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

 

 

 

VOCAL-NY

PO Box 170374
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1908

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Upcoming Events

Monday, January 30 @ 3PM: VOCAL-NY HASA Legal Services Clinic : Brooklyn Legal Services and VOCAL-NY are holding a Free Legal Clinic  Where : 300 Douglass Street, 2nd floor conference room. **Abogados que hablan español le brindarán asistencia.     Tuesday, January 31 : Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act Advocacy Day : Rally at the State Capitol and meet with elected officials to pass the Challenging Wrongful Conviction Act. Press conference at 12PM on the Million Dollar Stairs.   Where : NYS Capitol, Albany. RSVP : HERE to reserve your place on the bus. Contact : Nick, nick@vocal-ny.org / 347-259-4835     Thursday February 2 @ 5PM: PLU NYC Leaders : Meeting from 5-7p.  WHERE : The People's Forum, 308 West 36th Street.

Week in Review

On Thursday, Eric Adams delivered his State of the City. While the 2-hour event was big on production, it was light on policies that will help marginalized New Yorkers immediately. Read our full statement on the mayor's address here, and see VOCAL-NY's full city policy platform here.

What We're Reading

City & State : "The quest to end legal protections for public employees in NY – and not just police" Spectrum News : "New York lawmakers call for mental health measure named in honor of Daniel Prude" Democrat & Chronicle : "Most incarcerated New Yorkers now come from upstate, not NYC. What's behind the shift?"

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