Protesters Picket Outside NRA Fundraiser in New Hyde Park

Newsday – Click HERE to read the article on Newsday.com By Nicholas Spangler Updated September 27, 2018 10:05 PM A National Rifle Association fundraiser at the Inn at New Hyde Park Thursday night drew subdued protests from about 10 Long Island and Queens residents. “I oppose the NRA in every way, shape and form, and…

Read More

Nassau County Friends of the NRA Event Draws Protesters

News12 Long Island – Click HERE to view the video and read the article on News12.com Posted: Sep 27, 2018 6:20 PM EDT Updated: Sep 27, 2018 10:25 PM EDT NEW HYDE PARK – Protesters gathered outside a New Hyde Park catering hall Thursday night while the Nassau County Friends of the NRA held a fundraising event. A…

Read More

Grechen Shirley Leads Rally for Universal Healthcare Outside Peter King’s Office

The Republican representative says ‘free is never free’ when it comes to Medicare for All Reported by Chelsea Irizarry Aug 7, 2018, 8:28 pm Click here to read full story MASSAPEQUA PARK — Activists rallied outside Republican Peter King’s office Tuesday, demanding universal healthcare alongside congressional candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley, who is trying to unseat King…

Read More

Progressive Groups Looking Toward LI Congressional Primaries

Many activist leaders want to avoid the divisiveness of the 2016 Democratic primary battle. By Carol Polsky Updated June 10, 2018 12:14 AM Click here to read article on Newsday.com Progressive grassroots groups that emerged on Long Island after the election of President Donald Trump, seeking to avoid the party rancor of 2016, are agreeing…

Read More

‘Handmaids’ Protest Opening of Hobby Lobby in Massapequa

Protestors say the company does not support women’s reproductive rights Click here to read story on Fios1 Website and to View Videos MASSAPEQUA — Hobby Lobby in Massapequa opened with many people lined up in front of the business to encourage shoppers to spend their money at another craft store on Monday. “We are just…

Read More

Residents Gather to Protest Hobby Lobby Store in Massapequa

Click here to read article on Fios1 Website and view Videos Posted: May 29, 2018 6:36 AM EDTUpdated: May 29, 2018 7:19 AM EDT http://longisland.news12.com/clip/14381883/residents-gather-to-protest-hobby-lobby-store-in-massapequa MASSAPEQUA PARK –Some residents spent their Memorial Day protesting the new Hobby Lobby store in Massapequa Park. Demonstrators were dressed in costumes from the Hulu show “The Handmaid’s Tale.” They claim Hobby…

Read More

Official Statement Regarding Israeli Actions Against Palestinian Demonstrators

The Long Island Activists are shocked and dismayed by the most recent outbreak of violence between Israel and Palestine and remain gravely concerned by the continued use of disproportionate force by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) against mostly peaceful Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. While no Israelis were killed or injured…

Read More

LI Activists Protest Hobby Lobby Press Release

For Immediate Release: May 24th 2018 STAND UP FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS – WE WILL NOT BECOME HANDMAIDS! Massapequa , N.Y.—Hobby Lobby, a company that, with a ruling by the Supreme Court, can restrict a womans access to birth control based on the company’s religious beliefs, is opening two new stores on Long Island.  Women from…

Read More

Scorecards – The Point – Opinion Article

Newsday – Updated March 5, 2018 3:52 PM DAILY POINT What’s behind this endorsement By Rita Ciolli and Mark Chiusano Liuba Grechen Shirley’s failure to secure the Working Families Party endorsement in her fight to unseat GOP incumbent Rep. Peter King has many subplots. Those who see the world through the prism of Suffolk Democratic leader Rich…

Read More