Tuesday, May 14th, Beyond Plastics Advocacy/Lobby Day in Albany. Do you want to join in creating a cleaner, greener, healthier, more sustainable New York by helping to reduce single-use plastic  packaging and advance reuse and refill?  

If so, please RSVP now to join an in-person Advocacy Day and  Rally in Albany with "New York is NOT disposable" on Tuesday, May 14  from 10am-4:00PM. We will meet with our state legislators to urge them to pass the Packaging  Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill.  

Wednesday, March 20th, NY Renews Lobby Day in Albany. Email margaret_reilly@mac.com if you are interested.

Tuesday, Feb. 27th, Beyond Plastics Lobbying Day in Albany, Join fellow IMV CCWG members for another great Albany lobbying day.  Beyond Plastics is hosting a lobbying day on February 27 Advocacy Day in Albany for the Packing Reduction Act and Bigger Better Bottle Bill. Lobbying now matters because it is much easier to get bills passed before the budget. Beyond Plastics is making appointments with every legislator in the majority, which will include Assemblymember Buttenschon. Deadline to RSVP is Wed, Feb. 21. Email Maggie margaret_reilly@mac.com or Jennifer jgeiger777@gmail.com for transportation information.

Tuesday, Jan. 23rd, 9:15 am. NY Heat Act Rally and Lobby Day.  Join IMV Climate Crisis Working Group members on the bus leaving from the Westmoreland exit at 9:15.  Please let Maggie Reilly, Margaret_reilly@mac.com or Jennifer Geiger, jgeiger777@gmail.com know if you are going to attend.  RSVP today to reserve your seat on the bus. Register for the lobby day HERE. 

Wednesday, Feb. 22nd, 11:45 am- 1 pm, Utica Lobby Day: Citizen Action Justice Agenda for 2023, Utica State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, Utica.  Join Citizen Action of New York in calling on our New York State elected to push for Our Justice Agenda for the 2023 NY Legislative Session! Join us at a LOCAL press event on February 22nd at 12PM followed by in-district lobby visits with our Senators and Assemblymembers to urge them to push our budget and legislative agenda forward to secure real wins that impact our neighbors and communities.  We know our fights for housing, education, and so many other important issues are both local and statewide fights. We know that issues impacting our communities know no border and we want to remind our decision-makers that our fights in Albany impact every one of their constituents back home. It will be a powerful day as all seven regions of Citizen Action of New York across the state have simultaneous press conferences that serve as a rallying cry for big wins in 2023.

Monday, Feb 13th, 10 am-3:30 pm, Tax the Rich Rally and Lobby Day, NYS Capitol, State St. and, Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12224, RSVP here.  Join the Invest in Our NY campaign for a rally and lobby day in Albany to tax the rich to pay for the Climate and Community Protection Fund, Build Public Renewables Act, universal childcare and education, tenant protections, public housing, public transit, and more! (See the full package here). The rich use their political power to keep quality housing, healthcare, education, transportation, and more out of our hands. They pay our politicians to side with them over the rest of us. The thing is they know that when we fight back, we win. On February 13th we're headed to Albany to pay those politicians a visit to demand what they owe us, the freedom to live the lives we deserve!

Tuesday, Jan. 24 Climate rally and lobby. Join IMV Climate Crisis Working Group members for a rally and lobby day sponsored by Alliance for a Green Economy to Kick Fossil Fuels Out of Buildings, one of the steps needed to implement the CLCPA and transition to a green economy. If you can attend and if you need a ride, please email Maggie or Jennifer.   jgeiger777@gmail.com or  margaret_reilly@mac.com

Wednesday, Jan. 18th, NY Renews In Person Lobby Day in Albany Join Climate Crisis Working Group members and NY Renews for an in-person lobby day in Albany on January 18th for the Climate Jobs and Justice package. Email Maggie or Jennifer if you can attend and if you need a ride. jgeiger777@gmail.com or margaret_reilly@mac.com