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Advocates Launch Push to Help Communities Hurt by Pandemic PUBLISHED 5:43 AM ET Jan. 21, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:43 AM EST Jan. 21, 2021
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Advocates on Thursday are set to launch a new campaign calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers in New York to aid immigrants and people of color who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last 10 months.
The push for the 2021 Respect and Dignity Platform is being launched by Make the Road New York in a virtual press briefing at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, winning backing already from more than 20 state lawmakers.
The agenda includes tax increases for upper income New Yorkers, providing aid for undocumented workers who have been excluded from pandemic unemployment support, a rent cancellation, a repeal of the Walking While Trans ban, and an expansion of immigrant access to health care.
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Assemblymembers Michaelle Solages and Phil Ramos have joined local activists and union members for the Long Island launch of the Invest In Our New York Act Invest In Our New York Act is a historic state legislative package to rebuild New York’s economy and end tax breaks for the wealthiest New Yorkers. Solages and Ramos were joined at Thursday’s event by former Central Islip Superintendent Howard Koenig, local activist Joseph Sackman, representatives from Make the Road New York, New York State Nurses Associate, New York Communities for Change, the Long Island Progressive Coalition, Long Beach Reach, and STRONG Youth, in addition to impacted community members.