This month, NYSCASA joins disabled community members in honoring Disability Pride Month, which has been celebrated in July since 1990. Disability Pride Month commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. Disability pride challenges the dominant idea that disability is...
As an organization that works on behalf of gender-based violence victims/survivors and those that serve them throughout New York State, the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) affirms that all people deserve access to safe, legal, and accessible sexual and reproductive healthcare. This position...
For Immediate Release: June 2, 2022 Contact: Chel Miller, Communications Director, [email protected] and Max Micallef, Public Policy Director, [email protected] NYSCASA Statement in Support of the “Stop Violence in the Sex Trades Act” (A849/S3075) While the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) has supported efforts to decriminalize...
Every year in June, we honor Pride Month in solidarity with our LGBTQIA2S community members. Pride Month marks the anniversary of the June 28, 1969, uprising at the Stonewall Inn, when patrons and neighborhood residents resisted harassment and abuse during a police raid on the...
For Immediate Release: May 25, 2022 Contact: Chel Miller, Communications Director, [email protected]; Max Micallef, Public Policy Director, [email protected] NYSCASA Statement on the Passage and Signing of the Adult Survivors Act (S66/A648) The entire team at the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) is elated to hear...
For Immediate Release: May 18, 2022 Contact: Chel Miller, Communications Director, [email protected] NYSCASA Responds to the White Supremacist Attack in Buffalo, NY The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) offers our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the ten people murdered and three...
For Immediate Release: May 3, 2022 Contact: Chel Miller, Communications Director, [email protected] New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault condemns SCOTUS draft opinion, urges NYS lawmakers protect access to abortion care As an organization that works on behalf of gender-based violence victims/survivors and those that serve them throughout...
For Immediate Release: April 7, 2022 Contact: Chel Miller, Communications Director, [email protected] NYSCASA Statement in Support of “Destini Smothers’ Law” Bill A8412 (Anderson) and “Purple Alert” Bill A8492 (Anderson)/S7562 (Salazar) Open lines of communication between law enforcement, victims and their families, and the public are often necessary during...
Each year on March 31, we take time to acknowledge International Transgender Day of Visibility. On this day, transgender people and allies take action by educating the public about trans people’s experiences and advancing advocacy around issues of prejudice, discrimination, and violence that affect the...
For Immediate Release: March 21, 2022 Contact: Chel Miller, Communications Director, [email protected] NYSCASA Applauds Signing of Legislation to Address Workplace Harassment and Discrimination The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) applauds the passage of legislation addressing workplace harassment and discrimination signed into law on March 16,...