The right to make decisions about your own body and health care is rooted in core principles of personal liberty and autonomy. Especially during the COVID pandemic, New Yorkers have had to talk more about death and dying.
June 21, 2021As more New Yorkers get vaccinated, businesses and governments are beginning to roll out vaccine passports, which require people to show proof of immunization to gain entry to concerts or sports events, eat at restaurants, or board airplanes.
April 17, 2021 Biometric Privacy Liberty and Technology Immigrants' Rights Police Accountability Digital Discrimination Law Enforcement Working for ICE Racial JusticeFederal, state, and local officials can use the term “environmental justice” to sell a project, but the devil is always in the details.
February 26, 2021 Racial Justice Redevelopment in Syracuse Environmental JusticeRochester police pepper-sprayed and handcuffed a 9-year-old Black girl last month, and footage released yesterday shows the incident was even worse than it first appeared. It was yet another incident that demands we reimagine and transform public safety.
February 12, 2021 Racial Justice Police Accountability Criminal Justice ReformThe first shipments of new vaccines for the COVID-19 virus have arrived, and the early inoculations have begun. There is cautious optimism the vaccine will be widely available to the general public by spring.
December 15, 2020 Racial Justice Immigrants' Rights Liberty and TechnologyThis holiday season, as you gather around the table for a humbler-than-usual Christmas feast or put out that glass of milk for Santa, please take a moment to recognize the farmworkers whose labor produced your bounty.
December 10, 2020 Racial Justice Farmworker Rights Workers' Rights