Common Council strengthens tenant rights laws amid other major resolutions
Common Council strengthens tenant rights laws amid other major resolutions
Local renter protections passed by Ithaca City Council: (Seph Murtaugh, Duc Nguyen, George McGonigle, Laura Lewis, and Cynthia Brock) “The new tenant’s rights resolutions establish that the...
Local renter protections passed by Ithaca City Council: (Seph Murtaugh, Duc Nguyen, George McGonigle, Laura Lewis, and Cynthia Brock) “The new tenant’s rights resolutions establish that the landlord is now responsible for any and all coding faults with buildings and rental units instead of the tenants. Some of the new resolutions state that landlords who have more than the legal limit of people living in a unit will receive a penalty for each additional occupant over the limit.”
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Bankshot Welcome to Operation Choke Point 2.0
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When it comes to prison investment, activists and community groups kept up “a very steady drumbeat” opposing JPMorgan’s funding of GEO Group and CoreCivic, two of the country’s largest prison companies, said Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy. Protesters have shown up at the bank's last two annual meetings and recently visited Chief Executive Jamie Dimon's house with a mariachi band in tow, among other confrontations.
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Following Sustained Campaign, JP Morgan Chase and Co Divests From Private Prison Operators
Following Sustained Campaign, JP Morgan Chase and Co Divests From Private Prison Operators
Common Dreams reported that civil rights groups, like Make the Road NY, the Center for Popular Democracy and New York Communities for Change, were among the organizations credited with pressuring...
Common Dreams reported that civil rights groups, like Make the Road NY, the Center for Popular Democracy and New York Communities for Change, were among the organizations credited with pressuring JP Morgan Chase and Co to stop bankrolling CoreCivic and GEO Group, the country’s largest private prison operators.
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Local legislators support bill to grant driver's licenses regardless of immigration status
Local legislators support bill to grant driver's licenses regardless of immigration status
Legislator Anna Kelles, who worked on the resolution, said the bill being considered are not intended fix anything about immigration on a federal level, but is specifically designed to improve...
Legislator Anna Kelles, who worked on the resolution, said the bill being considered are not intended fix anything about immigration on a federal level, but is specifically designed to improve road safety. She said there are already people driving who are undocumented, and this measure is intended to make sure they get a license that verifies their identity and knowledge of road safety rules. The license would not be valid for federal purposes such as international travel.
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JPMorgan Chase Stops Funding Private Prison Companies, and Immigration Activists Applaud
JPMorgan Chase Stops Funding Private Prison Companies, and Immigration Activists Applaud
Ana Maria Archila is the co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy, a national network of community organizations and individuals that has organized public protests at the bank’s...
Ana Maria Archila is the co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy, a national network of community organizations and individuals that has organized public protests at the bank’s headquarters, at annual meetings and outside the bank’s chief executive’s home in Manhattan.
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Activists Deliver 750,000+ Petition Signatures Urging the Senate to Revoke Trump's National Emergency Declaration
Activists Deliver 750,000+ Petition Signatures Urging the Senate to Revoke Trump's National Emergency Declaration
The petition signatures were collected by CREDO, Public Citizen, Color Of Change, Win Without War, United We Dream, MoveOn, NDWA, UltraViolet, DailyKos, Defending Rights & Dissent, Bend the...
The petition signatures were collected by CREDO, Public Citizen, Color Of Change, Win Without War, United We Dream, MoveOn, NDWA, UltraViolet, DailyKos, Defending Rights & Dissent, Bend the Arc Jewish Action, People Demanding Action, Women’s March, Center for Popular Democracy…
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Legislators urge state to 'double down' on funding for water infrastructure improvements
Legislators urge state to 'double down' on funding for water infrastructure improvements
With a resolution passed Tuesday, Tompkins County legislators are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state leaders to "double down" on water infrastructure funding through the Water Infrastructure...
With a resolution passed Tuesday, Tompkins County legislators are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state leaders to "double down" on water infrastructure funding through the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act, which has successfully helped towns locally and across the state make needed, expensive improvements.
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Moms Celebrate That JPMorgan Chase Will No Longer "Bank the Private Prison Industry"
Moms Celebrate That JPMorgan Chase Will No Longer "Bank the Private Prison Industry"
Members of MomsRising signed thousands of petitions and delivered letters to their local Chase bank branches from coast to coast as part of the nationwide Families Belong Together Corporate...
Members of MomsRising signed thousands of petitions and delivered letters to their local Chase bank branches from coast to coast as part of the nationwide Families Belong Together Corporate Accountability campaign. Across the country, more than 500,000 people made it clear the funding of private prisons by Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase is unacceptable, including those with the Families Belong Together coalition, Make the Road NY, Candide Group, Presente.org, Center for Popular Democracy…
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The Marxist Roots of "Medicare for All"
Jayapal was surrounded by more than 100 supporters, many from groups such as National Nurses United, the Center for Popular Democracy, Our Revolution, Coalition of Labor Union Women, and the Labor...
Jayapal was surrounded by more than 100 supporters, many from groups such as National Nurses United, the Center for Popular Democracy, Our Revolution, Coalition of Labor Union Women, and the Labor Campaign for Single Payer.
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Following Pressure From Advocates, JPMorgan Chase Stops Financially Backing Private Prisons
Following Pressure From Advocates, JPMorgan Chase Stops Financially Backing Private Prisons
"The country has seen the images of humans in cages and heard the cries of children begging to be reunited with their parents. Our immigration enforcement system is cruel and inhumane. Providing...
"The country has seen the images of humans in cages and heard the cries of children begging to be reunited with their parents. Our immigration enforcement system is cruel and inhumane. Providing financial backing to this industry is not morally defensible", said Ana Maria Archila, Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy.
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