FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 23, 2021 CONTACT Mariah McGough, 203 470 9979, mariah@vocal-ny.org Paulette Soltani, 775-340-2359, paulette@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY UNVEILS BUDGET DEMANDS, CALLS FOR DOWN PAYMENT ON A CARING AND COMPASSIONATE NEW DEAL FOR NYCVOCAL-NY Will Urge the New York City Council to Make A Down Payment Toward A Caring & Compassionate New Deal For …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 20, 2021 CONTACT Nick Encalada-Malinowski, nick@vocal-ny.org Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY Responds to NYS Assembly Passing Legislation to Restore Voting Rights to People on Parole A.4448/S.830A Codifies the Restoration of Voting Rights For All Formerly Incarcerated People Chipping Away at Jim Crow-Era Voter Bans ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, VOCAL-NY released the …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 21, 2021 CONTACT Keli Young, keli@vocal-ny.org Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203-470-9979 VOCAL-NY STATEMENT ON THE CONVICTION OF THE OFFICER WHO MURDERED GEORGE FLOYD In the Wake of the Derek Chauvin Conviction, Local Activists Will Protest at Foley Square at 6PM Tonight to Hold NYPD Officers Accountable for Killing New Yorkers NEW …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2021 CONTACT Keli Young, keli@vocal-ny.org Nick Encalada-Malinowski, nick@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY STATEMENT ON THE POLICE SHOOTING OF DAUNTE WRIGHT NEW YORK — Following news that Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by former officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, VOCAL-NY released the following …
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“The governor’s proposal is essentially a real estate subsidy,” said Paulette Soltani, political director of the housing advocacy group VOCAL-NY. Although the proposal does not contain new subsidies, real estate developers are eligible for other subsidies when they create affordable housing, and Cuomo’s plan would make it easier to convert commercial buildings.
For Immediate Release April 2, 2021 NYS Senate and Assembly Cave to Cuomo on Down Payment to End Homelessness and Overdose in Budget Negotiations New Yorkers Homeless and Struggling with Drug Use Highlight Their Decade Long Fight for Tax Increases in Solidarity with the Needs of All of New York, Only to be Left Out …
For Immediate Release April 1, 2021 Contact: Nick Encalada-Malinowski / nick@vocal-ny.org or 347-259-4835 VOCAL-NY Applauds NYS Legislature for Passage of the #HALTsolitary Confinement Act — Slams Governor Cuomo for Years of Opposition Today NYS has finally ended a globally recognized human rights abuse, but thousands were forced to suffer as the Governor refused to support …
For immediate release March 31, 2021 Contact: Jawanza Williams, jawanza@vocal-ny.org, 917-488-4961 ‘No Thanks to Cuomo’ #Marijuanajustice Becomes Legal in New York After Decades-long Fight by Activists and Community Leaders Gov. Cuomo Signed the Legislation Wednesday Morning, in an Attempt to Distract From Personal Scandals and Calls for Resignation Activists Rallied Outside the Capitol Building Wednesday …
“The Assembly and the Senate modeled what democracy actually looks like when the legislature allows progressive movements to lead towards justice,” Jawanza James Williams, the director of organizing at VOCAL-NY, said in a statement Tuesday night.
“Homelessness in particular is the kind of issue where a lot of the solutions are thought about in rooms that don’t include any people who are actually impacted by the problem,” Joseph Loonam, housing campaign coordinator for VOCAL-NY, told The Appeal. “[The forum has] really been led by, not just homeless New Yorkers, but specifically homeless New Yorkers that have … come under a lot of NIMBY-ist attacks.”
