CGA
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Organizing for Affordable Housing, Domestic Worker Rights, and Cooperative Economics, in NYC
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http://cganyc.org 27-08-2013 01:38:00
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On June 26th our NYC team was invited to attend Care Forward's first annual #CareHeroes Awards, where our very own NYC organizer, Zhara Baksh was awarded the Employer Community Outreach Award! (1/Thread)🧵 CGA Council Member Shahana Hanif Shahana Hanif NYC Coalition for Domestic Work
We can’t let affordable housing like 63 Tiffany Place continue to disappear from our city. It’s time for E&M Associates to sit down with the City and State in the name of what is right, the greater good, and the well-being of all who call 63 Tiffany home. 📸Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander
🚨TODAY: 59 local, state, & national orgs endorsed a Congressional letter led by Representatives Grace Meng & Rep. Nydia Velazquez, & co-signed by 24 of their colleagues - calling on the Biden administration President Donald J. Trump, ARCHIVED: Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, & Secretary Antony Blinken to redesignate TPS for Nepal🇳🇵[1/10]
It's time we stopped putting our public dollars in banks that harm our communities The clock is ticking⏰ New York City Council Adrienne Adams: pass The People's Bank Act now! gothamist.com/news/nyc-depos…
We stand with Council Members Tiffany Cabán Shahana Hanif Chi Ossé and thank them for their work as chairs of their committees & for their past votes in opposition to Mayor Eric Adams austerity & unjust budget priorities that hurt working class & poor New Yorkers. #CareNotCuts
🧵1/2 At the Women/Gender Equity & Health Comm. Hearing, on behalf of the Domestic Workers Initiative we spoke about our work on empowering immigrant women by teaching them of their rights, safety & health at work along w/ Adhikaar CGA Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network Domestic Workers ✊🏽
🧵2/2 The Domestic Workers Initiative CGA partner spoke about the Initiative’s work to support Domestic Workers @ the Women/Gender Equity & Health Comm. Hearing. ➡️Follow NYC Coalition for Domestic Work to learn about: Adhikaar CGA Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network Domestic Workers La Colmena 🐝 aka The Beehive
Tenants need protections from unjust evictions & massive rent increases. Our neighbors Save63Tiffany shouldn’t be displaced from the community they created. Let’s pass Julia Salazar (@juliasalazar on bluesky) #GoodCause Eviction bill. Community Service Society of New York (CSS)'s new report details why we need this housing protection.
Today the Domestic Worker Coalition NYC Coalition for Domestic Work testified @ the Consumer & Worker Protection hearing, to speak on the importance of our work w/ domestic workers & outreach efforts alongside DCWP NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Adhikaar CGA Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network DamayanMigrants Domestic Workers ✊🏽
Community Development Corporations keep our City's housing affordable & in community hands. Last week, 25+ CDCs across the 5 boroughs sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Housing in support of the Homes Now campaign for $2.5B to NYCs housing budget. therealdeal.com/new-york/2024/…
READ: 50+ orgs are calling on City Council to step up the fight against Mayor Eric Adams & use additional powers to stop his budget cuts. If the Mayor refuses to reverse his cuts, New York City Council MUST deliver for working families & pass a #PeoplesBudget #CareNotCuts: drive.google.com/file/d/1xA2SUa…
We URGE for La Colmena 🐝 aka The Beehive to be included in the FY25 "New York City Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative" to increase our efforts in supporting Staten Island Domestic Workers. Adhikaar DamayanMigrants Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network CGA ✊