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Labor & Community Organizations Demand Cuomo Lead a Fair & Equitable Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy

Seventy members of The Alliance for a Just Rebuilding - a group of over fifty community, faith, labor, and environmental organizations – traveled from devastated areas of New York City and Long Island to Albany today to announce their recommendations for a just and equitable rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.  Just before Governor Cuomo discussed his rebuilding plans in the State of the State address, the group presented their own recommendations for rebuilding the city and state in a way that serves all of its residents.



Sandy Victims Getting Restless Over Recovery Planning

The Village Voice, By Nick Pinto, January 9, 2013. Nearly two and a half months after Sandy devastated New York City, there are still residents in affected areas without reliable heat and electricity. And while governmental reports on just what went wrong and how to plan for the future are beginning to trickle out, New Yorkers are starting to get restless.


They ask ‘just model’ for reconstruction

El Diario, By Juan Matossian, January 9, 2013. A coalition of over 50 community organizations are asked to take particular account of the needs of underserved communities, New York at the time of carrying out reconstruction work after Hurricane Sandy.


Community groups want to be included in discussions for distribution of Sandy federal dollars

WBAI Radio, By Linda Perry January 9, 2013. Members of the Alliance for a Just Rebuilding coalition were in Albany today for the governor’s state of the state address.  Yesterday, the coalition of more than 50 labor and community organizations rallied at New York’s City Hall – where they demanded a voice on the various commissions appointed by the governor that will call the shots on how and where federal dollars are used to aid in the hurricane recovery.


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