Clean Air’s Membership Team
Hello! This post comes directly from Clean Air’s Membership Team… Sue Kelley, Gary Schulenberg, Rob Walsh, Jenn Carman, and Julia White. Three years ago, we established our Membership Team. Well, we started as the Fundraising Team, but quickly decided that “fundraising” really didn’t encapsulate or do justice to the work that we were actually doing. […]
This is the work of many.
Over the next few weeks, Clean Air’s staff and Clean Air’s campaign teams will be re-introducing ourselves… who we are, our beliefs and visions, and why we wake up each day and organize for a better world. My name is Julia, and I’m Clean Air’s Grassroots Development Organizer. Ten years ago, I walked door-to-door talking […]
Re-Introducing Ourselves
Over the next few weeks, Clean Air’s staff and Clean Air’s campaign teams will be re-introducing ourselves… who we are, our beliefs and visions, and why we wake up each day and organize for a better world. Julia White Grassroots Development Organizer Julia joined the team at Clean Air in 2018 as the Grassroots Development […]
Taking What I’ve Learned to the Next Chapter
Dear Clean Air Community, This December, I will step down as Executive Director of Clean Air Coalition of Western New York. In my over 10 years at the forefront of the fight for health, dignity, and justice in our region, I have had the privilege of working alongside our membership, staff and board to hold polluters […]
Updated Goal! $75K TO FIGHT IN FLIGHT
Big news! We have surpassed our original $60K goal. Thank you so much to our Members and Supporters… we are so grateful to have each of you by our side as we organize for justice. TIME TO GO BIG OR GO HOME. We are increasing our goal to $75K! Join us today so we can […]
We Choose to Believe in the Power of Organizing
The people of this country – led by communities of color – have fired Donald Trump. We choose to believe in the power of organizing. Despite egregious voter suppression, the strength of American democracy has been upheld by the millions of people that stood in voting lines for hours on end , and the hard […]
Make Sure Every Vote is Counted
At 2:30am, Donald Trump did what he has threatened to do for months– declare that he will remain President and insist that votes stop being counted even though the ballots of millions of Americans had yet to be tallied. Trump has spent months discrediting our electoral process, lying about mail-in votes and calling them fraudulent. […]
Vote On Our Values!
Early voting is open Saturday, October 24, 2020 – Sunday, November 1, 2020 Our communities have dealt with crisis after crisis this year. From the COVID-19 pandemic to the global uprising for Black lives and the ongoing climate crisis, we have been asked time and time again to turn and face ourselves, our neighbors and people […]
We Need Your Help! Join Us October 1st!
We need your help to turn the concrete crushing site on Peabody St. into a community owned land trust! For a decade residents of Seneca Babcock have fought for their health and quality life. (WATCH this video where members describe their experiences) Battaglia Demolition, which caused tremendous harm to the community closed in 2018. The […]