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

mardi 9 mai 2023

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

NYC Upcoming Events

Wednesday, May 10 @ 6:00 PM: Phone Banking for #CareNotCuts : Join us and The People's Plan coalition for an evening of phone banking. We'll be calling constituents in local districts and asking them to call their council member to hold the line against the Mayor who continues to threaten cuts to essential services that help our communities in New York on a daily basis : housing, healthcare, mental health care, childcare and schools— all while our Mayor is pushing to dump more money into wasteful and harmful entities like the NYPD and DOC.

Where : In person at VOCAL's office (300 Douglass St in Brooklyn) or online via zoom. RSVP here to join us!

Save the Date

Tuesday, May 16 @ 6:00 AM: Get on the Bus for End Overdose NY Day of Action : JOIN US in Albany to rally for the passage of the Safer Consumption Services Act (S399/A338), the bill that would authorize Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) across the state ! Where : NYS Capitol, Albany

Contact : Steven, steven@vocal-ny.org, 917-774-5907 RSVP here to join us!

Week in Review

This week at VOCAL-NY, in the wake of Jordan Neely's murder, VOCAL-NY released a statement :

Jordan Neely's murder is "a direct result of the sustained political, systemic abandonment of people experiencing homelessness & mental health complexities, fueled by press coverage that clearly influences policies & emboldens vigilantes."

Are You Eligible for the NYC Bail Settlement ?

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit that claims the City of New York violated the law when it delayed releasing people after their bail was paid. This means that anyone who was released on bail (whether cash bail, bail bond, partially secured bond, or any form of payment the New York Department of Corrections accepts for payment of bail) from Rikers or any NYC jail between October 4, 2014 and October 21, 2022 may be entitled to $3,500 or more. In order to receive payment, eligible individuals must submit a simple claim before June 6, 2023.

Follow this link to find out your eligibility and start the claim process online.