New York Action Item
Mar. 19th, 2025 05:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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thisfinecrewAccording to an article in today's Gotham, NY Governor Hochul is pushing a last minute mask ban in state budget talks. If you live in New York, I urge you to contact her office, as well as your state reps, assembly member, and councilmember.
There's a form you can use to contact Governor Hochul here.
You can also call (518) 474-8390 during business hours.
COVID is still circulating and cases of other serious illnesses like measles are on the rise, and masks are one of the best ways to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe.
When I contacted the office I emphasized that a mask ban:
* risks public health and safety
* is discriminatory
* and called out her suggestion that "some people use masks to conceal their face while committing a crime" in context of protests and that peaceful protesting is legal and that protesters have the right to protect their health
There's a form you can use to contact Governor Hochul here.
You can also call (518) 474-8390 during business hours.
COVID is still circulating and cases of other serious illnesses like measles are on the rise, and masks are one of the best ways to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe.
When I contacted the office I emphasized that a mask ban:
* risks public health and safety
* is discriminatory
* and called out her suggestion that "some people use masks to conceal their face while committing a crime" in context of protests and that peaceful protesting is legal and that protesters have the right to protect their health
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Date: 2025-03-19 10:32 pm (UTC)