The continued harm from criminalization, incarceration, and the legacy of former Governor Cuomo’s austerity have resulted in a historic number of New Yorkers dying from preventable overdoses, record high homelessness, increased rates of hepatitis C and emerging HIV clusters. This session, our state must continue the momentum from last year and reverse these harms by […]
2023-2024 New York State Budget Platform Read More »
Across all VOCAL-NY unions, we work to ensure that people are put before profit by building political power through coalitions.
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Following the release of the Caring & Compassionate New Deal for New York City report, VOCAL-NY released a set of proposals for the New York City Council to adopt and make a down payment toward a Caring & Compassionate New Deal for New York City during budget negotiations for the 2021/22 fiscal year. Read this
Fact Sheet: Down Payment Toward a Caring & Compassionate New Deal for New York City Read More »
during budget negotiations for the 2021/22 fiscal year.
VOCAL-NY New York City Budget Demands Read More »
VOCAL-NY is dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, drug war, mass incarceration and homelessness in New York. We do this by building the power of low-income people directly impacted by these issues. We have chapters in NYC, Westchester, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. During the 2021-2022 NYS budget session three critical priorities of VOCAL-NY were
VOCAL-NY 2021-2022 State Legislative Platform Read More »
Click here to read the full responses to our questionnaire.
2021 VOCAL-NY Caring & Compassionate Mayoral Forum – Candidate Questionnaire Responses Read More »
The Caring & Compassionate New Deal for NYC report calls on city government to tackle the intersecting issues of homelessness, overdose, substance use and mental health by making major investments into housing, social services and care — and not by relying on policing & incarceration.
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