NEWS & EVENTS
Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) latest news, events, programs and more
Take Action to Protect Our Healthcare!
Thanks to the organizing efforts of progressive advocates, like yourself, state lawmakers stepped up and passed legislation in a special session designating $500 million to fund emergency programs. This would help fund SNAP and other benefits like Medicaid, WIC and heating assistance (LIHEAP). We also won protections for our immigrant neighbors, protecting data, barring ICE from wearing masks unless medically necessary, and prohibiting ICE arrests inside and near courthouses.
Right now, the federal government is deeply dysfunctional and chaotic - leading us to come to the hard truth that we can not rely on Congress to protect us. The $500 million reserve fund must be used to protect Connecticut from the next round of attacks from Washington D.C. We must make sure no families go hungry or lose their healthcare. We must make sure that our residents can afford to heat their homes in the dead of winter and protect our immigrant community from lawless and masked kidnappers (ICE). Tell your lawmakers to protect our healthcare! |
Say No to AT&T Until They Stop Contracting with ICE!
Sign the petition today!
We are holding AT&T accountable and demanding they end harmful practices. The Trump administration couldn’t perpetrate a sustained attack on our communities without support from corporations who contract with them for services and infrastructure. When we refuse to buy or upgrade any AT&T products or plans this holiday season until AT&T stops contracting with ICE, we make it more costly for them to provide services to agencies harming our communities. AT&T has had multimillion-dollar contracts with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE and CBP are terrorizing our communities. ICE has not only been terrorizing immigrants; they have also targeted Black communities with violence and violations of their constitutional and civil rights. Their actions harm all of us. No one is safe when masked, armed, and badgeless government agents can drive armored vehicles around our neighborhoods, taking people off the street and from front yards, childcare centers, and school grounds, sometimes throwing tear gas canisters in our neighborhoods. Sign the People's Action petition and make your voice heard! |
Save the Date! CCAG Annual Awards Celebration 12/4
You're invited to CCAG's
Annual Awards Celebration, Dec. 4, 5:30–8:30 PM New Park Brewing, West Hartford This year's awardees are: Rev. Dr. Davida Foy Crabtree (Laddie Michalowski Community & Labor Award) and Effie & Angaza Mwando of Our Culture is Beautiful (Nancy Benedict Social Justice Award), and celebrate a milestone for democracy in Connecticut--20 years of the Citizens’ Election Program (CEP). Special price early-bird tickets available until Nov. 20. You can also place a personal message or business ad in our Consumer Handbook CCRG Virtual Holiday Auction Happening- December 1–10 Donate an item by November 24 and get ready to bid on unique gifts and experiences that power CCAG’s work. Year after year, these traditions remind us: the fight for justice is fueled not just by strategy, but by community. We can’t wait to see you. |
