Affordable Housing

Housing Justice for All Albany Advocacy Day

Join us on March 14, 2023 for an Albany Advocacy Day to advance housing justice legislation. We will be taking a bus up to the State Capitol to rally with other organizations and meet with elected officials. No prior experience

WE ACT is Disappointed with the Fiscal Year 2022-23 New York State Budget

WE ACT is Disappointed with the Fiscal Year 2022-23 New York State Budget New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and the Legislature Fail to Adequately Fund Environmental and Climate Justice Initiatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2022 Contact: Chris

Utility Debt

Challenge In addition to the staggering human toll of COVID-19, the pandemic left many New Yorkers without a source of income, making it increasingly difficult to pay their bills – including their utility bills. In fact, more than one million

Spring EHJLT: Free from Fossil Fuels

We are pleased to announce our award-winning Environmental Health & Justice Leadership Training Program for the Spring. Participants in this online training program will learn about environmental and climate justice issues and how to advocate for equitable solutions to address

Jasmine Graham Talks Utility Debt and Energy Justice in the Guardian – March 13, 2022

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Energy Justice Policy Manager Jasmine Graham was featured in an article in a March 13, 2022 Guardian article on the rising utility rates in the U.S. Graham discussed the inequitable impacts of rising utility rates

Out of Gas, In with Justice Featured in The City – February 14, 2022

Did you know that your gas stove produces harmful indoor air pollution, including toxic gases such as nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, which happen to be the same nasty gases that come out of a car’s exhaust pipe? In

WE ACT Responds to the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus’ 2022-23 “People’s Budget”

NEW YORK — New York State’s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus released its Fiscal Year 2023 “People’s Budget” on January 17, 2022. The document details what these legislators view as the state’s budgetary needs for its

Reshaping NYCHA’s Political Future through Voter Engagement

In recent years voter engagement has become a high-priority program for many advocacy groups, including WE ACT for Environmental Justice, signaling a desire to defend democracy, and to send a message to elected officials that constituencies are motivated and that

Ashley James Writes Op-Ed on Health Inequities in NYCHA in City Limits – October 7, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Environmental Health Coordinator Ashley James wrote an Op-Ed published in City Limits on October 7, 2021 calling attention to the health risks faced by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents and urging them to

Secretary of Energy Meets with WE ACT to Discuss Solar Energy in Harlem World – June 29, 2021

In a June 29, 2021 article, Harlem World reported on United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm visit to 128 West 138th Street, a multi-family Housing Development Fund Corporation affordable housing cooperative in Harlem, where she met with WE