Local citizens will be participating in a rally on Wednesday, June 1 at the New York State Capitol in Albany to call for legislators to pass legislation that addresses the need to shift our energy needs to renewable sources, while creating jobs across the state.
A bus will be leaving from the North Utica Shopping Center, 50 Auert Ave, Utica, (near Berkshire Bank) at8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1. The bus will also stop in Syracuse. There is no charge for the bus, but donations will be accepted. To reserve a seat on the bus from Utica/Syracuse, contact John Furman of the Central New York Citizens in Action, Inc. at 315-725-0974/cnycitizenaction@gmail.com.
The march is sponsored by NY Renews, a broad coalition of community-based organizations, environmental justice groups, labor unions, faith groups, business leaders, and other advocates. NY Renews’ goal is to minimize the way all New Yorkers feel the effects of climate change through a comprehensive statewide switch to 100% clean renewable energy by 2050. NY Renews has outlined an equitable transition that keeps people employed and that opens up the green jobs market for more New Yorkers.
Members include the Central New York Citizens in Action, Inc., New York Working Families Party, Alliance for a Green Economy, Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition, Buffalo Coalition for Economic Justice, Catskill Mountainkeeper Citizen Action of NewYork, Communications Workers of America, Environmental Advocates of NY, NY State Nurses Association, NY State United Teachers, People’s Climate Movement NY, People of Albany United for Safe Energy – PAUSE, PUSH Buffalo, Rochester People’s Climate Coalition, Sierra Club, Syracuse United Neighbors, and Sustainable Tompkins.
John Furman, President of the Central New York Citizens in Action, Inc., said: “The coalition NY Renews coalition is going to Albany to demand decisive action that properly addresses climate change in a way that stimulates job growth and is inclusive of communities that have been disparately harmed by climate issues. We are fighting for environmental justice, and a green sustainable economy for ALL New Yorkers.”