WAG Actions

Rally for the Green New Deal


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WAG members rallied for the Green New Deal with One Queens Indivisible and the Sunrise Movement outside of Chuck Schumer's office.

  • Date: February 2019

RAICES 'You are Loved' Dolls Initiative


WAG members got together to create and sew these one-of-a-kind, handmade dolls to be distributed through the 'You are Loved Dolls Initiative' by RAICES Texas to kids at the border.

  • Date: February 2019

2019 Women's March


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2019 Women's March poster making and DC trip!

  • Date: January 2019

Holiday '@nycshoeboxproject' Donations


WAG members donated shoeboxes filled with comfort items to domestic violence survivors living in shelters via @nycshoeboxproject

  • Date: November 2018

Canvassing Upstate for Antonio Delgado


WAG canvassing crew up in Highland, Clintondale, and Modena NY, talking to voters about @delgadoforcongress @jamesskoufis and Juan Figueroa!

  • Date: November 2018

Postcard Writing for Stacey Abrams Governor's Race


WAG members writing a serious amount of postcards to get out the vote in Georgia for Stacey Abrams and Sarah Riggs Amico

  • Date: October 2018

Canvassing Staten Island for Max Rose


WAG members canvassing in Staten Island for Max Rose!

  • Date: October 2018

Phone Banking for Antonio Delgado


WAG members teamed up with One Queens Indivisible and Grace Meng to phone bank in support of Antonio Delgado. Working hard to flip some seats blue!

  • Date: September 2018

Goods Drive for Migrant Children


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Goods Donations for migrant children + families sponsored by Councilman Mark Levine

  • Date: June 2018

Petitioning for Jessica Ramos


Members of WAG-FH taking names - aka petitioning - for Jessica Ramos in Jackson Heights.

  • Date: June 2018

WAG-FH Marches in Queens Pride Parade with Jessica Ramos


Members of WAG-FH proudly supported LGBTQ community alongside Jessica Ramos (Candidate for NY State Senate District 13) at the Queens Pride Parade on June 3rd.

  • Date: June 2018

Get out the Vote in Astoria Park!


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WAG-FH held its first Voter Registration drive, in the very important district of Astoria! WAG-FH teamed up with the Astoria Park Alliance during their Earth Day Shore Fest Spring Kick Off and set up a Voter Registration table. WAG members registered and engaged voters, spread the message of the importance of getting out the vote and reminding them about the date change for the September Primaries (9/13)!

  • Date: April 2018

Planned Parenthood Day of Action


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WAG members headed up to Albany to meet with New York lawmakers for Planned Parenthood's Day of Action

  • Date: March 2018

Grace Meng Re-election Petitioning


WAG members collected signatures for Congresswoman Grace Meng's Re-election Campaign.

  • Date: March 2018

March for Our Lives


WAG members followed the lead of the students in their lives and took part in NYC’s March For Our Lives March 24th. Thousands turned out demanding gun reform and making their voices heard along with all those marching in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Seattle, Paris, Amsterdam and numerous other cities. Thoughts and prayers are not enough, it’s time for real change!!!

  • Date: March 2018

NYC Women's March 2018


WAG members at the NYC Women's March

  • Date: Jan 2018

STEPS Amazon Wishlist


WAG created an Amazon Wish List in support of STEPS To End Family Violence. Please visit https://www.egscf.org/programs/steps/ for more information.

  • Date: Dec 2017

UnLocal DACA Student Support


Working with UnLocal, WAG members raised money to pay legal fees for a DACA recipient to apply for a Greencard.

  • Date: Oct/Nov 2017

Choices "A Thank You"


A couple of months ago WAG became aware of a lawsuit that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was bringing against a group of people who had been standing outside and harassing the clients of Choices Womens Medical Center. We sent a letter to thank @agschneiderman, but felt strongly that we also needed to support the staff of Choices for their daily commitment to reproductive healthcare. WAG members visited @choiceswomensmedical this week to deliver those gifts (a Keurig, water cooler, and microwave) for the staff. We were treated to a tour of their fantastic facilities by Administrator Kelly Mallinson and got to meet and chat with the founder and CEO, Merle Hoffman. Merle is a true warrior and has been fighting for women's reproductive healthcare for over 40 years! It was an honor to meet both of these inspiring women and their amazing staff. Looking forward to a long and productive relationship with these women and their extraordinary facility! Thank you Choices

  • Date: Sept/Oct 2017

Karen Koslowitz Signatures


In the summer of 2017, members of WAG collected signatures for Karen Koslowitz's petitions to be an incumbent on the ballot for her New York City Council seat. We helped Councilwoman Koslowitz's office collect over 100 signatures.

  • Date: June 2017

Postcards for Virginia


WAG members are helping to get out the vote in Virginia by participating in #postcards4va #persist #wagfh #virginiaisforvoters @postcards4va

  • Date: June 2017

Bookclub


Members of WAG have come together in a book club in order to explore and understand issues of race and privilege in our communities and our own lives. Our group began with Waking Up White by Debby Irving. We have continued to select texts that we believe can inform and expand our understandings of race and privilege.

  • Date: Ongoing

Forest Hills Activist Fair


WAG volunteers represented our group at the Forest Hills Activism Fair coordinated by Congresswoman Grace Meng.

  • Date: May 2017

Ides of Trump Postcard Initiative


Over 300 postcards delivered to President 45 telling it like it is. https://www.facebook.com/TheIdesOfTrump/

  • Date: March 2017

Queens Stands Together Rally


The Queens Stands Together Rally took place at MacDonald Park right here in Forest Hills and celebrated the incredible diversity of Queens residents. Hundreds gathered to send a message of support to our immigrant communities that we stand with them. WAG co-sponsored this rally with more than over 40 other activist organizations from Queens. Photo Credit: http://edgeofthecityblog.blogspot.com/

  • Date: February 2017