Citizen Action of New York - Central New York Chapter

05/26/2026

This is a people-powered campaign—and we need volunteers like you to help knock doors, make calls, and spread the word.
New volunteers are welcome! No experience necessary.

Learn more and RSVP at cit.ac/GOTV-Syracuse

05/26/2026

Tenants are over half of Utica. Join us as we push for housing justice in CNY!

Learn more and RSVP at cit.ac/good-cause-june

05/14/2026

Join the family of Edgar Lopez at 9:30 AM tomorrow at Oneida County Courthouse, 200 Elizabeth St to pack the court and show support for Edgar! Edgar is a beloved community member who it is alleged has been unfairly targeted due to political interference.

05/07/2026

Federal cuts to healthcare are going to impact hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers. Join us for a community conversation at the Utica Public Library on May 20 about what’s happening, who will be impacted, and how we can organize for a health care system that works for everyone—not just those who can afford it.

This is a space to:
✊ Hear real stories from our community
🏥 Talk about the growing challenges facing primary care
📢 Learn how we can take action together to protect access to affordable, quality care

The decisions being made right now will affect our families, neighbors, seniors, people with disabilities, rural communities, and working people across the Mohawk Valley.

We all deserve access to care with dignity.

🍽 Refreshments and light dinner provided
✅ RSVP encouraged

Come listen. Come share. Come organize.

Join us for a community conversation on the future of health care in Utica and the Mohawk Valley. With federal changes threatening coverage for many New Yorkers, this is a chance to come together, hear real stories, and talk about what’s at stake for our communities. We’ll discuss challenges fac...

05/04/2026

Join us for a community conversation on the future of health care in Utica and the Mohawk Valley. We’ll discuss challenges facing primary care and how we can push for solutions that ensure everyone has access to affordable, quality care.

RSVP and learn more at cit.ac/pop-utica

04/24/2026

May 1. No School. No Work. No Shopping.

Join us for an evening of community and action, including a solidarity supper, teach-in on labor and immigrant history, performances, free clothing giveaway, community resources, voter registration, and an art build.

Learn more and register at cit.ac/may-day

04/16/2026

Yesterday, on Tax Day, we showed up in front of the Utica State Office Building to demand real investment in child care and the child care workforce.

We stood together, parents, providers, and community members calling on and our state legislators to fully fund universal child care, along with housing, healthcare, and protections for working families—by taxing the rich.

, we are calling on you to prioritize the child care workforce and ensure that the $500 million proposed by the Senate makes it into the final state budget.

We cannot achieve universal child care without investing in the workforce and without full funding, it simply will not work.
Take action today. Call the Governor’s office and your legislators and demand a worker compensation fund for child care providers in this year’s budget.

Governor Hochul – Albany Office: 518-474-8390

04/10/2026

Huge thanks to for an awesome sponsorship this month! We forged some amazing connections and had a great time! Looking forward to the next event ✨

04/10/2026

Childcare is essential but the workforce is severely underfunded, and the governor’s proposed budget includes zero funding for pay increases. Educators mostly women of color and immigrants—are doing critical work while earning poverty wages. That must change.

Join us in calling on to fund childcare by taxing the rich. New York has more millionaires and billionaires than any other state it’s time our budget reflects the needs of working people.

We urge State Assembly and Senate members to pass the Invest in Our New York package.

RSVP here: http://cit.ac/utica-415