Coverage of the upcoming Mayoral Candidate forum led by those currently and formerly homeless was in Patch and I Love the Upper West Side. Our fight for #MarijuanaJustice and ensuring that revenue from legalization is dedicated to Black and Brown communities most harmed by prohibition and the drug war got coverage inLoHud and Filter.
"Jawanza James Williams, director of organizing at VOCAL-NY, said the compounding impacts of prohibition have led to cost that include people 'not being able to find stable housing' and 'not being able to find a good-paying job.' The damage is already done,” he said, adding that now it’s time to deal with prohibition's legacies."
Our fight to eliminate the Jim Crow era law that blocks people from having the right to vote after they leave incarceration got coverage in City & State. Take action HERE to help us pass this bill!
“It's confounding to me that as we spend so much time talking about civics and voting and democracy, it's hypocritical to say that those things are important while intentionally disenfranchising people,” Nick Encalada-Malinowski, civil rights campaign director at VOCAL-NY said.
We continue to demand that the Office of National Drug Control Policy is redesigned and centers harm reduction and ending the drug. Check out coverage in Filter.
“We’re continually getting to a point where we’re butting up against federal policies that prevent us from being able to move in a significant way to achieve ending the overdose crisis and the drug war,” said Jasmine Budnella, drug policy coordinator at VOCAL-NY.
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