U.S (VOCAL NEW YORK) : VOCAL-NY Guide to Your Week !

 

 

NYC Upcoming Events

Wednesday, April 12 @ 1 PM: All Out To Fire the NYPD Cops Who killed Kawaski Trawick : We will be rallying with Kawaski's family to demand Mayor Eric Adams fire officers Brendan Thompson and Herbert Davis. Where : 1 Police Plaza, Manhattan. Trains : 4,5,6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall or J,Z to Broad Street. Contact : luis@vocal-ny.org | 347-425-3068 RSVP here to join us!       Wednesday, April 12 @ 5:30 PM: HJ4A Rally for Rental Assistance and Good Cause ! : Join HJ4A in Queens to push for Good Cause Eviction and The Housing Access Voucher Program ! Where : Athens Square Park in Astoria Trains : NW to 30th Ave  Contact : Joseph@vocal-ny.org, 347-409-4650 RSVP here to join us!       Thursday, April 13 @ 4 PM: VOCAL-NY Homelessness Union Assembly : Join us for the monthly VOCAL-NY Homelessness Union Assembly. Are you currently or formerly homeless in NYS ? Learn how to build statewide collective power, demand change and win the fight to end homelessness.  Where : In-person and Zoom option available.  Contact : Celina: 347-309-6621 | celina@vocal-ny.org RSVP Here details

Save the Date

Thursday, April 20th @ 5 PM: Users Union x Civil Rights Union Joint Membership Assembly!: Are you impacted by the war on drugs, the overdose crisis and/or mass incarceration ? Please join us for a joint Civil Rights Union and Users Union membership assembly where we will be tracing the intersections of these two unions by discussing the history of the war on drugs and the iron law of prohibition. Where : The People's Forum in Manhattan (320 W. 37th St) or online via zoom ! Contact : Biz (biz@vocal-ny.org) or Luis (luis@vocal-ny.org) RSVP here to join us!   Tuesday, April 25: Ending Qualified Immunity Advocacy Day: Accountability is Safety. We cannot be safe as long as law enforcement officials are empowered to beat, violate, and kill us without consequence. Safety demands accountability and that is why we must end qualified immunity. Join us in Albany as we fight to end it ! Transportation will be provided. Where : NYS Capitol, Albany Legislative Office Building Contact : Keli, keli@vocal-ny.org, 347-420-1673 RSVP here to join us!

Week in Review

on Wednesday, VOCAL-NY joined allies in demanding #NYCBudgetJustice and the disbanding of the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group outside City Hall. We demand NYC cut the NYPD budget bloat and give us the investments we deserve !

What We're Reading

The Tribe : "As mayor, Brandon Johnson is inviting you to reimagine safety in Chicago" State of Politics : "200 progressive groups urge against sweeping bail changes"  Daily News : "NYC Council leaders say they’ve identified $1.3B that can reverse Mayor Adams’ budget cuts"

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