Truth Pharm Calls on New York State Legislators to Pass Lifesaving Bills VOTER EDUCATION Family members and directly impacted persons from Truth Pharm, a non-profit organization from Binghamton NY, will be joined by other advocates from across New York State for a Rally and Press Conference on Tuesday May 24th, 2022 at 11am, (location: to […]
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Citizen Action Responds to Leaked SCOTUS Draft Decision to Turn Back the Clock on Reproductive Rights (Albany, NY) – In response to the leaked SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe V. Wade, Rosemary Rivera, Co-Executive Director at Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “We are outraged and disgusted with the draft SCOTUS decision to
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Southern Tier Abortion-Care Provider Responds to Supreme Court Draft Opinion Threatening Abortion Care VESTAL, NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 — “We want to stress that safe, compassionate abortion care remains legal and available in New York State and in our Southern Tier community,” said Sue Seibold-Simpson, FNP, Executive Director of Southern Tier Women’s Health Services,
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Community Members to Rally at JC Court in Support of Eviction Defense Advocates JOHNSON CITY—In early April 2022, neighboring tenants at 149 Hudson St, Johnson City received a series of informal notices directing them to vacate the property by May 1st. These notices of eviction were not prompted by failure to pay rent or any
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IMAGINATION FOREST is coming to the Ross Park Zoo! Looking for volunteers to paint/build homes for magical creatures. Binghamton, NY: Envision a magical forest filled with gnome homes, dragon lairs, fairy houses, hobbit holes and pure magic to delight young and the young at heart! “I’m excited to be partnering with the zoo to bring
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Third Thursday Art Talks 5-19-22 at 7 pm via Zoom and in person. Link here. The Cooperative Gallery is sponsoring three artists, Barbara Bernstein, Ken Weir, and Steph Schweitzer in its May 6-28th show in a truly diverse offering. Barbara Bernstein has formerly worked in glass and is exhibiting her new directions in “Is There
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Donate to keep books flowing into the Broome County Jail It’s amazing what a simple used $5 novel can do. It is, afterall, desperate times in our COVID hotspot jail. Most sections are locked down, meaning women and men often spend 20 hours or more locked in their cages. The jail’s mass solitary confinement endangers
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Vote Run Lead is bringing candidate training to the Southern Tier to host a nonpartisan political leadership training for women right here in Binghamton on Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14th. Women who are thinking about running in the future are welcome. Also, for the first time, training for campaign managers. Although focused on
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This is a fascinating look at how (and why) the IRS is targeting low income taxpayers who have the earned income tax credit five times more than other tax payers and much higher than millionaires (who keep increasing). A large increase in federal income tax audits targeting the poorest wage earners allowed the Internal Revenue
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Below is a statement from Binghamton resident Tarik Abdelazim, following the ruling by Ithaca City Court Judge Seth Peacock to dismiss the harassment charge against him, which was brought by the Office of Broome County District Attorney Michael Korchak based on a complaint made by City Councilmember Sophia Resciniti on August 5, 2021. When I