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Guide to Your Week for VOCAL-NY Members.

Upcoming Events This Week

Tues, 10/13 @ 5:30 PM : Albany Community Response Working Groups Meeting. Join us to finalize our plans & next steps for our upcoming public community forum ! Where : Online (Zoom) RSVP : Click here to join us! Contact : Luke 917-702-8781 / Luke@vocal-ny.org   Tuesday, 10/13 @ 6:30PM-8PM : Join and watch the Manhattan DA forum for 2021 Manhattan DA candidates to discuss their vision on social justice. WNYC, Gothamist.com and the CUNY School of Law will be hosting a virtual forum for Manhattan District Attorney candidates to discuss and debate their visions for racial justice. Where : Zoom. REGISTER HERE  Contact : Tatiana 330-333-9964 tatiana@vocal-ny.org     Thurs, 10/15 @ 4PM-6PM : Join VOCAL-NY Member-Leaders from across the state for our Statewide Membership Assembly and training on How a Bill Becomes Law and Lobbying 101. RSVP HERE to Receive the Zoom link. Contact : Jawanza, 917-488-4961| jawanza@vocal-ny.org   Ongoing : Sign our Homeless Union Petition to demand Wi-Fi for Homeless (#Wifi4Homeless) New Yorkers : Click here. Contact : Celina, 347.309.6621/celina@vocal-ny.org

What We're Reading.

NPR: Transgender Rights Advocate And Journalist Monica Roberts Dies At 58  Pioneering transgender activist and journalist Monica Roberts died this week. She paved the way for mainstream reporting on transgender people and inspired countless transgender journalists.     NYTimes: Will SoHo Be the Site of New York City’s Next Battle Over Development? Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to rezone SoHo to accommodate new affordable housing in a wealthy, white neighborhood.     CPUSA: It can get worse: The path toward fascism                                                     There is no doubt that over the last four years American democracy has changed significantly due to the actions of President Trump. While much of the Republican base was critical of Trump in 2016, very few people, even on the left, were willing to call Trump a fascist. However, since Trump took office, people are increasingly recognizing that his administration is a fascist threat.

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