[Judge Amy Coney Barrett]
A coalition of law students, in partnership with community-based organizations, will be hosting a masked, socially distanced rally near the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse on October 14, 2020 at 12:00 PM as part of the People’s Parity Project Day of Action…
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Housing Works
#SaveSCOTUS National Day of Action Being Held in Brooklyn Today
HOUSING WORKS ORGANIZATION DENOUNCES “MISGUIDED EFFORT” TO POLICE HOMELESS ON NYC SUBWAYS
[COVID-19\Homelessness\Subways]
‘As the operator of a COVID-19 isolation shelter for homeless people recovering from this awful disease, Housing Works has seen first-hand the impact of the epidemic on persons at unconscionable risk in congregate shelters or trying to survive on the streets.”
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CBS UNDER FIRE FOR PUBLISHING STORY QUOTING SCIENTIFICALLY FALSE STIGMATIZING HIV STATEMENTS BY POLICE OFFICIAL
[CBS News\HIV Stigmitization]
CBS New York published a stigmatizing article and social media post about a recent arrest and altercation with Port Authority Police at LaGuardia Airport that inappropriately stigmatized HIV and promoted misinformation and fear of HIV transmission via saliva…In the article, Port Authority Police Benevolent Association President Paul Nunziato is quoted using scientifically inaccurate language about transmission of HIV via saliva.
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NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES NEW “AGENTS OF CHANGE” COMMUNITY ORGANIZER ROLES
[New York News\Office of Public Advocate]
The new Community Organizers work with local constituencies on grassroots campaigns across their specific area of focus, as well as conduct research on policy and legislation. They will implement campaigns and initiatives within these issue portfolios, working with advocacy groups and community-based organizations. The positions are designed in line with Public Advocate’s activist-elected official strategy, community organizing background, and newly developed structure for the office.
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