The Citizens Campaign

The Campaign for Citizen Service-- Co-Chaired by 3 Time Super Bowl Champion Bart Oates and Spelman College Provost Dr. Pamela Scott Johnson-- Launches

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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METUCHEN, N.J., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Citizens Campaign today launched its Campaign for Citizen Service designed to give all Americans the opportunity to get the tools and training to become pragmatic leaders, working on solutions to leave their communities and country better than they found them. It will serve as a counter to today's rabidly partisan, ideologically-driven, and dysfunctional top-down leadership that is failing to address our major challenges.

Key Points: 
  • It will serve as a counter to today's rabidly partisan, ideologically-driven, and dysfunctional top-down leadership that is failing to address our major challenges.
  • Our goal is to give all Americans the opportunity to become pragmatic leaders, taking responsibility for our democracy.
  • Americans will be enlisted in the Citizen Service, an emerging citizen driven, national public service, that trains people in Leadership and No Blame Problem Solving.
  • Dr. Pamela Scott Johnson, provost at Spelman College, said, "Voting is important, but it is not enough.

Six Takeaways for Healing our Democracy Generated by Forum of Experts Organized by The Citizens Campaign

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Taken together, the takeaways provide a powerful path to healing our democracy where citizens are provided with the tools they need to take personal civic responsibility for creating a solution-focused political climate.

Key Points: 
  • Taken together, the takeaways provide a powerful path to healing our democracy where citizens are provided with the tools they need to take personal civic responsibility for creating a solution-focused political climate.
  • The panelist and speakers all agreed that the dangers to our democracy were serious and no one election could solve them.
  • The six major takeaways from the forum entitled, A Path to Healing our Democracy, are outlined below.
  • The Citizens Campaign is building The Citizen Service, a new national public service open to all.

John R. Durso is recognized by Continental Who's Who

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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MINEOLA, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- John R. Durso is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Union President and in acknowledgment of his accomplishments at Local 338 and the Long Island Federation of Labor.

Key Points: 
  • MINEOLA, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- John R. Durso is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Union President and in acknowledgment of his accomplishments at Local 338 and the Long Island Federation of Labor.
  • Mr. Durso began his career as a deli clerk at Waldbaum's supermarkets.
  • In 1984, Mr. Durso was hired as an organizer for Local 338, Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).
  • In 1999, Mr. Durso took on an executive role as the President of Local 338.

Rise Light & Power Unveils Plan for “Renewable Ravenswood”: Transforming NYC’s Largest Fossil Fuel Power Plant into a New Clean Energy Hub

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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Rise Light & Powers vision for a Renewable Ravenswood will transform New Yorks energy system and help the state achieve its ambitious climate targets.

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  • Rise Light & Powers vision for a Renewable Ravenswood will transform New Yorks energy system and help the state achieve its ambitious climate targets.
  • Significantly Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependence: Renewable Ravenswood will improve air quality around the state, especially in nearby underserved communities.
  • I applaud Rise Light & Power for taking steps to transition Big Allis and Ravenswood to a clean energy hub, said U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12).
  • LS Power actively invests in businesses focused on renewable energy and fuels, as well as distributed energy resource platforms, such as CPower Energy Management and EVgo.

John R. Durso is recognized by Continental Who's Who

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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MINEOLA, N.Y., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --John R. Durso is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Trusted Union President and in acknowledgment of his work at Local 338 and the Long Island Federation of Labor.

Key Points: 
  • MINEOLA, N.Y., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --John R. Durso is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Trusted Union President and in acknowledgment of his work at Local 338 and the Long Island Federation of Labor.
  • Mr. Durso began his career as a deli clerk at Waldbaum's supermarkets.
  • In 1984, Mr. Durso switched to a role as an organizer for Local 338, Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).
  • In 1999, Mr. Durso took on an executive role as the President of Local 338.

The Citizens Campaign Launches Initiative to Add a Citizen Driven Dimension to American Leadership

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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The Citizens Campaign today announced the establishment of 10 Citizen Leadership Centers based primarily at Community Colleges around the nation.

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  • The Citizens Campaign today announced the establishment of 10 Citizen Leadership Centers based primarily at Community Colleges around the nation.
  • Over the next two years, The Citizens Campaign plans to establish an additional 100 Leadership Centers.
  • These pioneering Citizen Leadership Centers will pave the way for a new National Public Service, designed to add a new dimension to Americas historically paternalistic, top-down mode of leadership.
  • The Citizens Campaign is a community of citizen problem-solvers dedicated to adding a citizen driven dimension to our Countrys leadership capacity and to restoring service, civility and pragmatism to Americas political culture.