FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 16, 2026 CONTACT: Adolfo Abreu, adolfo@vocal-ny.org, 347-302-0051 Free to Pee Coalition Welcomes the Throne Labs Pilot Program Modular Restrooms Are a Much-Needed Investment, But Relief Is Still a Way to Go NEW YORK — Today, in response to Mayor Mamdani’s announcement of the Throne Labs pilot program, the Free to
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 14, 2025 CONTACT Jasmine Budnella, jasmine@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO MAYOR ADAMS PLAN TO ADDRESS THE OVERDOSE CRISIS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER NEW YORK, N.Y. — Today, Mayor Adams announced a multi-layered plan with dedicated funding to address substance use disorder. The plan includes multiple evidence-based public health policies to address
CONTACT: Steven Gray, steven@vocal-ny.org, 929-448-7621 VOCAL-NY SLAMS GOVERNOR HOCHUL FOR NOT INVESTING OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO EXPAND LIFE-SAVING OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS With Overdose Deaths At An All-Time High In NY, Gov. Hochul Rejects Opioid Settlement Advisory Board’s Recommendation To Expand and Fund Life-Saving OPCs The Two Overdose Prevention Centers In NYC Celebrate Two Years Of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 5, 2022 CONTACT Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO 2022 STATE OF THE STATE, CALL ON GOV. HOCHUL AND LEGISLATURE TO GO FARTHER NEW YORK — Today, VOCAL-NY members and leaders gathered virtually to watch Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2022 State of the State address, a preview of
For immediate release February 9, 2021 Contact: Nick Encalada-Malinowski / nick@vocal-ny.org or 347-259-4835 VOCAL-NY Civil Rights Union Launches 2021 Legislative Campaign Platform to Push New York State Legislature To Acknowledge the Humanity of Incarcerated People & Enact Immediate Reforms NEW YORK — Today the VOCAL-NY Civil Rights Union launched our legislative platform for 2021, which
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For Immediate Release January 8, 2021 Contact: Nick Encalada-Malinowski 347-259-4835 / nick@vocal-ny.org Democracy Reform in New York State Incomplete Without Addressing Felony Disenfranchisement Albany, NY – Today, the New York State Senate will meet for the first Elections Committee agenda of the new legislative session. The agenda includes legislative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tatiana Hill 330-333-9964 / tatiana@vocal-ny.org Nick Encalada-Malinowski 347.259.4835 / nick@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY Slams NYPD “Community Panels”, Demands Independent Process New York City (November 23, 2020) – In response to NYPD’s “Community Panels” related to police reform, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to the leaders of of VOCAL-NY’s Civil Rights Union “Last month
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jawanza Williams, 917-488-4961, jawanza@vocal-ny.org Mayor de Blasio and City Council Pass Budget to Maintain Police Power Over Black and Brown Communities In the Face of Mass Social Uprising, Leaders Fail to Defund Police and Deliver Investments to Communities New York City (June 30, 2020) – In response to the
For Immediate Release June 28, 2020 Contact: Jawanza Williams 917-488-4961 / jawanza@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY Slams Reported Budget Deal of Cost Shifting & Manipulation of Defund NYPD Demand Calls Budget Proposal a Stark Betrayal and Demands Council Members Turn it Down New York, NY — The proposed budget deal between Mayor Bill de Blasio & Speaker Corey
“We wanted to make sure that the whole world knew that if you’re calling to defund the NYPD, that you need to be here to make sure those folks in the building behind us know what’s happening,” Jawanza James Williams, the 30-year-old director of organizing for Vocal, told BuzzFeed News.
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