Make the Road NY

“The current president is attacking us, but he’s wrong because we’re hardworking people. We didn’t come here to harm, we came to seek a better future,” said Sonia, our member.

Our communities have been under federal attack for months. It's time for Albany leaders to step up & #ProtectOurFutures!

We thank Assemblymember Davila for her renewed commitment to our immigrant communities & for working to advance the passage of the New York for All act.#NY4All

Thank you @emilyassembly.bsky.social for standing strong in your support of our immigrant communities & ensuring Albany leadership is held accountable for their inaction to protect New Yorkers from federal attacks. #InvestInOurNY #NY4All

Gracias Assemblymember Mitaynes for your support and persistence in ensuring immigrant New Yorkers feel valued & protected by our elected officials. We know you will continue to champion the voices of our communities in the halls of Albany! #NY4All

We appreciate you speaking truth to power, Senator @jabaribrisport.bsky.social & reminding our communities that we have enough wealth in this state to provide for everyone if the wealthiest minority pays their fair share! #InvestInOurNY

Thank you Senator @juliasalazar.bsky.social for your ongoing support in the fight for respect and dignity of all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, and your commitment to call on NYS leadership for a special session. #InvestInOurNY #NY4All

🧵After the learning segment, they split into groups to put pen to paper & express how the current political landscape is affecting them.

An INSPIRATIONAL poetry slam followed, where groups shared their poems, we were joined by the poet “Miserable Genius” who recited his powerful work.

✍️Our Youth Power Project members take on poetry! Yesterday, our annual youth summer program hosted a poetry writing workshop led by our former youth organizer Adilka, where our young people learned about different poetry styles & how to express themselves through written word. 🧵

“We need the Governor to use her power when the fed gov fails us,” affirmed Sen. @juliasalazar.bsky.social at our Town Hall this week.

Our state leadership can call for a Special Session to address the cuts of the Reconciliation bill & pass New York for All. It’s time for them to defend NYers!

🧵showed up & showed out for immigrant NYers. Thank you for standing strong in the fight for our communities.

We are also GRATEFUL for our community members who shared their stories & asked the tough questions immigrants in NY are wondering: “how can New York protect our immigrant communities?”

✊100+ community members gathered in our BK office yesterday for a POWERFUL Town Hall! At a moment when our communities feel unsafe & unsure about our futures, our allied elected officials @juliasalazar.bsky.social, @jabaribrisport.bsky.social, @emilyassembly.bsky.social, AM D’Avila & AM Mitaynes 🧵

“We’re here to ask electeds what we can do as a state to fight back” said our Director of Campaigns, Jen Hernandez.

NYS leadership can protect our communities by calling for a Special Session in Albany to mitigate the impact of federal cuts on the most vulnerable. It’s time for NY to have our back!

Today, we’re thrilled to welcome community members & elected officials to our Brooklyn Town Hall!

Stay tuned to hear stories from directly impacted people and to see what next steps elected officials think NY must take to protect & defend our state’s most vulnerable.

Thank you @velazquez.house.gov and Assembly member Maritza D'Avila for denouncing the consequences of the passage of the Reconciliation Bill.

In NY alone, 1.5 million people could lose their health insurance benefits and over 300,000 would lose their SNAP benefits.

“The thought of losing access to these benefits is terrifying,” said Maria, our member & survivor of a stroke.

Today, the 60th anniversary of Medicaid & Medicare, we joined @velazquez.house.gov’s Medicaid Day of Action to demand URGENT action from legislators to protect Medicaid from federal cuts!

The Federal Budget Scam will make life harder for all:

🏥Hospitals will close
📈Health insurance & utility bills will skyrocket;
🤲Public benefits will be inaccessible to those who need them.

Join us Thursday, 7/31 @ 11AM at Foley Square to tell them: Protect NYers from this cruel federal agenda!

✊ As the federal gov moves to rip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) away from immigrant communities, we joined @drichardsqns.bsky.social, immigrant rights organizations & our Queens neighbors yesterday for a rally in solidarity with those impacted by these cruel anti-immigration efforts. #HereToStay

Following the Department of Justice’s announcement of their lawsuit against the city of New York for our sanctuary city laws, advocates, attorneys & New Yorkers came out in support of these important bills.

Sanctuary city laws help protect not only immigrant communities, but ALL New Yorkers!

📌How this bill will impact New York.

📌The Big Ugly Bill (also referenced as Reconciliation Bill and HR-1) was passed earlier this month and is set to have devastating consequences for people across the country and destabilize communities for generations to come.

Be informed: see some of the areas that will be affected most.

I Watched 20 Arrests In Trump’s America. Here’s What They Looked Like. "This is fishing in a stocked pool. You tell them, 'Show up at this location,' and then they show up and you grab them,” one federal agent involved with immigration court arrests told HuffPost.

"Observers, from groups including Make the Road New York, offer basic info on legal rights, reminding people they have a right to remain silent & don’t have to sign anything, such as deportation documents."

See why observers are vital in NYC immigration courts.👇
www.huffpost.com/entry/five-d...

The Federal Budget Scam will affect the lives of every NYer, not just those who depend on Medicaid, SNAP, & other social services. We can't wait any longer to fight back.

Join us Thurs., 7/31 @ 11AM at Foley Square to tell lawmakers: invest in NYers by raising taxes on the rich & passing #NY4All!

🧵 During the event, Cristina candidly shared her story of resilience & overcoming that parallels so much of our immigrant experiences.

Thank you for inspiring our young people, Cristina!

“Home is not a place. Home is a practice. Home is community,” said Cristina Jimenez, co-founder of United We Dream, our former organizer & now a debut author!

Earlier this week, our Youth Power Project summer program welcomed Cristina for a panel discussion of her new book: “Dreaming of Home. 🧵

🏢 SLUMLORD MILLIONAIRE features four individual David vs. Goliath type battles that clearly expose the human toll of gentrification.

Check your local PBS listings and tune-in on July 28 to watch Slumlord Millionaire on the acclaimed PBS Series VOCES, and Video On-Demand (VOD) on Tuesday, July 29.

"This lawsuit is trying to take away the public safety, public health protections that we have in place," said our lead immigration organizer, Luba Cortes.

✊ Our sanctuary laws keep NY families together & uphold the fundamental values our city was built on. They're legal and help protect all NYers!

The federal government enacted devastating legislation that:

🧊Increases ICE funding
🩹Cuts healthcare for 1.5 million NYers
🍎Risks SNAP for +3 million NYers
💸Gives tax breaks to billionaires

Join us on Thursday, 7/31, 11AM at Foley Square to tell legislators: tax the rich & pass New York for All!

🧵Eviction bill. Our Westchester members joined them to provide testimony on their housing experiences & on the importance of this legislation.

🏠We’re in a housing crisis in NY – rents, evictions & homelessness are at record highs. Passing strong Good Cause legislation can change this.

“We can't live in a place where we don't have stability. We need a good cause law so we can have peace of mind that we won't become homeless simply because landlords want to make more money,” testified our member Sadia.

This week, the Tarrytown Board of Trustees met to introduce the #GoodCause 🧵

“[Youth] shouldn’t be worried if ICE will find us on the street or be at our parents’ workplace. We should be worried about how beautiful the sun is. We should be out & about,” says our youth leader, Jax.

Sen. Martinez: listen to the young people in your district & support this vital legislation!