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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
August 25, 2021 at 12:10 PM

Our Final Movement Builders Awards Honoree: A Champion for Working People

Dear Friend,   ALIGN is proud to announce our final honoree for the 2021 Movement Builders Awards: Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), for his leadership and commitment to building power …
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
August 21, 2021 at 12:01 PM

Honoring a Just Transition Champion

Dear John,   We are proud to announce our second honoree for the 2021 Movement Builders Awards: Dr. Lara Skinner, Director of the Worker Institute’s Labor Leading on Climate Initiative at Cornell ILR, for her tireless advocacy for the movem…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
August 21, 2021 at 12:01 PM

Honoring a Just Transition Champion

Dear Friend,   We are proud to announce our second honoree for the 2021 Movement Builders Awards: Dr. Lara Skinner, Director of the Worker Institute’s Labor Leading on Climate Initiative at Cornell ILR, for her tireless advocacy for the mov…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
August 12, 2021 at 11:30 AM

Introducing our first honorees for the 2021 ALIGN Movement Builders Awards!

Dear Friend,   The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the ways in which public health disparities are shaped by racial, climate, and economic injustice, and how critical the fight for justice is to keeping New Yorkers healthy and safe. This year, ALIGN is pr…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
August 12, 2021 at 11:30 AM

Introducing our first honorees for the 2021 ALIGN Movement Builders Awards!

Dear John,   The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the ways in which public health disparities are shaped by racial, climate, and economic injustice, and how critical the fight for justice is to keeping New Yorkers healthy and safe. This year, ALIGN is prou…
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  ALIGN Team · [email protected]
August 4, 2021 at 11:30 AM

ALIGN in Action Summer Newsletter: An Equitable Recovery for Workers and our Planet

A Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   This summer, our movement has been building off the momentum gained during the historic legislative session by continuing our efforts to re…
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  Nina Terhune · [email protected]
August 2, 2021 at 11:46 AM

You’re Invited: ALIGN's Movement Builders Awards on September 21

Dear Friend,   After a year of crisis, ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York is celebrating our communities’ resilience and our achievements in rebuilding together! We’re excited to announce a new date for the 2021 ALIGN Movement Build…
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  Nina Terhune · [email protected]
August 2, 2021 at 11:46 AM

You’re Invited: ALIGN's Movement Builders Awards on September 21

Dear John,   After a year of crisis, ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York is celebrating our communities’ resilience and our achievements in rebuilding together! We’re excited to announce a new date for the 2021 ALIGN Movement Builder…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
July 29, 2021 at 11:30 AM

Covid is still here

Dear John,   Every New Yorker deserves the right to a healthy and safe workplace. With your support, the NY Essential Workers Coalition won the groundbreaking NY HERO Act so that our communities are protected from Covid-19 and whatever may…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
July 29, 2021 at 11:30 AM

Covid is still here

Dear Friend,   Every New Yorker deserves the right to a healthy and safe workplace. With your support, the NY Essential Workers Coalition won the groundbreaking NY HERO Act so that our communities are protected from Covid-19 and whatever m…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
July 12, 2021 at 12:00 PM

How we can reopen schools safely

Dear John, As New York City moves to a full return of in-person learning in public schools this fall, we must ensure that our children and school staff are safe from the ongoing public health and climate crisis. It is imperative that Mayor …
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  Nina Terhune · [email protected]
July 7, 2021 at 2:33 PM

Save the date! ALIGN's Movement Builders Awards on September 23

Dear Friend,   After a year of crisis, ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York is celebrating our communities’ resilience and our achievements in rebuilding together! We’re excited to announce that on September 23, we will be hosting the…
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  Nina Terhune · [email protected]
July 7, 2021 at 2:33 PM

Save the date! ALIGN's Movement Builders Awards on September 23

Dear John,   After a year of crisis, ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York is celebrating our communities’ resilience and our achievements in rebuilding together! We’re excited to announce that on September 23, we will be hosting the 2…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
June 29, 2021 at 5:21 PM

End Amazon’s Dangerous Surveillance Practices

Dear Friend,   Everyone deserves a job where they are safe and can work with dignity and respect. That is why we are fighting Amazon’s system of surveillance that is used to discipline, abuse, injure, and exploit workers.   Recent investig…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
June 29, 2021 at 5:21 PM

End Amazon’s Dangerous Surveillance Practices

Dear John,   Everyone deserves a job where they are safe and can work with dignity and respect. That is why we are fighting Amazon’s system of surveillance that is used to discipline, abuse, injure, and exploit workers.   Recent investigat…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
June 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Get Out and Vote for Climate, Jobs, and Justice

Dear John, The stakes could not be higher this NYC election season. Our most impacted communities are calling for bold, transformative policies that will tackle head-on the climate crisis, economic inequality, police violence, and the ongoing pandemic. Today, we urge you to j…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
June 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Get Out and Vote for Climate, Jobs, and Justice

Dear Friend, The stakes could not be higher this NYC election season. Our most impacted communities are calling for bold, transformative policies that will tackle head-on the climate crisis, economic inequality, police violence, and the ongoing pandemic. Today, we urge you to…
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  Patrick Nevada · [email protected]
June 21, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Prime Day hurts all of us

Dear Friend, All workers deserve a fair and equitable workplace. When our workplaces are safe, our communities are safe. When workers' rights are under attack, we must stand up to dangerous corporate agendas that hurt workers, small businesses, and communities. Amazon’s Prim…
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  Patrick Nevada · [email protected]
June 21, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Prime Day hurts all of us

Dear John, All workers deserve a fair and equitable workplace. When our workplaces are safe, our communities are safe. When workers' rights are under attack, we must stand up to dangerous corporate agendas that hurt workers, small businesses, and communities. Amazon’s Prime …
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
June 18, 2021 at 12:23 PM

Fighting for Black Lives and Liberation

Dear Friend, The Black freedom movement is essential to our fight for dignity and justice for all. We cannot talk about climate and worker justice without talking about historic racial injustices that have plagued our communities. Every day, Black people are targeted by polic…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
June 18, 2021 at 12:23 PM

Fighting for Black Lives and Liberation

Dear John, The Black freedom movement is essential to our fight for dignity and justice for all. We cannot talk about climate and worker justice without talking about historic racial injustices that have plagued our communities. Every day, Black people are targeted by police …
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
June 14, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Winning a Just Recovery for All

Dear John, Last week the legislative session ended. We are proud of the work that our coalitions have been able to accomplish this year to get our state legislators to stand on the right side of history. Once again, the power of coalition b…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
June 14, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Winning a Just Recovery for All

Dear Friend, Last week the legislative session ended. We are proud of the work that our coalitions have been able to accomplish this year to get our state legislators to stand on the right side of history. Once again, the power of coalition…
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  ALIGN Team · [email protected]
June 9, 2021 at 4:46 PM

ALIGN in Action Newsletter: A Big Wave of Progressive Victories

A Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice We are wrapping up this year’s legislative session with big progressive victories fought by our coalitions and partners who have been organizing tirelessly t…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
June 2, 2021 at 9:16 PM

A Plan for Green, Healthy Schools

Dear Friend, As New York City moves toward a full reopening of schools by September, the realities of COVID-19 and the climate crisis for our frontline communities cannot be ignored. This fall, children across the city will be returning to school with the threat of pollution …
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  ALIGN · [email protected]
May 10, 2021 at 11:01 AM

ALIGN in Action Newsletter: Making History Together

  Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice Our fight for survival in the time of COVID-19 and climate catastrophe is driven by a movement that unleashes the power of the people. We can beat the interl…
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  ALIGN · [email protected]
May 10, 2021 at 11:01 AM

ALIGN in Action Newsletter: Making History Together

  Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice Our fight for survival in the time of COVID-19 and climate catastrophe is driven by a movement that unleashes the power of the people. We can beat the interl…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
May 6, 2021 at 9:03 PM

When We Fight, We Win

Dear John, When Covid hit New York a year ago, workers from across the state and industry came together as the NY Essential Workers Coalition to safeguard and fight for the health and dignity of our communities throughout the pandemic. After a relentless, year-long fight for …
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
May 6, 2021 at 9:03 PM

When We Fight, We Win

Dear Friend, When Covid hit New York a year ago, workers from across the state and industry came together as the NY Essential Workers Coalition to safeguard and fight for the health and dignity of our communities throughout the pandemic. After a relentless, year-long fight fo…
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  Evelyn Brown · [email protected]
May 4, 2021 at 8:44 PM

One day left for Cuomo to sign the NY HERO Act

Dear Friend, We are over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic and essential workers who have sacrificed everything to get us through this crisis are still working without enforceable protections. The NY HERO Act, a bill to protect workers from infectious diseases and give them a…
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  Evelyn Brown · [email protected]
May 4, 2021 at 8:44 PM

One day left for Cuomo to sign the NY HERO Act

Dear John, We are over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic and essential workers who have sacrificed everything to get us through this crisis are still working without enforceable protections. The NY HERO Act, a bill to protect workers from infectious diseases and give them a v…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
April 23, 2021 at 1:46 PM

Now it is up to Governor Cuomo to sign the NY HERO Act

Dear John,    This pandemic is far from over. New Yorkers are still dying from this virus. New, dangerous Covid variants are spreading and threatening the lives of workers, employers, and customers. Our favorite local small businesses conti…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
April 23, 2021 at 1:46 PM

Now it is up to Governor Cuomo to sign the NY HERO Act

Dear Friend,    This pandemic is far from over. New Yorkers are still dying from this virus. New, dangerous Covid variants are spreading and threatening the lives of workers, employers, and customers. Our favorite local small businesses con…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
April 22, 2021 at 9:30 PM

Let’s Invest in Saving Our Planet

Dear Friend, Earth Day in a time of Covid-19 and climate crisis necessitates a dire call to action. The pandemic has laid bare the intersections of climate, economic, health and racial injustices that our low income and frontline Black and brown communities face every day. Th…
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  Evelyn Brown · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 1:51 PM

I tested positive for COVID-19 twice

Dear Friend, I’m an assisted-living facility worker from the Bronx and COVID-19 survivor. Due to unsafe working conditions in my facility, I tested positive for COVID-19 not once, but twice. When I got sick, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to provide for my family. And I was…
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  Evelyn Brown · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 1:51 PM

I tested positive for COVID-19 twice

Dear John, I’m an assisted-living facility worker from the Bronx and COVID-19 survivor. Due to unsafe working conditions in my facility, I tested positive for COVID-19 not once, but twice. When I got sick, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to provide for my family. And I was c…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
April 8, 2021 at 3:08 PM

It’s Time to THRIVE

Dear Friend, The time is now for a bold new vision to transform our economy. We are currently facing not one crisis but multiple, interlocking struggles: a global pandemic, systematic racism, mass unemployment, and a climate emergency. This is not an accident or coincidence. …
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 7:03 PM

You're Invited: Climate, Jobs, and Justice Action Week

Dear Friend,   As New York and this country struggles with a climate crisis alongside the health and economic impacts of Covid-19, it is imperative that we fight for a green pandemic recovery that will bring people back to work in good, gr…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 2:54 PM

ALIGN in Action Newsletter: One Year of Covid-19 and Still No Protections

March 2021 We return to March mourning the many lives lost to Covid-19. One year into the pandemic, almost 50,000 New Yorkers have fallen to this virus. But the numbers do not tell the complete story nor the scope of our pain. We…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 2:54 PM

ALIGN in Action Newsletter: One Year of Covid-19 and Still No Protections

March 2021 We return to March mourning the many lives lost to Covid-19. One year into the pandemic, almost 50,000 New Yorkers have fallen to this virus. But the numbers do not tell the complete story nor the scope of our pain. We…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
March 29, 2021 at 6:17 PM

Seize this Moment for Climate Justice

Hi Friend, In 2019, we won the nation's most aggressive climate law in the country, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which states that New York must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 85%, and be completely carbon-neutral, by 2050. This is a hu…
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  Phoebe Flaherty · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 6:31 PM

Two more days until the Climate, Jobs, and Justice Mayoral Candidate Forum!

RSVP Dear Friend, We are in the midst of a global health crisis, jobs crisis, and ever worsening climate crisis. The future of our livelihoods, our communities, and our city is at stake. The next Mayor of New York City must be prepared to follow the leadership of frontlin…
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  Phoebe Flaherty · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 6:31 PM

Two more days until the Climate, Jobs, and Justice Mayoral Candidate Forum!

RSVP Dear John, We are in the midst of a global health crisis, jobs crisis, and ever worsening climate crisis. The future of our livelihoods, our communities, and our city is at stake. The next Mayor of New York City must be prepared to follow the leadership of frontline …
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 7:09 PM

ALIGN February Newsletter: The Fight for Climate Jobs with Justice

February 2021 How do we respond to a crisis? Follow the movements on the ground. The crisis of COVID-19 brought frontline workers to organize and fight for their health and safety. The crisis of police brutality led millions to t…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 7:09 PM

ALIGN February Newsletter: The Fight for Climate Jobs with Justice

February 2021 How do we respond to a crisis? Follow the movements on the ground. The crisis of COVID-19 brought frontline workers to organize and fight for their health and safety. The crisis of police brutality led millions to t…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 5:27 PM

Save our City: Stop Cuomo from Undermining NYC’s Landmark Emissions Law

Friend – join us in standing up to Governor Cuomo’s attempt to undermine Local Law 97, the most ambitious city emissions reduction and job creation law in the country. Addressing climate change in New York City means cutting greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, which are …
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 8:30 PM

NYC’s Landmark Emissions Law is Under Attack

Hi Friend, There is a dirty buildings problem in NYC - 70% of our City’s emissions come from buildings - and it is threatening our air and water, especially for Black and brown frontline communities. We had to do something about it. Through the work of our Climate Works for …
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
January 30, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Bring on the New Year

  January 2021   The year begins with an insurrection at the Capitol building. Leading the charge are white supremacists who believe that the election is fraudulent and that the racial order should be kept untouched: white m…
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  Maritza Silva-Farrell · [email protected]
January 30, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Bring on the New Year

  January 2021   The year begins with an insurrection at the Capitol building. Leading the charge are white supremacists who believe that the election is fraudulent and that the racial order should be kept untouched: white m…
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  Mario Jean · [email protected]
January 18, 2021 at 1:33 PM

It is a moral imperative to secure workers safety

I spent four days in the emergency room fighting Covid-19, with people dying left and right of me. I would ask myself: am I next? In the two decades as a school bus driver in New York, I have seen a lot. Dear John, I spent four days in the emergency room fighting Covid-19, wi…
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