[New-imc] Forming IMC in Utica, NY

[JFurman835 at aol.com]

Our group is interested in forming an IndyMedia site in Utica, NY.  Would you 
please send us detailed information on establishing a chapter?  

The Utica Citizens in Action is a multi-issue advocacy organization concerned 
with neighborhood redevelopment, predatory lending, affordable housing, and 
community-based economic development.  We have over 300 members.

Located In Utica, New York,  our community-based and multicultural 
organization is committed to living wage jobs, affordable health care and 
education, educational opportunities, and improvement in living conditions 
for low and moderate income people.   We are a membership organization which 
consists of working people, tenants, small business persons, the elderly, 
students, clergy, and representatives of the labor movement.  Our 
organization is a community-labor-faith-based coalition dedicated to 
revitalizing Utica's distressed neighborhoods.  We also advocate for 
low-income and marginalized neighborhoods in the Central New York region. 
 Our group is affiliated with Citizen Action of New York, a large multi-issue 
membership organization consisting of over 20,000 members.  

Utica Citizens in Action has organized a successful 40 hour fast for the 
working poor, news conferences on a wide variety of issues, lobby days in 
Albany, and local coalitions to work on funding for schools and  against 
predatory lending.  We have published studies on alternative economic 
development, affordable housing Community Development Block Grant, and school 
funding.    

Established in 1997, our organization has been successful in highlighting 
public attention on local economic development issues, health maintenance 
organization reform, affordable housing, and consumer rights.  We have 
successfully 
conducted campaigns on neighborhood development, media accountability, and 
health care and joined state and national organizations in advocating for 
progressive policies.

Our organization has helped low income people in our community to obtain more 
local, state, and federal funding for housing programs.  We are one of only a 
handful of  organizations in Central New York that represents a progressive 
vision for our community and develops alternative analyses of local, state, 
and federal policies.  

We would appreciate technical assistance on developing an IndyMedia site for 
our community. Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

John Furman
President
Utica Citizens in Action
P.O. Box 411 
Utica, New York   13503-0411
(315) 829-5132
Fax:  775-254-9599
E-mail:  JFurman835 at aol.com/cnycitizenaction at aol.com

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