Move Forward New York is dedicated to helping citizens access information to facilitate progressive political action. This page is
designed to provide a broad variety of resources, including practical information such as how to vote as well as information on several
specific issues (e.g., education, immigration, etc.) to help us be fully educated moving forward.
Note: This list is not meant to be exhaustive. Rather, it represents what we hope is a helpful list of resources to facilitate the work of our organization.
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ACLU Know Your Rights: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights
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Do you know your rights? These easy-to-use resources were created by the ACLU so you can have your rights at your fingertips.
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Register to vote: http://ulstercountyny.gov/elections/
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Thinking about running for Public Office? http://www.elections.ny.gov/RunningOffice.html
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A guide from New York State Board of Elections’ resources
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Find elected officials : https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
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Tips & contacts for writing letters to editors http://www.hudsonvalleyprogressives.org/resources/letters-to-the-editor-contacts/
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Tips and guide on how to plan a successful non-violent direct action click here.
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Indivisible Guide https://www.indivisibleguide.com/download-the-guide
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News Media contact info http://www.nytix.com/Links/TV/articles/newsmediacontacts.html
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Common Cause: Commoncause.org
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Call Trump Out: Calltrumpout.com
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Countable: Countable.us
SPECIFIC AREAS AND ISSUES OF INTEREST
News Sources
NPR - www.npr.org
New York Times - www.nytimes.com
Washington Post - www.washingtonpost.com
Politico: Politico.com
Education
The Evolution Institute - https://evolution-institute.org/this-view-of-life/
The Evolutionary Studies Consortium - http://www.evostudies.org
National Center for Science Education - https://ncse.com/
Environment
Sierra Club - www.sierraclub.org
Faith-Based Concerns
Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) - www.cair.com
Human Rights
American Civil Liberties Union - www.aclu.org
Anti-Defamation League - www.adl.org
Boys and Girls Club of America - www.bgca.org
Emily’s List - www.emilyslist.org
Immigration
Border Angels - www.borderangels.org
National Immigration Law Center https://www.nilc.org/
Running for Office
Running Start - www.runningstartonline.org
She Should Run - www.sheshouldrun.org
Women’s Rights
NARAL Pro-Choice America - www.naral.org
Planned Parenthood - www.plannedparenthood.org
National Organization for Women (NOW) www.now.org