Click here to download this statement as a PDF. For Immediate Release: August 4, 2021 Press Contact: Chel Miller, Communications Director, cmiller@nyscasa.org NYSCASA Responds: AG Report Details Sexual Harassment by Governor Cuomo The report issued on August 3, 2021, by New York Attorney General Letitia James chronicles repeated sexual...
"We are extremely disappointed that the Adult Survivors Act was not brought to the floor for a vote in the New York State Assembly. With a unanimous vote to pass this bill in the New York State Senate and support from many Assembly members including...
On June 10, 2021, NYSCASA submitted the following comment to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights in advance of OCR's virtual public hearing to gather information for the purpose of improving enforcement of Title IX. Click here to access the text as a...
This LGBTQ Pride Month marks 52 years since the June 28, 1969, uprising at the Stonewall Inn, when patrons and neighborhood residents resisted harassment and abuse during a police raid on the Greenwich Village gay bar. The Stonewall Inn acted as a de facto community center...
For Immediate Release: April 30, 2021 Contact: NYSCASA Staff, info@nyscasa.org Click here to access this statement as a PDF. NYSCASA Condemns Albany Police Department’s Violent Response to South Station Protest on April 22, 2021 The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) is committed to ending not only...
Click here to download this statement as a PDF. For Immediate Release: April 19, 2021 Contact: NYSCASA Staff, info@nyscasa.org NYSCASA Statement for April 19, 2021, Albany Common Council Meeting: Demonstrate Accountability and Transformative Leadership, Ban Chemical Weapons and Kinetic Energy Munitions in the City of Albany The New York...
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...