Archive for March 2017

BuPipedream.Com Democratic Party reform and money in politics were two central topics of the New York Progressive Action Network’s spring conference held this Sunday at Binghamton High School. Over 300 people gathered at the conference, which featured panels on Social Security and Medicaid, energy democracy and running for public office. Zephyr Teachout, candidate for New…

Newsday Ed note: Join the volunteer group to help Christine. The special election will be held May 23rd, 1017. Democrats on Wednesday made a last-minute candidate switch in the special election for the Ninth District Assembly seat, choosing Christine Pellegrino, a local teacher and leader in the Opt Out movement that opposes Common Core testing in…

TBRNewsMedia By Victoria Espinoza Activism is on the rise in the aftermath of the 2016 election on the North Shore and beyond, though at an event in Huntington concerned citizens signed up to do more than carry signs and initiate chants. On Saturday, March 11, more than 100 people gathered at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of…

Newsday March 11, 2017 By David Olson   david.olson@newsday.com TRUMP SPURS SURGE IN CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL OFFICE, ACTIVIST SAYS Community members come together for a workshop on running for public office hosted by the Working Families Party, the Long Island Progressive Coalition, and NYSUT at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington, March 11, 2017. (Credit:…