NYC: Get Out & Vote!
Early Voting is Available through Sunday;
Election Day is on Tuesday

Early voting has started in the 2021 New York City Primary Election! The Mayor's office, Manhattan Borough President, Comptroller, Public Advocate, and the majority of the City Council seats are all up for election. Your vote can reshape this city, but only if you cast it! You can vote early through Sunday or on Election Day, Tuesday, June 22. Visit weact.org/VOTE to learn what you need to know, including how to find your polling location. Learn More

Watch Our Ranked Choice Voting Video

Are you comfortable with the new Ranked Choice Voting system that New York City is using in the 2021 Primary Election? Watch this video to learn the basics so you can comfortably and effectively navigate this new system when voting. Watch

Peggy Shepard to Speak at Urban Green Council Conference

Peggy Shepard will deliver a keynote address at the Urban Green Council’s Climate, Equity, & Health: No More False Choices conference at 9:00 AM EDT on June 23. Speaking on “Systemic Solutions to Systemic Problems,” she will discuss how public policies can help foster equity in the built environment. Following her remarks, there will be two panel discussions: Prioritizing Health & Equity in Climate Policy and Building Health & Equity into Electrification. RSVP

Pride Month
UPTOWN CHATS: Toxics are a Drag
A Panel Discussion on Toxic Beauty Products in the Queer Community

Hair straighteners, skin lighteners, and makeup products can be packed with harmful chemicals that can leave negative impacts on the body. Many of these toxic products are disproportionately aimed at women and femme identified people of color. And through our Beauty Inside Out campaign, we have been working to address this.
 
In celebration of Pride month, we will host a panel of researchers, advocates, and queer drag performers to discuss the toxic chemicals found in beauty and other personal care products and their impact on the queer community. Join us for this special Uptown Chats, Toxics are a Drag, at 6:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, June 29. Attendees will be able to submit a question for the panelists upon registration or ask it during the event. RSVP

Our offices are closed today in honor of Juneteenth, which is tomorrow. For those of you unfamiliar with the holiday, you can learn a little about its history from last year's Juneteenth post.

We'll share another Juneteenth post via our blog and social media channels on Saturday, but the real action is happening over on the Eco-Logic Show on WBAI Radio. At 4:00 PM EDT on Saturday, June 19, they'll be having a special Juneteenth show that will include our very own Taylor Morton!

Sign Up for Community Solar in Harlem

WE ACT and its partners invite you to participate in Community Power, a community solar project built by and for low-income New Yorkers - including many trained through our Worker Training program. If you are a Con Edison customer that lives in affordable housing, you can save more $120 a year on your electricity costs by signing up to use solar energy generated here in Harlem and Brooklyn. You won't have to install panels on your roof, and the power will flow just like it currently does - rain or shine, day or night. Learn More & Sign Up

Rikers Island: Sign the Petition

It's not too late to sign the petition urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to transfer as much of Rikers Island as possible starting July 1. Let’s make sure Renewable Rikers Act happens! Sign the Petition