Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY)

NYers Demand #InvestInOurNY to #EndHomelessness and #EndOverdose

VOCAL-NY Statewide Membership Assembly (Live)

TODAY: Statewide Membership Assembly on #InvestInOurNY to #EndHomelessness and #Overdose! 5PM! Join us: rb.gy/pk3bpe... #TaxTheRich We will livestream this event as well.

In case you missed the live stream, view our community led housing platform launch here: Right to A Roof: Demands for an Integrated Housing Plan to End Homelessness and Promote Racial Equity

A press conference hosted by WIN and Homeless Cant Stay Home

Happening Now! Town Hall on discrimination against people who have housing subsidies like CityFHEPS and HASA and a new report produced by TakeRoot Justice, Neighbors Together, and VOCAL-NY’s Homeless Union.

Services Providers and Advocates Call out Governor Andrew Cuomo's Administration for Willfully Misleading on Critical Life Saving Policy, Calling Out his Legacy of Negligence on the Overdose Crisis in Virtual Press Conference After over a year of negotiations on policy to remove barriers to opioid treatment for people enrolled in Medicaid, coalition denounces a systemic lack of transparency and overt actions to misinform Overdoses and hepatitis C are skyrocketing while servi...ces and drug user health supplies have diminished because of state withholding of funds #EndOverdose #EndOverdoseNY

As part of our District Attorney accountability work we have been engaging with other organizations around the election for the next Manhattan District Attorney, which will take place in 2021. The current Manhattan DA, Cy Vance, has sent more people to Rikers Island during the past 10 years than any other DA in NYC. He was a primary opponent in our efforts to pass legislation in Albany such as the repeal of the Gravity Knife ban, as well as bail and discovery reform. He refu...ses to hold his own prosecutors accountable and has done nothing to promote police accountability, allowing officers who have previously lied in court to continue to bring cases to him. On Tuesday evening, [TONIGHT] October 13th @ 6:30PM WNYC and Gothamist are hosting a candidate forum for the Manhattan DA election, where we will be able to hear from the candidates. VOCAL-NY is going to host a watch party for the event and we are inviting you to join us. CLICK HERE TO JOIN US ON ZOOM AT 6:30PM TONIGHT We are hoping to learn more about the specific candidates so that we know more about the race, and how to push our issues into the mix. No matter who wins the election, we know that we will be facing off against the winner for years to come, as low-income people of color will remain in the crosshairs of the racist criminal legal system in NY. Here are the full details for the watch party: Topic: Manhattan DA Candidate Forum Time: Oct 13, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://vocalny.zoom.us/j/88420957865 Meeting ID: 884 2095 7865 One tap mobile +16465588656,,88420957865# US (New York) +13126266799,,88420957865# US (Chicago)

In response to today's scheduled court appearance of Joseph T., a homeless NYer brutalized by NYPD officers, the Homelessness Union is demanding immediate action be take by Mayor Bill de Blasio & Manhattan District Attorney's Office whose inaction to address homelessness & violence has failed those without homes. https://t.co/R4s2zVvVaJ

Rally for wrongfully convicted. At SDNY

Hey Everyone! Sending a reminder for you to join for part 5 of Health GAP (Global AIDS Program)'s Organizing Together training series. Tonight discussion will be on How to Build Your Political Power Through Civic Engagement. We are excited for tonight's facilitator Andrea Sosa, Co-Director of Young People For (YP4). See you tonight at 8PM!... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8534172011

Sending a reminder for PLU folks to join for part 4 of Health GAP's (Global AIDS Program) training series where they will get into a discussion on direct action organizing. Tonight's presenter will be Fresco Steez, Trainer and Cultural Manager at BYP100. See you tonight at 8:00 PM! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8534172011... Meeting ID: 853 4172 0119 See more

Community Honors the life of Elizabeth Owens

Please join us today to memorialize our beloved Elizabeth Owens at 1PM. We will livestream here a potion of the gathering if you’re unable to join.

Join us as we honor our dear friends in Western NY Evergreen Health at our digital gala on Wednesday, Sep 30th at 4PM: https://bit.ly/2020GalaVOCALNY Evergreen Hs was founded in 1983 by a handful of volunteers dedicated to caring for people living with HIV and AIDS. Almost 40 years later they have expanded their services with the same commitment to compassionate care, primarily to those underserved by our healthcare system.... Our Buffalo chapter wouldn't be possible without Evergreen Hs's support. Not only do they provide life-saving services, they join us for 4AM bus departures to Albany to block streets in protest, march through the halls of the capitol, & confront power for justice, compassion, & care.