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New York State School Suspension Moratorium
New York State students lose thousands of days in the classroom each year because of suspensions, often for normal youthful behavior. As all
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Bring the Repeal #WalkingWhileTrans Ban to a Vote!
Black and Brown women deserve to walk the streets safely without the fear of being stopped, frisked and arrested. We are calling Speaker Carl Heastie
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Excluded Workers Need Relief
The COVID-19 crisis is hitting immigrants and Black and Brown New Yorkers the hardest, but our communities are being left out of relief.
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Reclaim Our Homes: Rent/Mortgage Suspension Now!
Everyday the housing crisis related to COVID-19 crisis gets worse and worse. It is impacting tenants, homeless New Yorkers, public housing residents, and
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The COVID-19 crisis and New York’s staggering inequality leaves the most vulnerable communities in unfathomable conditions. Why in an unprecedented health crisis is Governor
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Tell Amazon: Give ALL Workers 100% Paid Leave NOW and Tell Us Your Plans
As COVID-19 spreads, Amazon is again failing to protect our health – as workers, neighbors, customers – by failing to offer every person
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New York State must fight back against corporate attacks on workers’ rights. Support the EmPIRE Act!
In New York, our communities have organized and won critical victories for workers, including a $15 minimum wage, paid family leave, protections against
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New Yorkers are committed to participating in the 2020 Census!
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Did you know Zoom has an interpretation feature?
Did you know that it’s easy to provide simultaneous interpretation in Zoom meetings? This makes meetings accessible for people who speak languages other than English, without making the meetings longer. This is a great feature for schools, community organizations, non-profits, and any other institution that uses video calls and wants to include people who speak…
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🗳️ Early voting starts tomorrow in New York!
Are you ready to go to the polls this weekend? That’s right! Starting tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, until Sunday, November 1st, New York’s registered voters can begin making their voices heard in the upcoming general election. Early voting means avoiding potential lines on Election Day, and your vote counts just the same. What matters is…
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ANNOUNCING: Our 2020 Dignity, Community & Power Honorees!
SAVE THE DATE Join Make the Road New York for our annual DIGNITY, COMMUNITY & POWER AWARDS GALA Thursday, November 12, 2020 6 PM ONLINE REGISTER & DONATE | SPONSOR | PURCHASE AN AD We are thrilled to announce the Dignity, Community & Power honorees: Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner Natasha Duncan, sister of…
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Javier H. Valdés and Deborah Axt, co-executive directors of Make the Road New York, are handing over the reins of New York City’s largest immigration advocacy organization after more than a decade at the helm. Details: The plans for the leadership shift have been in the works for some time. Valdés and Axt will hand over…
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Una de las organizaciones pro inmigrantes más importantes de la ciudad de Nueva York, ‘Make the Road New York’ (MRNY), anunció este lunes un proceso de transición en su liderazgo, que se completará en abril del 2021, cuando tome posesión los nuevos co-directores Ejecutivos. De esta manera, y luego de casi una década en sus cargos, Deborah Axt y Javier Valdés dejarán sus posiciones como co-directores…