Events & Activities

Thank you to everyone that attended the Spring Student Empowerment Conference on March 9th! We had a day full of workshops, guest speakers, and student collaboration! 

 

NYPIRG students headed to Albany to fight for free public college tuition, better financial aid, more mental health services, and more!

After years of stagnant state funding and ever-increasing tuition, it is vital that we not return to the status quo in higher education. NY must usher in a new era that recognizes that investing in higher education boosts racial and economic equity and strengthens our economy. Students headed to Albany to fight for free and fully funded CUNY and SUNY, more financial aid, and additional class offerings, advisers, and mental health counselors!

A huge win for New Yorkers!

Governor Hochul signed the Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act, a historic bill that removes medical debt from credit reports. Hunter NYPIRG Student Anthony Calafiura spoke alongside the governor before the signing.

When: 12 PM
Where: Started at West 56th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, proceeded to the United Nations headquarters for a rally (full route information TBA)

NYPIRG marched to end fossil fuels!

With wildfire smoke choking the air that we breathe, hurricanes and floods threatening our homes, and toxic pollution making us sick, it has never been more urgent to end our dependence on the leading cause of these crises – fossil fuels.

In New York this September, the United Nations gathered world leaders for a first-of-its-kind Climate Ambition Summit to demand that nations stop developing new oil, gas, and coal projects and phase out fossil fuels once and for all. With his recent approvals for mega-polluting fossil fuel projects, President Biden must immediately reverse course to earn his seat at the table. But it will take all of us acting together to make sure that he does!

Thank you for your help!

NYPIRG Student Empowerment Conferences

Our annual Spring Student Empowerment Conference was on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at SUNY Purchase. Student activists came together and harnessed their collective power, participating in a day full of skill workshops, talks from different policy and campaign professionals, games, and MORE!
Check out this video from NYPIRG's Fall 2023 Virtual Student Empowerment Conference:

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