BATTLEGROUND NEW YORK ACTION

Mission

BATTLEGROUND NEW YORK ACTION ("BGNYA") WILL EDUCATE NEW YORKERS, PARTICULARLY NEW YORKERS OF COLOR, ON CRITICAL ISSUES FACING THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY. WE WILL REGISTER NEW VOTERS TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRACY. WE WILL HOLD MEMBERS OF THE STATE'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VOTING RECORDS AND PUBLIC STATEMENTS. WE WILL ALSO INVEST IN ORGANIZING THROUGH REGIONAL PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A NEW GENERATION OF ACTIVISTS AND LEADERS. OUR DEMOCRACY IMPROVES WHEN MORE CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED, INFORMED, AND EMPOWERED. BATTLEGROUND NEW YORK ACTION AIMS TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION IN NEW YORK STATE.