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VOCAL ACTION FUND ENDORSES BROOKLYN CANDIDATES WHO WILL CHAMPION CARE AND COMPASSION IN OFFICE
NEW YORK — Today, VOCAL Action Fund announced its endorsement of a slate of Brooklyn-based champions for the New York City Council. The Brooklyn candidates endorsed for City Council include:
- Lincoln Restler, District 33
- Jennifer Gutierrez, District 34
- Crystal Hudson, District 35
- Sandy Nurse, District 37
- Alexa Aviles, District 38
- Shahana Hanif, District 39
- Rita Joseph, District 40
- Charles Barron, District 41
- Isis Mcintosh Green, District 42
“This new group of candidates are no strangers to putting people first,” said Milton Perez, a VOCAL Action Fund leader and Brooklyn resident. “They will put people over property, and people over profits. Things need to change for the better and more people need to be included in the decision-making process, so to see this new generation of elected officials extending their hand to directly impacted individuals is the way to go.”
BACKGROUND:
VOCAL Action Fund is dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, drug war, mass incarceration and homelessness in New York State by building the power of low-income people directly impacted by these issues. The continued harm from criminalization, incarceration, and the legacy of former Governor Cuomo’s austerity have resulted in a historic number of New Yorkers dying from preventable overdoses, record high homelessness, increased rates of Hepatitis C and emerging HIV clusters. VOCAL Action Fund is committed to supporting political leaders who will: bring equity to democracy, produce viable solutions to reverse generational and systemic harms, and create a caring and compassionate New York State that benefits all New Yorkers.
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