VOCAL-NY

G'roots organizing for healthy & just communities. HIV, drug policy, incarceration & homelessness.

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[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

For years, this account has helped us build power & uplift voices impacted by HIV/AIDS, the drug war, mass incarceration & homelessness. But this platform has become a toxic space that silences truth & fuels hate. We’re moving on. Follow us on IG & Bluesky.

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

Packed house at the Capitol today to demand #HAVP and other housing measures make it into the budget!

#HousingIsHealthcare #HousingNow

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

NEW: Former prosecutor Christina Green tells @Newsday why New York should enact the Fair & Timely Parole and Elder Parole bills.

“Ultimately, we must recognize when continued incarceration serves no purpose beyond simply warehousing a person.”

https://t.co/pcWdb9YkTx

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

“Hochul, if you intend to rollback discovery laws then you’re telling the people of New York that you’re not like us,” VOCAL-NY leader D’Juan Collins said, sending a message to the governor.

@GovKathyHochul don’t destroy NY’s discovery laws!

https://t.co/HIDBjP5lHg

[Popular Democracy💥 @popdemoc]

💰 THEY STEAL TRILLIONS. WE’RE TAKING FOLEY SQUARE.

Billionaires call us “parasites” while they try to rob Medicaid, SNAP, and Social Security—programs that keep MILLIONS of us fed, housed, and alive.

📅 SATURDAY, MARCH 15 • 11 AM ET
📍 FOLEY SQUARE

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

The fight for justice don't stop!

But it does rest!

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

VOCAL-NY Leader Noam in DC saying #NoMedicaidCuts!

70 million people rely on Medicaid for healthcare & lifesaving medications!

Medicaid is the largest provider of substance use health insurance coverage!

Cutting Medicaid will cut lives short!

[City Limits @CityLimitsNews]

“Let’s not forget that the cost of vouchers represents people—people who can’t afford rent despite working full-time, people who without the voucher will become or remain homeless.”

Opinion via Jasmine Smith & Michael Bell of @neighborstogthr: https://t.co/3Ot8E2E99J

[VOCAL_US @VOCAL_US]

NEW: 70+ orgs sound the alarm on federal budget cuts on 4th anniversary of the American Rescue Plan Act.

We saw the good that bold investments from the federal gov’t did for our communities - but now those same services are under attack!

https://t.co/NqEbY6kw4p

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

Living with mental illness is not a crime📣

NYC must expand crisis response teams, fund supportive housing, and invest in mental health services. #CrisisToCare by @nycprogressives is the plan to make it happen.

Learn more: https://t.co/2n7JiFysQz

[VOCAL_US @VOCAL_US]

Elon Musk just makes shit up! Lies and then uses his money & influence to try & make you believe it.

He’s gonna gut government, make more people poor, homeless and struggling to survive

Then he’s gonna call them animals who need to be locked up and put away.

Watch

[VOCAL_US @VOCAL_US]

The richest man in the world is gonna cut your social security, gut Medicaid, defund HUD & public health.

He’s gonna make more people poor, homeless and struggling to survive.

Then he’s gonna call them animals who need to be locked up and put away.

[VOCAL-KY @VOCALKentucky]

“Suboxone put me on the right track and it should be available to everyone whether they can afford it or not. Everyone deserves the chance that I was given."

Listen to our very own Brittany Morris telling her lifesaving story (and share yours): https://t.co/CDA9ZoD5vk

[Harvey Epstein @HarveyforNY]

The current administration’s threats to cut services will hurt the most vulnerable people in our state. I joined @InvestinOurNY to advocate that the ultra-rich pay their fair share so we can protect the millions of NYers who rely on Medicaid, SNAP, and other federal services.

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

STATEMENT: @GovKathyHochul don't remove critical safeguards that protects basic human rights of those behind bars!

Read full statement from VOCAL-NY LeaderRoger Clark here: https://t.co/vegjds8vQR

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

NEW: VOCAL-NY stood with advocates outside @lawler4ny's office to fight for the survival of the Dept. of Education.

"Our children deserve an education that meets their diverse needs & gives them every chance to thrive" - Melita Coreslli, VOCAL-NY member.

https://t.co/9RSwrjTa9S

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

We're hiring! Come join the fight to end homelessness, the War on Drugs, mass incarceration, and HIV/AIDS.

https://t.co/j10hrQwTdU

[The People’s Plan @PeoplesPlanNYC]

BREAKING: Hundreds of NYers—along w/ electeds & unions—demand #PeopleBudget & MAYOR ADAMS' REMOVAL

We're calling for: real investments in education, housing, public safety, & immigrant services for ALL NYers

We're opposing: Eric Adams, budget ✂️s, corruption, failed leadership

[Envision Freedom Fund @EnvFreeFund]

We demand a #PeoplesBudget for NYC!

[NYC-DSA 🌹 @nycDSA]

City council member @alexaforcouncil had a clear message for Eric Adams at today’s FY26 Peoples Budget campaign launch “You are here for corporations. You are here for real estate. And clearly you are here for Trump and his billionaires. You do not represent us. It is clear.”