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

 

 

 

NYC Upcoming Events

Tuesday, July 18 @ 12 PM: Board of Corrections Rally and Hearing : NYC DOC continues to torture and kill people. The Board of Correction is failing to stop them. Join us before the BOC's meeting to demand officials decarcerate and protect the human rights of all New  Yorkers. Where : Foley Square (followed directly by hearing across the street at 125 Worth Street)  Trains : 4/5/6 to Bklyn Bridge City Hall. R/W to City Hall. A/C/J/Z/2/3 to Chambers St. Contact : Keli, keli@vocal-ny.org, 347-259-4835 RSVP here to join us!   Friday, July 21st @ 3 PM: Defund The Police Town Hall : We will be discussing how this 2023 budget increased the money that goes to NYPD by almost $2 Billion. We’ll also explore how “policing” exists outside of those in the blue uniform. Food & Metrocards provided. RSVP: Click here to join us! Where : VOCAL NYC Office (300 Douglass St, Brooklyn) Trains : 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, W to Atlantic Av - Barclays/ R to Union St. Contact : Keli, keli@vocal-ny.org, 929-363-4713

Upstate Upcoming Events

Tuesday, July 17th @5:30 PM: Syracuse General Membership Meeting : Please join us for a monthly general membership meeting. Where : 504 E Lafayette St, Syracuse NY Contact : Imani, Imani@vocal-ny.org    Thursday, July 20th @5:30 PM: Rochester General Membership Meeting : Please join us for a monthly general membership meeting. Where : VOCAL-NY Office Rochester, 189 N Water St, Rochester NY and Zoom Link Contact : Imani, Imani@vocal-ny.org

Week in Review

On Thursday, the New York City Council successfully voted to override Mayor Adams’s reckless veto of bills to improve CityFHEPS, NYC’s housing voucher program. This override – the first to occur against a mayor’s veto in 12 years – ensures that the CityFHEPS bills will pass. These bills would reform the rental assistance program by making vouchers readily accessible to the tens of thousands of people facing homelessness or eviction.  VOCAL-NY’s Homelessness Union worked for years to get this package of bills passed and in the last month, applied pressure for the City Council’s override campaign. As a result of these efforts, it will be easier for those stuck in shelters or on the streets to find a safe and affordable place to call home.  On Tuesday, VOCAL-NY leaders and allies rallied in front of Gov. Hochul’s NYC office to protest her inaction on the overdose crisis and demand that she immediately authorizes overdose prevention centers across New York State. To support this campaign, you can take action by calling Gov. Hochul and demanding she establishes life-saving OPCs. Also, this past Tuesday, VOCAL-NY leaders and allies held an emergency rally to protest deaths in NYC jails.

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.

What We're Reading

CityLimits : “NYC Council Overrides Veto in order to Expand Rental Vouchers”  NYDailyNews : “Crime time in the big city: Fear is a real concern, but the chances of being a victim are very small” The City : “Homeless Youth Peer Navigator Jobs Promised by Adams Now Poised to Disappear” The City : “Man Paralyzed After Being Tackled by Jail Guards Speaks to THE CITY”

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