Here’s what we accomplished in 2022.
Donated $65,000 to Bliss Towers residents to cover back rent for all tenants and prevent eviction
On-boarded new team members including: Elliott Matos as the Lead Organizer in Catskill, Lexis Figuereo as the Capital Region Outreach Coordinator and Lukee Forbes as the Civil Rights Coordinator.
Partnered with Black Voters Matter to organize the community
Began to build our Movement House in St. Louis, a space for organizers to take respite at and collaborate
Worked on the Hudson Breathe Act, a Black-led multi-year vision that offers a radical reimagining of public safety, community care, and how we spend money as a society.
Delivered postcards to every household in Hudson with our legal clinic information - and we plan on tackling Catskill next!
Began the free community programing "Books and Breakfast" in Hudson & Catskill promoting reading, encouraging Black voter registration and free breakfast
Operated our Tenants Rights Hotline providing resources to tenants
Partnered with The Free School in Albany to support a new model of education
Focused on supporting the Clean Slate Act in NY by hosting Town Halls both in-person and online, hosted 3 press conferences, 2 Poetry Slams, canvassed over 100 hours, phonebanks, and hosted a Talib Kweli concert.
Put pressure on legislators who passed resolutions for Clean Slate in: Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Ellenville, Columbia County and Ulster County.