Join WE ACT for our next NYCHA Working Group meeting on June 27 at 6:00 PM. This will be an in-person meeting, and we encourage you to join us at the WE ACT Office (1854 Amsterdam Avenue, at the corner
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
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
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
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
Join us on Thursday, September 30 for a free screening of A Dream Deferred: The Broken Promise of New York City Public Housing, a documentary about the problems within NYCHA and the people fighting for better living conditions and accountability for
Join us for our September Membership Meeting on Saturday, September 11 at 11:00 AM EDT. We’ll have staff presentations and member discussions on Redistricting in NYC, NYCHA RAD & Pact, and Electric School Buses for NYC. Join us online, via
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. CHECK BACK FOR A NEW DATE. Mark your calendar for a special summer movie event on Wednesday, September 8! We’ll be showing A Dream Deferred: The Broken Promise of New York
WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Development Writer Corina Fuentes wrote an Op-Ed in Giving Compass on March 26, 2021 on the importance of addressing environmental health issues in public housing. Read the Op-Ed
We are poised to make the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the challenges that NYCHA residents face a top priority for New York City. And we invite you to attend our Membership Meeting at 10 AM on Saturday,