Rally to Resist Voter Suppression

SEIU 32BJ, NY Immigration Coalition, Reps. Nadler, Velasquez, Clark, Comptroller Stringer and others to join demonstration at Battery Park

NEW YORK, NY (03/18/2017) (readMedia)-- New York City elected officials, unions and civic organizations will rally to resist voter suppression in the age of Trump, as well as call on Governor Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature to modernize our elections by funding Early Voting and Automatic Voter Registration in the state budget.

WHO:

Common Cause New York, SEIU 32BJ, NY Immigration Coalition, NYCLU, NY Civic Engagement Table, TWU 100, Hispanic Federation, 2 hours A Week, Public Citizen, Citizen Action New York, Citizens Union, NYC Votes, New York Working Families, DuBois Bunche Center For Public Policy, Hugh L. Carey Institute, NYPIRG, Community Voices Heard, Women's City Club, Make the Road NY, NCAACP Brooklyn Chapter, Daily Kos, VOCAL, NY Progressive Action Network, and invited Members of Congress Jerry Nadler, Yvette Clark, Nydia Velazquez, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, NY Senator Brad Hoylman, NY Assemblymembers You Line Niou and Brian Kavanagh, NYC Councilmembers Ben Kallos, Brad Lander and others

WHAT:

NYC leaders, unions and civic organizations will rally to resist voter suppression and call for New York State to institute Early Voting and Automatic Voter Registration to make elections more accessible 

WHEN: Sunday March 19, 2017 at 02:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Battery Park
New York, New York
NOTES:

Please contact Alexis Grenell at (917) 327-1180 and alexis@pythiapublic.com