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April 26, 2021

VOCAL-NY Launches 2021 Legislative Platform, Calls on NYS Legislature to Take Care of ‘Unfinished Business’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, April 26, 2021CONTACTMariah McGough, 203 470-9979, mariah@vocal-ny.org Kim Smith, 585 978-5375, kim@vocal-ny.orgVOCAL-NY LAUNCHES 2021 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, CALLS ON NYS LEGISLATURE TO TAKE CARE OF ‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’Lawmakers Joined VOCAL-NY...

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April 23, 2021

VOCAL-NY Unveils Budget Demands, Calls for Down Payment on a Caring and Compassionate New Deal for NYC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 23, 2021CONTACTMariah 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...

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April 21, 2021

VOCAL-NY Responds to NYS Assembly Passing Legislation to Restore Voting Rights to People on Parole

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 20, 2021CONTACTNick Encalada-Malinowski, nick@vocal-ny.orgMariah 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...

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April 21, 2021

VOCAL-NY Statement on the Conviction of the Officer Who Murdered George Floyd

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 21, 2021CONTACTKeli Young, keli@vocal-ny.orgMariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203-470-9979VOCAL-NY STATEMENT ON THE CONVICTION OF THE OFFICER WHO MURDERED GEORGE FLOYDIn the Wake of the Derek Chauvin Conviction, Local...

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April 15, 2021

VOCAL-NY Statement on the Police Shooting of Daunte Wright

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 15, 2021CONTACTKeli Young, keli@vocal-ny.orgNick Encalada-Malinowski, nick@vocal-ny.orgVOCAL-NY STATEMENT ON THE POLICE SHOOTING OF DAUNTE WRIGHTNEW YORK — Following news that Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot...

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April 2, 2021

City & State: Dueling proposals to convert commercial properties into housing

“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...

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April 2, 2021

NYS Senate and Assembly Cave to Cuomo on Down Payment to End Homelessness and Overdose in Budget Negotiations

For Immediate ReleaseApril 2, 2021NYS Senate and Assembly Cave to Cuomo on Down Payment to End Homelessness and Overdose in Budget NegotiationsNew Yorkers Homeless and Struggling with Drug Use Highlight...

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April 1, 2021

VOCAL-NY Applauds NYS Legislature for Passage of the #HALTsolitary Confinement Act — Slams Governor Cuomo for Years of Opposition

For Immediate ReleaseApril 1, 2021Contact: Nick Encalada-Malinowski / nick@vocal-ny.org or 347-259-4835VOCAL-NY Applauds NYS Legislature for Passage of the #HALTsolitary Confinement Act -- Slams Governor Cuomo for Years of OppositionToday NYS...

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March 31, 2021

‘No Thanks to Cuomo’ #Marijuanajustice Becomes Legal in New York After Decades-Long Fight by Activists and Community Leaders

For immediate releaseMarch 31, 2021Contact: 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 LeadersGov. Cuomo Signed the Legislation...

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