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

lundi 10 juillet 2023

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

NYC Upcoming Events

Tuesday, July 11 @ 11:30 AM: RALLY MOURNING THE STATE'S INACTION ON THE OVERDOSE CRISIS : After another record-breaking year of overdose deaths, our state has failed again to authorize life-saving Overdose Prevention Centers. Join us at Governor Hochul’s NYC office to mourn our loved ones and community members who have died from a preventable overdose, and call on the governor to authorize Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs). Please wear all black. Where : Governor Hochul’s NYC office, 633 3rd Ave New York. Trains : 4/5/6/7 train to Grand Central. Contact : Steven, steven@vocal-ny.org 917.774.5907 RSVP HERE!

Tuesday, July 11 @ 12 PM: EMERGENCY DAY OF RAGE : New York City's jails killed Felix Taveras, the 39th person killed by NYC jails since 2021. Officers also brutalized James Carlton to the point he is paralyzed. These and other atrocities must stop. Join us to express our RAGE and demand freedom for our people. RSVP: Click here to join us! Where : Foley Square Trains : 4/5/6 to Bklyn Bridge City Hall. R/W to City Hall. A/C/J/Z/2/3 to Chambers St. Contact : Luis, luis@vocal-ny.org, 347-425-3068

Wednesday, July 12 @ 12pm: EMERGENCY RALLY; JOIN VOCAL-NY IN SUPPORTING CITYFHEPS PACKAGE VETO OVERRIDE : We are calling for an Emergency Rally on Wednesday, July 12th at City Hall. We will be meeting to call on City Council to override Mayor Eric Adams' veto of our CityFHEPS Package. These bills would make the CityFHEPS voucher accessible to more people and easier to use to permanently house homeless New Yorkers. Join us in telling City Council to override Eric Adam's veto ! Where : City Hall Trains : 4/5/6/J/R/W train to City Hall. Contact : Krys, krystal@vocal-ny.org 917.941.6397 RSVP HERE!

Week in Review

July 1st marked 50 years since the establishment of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Last week, VOCAL-NY launched a letter campaign for the public to demand federal representatives reallocate at least half of the DEA’s $3 billion budget to fund public health, services, and care for people who use drugs. To demand your representatives support this measure, click here to send a letter.

On Monday, the MTA opened 36 bathrooms across subway stations – signifying a victory for the #FreetoPee campaign led by those experiencing homelessness in New York City. VOCAL-NY continues to advocate for public bathrooms to be accessible to all New Yorkers.

Also, last week, VOCAL-NY’s Positive Leaders Union held its monthly town hall assembly to share more about our city campaigns, which include demanding a functional and accountable HASA, and affordable permanent housing.

Are you facing a welfare hearing ? Legal Aid Society, Empire Justice Center, and New York Legal Assistance Group in partnership with Columbia Law School’s Lawyering have launched fairhearinghelpny.org , a free, virtual legal resource for welfare benefit hearings. Anyone facing a hearing without representation can find information on that site that will allow them to more fully participate in their Fair Hearings, and exercise their due process rights.