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#LiteracyLiftsNY Day in Albany March 4, 2019

2/4/2019

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It's that time of year again to join together for a #LiteracyLiftsNY Day in Albany on Monday, March 4th!   We know the beginning of the year is hectic but our decision makers need to hear from YOU and your students!  Each year we talk to many elected officials who understand that Adult Literacy is underfunded and the difficulties this causes our community and we need to keep making sure they hear our message! Assembly-member Ron Kim is co-hosting the day with us and will join us and other invited elected officials for a Rally so join us to make sure the other legislators hear our message!  Throughout the day we will also meet with legislators about the NYCCAL priorities and make sure they see our faces and understand #LiteracyLifts! 
   
We will be sending out more information in the coming weeks but we wanted to make sure everyone put the date on the calendar so we can maximize participation from programs.  It may be too early to let us know the exact number of students and staff that may be able to attend from your program but if you can ballpark, that would be great.  If you plan to attend with students please contact Ariel Savransky savranskya@UJAFEDNY.ORG and she will tell you the next steps.

​If you cannot travel to Albany you can still join in our social media campaign on March 4.  Here is a link to how to join:  bit.ly/NYCCALSoMeState

We anticipate that we will have a bus as we did last year but we are exploring alternative options (smaller vans leaving from different areas of the city) depending on which programs participate. We will update you all as the timing gets closer. 
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Thank you and here’s to getting the $15.3 million this year! 
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$12 Million in NYC Budget for FY2019!

6/22/2018

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On June 14, the City Council voted to adopt the City’s FY2019 budget, which includes $12m for adult literacy. $8 million will be on the administration’s side, and $4 million will come from the Council.  The City Council has actually already made its decisions on the $4m (see document pages 13-14). 

It is our understanding that the Administration’s portion is not baselined, but will be targeted to DYCD literacy programs. Note there is no written confirmation of this, and so we will be in touch with DYCD & the Mayor’s Office to encourage the full amount of resources be devoted to that purpose. 

Thank you for all your hard work and thank you to all the City Council Members who showed us so much support: 
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NYCCAL Executive Budget Testimony May 24, 2018

5/24/2018

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Action Alert: Rally at City Hall Park June 6th, 2018

5/23/2018

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Join us  Wednesday, June 6th at 10:00 am (updated 6/5/18) on the Broadway side of City Hall Park for our last big push to get $12 million restored for Adult Education in the New York City Budget.  

Politico has revealed that because the City Council Speaker is prioritizing the fair fares campaign, a lot of pressure is being put on all other Council priorities and initiatives. It is important that we are loudly and visibly calling for adult literacy funding to be renewed in the final budget deal. 

We will need speakers, quotes, volunteers, outreach to City Council Members, press engagement, etc. — essentially everything we did for the borough rallies but on a larger scale. 

Send questions to Kevin Douglas

Remember to use our hashtag #LiteracyLiftsNYC
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Action Alert: Social Media Wednesdays 5/16-6/6/2018

5/14/2018

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We're at the final push to get $12 million for Adult Education restored and baselined in the New York City Budget. 

The action for the next four Wednesdays is to post on Twitter and Instagram and make calls to your City Council Members.  Make sure to include the hashtag #LiteracyLiftsNYC and mention @NYCCAL in your posts on social media.  Below are some materials to help. 

Lesson Ideas/Materials
  • Using Instagram for Advocacy
  • NYC City Council Member Instagram Names
  • Prompts for Social Media Photos
  • #LiteracyLiftsNYC Twitter Directions
  • Calling Your City Council Member

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Action Alert: Upcoming Borough #LiteracyLiftsNYC Rallies

4/13/2018

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Tuesday, April 10th, 10am
  • Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY 11424
  • Queens Social Media Information

Tuesday, April 17th at 10:30 am
  • Bronx Borough Hall, 851 Grand Concourse, the Bronx, NY 10451  
  • Bronx Social Media Information

Monday, April 23rd at 10:30 am
  • Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
  • Brooklyn Social Media Information

Wednesday, May 2nd at 10:30 am
  • Staten Island Borough Hall, 10 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
  • Staten Island Social Media Information

Register  your group HERE if you plan to attend a rally with an adult education class or program
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Queens #LiteracyLiftsNYC Rally April 10, 2018

4/10/2018

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Nice work NYCCAL! Today we had a successful kick off to our adult literacy tour of the boroughs. Participating in this morning’s rally in Queens were: Chinese American Planning Council, La Guardia CIET, Queens Community House, Make the Road New York, Sunnyside Community Services, the YMCA, and Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement. With well over 100 students and supporters in attendance, and five media outlets on hand, including NY1, this was a strong start to our efforts to raise the profile of the issue for the Mayor and City Council.
 
In fact, just this afternoon the City Council released their response to the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget, and in it they called for the Mayor to baseline his portion ($6m) of the $12m investment from FY2018. You can view their full response here.  As an FYI, the Council also called for a new $3m citywide citizenship fund to be administered by MOIA. The funding would be used to support citizenship application fees for  households with limited incomes, as well as provide financial literacy classes.

A roundup of some of the press we received for our rally in Queens this week: Queens Chronicle, NTD TV, China Press, Times Ledger, & World Journal.
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Action Alert: 3/26/18 Press Conference at NY City Hall

3/21/2018

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NYCCAL will be holding a press conference on Monday, March 26th at 9:30am, directly before heading in to City Hall to testify at the NYC Council’s budget hearing on immigration. If we make enough noise, and the $12 million we're fighting for again gets into the Mayor's Executive budget, it would mean it could be 'baselined'. Baselining funding will mean we won't have to ask for it every year but instead we will see it get woven into RFPs, more stable agency budget lines, etc. over time. 

Please sign up here http://bit.ly/pressconf31618 if YOU and/or YOUR STUDENTS can join the rally and also id YOU and/or YOUR STUDENTS can testify at the hearing.

Ira Yankwitt will be delivering NYCCAL’s official testimony but we need others to echo the importance of adult literacy education! 

You can find NYCCAL’s FY2019 priorities here http://bit.ly/2HSGC2i
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Action Alert: 3/21/18 NY Senate and Assembly Call-in Day

3/21/2018

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On Wednesday, March 21st we are coordinating a call-in day where we would love students and programs to urge the Senate and Assembly to support funding for ALE at $7.8 million in the Adopted Budget to be released by April 1st. The key targets are listed below. If you have additional time for phone calls following outreach to the below list, please feel free to reach out to your own Senator or Assembly Member. This is our LAST push so let’s make sure the State hears us! 

Key Assembly Targets: 
Catherine Nolan (518-455-4851)
Carl E. Heastie (518-455-3791) 

Key Senate Targets: 
Carl Marcellino (518-455-2390)
John J. Flanagan (518-455-2071)

Click here to see sample script to use as a reference but feel free to customize, as long as you include the $7.8 million ask.
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Action Alert: Albany Rally March 5, 2018

3/4/2018

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NYCCAL is holding a rally and press conference in Albany, NY, on March 5  in conjunction with Literacy New York, to call for $15.3 million in funding for Adult Literacy Education (ALE) funding.  This would include the restoration of $1 million and add an additional $8 million to the existing $6.3 million in the current draft of the Governor's budget.

NYCCAL is sending at least one bus from New York City to Albany on March 5.  The bus will be leaving NYC at or before 8 am and returning by 7 pm.  To learn more about getting a seat on the bus and/or attending the rally, please contact 
Kevin Douglas.

To read more about NYCCAL State Agenda click on the links below:
Literacy New York & New York City Coalition for Adult Literacy FY 2018- 2019 State Agenda

And even if you cannot join us in Albany on March 5, send out our advocacy message via social media using the hashtag: #LiteracyLiftsNY 

​Spread the word: Rally Flyer
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