PUSH Membership
Be part of the change you want to see in your community.
PUSH members play an active role in our campaigns for housing and climate justice. PUSH’s real power is its people. Because as we say: Real people have real power!
Being a PUSH member isn’t a title; it’s a commitment. Our work is alive. It’s rooted in showing up, speaking up, and building together.
We bring our own stories, skills, and heart to the table — and then we roll up our sleeves. We organize campaigns that don’t just demand change, they deliver! That means advocating for climate policy in Albany, demanding tenants rights in City Hall, and working with coalition partners across the country.
We stand shoulder to shoulder at rallies. We knock on doors and listen to our neighbors. We share meals and ideas at community meetings. We work hard, we lift each other up, and when we win, we celebrate! Because being a PUSH member means being part of something bigger than any one of us. We are a movement of change.
Annual Membership Fee
$5/year
Want to be a PUSH member?
There are many pathways to support PUSH and join the movement: as a volunteer, donor, or team member.
If you are interested in building power with frontline communities and believe in the power of transformative change, we’d love to hear more.
To join PUSH’s membership, please submit an membership interest form below and a member of our team will follow up with you as soon as possible.
Member Expectations
- Adherence to PUSH mission and values
- Payment of annual dues ($5/year)
- Participation in PUSH: 101 Training within 90 days of becoming a member
- Annual attendance at at least 3 PUSH-sponsored trainings (incl. organizing trainings, energy literacy workshops, job training programs, etc.)
- Ongoing meaningful participation in at least 1 PUSH committee
- Attendance at PUSH monthly community meetings
- Adherence by rules of conduct and/or community agreements as set forth by PUSH Buffalo
Membership Benefits
- Participation on project or program advisory boards
- Leadership roles on PUSH campaigns
- Voting privileges in determining PUSH campaigns
- Voting privileges for the PUSH Board of Directors
- Preferred use of PUSH community spaces
- Opportunities to participate in movement building activities outside Buffalo
- PUSH newsletter subscription
- PUSH solidarity or support for particular issues, campaigns, organizations, etc.
- Opportunity to participate in PUSH hiring committees
Annual Membership Fee
$5/year
Want to be a PUSH member?
There are many pathways to support PUSH and join the movement: as a volunteer, donor, or team member.
If you are interested in building power with frontline communities and believe in the power of transformative change, we’d love to hear more.
To join PUSH’s membership, please submit an membership interest form below and a member of our team will follow up with you as soon as possible.
Member Expectations
- Adherence to PUSH mission and values
- Payment of annual dues ($5/year)
- Participation in PUSH: 101 Training within 90 days of becoming a member
- Annual attendance at least 3 PUSH-sponsored trainings (incl. organizing trainings, energy literacy workshops, job training programs, etc.)
- Ongoing meaningful participation in at least 1 PUSH committee
- Attendance at PUSH monthly community meetings
- Adherence by rules of conduct and/or community agreements as set forth by PUSH Buffalo
Membership Benefits
- Participation on project or program advisory boards
- Leadership roles on PUSH campaigns
- Voting privileges in determining PUSH campaigns
- Voting privileges for the PUSH Board of Directors
- Preferred use of PUSH community spaces
- Opportunities to participate in movement building activities outside Buffalo
- PUSH newsletter subscription
- PUSH solidarity or support for particular issues, campaigns, organizations, etc.
- Opportunity to participate in PUSH hiring committees