{"id":1002,"date":"2018-01-18T19:20:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T00:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/2018\/01\/18\/bronx-borough-president-ruben-diaz-challenges-new-yorkers-to-get-civically-engaged\/"},"modified":"2018-01-18T19:55:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T00:55:31","slug":"bronx-borough-president-ruben-diaz-challenges-new-yorkers-to-get-civically-engaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/bronx-borough-president-ruben-diaz-challenges-new-yorkers-to-get-civically-engaged\/","title":{"rendered":"BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ CHALLENGES NEW YORKERS TO GET CIVICALLY ENGAGED"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is kicking off the New Year by tackling an issue of tremendous importance in New York City\u2014the need for greater civic engagement among New Yorkers. In partnership with the new civic engagement platform OrangeUGoing.com, Borough President Diaz announced the \u201cHour New York Challenge\u201d in The Bronx to encourage New Yorkers to take the pledge to dedicate at least one hour each month throughout 2018 to civic engagement.<\/p>\n

New York State was ranked nearly dead last at 49th<\/sup>\u00a0among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. for civic engagement and volunteering in 2015 by the Corporation for National & Community Service, an independent federal agency. New York City has reported recent voter turnout rates as low as eight percent.<\/p>\n

Borough President Diaz stressed the importance of year-round civic engagement and notes that it isn\u2019t solely about politics, though experts indicate that civically engaged individuals do vote in higher numbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cCivic engagement comes in many forms,\u201d said Borough President Diaz. \u201cIt\u2019s attending your community board meeting, getting involved with an association, volunteering with a nonprofit, attending a conference or seminar to learn about policies that impact you and more. Civic engagement is about being an informed and active citizen who works to shape a neighborhood, borough and city you\u2019re proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Research indicates that lack of accessibility is the primary barrier to civic engagement \u2013 New Yorkers can\u2019t easily find engaging, action-oriented civic, community, and political events. The offerings of New York City\u2019s nearly 100,000 community, nonprofit and government organizations are scattered across thousands of websites, newsletters, and social media accounts \u2013 leaving New Yorkers struggling to find and keep track of it all.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York City is the Capital of Choice,\u201d said OrangeU Going, Inc. Founder Samantha Diliberti. \u201cNew Yorkers have dozens of websites to organize all of our choices \u2013 from restaurants to Broadway shows and everything in between. What we didn\u2019t have was a central platform to organize all the civic engagement opportunities being offered. OrangeU Going fills that gap and serves everyone \u2013 from the civic novice to policy wonk.\u201d<\/p>\n

OrangeU Going is a tool designed to make it easy for New Yorkers, organizations, and elected officials to connect and affect change. New Yorkers can stay informed, know what\u2019s happening in their communities, and find civic, political, and community events related to issues they care about. Organizations can use the platform to easily reach New Yorkers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year is going to be a very exciting and active time in New York,\u201d said Borough President Diaz. \u201cThe New Year is the perfect time to stress the importance of civic duty and encourage New Yorkers to commit to making civic engagement a priority in their lives. I call on all Bronxites \u2013 residents, organizations, and elected officials \u2013 to accept the Hour New York Challenge and show how strong our community really is. But I don\u2019t just call The Bronx my home, I call New York City my home \u2013 which is why I\u2019m encouraging my fellow boroughs to take on the Hour New York Challenge as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents across New York City are encourage to join the Hour New York Challenge and pledge to dedicate at least one hour each month to being civically engaged in their community or in an issue they care about. Organizations can post events to the site for free through March and can participate as Hour New York Partners.<\/p>\n

To do your part, visit OrangeUGoing.com to take the pledge and learn more. In addition, those taking part in the challenge are encouraged to use hashtags #HourNewYork and #OUGBronx to share their participation on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hour New York Challenge is designed to show New Yorkers just how easy and rewarding it is to get involved,\u201d said Diliberti. \u201cSimply take the pledge and use OrangeUGoing.com to find civic, political, and community events and happenings you\u2019re interested in attending.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diliberti notes that if even one quarter of the city\u2019s five million registered voters were to take the pledge and dedicate one hour a month, they would cumulatively commit over 142 years of time to issues they care about \u2013 every month. That\u2019s the power of 1.25 million people dedicating one hour to bettering their communities by attending a block association meeting, a forum on education, housing, or the environment, or even a fundraiser supporting a cause dear to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the power of an hour,\u201d said Diliberti.<\/p>\n

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