Category: RVUSA Priority Issues

These priority issues are the primary focus of RVUSA activities:

  • Civic and Voter Engagement
  • Education
  • Gun Violence Protection
  • Healthcare
  • Immigration
  • LBGTQ+ Rights
  • Science and Environment
  • Unity and Diversity
  • Women’s Rights
RVUSA Priority Issues

ACA Enrollment – Urgent Information

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Trump is decreasing the advertising by 90% for enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

2017 COVERAGE
Open Enrollment for 2017 health coverage ended January 31, 2017. You can still get 2017 health insurance 2 ways:
– If you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period due to a life event like losing other coverage, getting married, or having a baby.
– If you qualify for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). You can apply any time.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET 2017 COVERAGE

2018 PLANS
– The 2018 Open Enrollment Period runs from November 1, 2017 to December 15, 2017.
– Plans sold during Open Enrollment start January 1, 2018.

CLICK HERE TO ENROLL AND READ MORE

Civic and Voter Engagement, Educational Resources and Tools, News and Events, Regional and National News, RVUSA Priority Issues

Nassau County, NY – Primary Voter Information and Candidates

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On Tuesday, September 12, 2017, there is a primary election taking place in Nassau County.

The following is information that you can use to determine where you vote and which candidates are running in either the Democratic or Republican primary elections.

To determine where you can go to vote, click here.   

PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Scroll down for a list of candidates running in contested primary elections in Nassau County, New York. (You can also click here for an up-to-date list.) 
Please visit the candidates’ websites to learn about their positions on issues important to you. 
Click here to learn about your Nassau County Democratic candidates.
Click here to learn about the Nassau County incumbent Republican candidate.

PRIMARY CANDIDATES:
Nassau County – County Executive – Democratic
Laura Curran DEM,WFP,WEP – www.lauracurran2017.com/join/
George Maragos DEM – www.georgemaragos.com

Nassau County – County Comptroller – Democratic
Jack E. Schnirman DEM,WFP,WEP – www.jackfornassau.com
Ama Yawson DEM – www.yestoyawson.com

Nassau County – County Clerk – Democratic
Dean E. Bennett DEM,WFP – www.deanbennett.ngpvanhost.com/dean-bennett
Carl DeHaney DEM – www.carlforclerk2017.com/

For absentee ballot information, click here.

ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT NASSAU COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Nassau County Board of Elections
240 Old Country Road – 5th Floor
Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: 516-571-8683
Fax: 516-571-2058

Email Nassau County Board of Elections

Visit the Nassau County Home Page

OFFICERS
David J. Gugerty, Comm.
Louis G. Savinetti, Comm.
Michael Santeramo, Dep. Comm.
Carol Demauro Busketta, Dep. Comm.

Action, Immigration, RVUSA Priority Issues

Tell Congress to Co-sponsor the Dream Act

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The President has announced the end of DACA. The human impact of 800,000 young people losing their permission to live and work in the United States is beyond heartbreaking – it’s cruel. Every one of them will lose their work authorization and be at risk for deportation. Passing the bipartisan 2017 Dream Act would protect them. 

Click here and tell your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Dream Act today.

Educational Resources and Tools, Immigration, RVUSA Priority Issues

Who are the Dreamers?

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A Typical ‘Dreamer’ Lives in Los Angeles, Is From Mexico and Came to the U.S. at 6 Years Old

President Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, an Obama-era policy created to shield young undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Click here to read more about who the roughly 800,000 DACA beneficiaries are.

Action, Civic and Voter Engagement, RVUSA Priority Issues

NY Primary Elections – Be sure to vote!

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NY residents–next Tuesday, 9/12 are the primary elections. As a closed primary state, only voters registered for the party which is holding the primary may vote.

Voter turn out in past primaries has been traditionally low–let’s raise our voices in the voting booth next week, and encourage family, friends, and neighbors to do the same!

Click here to find your voting location and district information.

Click here to learn about your NYC candidates.

Click here to learn about your Nassau County Democratic candidates.

Click here to learn about the Nassau County incumbent Republican candidate.

Immigration, News and Events, Regional and National News, RVUSA Priority Issues

“Dreamer Program” at Risk

 

“Ten Republican state attorneys general in June urged the administration to rescind the DACA program, while noting that the government did not have to revoke permits that had already been issued.

If the federal government did not withdraw DACA by Sept. 5, the attorneys general said they would file a legal challenge to the program in a Texas federal court.

The 10 who signed the letter represent Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.”

Read more:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-daca-idUSKCN1B52KZ

News and Events, Press Coverage, RVUSA Meetings and Events, RVUSA Priority Issues, Unity and Diversity

Recap – Charlottesville Vigil, Rockville Centre, New York

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“We are here tonight to be heard, and to remind ourselves and each other of the power and the responsibility that each of us has every day. We have to use our voices and encourage others to use theirs for the common good.”
– Emma Travers, co-founder, Raising Voices USA

There was a huge turnout at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth, in Rockville Centre, New York this evening as people gathered on the steps, onto the sidewalks, and around the corner for a moving and heartfelt vigil. The “Unite the Right Rally” in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend left three dead and many injured in a horrific display of racism and white supremacy. 

Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray, State Senator Todd Kaminsky, Rabbi Elliot Skiddell of Central Synagogue, the Rev. Scott Ressman of the United Church of Rockville Centre, and Pastor Robert Grimm of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church were among the vigil’s speakers.

We at Raising Voices USA stand together as one, as we condemn acts of racism and strive toward unity and understanding.

News and Events, RVUSA Meetings and Events, RVUSA Priority Issues, Unity and Diversity

Charlottesville Vigil

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CHARLOTTESVILLE VIGIL
Thursday, August 17 @ 7:00 pm

Raise your voice as we join with numerous local clergy and elected officials for a vigil in response to this weekend’s events in Charlottesville:

Thursday, August 17, 7:00 pm
Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth
(DeMott Avenue, Rockville Centre)

We will gather on the front steps of the synagogue and stand together as one with other community organizations as we condemn acts of racism and strive toward unity and understanding. Friends, family and neighbors are encouraged to join us.

This event is co-sponsored by RaisingVoicesUSA, Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth, NYS Senator Todd Kaminsky, United Church of Rockville Centre, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, R.V.C., Vineyard Church, NYS Assembly Member Brian Curran, Indivisible of RVC, and the Village of Rockville Centre.