Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today released the following statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman in response to the Senate approving a $3.5 trillion spending plan: “We are one step closer to a big, bold, inclusive recovery package that will help bolster all our communities. This bill, combined with the American Rescue […]
People’s Action and Coalition on Human Needs Launch National “Shared Prosperity” Week of Action to Win Immigrant Justice
Days Before Anniversary of DACA, Advocates to Urge Congress to Include Citizenship in Next Recovery Bill Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action and the Coalition on Human Needs today launched a national week of action to urge Congress to include a pathway to citizenship for young Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, essential […]
People’s Action on Eviction Moratorium: Now Is the Time for Structural Change
WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today released the following statement by Homes Guarantee Campaign Director Tara Raghuveer in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extending the eviction moratorium in areas with high COVID transmission rates: “Today tenant organizers and champions like U.S. Rep. Cori Bush won a new eviction moratorium through tireless work, […]
People’s Action Statement Urges Democrats to Pass Infrastructure Bill & Pivot to Budget Resolution for Relief and Recovery
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today released the following statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman in response to news reports that the Senate had reached a bipartisan infrastructure deal and will finally bring it to debate: “Thanks to Republicans, this infrastructure bill is coming too little and too late. While we urge […]
People’s Action Cheers New York City Council Candidate Wins After Official Certification
People’s Action and Community Voices Heard Power Endorsed Slate of Majority Women of Color Fighting to Reimagine Public Safety Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action along with its member organization Community Voices Heard Power (CVH Power) today cheered the four New York City Council candidates that they co-endorsed who won their elections: Althea […]
People’s Action and Amplifier Launch New, Multi-Pronged Art Campaign with 12 Visionaries to Jumpstart Hard Conversations
Campaign Features People’s Action Leaders Alongside Changemakers Like Common and Adrienne Marie Brown Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action and Amplifier launched a new, multi-pronged art campaign, REFRAME 2021, with 12 musicians, community leaders, and activists that will reach tens of millions of people nationwide to jumpstart hard conversations and build bridges across […]
MAJOR NYC INTERSECTION BLOCKED AS 100 PROTEST DEADLY VACCINE APARTHEID AT PFIZER HQ, GERMAN CONSULATE
Protest Comes As Pfizer Pushes for Third Shots to Boost Revenue and Merkel Continues to Block TRIPS Waiver NEW YORK, NY — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets today, stopping at the German Consulate and Pfizer Headquarters, where they peacefully blocked traffic for an hour, first on 42 St and then at the intersection […]
People’s Action and Our City Action Buffalo: The People of Buffalo Won’t Be Bought By Byron Brown
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action and Our City Action Buffalo today released the following statements by People’s Action Movement Politics Director Brooke Adams and Our City Action Buffalo member Robert Galbraith in response to Mayor Byron Brown’s announcement of his write-in campaign: “This is a pathetic and last-ditch effort fueled and funded […]
People’s Action & Our City Action: Buffalo Is Getting a Homes Guarantee Mayor
Walton took Homes Guarantee pledge and rejected real estate money; grassroots leaders exposed opponent’s ties to billionaires, landlords, and real estate WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action and its Buffalo member organization Our City Action today congratulated India Walton for her stunning upset victory of 16-year incumbent Byron Brown in the mayoral Democratic primary in Buffalo, New York […]
People’s Action: Our Freedom to Vote is Non-Negotiable
WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action today released the following statement from Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman on the Senate’s failure to advance S.1, the For the People Act. “Today, the same anti-democratic politicians who blocked an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol used the same bureaucratic loophole to halt debate of the For the People […]