FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 5, 2022 CONTACT Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO 2022 STATE OF THE STATE, CALL ON GOV. HOCHUL AND LEGISLATURE TO GO FARTHER NEW YORK — Today, VOCAL-NY members and leaders gathered virtually to watch Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2022 State of the State address, a preview of …
For immediate release February 9, 2021 Contact: Nick Encalada-Malinowski / nick@vocal-ny.org or 347-259-4835 VOCAL-NY Civil Rights Union Launches 2021 Legislative Campaign Platform to Push New York State Legislature To Acknowledge the Humanity of Incarcerated People & Enact Immediate Reforms NEW YORK — Today the VOCAL-NY Civil Rights Union launched our legislative platform for 2021, which …
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For Immediate Release January 8, 2021 Contact: Nick Encalada-Malinowski 347-259-4835 / nick@vocal-ny.org Democracy Reform in New York State Incomplete Without Addressing Felony Disenfranchisement Albany, NY – Today, the New York State Senate will meet for the first Elections Committee agenda of the new legislative session. The agenda includes legislative …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tatiana Hill 330-333-9964 / tatiana@vocal-ny.org Nick Encalada-Malinowski 347.259.4835 / nick@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY Slams NYPD “Community Panels”, Demands Independent Process New York City (November 23, 2020) – In response to NYPD’s “Community Panels” related to police reform, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to the leaders of of VOCAL-NY’s Civil Rights Union “Last month …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jawanza Williams, 917-488-4961, jawanza@vocal-ny.org Mayor de Blasio and City Council Pass Budget to Maintain Police Power Over Black and Brown Communities In the Face of Mass Social Uprising, Leaders Fail to Defund Police and Deliver Investments to Communities New York City (June 30, 2020) – In response to the …
For Immediate Release June 28, 2020 Contact: Jawanza Williams 917-488-4961 / jawanza@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY Slams Reported Budget Deal of Cost Shifting & Manipulation of Defund NYPD Demand Calls Budget Proposal a Stark Betrayal and Demands Council Members Turn it Down New York, NY — The proposed budget deal between Mayor Bill de Blasio & Speaker Corey …
“We wanted to make sure that the whole world knew that if you’re calling to defund the NYPD, that you need to be here to make sure those folks in the building behind us know what’s happening,” Jawanza James Williams, the 30-year-old director of organizing for Vocal, told BuzzFeed News.
Roger Clark, a 48-year-old VOCAL-NY community leader, called the bill’s passage “a very big deal.”
“I have been fighting for years to pass this 50-A bill, and for years the police unions have been blocking the legislation, telling [lawmakers] that it was wrong, that it’s gonna put officers at risk, which we know is not true,” Clark said. “It’s a step in the right direction.”
Outreach and peer education manager Paula Santiago, who joined VOCAL in 2014 after decades working in harm reduction, created the organization’s peer education program and grew the outreach team, which covers Brooklyn neighborhoods including Sunset Park, Red Hook and Bed-Stuy.
For Immediate Release | May 28, 2015 Contacts: Jason Walker, Jason@vocal-ny.org, 917-200-1153, or Jennifer Flynn, Jennifer@vocal-ny.org, 917-517-5202 All HIV+ New Yorkers should be able to access housing and welfare benefits to support long-term health New York, NY: Dozens of people living with HIV/AIDS and HIV service providers will descend upon New York’s City Hall with 3 demands of City …
