100+ orgs signed on to oppose 175-B & demand @council.nyc.gov kill ANY bill that increases NYPD presence & chills free speech at schools & educational facilities. Today we're taking that message to City Hall.
Join at Tweed, 11:30 AM. #NoTo175B #SafetyNotCensorship @peoplesplannyc.bsky.social
We really don't get to celebrate wins often enough these days. Making it so that @council.nyc.gov couldn't overturn @mayor.nyc.gov's veto is HUGE! So grateful for those who organized against this and stopped it.
Sadly, there is even more work to do. But it's nice to be able to smile for once.
City Council: Protect free speech and student safety by sustaining the veto on Intro. 175-B. We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, write to urge the City Council to sustain Mayor Mamdani...
With news that a veto override attempt on Introduction 175-B has been delayed, Caucus leaders Sandy Nurse, Tiffany Cabán, Alexa Avilés, and Kayla Santosuosso issue the following statement:
Instead of listening from school communities and New Yorkers who want to protect the right to protest, TODAY the Speaker is moving to introduce a new bill that is still dangerous. 2/
