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

dimanche 14 août 2022

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

Upcoming Events.

Thurs, 8/18 @ 5:30 PM : Western NY General Membership Assembly.

Where : ZOOM. RSVP : Click here to join us! Contact : Imani 929-239-0544, Imani@vocal-ny.org

Coming Soon.

Have you or a loved one had a recent open criminal case that you were able to fight from home, instead of in jail ? Are you open to sharing what that freedom meant to you and your family in a confidential group setting ? We'd love to hear from you. Please email nick@vocal-ny.org if you are interested in participating. Thank you !

Week in Review.

Brooklyn Protestors Accuse Robert DeFalco Realty of Illegally Denying Their Housing Vouchers.

Brooklynite Douglas Powell has a voucher to pay a guaranteed $2,218 per month to a landlord in Brooklyn that will take him. He’s been trying to move out of a homeless shelter on Staten Island for three years.

But realtors like Robert DeFalco Realty won’t rent to him—saying they don’t take housing vouchers—he alleged at a rally outside the realtor’s Brooklyn office in Bay Ridge Friday. Read more here.

What We're Reading.

NBC-NY : Amid Shelter Crisis, NYC Agency Fires Official Who Pushed Back on Lies

Daily News : How N.Y. Dems Should Think About Crime

NY Times : Criminal Background Checks May Be Banned in N.Y.C. Housing Applications

We're Hiring !

VOCAL-NY has open positions for dynamic individuals who are committed to building power among low-income people directly impacted by HIV/AIDS, the drug war, mass incarceration, and homelessness.

People & Culture Manager

Community Organizer (part-time)