June Membership Meeting Get Ready to Vote & Learn About Fair Fares
Join us at 10:00 AM tomorrow, Saturday, June 11, for our June Membership meeting. We’ll be talking about voter engagement, first with our Membership Planning Committee elections (learn more here) and then with early voting for New York State’s June 28 Primary Election (learn more here). We will also be talking about the city’s Fair Fares program for affordable public transportation. RSVP here.
Vote for WE ACT's Membership Planning Committee
At our May Membership Meeting, you all had a chance to meet the candidates for our Membership Planning Committee (watch the video replay here). And you can learn more about the candidates here. Once you have had a chance to get to know these candidates, we encourage you to cast your vote here. Our Membership Planning Committee serves a leadership role in our membership and does a lot of the work planning and preparing for our Membership Meetings and other events. The committee also works toward more effective communication between the membership body and staff and helps set goals for membership participation. You will have until our June 11 Membership Meeting to cast your vote!
WHEELS Students Environmental Justice Mini-Documentary Film Expo
How healthy is my community? What role does the environment play? And how can I take action to advance issues I believe in? Explore these questions and more at the Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School’s (WHEELS) free Environmental Justice Mini-Documentary Film Expo at 5:30 PM on Monday, June 13. WHEELS high school seniors will educate community stakeholders about the environmental justice issues affecting their community and advocate for potential solutions. RSVP here to attend.
Yuwa Vosper to Discuss Advocacy in Removing Toxics from Personal Care Products
On Wednesday, June 15, Yuwa Vosper will be on a 15 panel discussing how advocacy can help address toxic chemicals in personal care products as part of the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative’s research convening: Advancing Worker Health and Safety in the Nail and Hair Salon Communities. RSVP here.
Help End New York's Lead Crisis Come to Our Lead Poisoning Workshop
New York State leads the nation in homes with lead-based paint and childhood lead-poisoning cases. Here in New York City, an average of 2,233 children test positive for elevated blood lead levels each year. And studies show that Black children living below the poverty line are twice as likely to suffer from lead poisoning as poor white or Latino children. That is why WE ACT has a long history of fighting to pass and enforce legislation to end this entirely preventable crisis. We have had some victories at both the city and the state level, but the fight is far from over. That is why we encourage you to join us on Thursday, June 16 at 6:30 PM for a workshop on childhood lead poisoning. You will learn about the sources of lead exposure, including how to identify and prevent them, as well as the health impacts of lead poisoning and how you can get involved in the work we are doing to put an end to this crisis at the city, state, and federal levels. RSVP here.
Early Voting in NY Begins June 18
Tune in to our June Membership Meeting on Saturday, June 11 to learn what you need to know about New York’s June 28 Primary Election, and mark your calendar for early voting on Friday, June 18. Learn more here.
Calling All Hair Salon Owners & Employees Roundtable on Haircare Products & Health
Do you own or work for a hair salon in Northern Manhattan? As part of our Beauty Inside Out campaign, we want to talk about hair and haircare products with people who know them best – hair salon staff.
If you or someone you know works at or owns a hair salon, please click here to let us know what times work best for you to meet on either Monday, June 20 or Wednesday, June 22 (feel free to select more than one day/time). Learn more here.
Annie Carforo to Moderate AIA Panel on the Electrification of Affordable Housing
At 6:00 PM on Wednesday, June 22, Annie Carforo will moderate the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter’s Equity in Electrification: Electrification of Affordable Housing, a panel discussion about New York City’s Local Law 154 (Gas Free NYC) and the equitable electrification of buildings. RSVP here.
Uptown Chats: Welcome to WE ACT
Here’s your chance to learn more about WE ACT, the work we do, and the people who are doing it. Join us at 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 23. Come learn about our programs and policy agenda, and how you can get involved in the upcoming months. Speakers will include Peggy Shepard, our Co-Founder and Executive Director; Sonal Jessel, our Director of Policy; and Bailey, our Manager of Membership and Organizing. RSVP here.
Team Up to Help Clean Up Harlem
Join us for Team Up to Clean Up on Saturday, June 25 at 10:00 AM as we come together to tackle trash in our community. Read about it in Harlem World Magazine and sign up here. Cleaning supplies will be provided. And we thank West Harlem Development Corporation for funding this event!
Member BBQ: Mark Your Calendar
Mark your calendar for our Member BBQ. We’ll be gathering at 155 West 142nd Street for our annual barbecue from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Saturday, July 16. RSVP here.
Celebrate Juneteenth with Tina
What are you doing to celebrate Juneteenth? A bunch of us are going to see Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway.
We’d like to extend the special invitation we received from the Tina Team, the show's producers and production company, to our members and supporters. If you consider yourself one or more of those things, then please join us at 3:00 PM on Sunday, June 19 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
Tickets are limited, and the link will close as soon as they are sold out. So please only sign up if you plan on attending. We do not want any empty seats for Tina!
