Office of Congressman Gregory Meeks
Rep. Gregory Meeks started off the year with a new role on the world stage. Just weeks before 2020 ended, he was elected to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee – the first Black man ever to hold the position. Since then, Meeks has opposed a constitutional referendum in Haiti, passed a resolution condemning China’s actions in Hong Kong and proposed strengthening economic ties between Africa and the U.S., all while managing local politics back in the world’s borough in his continued role as chair of the Queens County Democratic Party.
4. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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NYCAN goes to the 1964 World s Fair Unisphere to make their point against Nuclear proliferation. Left to right: Christian Ciobanu, Linda Chapman, Seth Shelden, Robert Croonquist, Brendan Fay, Emily Welty, Matthew Bolton. (Image by Donna Aceto)
On Earth Day 2021, New Yorkers rally at the iconic Unisphere in Flushing Meadows, Queens.
Call for City Council to vote and pass nuclear disarmament legislation. Resolution 976 & Introduction 1621.
For Earth Day New York members of the New York Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (NYCAN) rallied at the iconic Unisphere in Flushing Meadows, Queens calling Speaker Corey Johnson and City Council to bring nuclear disarmament legislation Resolution 976 and Introduction 1621 to the floor for a vote.
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Stonyfield Organic Aims to Convert Central Park, Prospect Park and Grant Park Into Organic Grounds by 2025 as Part of Stonyfield #PlayFree Initiative
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Stonyfield Organic Aims to Convert Central Park, Prospect Park and Grant Park Into Organic Grounds by 2025 as Part of Stonyfield #PlayFree Initiative (Photo: Business Wire)
Stonyfield Organic Aims to Convert Central Park, Prospect Park and Grant Park Into Organic Grounds by 2025 as Part of Stonyfield #PlayFree Initiative (Photo: Business Wire)
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 14, 2021
Stonyfield Organic, the country’s leading organic yogurt maker, has been obsessed with fields for almost 40 years. Providing green, organic pastures for its beloved cows, such as Little Flower and Liberty, to roam and graze has been a priority for the brand since 1983. However, Stonyfield realized that organic fields can have an ev
Women Candidates to Council: Don t Delay Ranked Choice Voting, Start Education Today
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NEW YORK, NY (12/14/2020) (readMedia) Today, 23 women candidates for New York City Council wrote an open letter in support of Ranked Choice Voting, arguing that it will help elect more women women of color in particular by eliminating the spoiler effect and decreasing negative attacks. Rather than seeking to delay ranked choice voting, we need the Council to pass Intro 1994 which would fund and mandate a full voter education campaign. The Council has the power to make sure its stated goals of educating voters are fulfilled. Use it. As candidates, we also understand that we have a responsibility, alongside city agencies, to educate the voters and we don t shy from that opportunity.