Click here to download this statement as a PDF. For Immediate Release: March 18, 2021 Contact: NYSCASA Staff, info@nyscasa.org NYSCASA Responds to Violence Targeting AAPI Women and Communities in Georgia and Across the Nation ALBANY, NY — On March 16, 2021, eight people were killed at three spas in...
For Immediate Release: March 3, 2021 Contact: NYSCASA staff, info@nyscasa.org The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault Responds to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Apology Regarding Sexual Harassment The first priority of the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault is the safety, wellbeing, and autonomy of sexual violence...
For Immediate Release: February 25, 2021 Contact: NYSCASA staff, info@nyscasa.org The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault Responds to Accusations Against Governor Cuomo Sexual harassment and abusive behavior are unacceptable in any workplace. The highest level of New York State government is no exception. When we commit to...
On January 14, NYSCASA participated in a virtual press conference hosted by a coalition of more than 25 New York lawmakers and 250 of the state’s criminal and social justice reform groups to announce the launch of a project called the People’s Campaign for Parole...
The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) and the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault (the Alliance) recently submitted testimony to the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) to express support for changes to Chapter 18-A § 440 of the New York...
For Immediate Release: January 18, 2021 Contact: NYSCASA Staff, info@nyscasa.org NYSCASA Honors the Life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ALBANY, NY — Today we honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968). We...
For Immediate Release: January 7, 2021 Contact: NYSCASA Staff, info@nyscasa.org NYSCASA Statement on White Supremacist Violence and Insurrection at the US Capitol ALBANY, NY — The events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, demonstrate how white supremacy is allowed to operate in the United States and...
One hundred and twenty-one civil rights groups and allies, including NYSCASA, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the National Women’s Law Center, recently issued a statement condemning the Executive...
Moment of Truth June 2020 This is a moment of reckoning. The murder of George Floyd broke the collective heart of this country, and now, finally, millions of people are saying their names: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery - an endless list of Black...
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2020 All New Yorkers Encouraged to Support Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse, and Child Abuse During Pandemic ALBANY — During this time of crisis, sexual violence, domestic violence, and child abuse will continue to occur – most likely at increased rates...