ride, a celebration of future renewable energy and non-polluting transportation, 7:00-11:45 pm, from Union Square North/E.17th St.

Sign on to tell the Army Corps of Engineers to SHUT DOWN DAPL! (until Dec. 13)

Don't let Mayor Adams Weaken this NYC Landmark Climate Law!

After many years of delays and a fatally flawed Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) written by a member of the American Petroleum Institute -- a clear conflict of interest -- the Army Corps of Engineers is finally taking public comments on this dangerous violation of the sovereignty of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Send your comment here!

Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline - open comment period

Continue the fight to #EndFossilFuels by demanding that the Dakota Access Pipeline is shut down once and for all

Disability Actionsback to topNew!

Dec. 3 - Disability Day Rally, 1:00-3:00pm, zoom RSVP

Educationback to top

File an appeal to the Department of Education to cancel your student debt MORE

House Republicans want to gut education at all levels. Send a direct message to your representative demanding they reject education cuts now.

Electionsback to top

Dec. 7 - BYOP Textbanking - Register Dems in swing states, 3:00-4:00pm, virtual RSVP

Dec. 8 - Onondaga County Legislature swearing in ceremony for our endorsee Maurice Brown, 5:15pm, Onondaga Community College Storer Auditorium RSVP

Dec. 14 - BYOP Textbanking - Register Dems in swing states, 3:00-4:00pm, virtual RSVP

Write Postcards to Voters in California and New York!

Parties & Fundraisersback to top

Dec. 13 - Citizen Action of New York is holding a Gala celebrating their 40th anniversary, 6:00-10:00pm, Museum of the City of New York. 1220 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029 RSVP

Healthcareback to top

Dec. 4 - Forum: Is Medicare Advantage Preying on People of Color?, 8:00-10:00pm, zoom JOIN

Dec. 6 - Medicare for All Movement Call, 8:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 10 - Forum on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, 12:30-2:00pm, Yonkers Riverfront Library RSVP

Comment on the 1332 Waiver application to expand the Essential Plan to low income new yorkers, regardless of their immigrant status ABOUT - COMMENT

Urge your Congress person to sign on to the "State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2023." Call (202) 224-3121 or write them HERE

Sign the PNHP petition: Protect Medicare from Corporate Greed

Pfizer announced plans to start charging $1,390 for one five-day course of Paxlovid that costs less than $14 to make. Time to #PassNYHealth!

How Corporations Privatized Medicare

Are you an elected official or political candidate, or do you know one? If so, take the Patients Over Profits pledge today to reject corporate health care money

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

And now with a PODCAST too!

Housingback to top

Dec. 5 - Rally to Defend New York’s Legal Right to Shelter, 11:00am, Bowling Green RSVP

Dec. 6 - RALLY FOR TENANT RIGHT TO COUNSEL, 11:00am, City Hall, NYC MORE

Dec. 8 - Virtual People's Hearing: Fair Chance for Housing + End Solitary Confinement, noon, RSVP

Immigrant & Native Rightsback to top

Replace the Colonial Plaque on Shorakapkok Rock in Inwood Hill Park. Local organizers want to remove the current plaque in Inwood Hill Park, written and installed in 1954, which tells a false tale justifying European colonialism, and replace with a statement written by the leadership council of the Delaware Nation.

Sign an open letter telling Mayor Adams that we’re stronger together and that we won’t accept scapegoating or demonizing new arrivals to our country.

Job Openingsback to top

JFREJ is hiring a Development Intern! $20/hour, ~10 hours/week, November-June. Click here to apply.

NMIC is offering a Security Guard Course starting 10/16/2023 MORE

NY Renews Is Hiring for three positions: Coalition Organizing Fellow, Digital Organizing Fellow, and Social Media Fellow

UCSB Central Coast Labor Center is looking for an Executive Director

Long Island Progressive Coalition is hiring for two positions: Communications Coordinator and Community Organizers

Councilmember Shahana Hanif is looking for a Constituent Services Director! MORE and a part-time team member to assist with outreach in the Kensington community MORE

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offers internships in both her Washington D.C. and District offices.

NMIC is offering a Home Health Aide program three-week training that provides employment MORE And a security program with a three-week long remote training FLYER - MORE

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

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

Citizen Action is hiring!

The Mason Tenders are offering job training

Listings from the Idealist

Wikimedia is looking for a variety of positions

Jobs listed in City and State

Other groupsback to top
Israel/Palestineback to top

NYPAN endorses the Ceasefire Now Resolution in Congress urging the Biden Administration to call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire. We encourage all our supporters to reach out to their members of Congress and demand they sign onto this resolution. You can do that here.

If you're in Rep. Adriano Espaillat's district, ask him to sign on here

If you're in Rep. Jerry Nadler's district, ask him to sign on here

If you're in Rep. Dan Goldman's district, ask him to sign on here

And wherever you are, please join our petition asking Bernie to work for a #CeasefireNOW

Or text CEASEFIRE to 30403 to be connected to your member of Congress' office via phone and urge them to support a #CeasefireNOW.  PLEASE DO THAT NOW!

Dec. 3 - An Online Panel Discussion and Call for Ceasefire in Gaza, 7:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 6 - Working Families National Phonebank to Oppose US Money for War Crimes!, 3:00-5:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 8 - March to SHUT DOWN WALL STREET & END U.S. FUNDING OF ISRAEL, 3:00pm Foley Square, 4:00pm City Hall, 5:00pm Wall Street MORE

Jan. 18 - Screening of “Israelism”, 7:00pm, zoom SAVE THE DATE! - MORE - TRAILER When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns.

Videos about Gaza - courtesy of Dave Lippman

Instead of voting for a Ceasefire resolution to end the violence, the U.S. House thought it was more important to censure Rashida Tlaib — the only Palestinian-American in Congress. Please call 202-902-7660 to be connected directly with your U.S. House representative to demand a Ceasefire NOW. AND please send them an email demanding that they take action NOW to stop the violence.

If you haven’t already, please sign on as a citizen cosponsor of the Ceasefire Now Resolution

Urgent Action Israel/Palestine

Under cover of Gaza war, settlers are working to fulfill state goal of Judaizing Area C

Please sign on now to become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Ceasefire Now Resolution.

Sign the petition: End the Violence, Release the Hostages

Sign up! New York Jews Reject AIPAC

Tell Congress: End U.S. funding for the Israeli military’s crimes against Palestinians

New Yorkers: Stop the flow of U.S. dollars to illegal Israeli settlements

Support Israelis who refuse to take part in the destruction of Palestine

Email your Congress person to ensure that, prior to admission to the Visa Waiver Program, Israel verifiably ends its discrimination against American citizens of Palestinian origin, Arab Americans, and others who express criticism of the Occupation traveling to and from Israel

Peace & Justiceback to top

Dec. 4 - Rally for Clemency, 11:00am, the Governor’s NYC Office, 633 3rd Avenue RSVP

Dec. 6 - Working Families National Phonebank to Oppose US Money for War Crimes!, 3:00-5:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 7 - Rights Behind Bars Rally, 10:00am, Foley Square, NYC RSVP

Dec. 8 - Clean Slate: Pathway to Civil and Economic Justice, 9:30am-12:30pm, John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street, 2nd Floor RSVP to cleanslatesymposium@gmail.com

Dec. 8 - Virtual People's Hearing: Fair Chance for Housing + End Solitary Confinement, noon, RSVP

Dec. 11 - Rights Behind Bars Rally, 11:00am, Foley Square, NYC RSVP

Dec. 14 - Communities Not Cages demo, noon-1:00pm, Foley Square RSVP

SCOTUS is already facing a legitimacy crisis. Allowing this case to move forward after these major factual inaccuracies and misrepresentations have come to light would strike another deep blow to the reputation of the highest court in the land. SCOTUS must change course and dismiss the case of Moore v. United States without delay.

Keep funding WIC to feed mothers and young children

Expand the Child Tax Credit to help more low-income families

Don’t rescind new IRS funding that is used to audit rich tax cheats

Politicsback to top

Dec. 17 - Northwest Bronx Indivisible discussion with our local New York State legislators - Senator Robert Jackson, Senator Gustavo Rivera, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz - who will outline 2024 state legislative objectives and challenges, followed by Q & A, 3:00-5:00pm, Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Road, Bronx, NY RSVP

Union & Laborback to top

Tell Kaiser Permanente CEO Gregory Adams to meet workers’ demands now.

Add your name today if you agree it's time for Congress to pass the PRO Act to restore the right of workers to form a union and collectively bargain for wages, benefits, and dignity at work.

Working Families Partyback to top

Dec. 4 - New York Working Families Party Manhattan Chapter Monthly Meeting, 7:00-8:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 5 - WFP FREE holiday postcard party, various times, virtual RSVP

Dec. 7 - WFP FREE holiday postcard party, various times, virtual RSVP

Interesting Stuff for You!back to top
List in date orderback to top

Dec. 3back to top

Dec. 3 - Disability Day Rally, 1:00-3:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 3 - An Online Panel Discussion and Call for Ceasefire in Gaza, 7:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 4back to top

Dec. 4 - Rally for Clemency, 11:00am, the Governor’s NYC Office, 633 3rd Avenue RSVP

Dec. 4 - New York Working Families Party Manhattan Chapter Monthly Meeting, 7:00-8:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 4 - Forum: Is Medicare Advantage Preying on People of Color?, 8:00-10:00pm, zoom JOIN

Dec. 5back to top

Dec. 5 - Rally to Defend New York’s Legal Right to Shelter, 11:00am, Bowling Green RSVP

Dec. 5 - WFP FREE holiday postcard party, various times, virtual RSVP

Dec. 6back to top

Dec. 6 - RALLY FOR TENANT RIGHT TO COUNSEL, 11:00am, City Hall, NYC MORE

Dec. 6 - Naomi Klein and Vincent Bevins in Conversation, 1:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 6 - Working Families National Phonebank to Oppose US Money for War Crimes!, 3:00-5:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 6 - Medicare for All Movement Call, 8:00pm, zoom RSVP

Dec. 7back to top

Dec. 7 - Rights Behind Bars Rally, 10:00am, Foley Square, NYC RSVP

Dec. 7 - BYOP Textbanking - Register Dems in swing states, 3:00-4:00pm, virtual RSVP

Dec. 7 - WFP FREE holiday postcard party, various times, virtual RSVP

Dec. 8back to top

Dec. 8 - Clean Slate: Pathway to Civil and Economic Justice, 9:30am-12:30pm, John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street, 2nd Floor RSVP to cleanslatesymposium@gmail.com

Dec. 8 - Virtual People's Hearing: Fair Chance for Housing + End Solitary Confinement, noon, RSVP

Dec. 8 - March to SHUT DOWN WALL STREET & END U.S. FUNDING OF ISRAEL, 3:00pm Foley Square, 4:00pm City Hall, 5:00pm Wall Street MORE

Dec. 8 - Onondaga County Legislature swearing in ceremony for our endorsee Maurice Brown, 5:15pm, Onondaga Community College Storer Auditorium RSVP

Dec. 10back to top

Dec. 10 - Forum on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, 12:30-2:00pm, Yonkers Riverfront Library RSVP

Dec. 11back to top

Dec. 11 - Rights Behind Bars Rally, 11:00am, Foley Square, NYC RSVP

Dec. 12back to top

Dec. 12 - Tell Gov. Hochul to Stop the Pipeline, Stop the Iroquois Compressors!, 2:00-2:30pm, Bunker Hill Dog Park, 84 Union Street, Athens, NY 12015 RSVP

Dec. 13back to top

Dec. 13 - Citizen Action of New York is holding a Gala celebrating their 40th anniversary, 6:00-10:00pm, Museum of the City of New York. 1220 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029 RSVP

Dec. 14back to top

Dec. 14 - Communities Not Cages demo, noon-1:00pm, Foley Square RSVP

Dec. 14 - BYOP Textbanking - Register Dems in swing states, 3:00-4:00pm, virtual RSVP

Dec. 17back to top

Dec. 17 - Northwest Bronx Indivisible discussion with our local New York State legislators - Senator Robert Jackson, Senator Gustavo Rivera, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz - who will outline 2024 state legislative objectives and challenges, followed by Q & A, 3:00-5:00pm, Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Road, Bronx, NY RSVP

Dec. 29back to top

Dec. 29 - Critical Mass bike ride, a celebration of future renewable energy and non-polluting transportation, 7:00-11:45 pm, from Union Square North/E.17th St.

Jan. 18back to top

Jan. 18 - Screening of “Israelism”, 7:00pm, zoom SAVE THE DATE! - MORE - TRAILER When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns.

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