LukeGrandis

Upstate Lead Organizer at @VOCALNewYork. Consultant @NEXTDistro. I do community organizing & harm reduction stuff. All views are my own. He/They.

[jonny sun @jonnysun]

me as soon as that first day of crisp autumn air hits

[VOCAL-KY @VOCALKentucky]

Today we called on ⁦@louisvillemayor⁩, City council and all of Metro Government to take action for International Overdose Awareness Day

2022 Roadmap for Louisville Metro Government to End Overdose and Reverse the Harms of the War on Drugs https://t.co/o16CJOPj0S

[VOCAL-KY @VOCALKentucky]

Their vision: Building "a movement of low-income people dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and homelessness.”

Great piece on our co-worker and work!

TY ⁦@morganwatkins26⁩ & ⁦@courierjournal⁩ https://t.co/aVg4dQjQf9

[@hrc-lighthouse.bsky.social @HRC_Lighthouse]

We're happy to bring you the second installment of our 'TGNC #HarmReduction Baddies Campaign'! This month we spoke w/ @LukeGrandis about #MedicationAssistedTreatment, #BodilyAutonomy, and the future of harm reduction! Check it out here: https://t.co/crMczDDQU2

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

Help us pass Safer Consumption Services Act— which would authorize overdose prevention centers across NYS!

With a NYer dying every 90 mins from preventable overdose, we must let legislators know how badly our communities need OPCs.

MORE DETAILS HERE: https://t.co/uA0QePXuWR

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

In the wake of the #SCOTUS's plan to overturn #RoeVWade, VOCAL-NY as an organization stands with the cisgender women, non-binary, trans, and gender non-conforming folx fighting for the right to choose what they do with their bodies. Please read this 🧵

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

Thank you @PplsAction for the beautiful tribute to Elizabeth & Bobby. We miss them dearly and their memories inspire us to keep fighting everyday. ❤️

[LukeGrandis @LukeGrandis]

@GovKathyHochul pass HAVP in the budget and don’t leave homeless NYers behind! @housing4allNY @VOCALNewYork

[New York Communities for Change @nychange]

.@marcelaforny standing up for her people and #HomesNotJails. Capitol police doing what they do. Again.

[Rebecca Garrard @garrar26]

“We don’t need need to bail out corporate landlords. We need to stop evictions and create vouchers for people who don’t have housing.” ⁦@VOCALNewYork⁩ member Alex

#GoodCause #HAVP #End421a

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

Upstate New York, from Rochester, Buffalo, the Southern Tier to Hudson Valley & more out to protest Hochul’s jail plan. “There are dozens of mini-Rikers islands across New York State. More than half of the people in jails in NY are outside NYC” - Tarik of Jails Justice Network.

[LukeGrandis @LukeGrandis]

Thank you @SenatorBreslin for taking the time to meet with us and for supporting the Wrongful Convictions Bill as well as the Bill to End Qualified Immunity! @VOCALNewYork @LukeeForbes #EndQualifiedImmunity

[Housing Works @housingworks]

Albany we have ARRIVED with our comrades from @VOCALNewYork!

“When people with AIDS are under attack, what do we do? STAND UP FIGHT BACK!” #HousingJusticeNOW #EndAIDS

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

Our new Governor & the legislature has a chance to fix Cuomo-era failures. All we’re asking for is investment in our people so no one living with HIV/AIDS are left behind again! — @Jawanza

[Jessica González-Rojas (votejgr.bsky.social) @votejgr]

Housing is a human right! Proud to have joined advocates today to call for rest of state housing for people living with HIV/AIDS across NYS. This is crucial if we're going to #EndAIDS!

[Housing Works @housingworks]

Tracy from @VOCALNewYork, “Housing is healthcare. Shelters don’t protect me, only I can protect me.” #HousingJusticeNOW #EndAIDS

[Harvey Epstein @HarveyforNY]

Back in Albany for the fight! Proud to be here with @VOCALNewYork and @votejgr calling for true investment in housing for people living with HIV/AIDS. We must #EndAIDS #HousingIsHealthcare

[Housing Works @housingworks]

We cannot END AIDS without rest of state housing for people living with HIV. @GovKathyHochul, we demand $10 million in the state budget to ensure this. #HousingJusticeNOW #EndAIDS