Take Action Overview

Current Actions Sign On

December 27, 2023

December 27 - Please sign-on - TOWARD A COVENANT ON BEHALF OF NEW YORK’S NEWEST NEW YORKERS

December 21, 2023

December 21 - Call or email your elected officials and urge them to support an immediate, sustained ceasefire in Gaza

December 14, 2023

December 14 - Call Gov. Hochul 866-583-2908 and urge her to sign the NY Tropical Deforestation Free Procurement Act.

Legislative Asks

Summary / Overview

Every fall, the Social Justice Commission prepares the legislative ask for State and some Federal legislation for the following year. This is to be used on our New York State Ecumenical Advocacy Day (usually in late February or early March).

Legislative Asks for 2024

Legislative Report

Summary / Overview

We offer an evaluative report of how we performed on the legislative ask, what state and federal legislation passed and were signed by the Governor and President respectively. We also identify legislation which is pending and what advocacy work remains to be done.

Varieties of Justice

Criminal Justice

We are committed to shaping a criminal justice system rooted in the premise of repentance, forgiveness, and restoration, not revenge and punishment.

Economic Justice

We are committed to policy solutions where we invest in our economy from the bottom up rather than the top down. We include Worker, Education, and Child Justice in our work.

Environmental Justice

We strive to advocate for law and policies which will preserve the earth for all future generations.

Housing Justice

We commit ourselves to pass laws and garnering funds to build new affordable housing while offering supports to people to live in existing housing.

Racial/Immigration Justice

The United States is a nation of immigrants and that the strength of our society is rooted in welcoming immigrants.

Voting Justice

We strongly advocate for every person to have the right to vote and to make the voting process as easy as possible.

Healthcare Justice

Health Care is a human right.