From @MaraGay: This is a reminder that the way to fix this is for Gov. Cuomo and the State Legislature to create a nonpartisan body to administer elections, and to set clear standards for those appointees. nytimes.com/2020/09/30/opini…
Nia White is a 17-year-old New Yorker who has been an activist and protest leader for @FreedomMarchNYC. She is one of many young activists taking charge.
Photo by @erinpatriceob
TODAY: Join us for a fireside chat to discuss the importance of voting and the impact of civic engagement in creating change for our city, state, and country.
There is still time to RSVP: YouthVoteNY.eventbrite.com [1/2]
ALT A Call for Change: Inspiring the Next Generation of Voters. Wednesday, October 21, at 5 PM. Watch live at Facebook.com/NYCPublicAdvocate. For inquiries: rsvp@advocate.nyc.gov. RSVP and information: YouthVoteNY.Eventbrite.com.
Louisville is coming to NYC! Save the date! Show up and support the mother of Breonna Taylor. Save the date and spread widely! @ Central Park instagram.com/p/CGWFvb5ldlj/…
If you aren’t registered to vote yet, go do so now at vote.gov. I joined @LtGovHochulNY at Sylvia’s in Harlem at a #NationalVoterRegistrationDay drive, where organizations partnered to ensure that New Yorkers take advantage of their hard-fought right to vote.
We're in the fight for our lives to shape our future. Best way to pitch in?
Register to vote 🗳
Fill out your #2020Census form 📮
Great to speak with passionate community activists at iconic Sylvia's in Harlem on #NationalVoterRegistrationDay.
Sign up for TOMORROW's (virtual) #organizer training! Make sure they show up for every election and hold your elected officials accountable.
If you want to learn about planning a rally or creating policy change, now's the time. Pull up. This is Freedom Fall.
A generation raises its voice: Chelsea Miller ’18CC, cofounder of @FreedomMarchNYC, brings strategy, organization, and vision to a youth-led civil-rights group. magazine.columbia.edu/articl…
I need to tell you all about my sister Sarah, the badass below. She was biking home in Brooklyn early Monday morning, hit by a bus, and killed. But I want to talk about her life.
On August 7, the NYPD brought dozens of officers, a helicopter, riot police, and police dogs in a five-hour-long attempt to arrest Derrick Ingram, a prominent Black Lives Matter organizer.
The one thing they didn’t bring? A warrant.
Take action now: act.amnestyusa.org/page/6657…