Make the Road New York

La votación temprana comienza hoy sábado en Nueva York y por primera vez votaré para que mi voz y la voz de mi comunidad sean escuchadas en las urnas. Modesta Toribio, nuestra organizadora de justicia laborar escribe para El Diario Nueva York

READY, SET, VOTE! Starting TODAY, Saturday, October 24, until Sunday, November 1st, New York’s registered voters can begin making their voices heard in the upcoming general election. So much is at stake for immigrant, Black, brown, and working-class communities in the fight for respect and dignity for all. Our fight to fund excluded workers, cancel rent, repeal the walking while trans ban, ending the school-to-prison pipeline, and more are all on the ballot this year. ... Make your voice heard, thinking of the world we want to build for future generations, but also voting on behalf of those whose voices can’t be heard at the polls, like undocumented immigrants. Find your early voting poll site and make a plan to make your voice heard starting TODAY. voteearlyny.org

Este año, no tiene que esperar hasta el 3 de noviembre para votar. ¡Desde el 24 de octubre hasta el 1 de noviembre, puede votar temprano! Acompáñenos para aprender sobre la importancia de votar temprano y cómo buscar su sitio de votación.

This week, trans community members and allies rallied outside of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s Bronx office to demand he bring the repeal #WalkingWhileTrans ban to a floor vote! 81 Assembly members are now co-sponsoring the legislation. Since 1976, the loitering statute has allowed law enforcement across the state of New York to profile and criminalize Black and brown cisgender and transgender women, gender expansive and non-binary people for expressing their gender in publ...ic. The police have used excuses such as wearing tight jeans and tight tank showing cleavage, tight pants showing curves of lower body, wearing tight-fitting dress" to criminalize transgender women under the vague code of "loitering with the intent for prostitution" P.L. 240.37. Trans community gathered outside Speaker Heastie’s Bronx office to share their stories and the urgent need to repeal this penal code by passing A654/S2253 to protect our communities from the constant harassment from police. Take action for Black and brown trans women now! https://p2a.co/gsqefkx

We're LIVE now with Zellnor Myrie discussing voting rights and education!

MUST-READ: "As the pandemic settled into the city, hunger drove tens of thousands of NYers into another type of line food pantry lines, many for the first time. An estimated 1.5 million people cannot afford food." NYS must #MakeBillionairesPay in order to #FundExcludedWorkers and those in need during COVID19!

Early voting begins this SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 in New York! Avoid the long lines and make a plan to vote early TODAY. Find your early voting site now! voteearlyny.org

¡La votación temprana comienza este SÁBADO 24 DE OCTUBRE en Nueva York! Evite las largas filas y haga un plan para votar temprano HOY. ¡Encuentre su sitio de votación temprana ahora! voteearlyny.org

EXCITING! After nearly 10 years as our Co-Executive Directors, Deborah Axt & Javier H. Valdés will pass the reins to 3 extraordinary leaders from our family on April 1st, 2021: Arlenis Morel Theo Oshiro, & Jose Lopez... Read more here!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Interested in supporting Make the Road NY members during these trying times? Check out the following volunteer opportunities and get involved: Mutual Aid Bike/Car Brigade... Naturalization Mock Interviews Digital Literacy Tech Support To get involved or for more info, email: [email protected]

TONIGHT at 9pm on WKCR 89.9 FM in NYC - Melting the ICE! Our member Yimy, shares her story as a trans woman who spent 5 months in an all-male ICE detention facility. Our attorney Rachel Levenson will share more insights on her case & the fight to #FreeThemAll! More details: https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/melting-ice-wkcr

Now more than ever, we need to ensure our families are counted. Did you know, 1 million children were missed in the last census? If you believe New York neighborhoods need funding and representation, fill out the Census today! ... It only takes a couple of minutes to fill it out now: my2020census.gov

"A growing body of evidence says that a critical first step [to achieve holistic safety in schools] is to defund the budget for cops in schools and invest in counselors, mental health service and wrap-around services for young people and their families instead." Alex Vitale, professor of sociology at Brooklyn College writes for New York Daily News calling for #PoliceFreeSchools and #CounselorsNotCops.