Action Alerts
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Tell NYC Council to Pass COPA Now!
It’s crunch time for COPA! The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act—critical legislation to expand permanently affordable, community-controlled housing—is now on the brink of passage in the New York City Council.
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Action Alert on Public Banking
We’re closer than ever to bringing public banking to New York. This morning, we published an op-ed about a new bill advancing in Albany in the final days of the state legislative session, which we describe as “the most promising opportunity in over a century to establish a full-fledged public bank in the U.S.”
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Take Action for a New Economy!
Do you want to see public banking and community land trusts thrive in New York City? Send a message to your Council Member urging them to pass the “Community Land Act” and the “People’s Bank Act” today.
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Take Action: Tell Albany to Pass the NY Public Banking Act!
This legislative session, we have a historic opportunity to bring local public banks to New York. As state legislators prepare to return to Albany in January, let them know that local public banking needs to be a top priority!
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(Archive) Take Action: Support Community Land Trusts Today!
As the Mayor and City Council finalize next year’s budget–expected to be the largest in NYC’s history–we are calling for strong support for community land trusts (CLTs). Join us in calling for full funding of the $1.5 million Citywide Community Land Trust Initiative!
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(Archive) Stop Debt Collectors from Taking NYers’ Stimulus Funds
The NYS Legislature has just passed a critical bill that prohibits debt collectors from taking New Yorkers’ stimulus payments. The bill will ensure that relief funds actually provide relief—not windfalls for the debt collection industry. Take Action! Urge Governor Cuomo to sign this bill into law, to protect New Yorkers from financial predation and ensure a just recovery. Call…
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(Archive) Stop Trump Administration from Unleashing Predatory Payday Lending in NY
New York has successfully fought to keep predatory payday lending out of our state, as a matter of racial and economic justice. Now, the Trump administration is seeking to gut New York’s longstanding consumer protection laws, and open the door to high-cost lenders that exploit people who are struggling financially.
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(Archive) Tell Albany to Pass the NY Public Banking Act
Even before COVID-19 gripped our communities, New York faced extreme racial and economic inequality. Now, against the backdrop of a pandemic that has further devastated low-income and Black and brown communities, the New York State Legislature is preparing to reconvene next week, for what could be the last time this year.
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(Archive) Tell the NYC Council to Fund Community Land Trusts!
As the Mayor and City Council finalize next year’s City budget, we are fighting to make sure Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are included! Join us in calling for renewed funding of the citywide CLT initiative, to support community control over land and housing. In the wake of COVID-19, community control of land is more critical than…
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(Archive) SIGN PETITION: Halt Debt Collection in NY Now!
Our team has been working remotely since the COVID-19 outbreak began in New York – feeling fortunate that we have that option. We are keeping our NYC Financial Justice Hotline open, and have received alarming calls from many New Yorkers who are being hounded by debt collectors, despite the crisis.