VIRTUAL PHONEBANKING WITH TEAM RAMOS AND TEAM JGR
Join us for a joint virtual phone bank with Senator Jessica Ramos to get out the vote for the ‘Jessicas from Jackson Heights’ on the Working Families Party Line on Tuesday, October 27 at 6 PM.
Join us for a joint virtual phone bank with Senator Jessica Ramos to get out the vote for the ‘Jessicas from Jackson Heights’ on the Working Families Party Line on Tuesday, October 27 at 6 PM.
Fill out the Census! Come join Jessica González-Rojas and Team AOC to do some outreach for the Census and get our folks counted. We will be at Junction Boulevard and 37th Avenue in Corona, where we will also be registering folks to vote. See you there!
Join Team AOC and Jessica González-Rojas for a census outreach event in Woodside, Queens. Help us secure funding for schools, roads, hospitals, and more by reminding our neighbors to fill out the census by October 31st.
With Election Day quickly approaching, there is a lot at stake. We're calling our district 34 neighbors to remind them to vote for Jessica!
With Election Day quickly approaching, there is a lot at stake. We're calling our district 34 neighbors to remind them to vote for Jessica!
NY WFP, Make the Road Action, and the Jewish Vote are making calls for progressive champion Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas as she runs to bring real representation to Queens.
JGR is committed to police accountability, tenant protections, and immigrant justice.
With Election Day quickly approaching, there is a lot at stake. We're calling our district 34 neighbors to remind them to vote by mail for Jessica!
Members of Make the Road Action and Maria Bautista from Alliance for Quality Education will be discussing the Governor's and state legislature's failure to fully fund our public schools, threats of additional education cuts, and the need to tax the rich in order to get our students the resources they deserve.
With 2 weeks left to go in the race for New York State Assembly, we need all the support we can get to reach all voters. We have endorsed organizations- Eleanor's Legacy, Downtown Women for Change, Vote Mama, Women of Color for Progress and National Institute for Reproductive Health joining us for our Women Day of Action! We hope you can join us too!
Housing organizers Divya Sundaram and Cea Weaver will join us to discuss what the housing movement is fighting for in this moment, including the need to #cancelrent, protect tenants, and house the homeless.
We have already reached out to over 30,000 of our neighbors, but we still need your help! Join us to phonebank with criminal justice leader Tiffany Cabán.
Council Member Danny Dromm will join us with other LGBTQ+ leaders to discuss the pressing issues facing our LGBTQ+ community and what the state legislature can do to solve them.
Come and learn how to make delicious empanadillas with Cristina Gonzalez, our amazing Team JGR member and cooking enthusiast! We hope you can join us!
The safest way to vote in the upcoming June 23rd primary election is to vote-by-mail. Working Families Party New York State Deputy Director Sharon Cromwell will join us to talk about why it's so important to vote by mail, how to request your absentee ballot, and relevant deadlines.
We are at the epicenter of the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, and it is no coincidence that our community is predominantly immigrants. Join us to hear from Julissa Bisono at Make the Road Action about the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on our immigrant community, the shortcomings of the federal relief package & lack of action by the State, and how we can fight for justice and recovery for our communities.
Join us for a special Mother’s Day conversation with Liuba Grechen Shirley about why electing more mothers to elected office will improve the lives of everyone. We’ll discuss efforts to expand free high quality child care options, improve public schools, and how to achieve pay equity.
The stress associated with the coronavirus crisis can greatly impact our mental health, but it’s important we find ways to cope. Kayla Axelrod, LMSW, a Forensic Social Worker at the Legal Aid Society, will join us to discuss the mental health benefits of having a gratitude practice. She’ll discuss its history and cultural intersections and how to incorporate one into your daily life.
Come and learn how to make something delicious with Cristina Gonzalez, our amazing member of Team JGR and cooking enthusiast.
Many members of our community are also struggling with food access. Next Wednesday at 8pm, Pedro Rodriguez is the Founder and Executive Director of the Queens food pantry La Jornada will discuss La Jornada's impact, challenges of food access during COVID-19 and the communities that are impacted most.
Juan Ardila, a Program Coordinator at the Legal Aid Society, will discuss the benefits available to New Yorkers in this moment, including SNAP, SSD, and unemployment insurance, as well as how to apply.
Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. is the President & Founder of Hip Hop Caucus. As a national leader and pacemaker within the Green Movement, Rev Yearwood has been successfully bridging the gap between communities of color and environmental issue advocacy. On Earth Day, join us to discuss the impacts of the climate crisis on communities of color.
Come meet Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas! She'll discuss the shift in our campaign's focus given the Coronavirus crisis and why now more than ever it's important we elect someone who is fighting for universal healthcare, to release aging and vulnerable people from prison, and to make CUNY free again.
Social worker and community activist, Ingrid Gomez, will talk about all things census: why it's so important to fill out the census and get counted, how our data is protected, and the timeline for filling it out. This webinar will be bilingual in English and Spanish!
Jessica was recently endorsed by The Jewish Vote. We are thrilled to have their endorsement and invite you to join their virtual #FreedomSeder to meet their endorsed candidates.
New York's immigrant population is especially vulnerable to this health crisis, and District 34 is over 60% foreign-born. Many are not able to qualify for relief due to immigration status, live in multi-family households where isolation is near impossible, or don't have the privilege of being able to work from home. Join Immigrant Rights activist Whitney Hu who will discuss the challenges facing our immigrant populations, what resources are out there, and what we must continue fighting for.
The most recent budget passed was shameful and included rollbacks to bail reform, cuts to medicaid, and no increase to Foundation Aid for public education - all amidst a health crisis. Join NYWFP State Director Sochie Nnaemeka who will guide us through how the NYS budget process works, what advocates were fighting for, and what the fight looks like now.
Despite advice from health experts to social distance, social distancing is near impossible in jails and prisons, where the rate of infection is over 8 times higher than NYC. Join Mark Shervington, an activist for criminal justice reforms, who is fighting to release elders and other vulnerable populations from jails and prisons.
Shweta Parmar is an Ayurvedic Practitioner who will offer perspectives and practical tips rooted in Eastern medicine (Ayurveda, Yoga) to build lasting immunity. Lessons from COVID19 can teach us to start or deepen your inner armor for personal and community change. She will focus on anature-based wholistic perspective, including gut health tips, easy sound meditation for adults and kids, affordable spice remedies, and more for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual vitality.
For most New Yorkers rent is due April 1st. And with thousands of people losing their income as a direct result of the coronavirus, many don't know how they'll make ends meet. Housing lawyers Lina Lee and Shekar Krishnan will talk us through what the current housing landscape is, what your rights are, and how we can all fight for justice for tenants.
Join us for our campaign’s Virtual Volunteer Appreciation Happy Hour.