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This update is from the New York Association on Independent Living …
The Caring Majority has had quite a week, and though the budget was supposed to be done today, the fight is not yet over. Monday is going to be big, and we want you there.
The budget was supposed to have passed by now, but it has been delayed to early next week. Last night in Albany, instead of giving up, going home, and turning it in, we turned to each other and we saw how ready each and every one of us is to keep fighting for each other.
Will you join us on Monday, April 4 at 12 PM, in Albany, to be together in the final moments of this fight? RSVP here.
This last week, we have taken multiple actions remotely and in person every single day.
You may have seen that 3 of us were arrested on Wednesday for refusing to leave the Capitol until Fair Pay for Home Care is in the budget.
Then, last night, 12 of us said, we aren't leaving either. Fair Pay for Home Care is life or death, and Gov. Hochul needs to understand that.
What we are willing to give to this fight does not come out of nowhere. It comes from our relationships with each other, our dedication to one another's dignity and freedom, and to our own, it comes from the stories that every single one of you have shared about why we must do this.
And so yes, our bodies are tired, but our spirits are stronger than ever.
Join us in Albany on Monday, and if you can't be there, join us virtually and spread the word as far and wide as you can.
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If you are interested disability advocacy issues, contact Colleen Downs, Systems Advocate at:
colleen@ncci-online.com
518-563-9058 Ext. 110
The Mission of the North Country Center for Independence is to help people with disabilities to live more independent and productive lives, and promote better policies and community understanding of disability issues. NCCI serves people with disabilities, families, and the community on issues related to physical and mental disabilities. NCCI is led and staffed mostly by people with disabilities. It is one of the 41 Independent Living Centers in New York State. There are also hundreds of similar centers throughout the United States. NCCI serves Clinton and Essex Counties, New York.