The War on Drug Users: Are Syringe Exchanges Immoral? (Elizabeth Owens and Cindy G. are leaders in VOCAL-NY and active in campaigns to prevent fatal overdose and expand syringe access.) MAR 13 2012 | JULIE TURKEWITZ For nearly four decades, Elizabeth Owens injected heroin in shooting galleries across New York City, handing over a bag of dope for [...]
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Familiarity With Drugs Helps a Group Speak for Users (A New York Times profile of our allies at the San Francisco Drug Users Union mentioned VOCAL-NY’s work to prevent HIV, hepatitis C and overdose deaths in New York. Read the full story here.) “Yet with attitudes about drugs and the drug war seemingly evolving in [...]
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HIV/AIDS Protestors Descend on Robert Doar’s Home, Commute By Sam Levin Wed., Feb. 29 2012 And you thought your morning commute was rough. HIV/AIDS activists from Voices Of Community Advocates & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) – an organization that advocates for the rights of HIV-positive New Yorkers — got up bright and early this to stakeout and protest Human Resources Administration Commissioner Robert Doar at his Brooklyn Heights home before [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 29, 2012 Contact: Jaron Benjamin, (718) 864-3932, jaron@vocal-ny.org | Kristin Goodwin, (646) 784-0888, k.goodwin@housingworks.org AIDS Activists “Wake Up” HRA Commissioner Robert Doar During Morning Protest Outside Brooklyn Heights Home; Follow Commissioner From Doorstep to HRA Headquarters, Debate HASA Policy Changes On Subway Protest Follows Leaked Memo About Changes for HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) & Controversial New Policies For high resolution photos, contact Sam [...]
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