Faith leaders, advocates host vigil for lives lost at Rikers Island
News 12
“‘People are taking their own lives, it’s so inhumane,’ said Darren Mack, co-director of the Freedom Agenda [of the Urban Justice Center].”Fallout from City Hall protest clash continues
AM NY
"While growing up in jail and prison, guards used racism, humiliation, intimidation, and aggression to make sure I knew exactly how they felt about me every single day and night. It did not matter if I was weak or strong, smart, or struggling, in their eyes I was less than a human being." - Op-Ed by Freedom Agenda Advocate Edwin SantanaThe TikTok Star Who’s Going Viral For Surprising Street Vendors
Mashed
"While some small businesses received stimulus checks and other government assistance, undocumented workers didn't qualify. Mohamed Attia of the Urban Justice Center's Street Vendor Project argued, ‘Street vendors are the smallest businesses you can find in New York City. They are a real picture of what the American dream should look like for all immigrants who come to this country to try to start their own small businesses."
Food Vendors Protesting at City Hall Say Things Are Worse After New Law Was Supposed To Make Them Better
The City
“Mohamed Attia, a leader of the protest and the director of the Street Vendor Project, a group that advocates for vendors, said health department officials told him a few weeks ago that the new permit applications likely would not be released until 2023.”Street vendors march to demand dignity, more protections in New York City
ABC News 7
“‘We want to make sure everything is formalized, all the vendors can access the right licenses and permits from the city to make sure that people are formalizing the business and not dealing with the underground market and not being treated as criminals,’ said Mohamed Attia, managing director of the Street Vendor Project.”NYC street vendors tire of dodging summons-happy NYPD, city inspectors
Gothamist
“Mohamed Attia, director of the 2,000-member Street Vendor Project, said vendors want the city to ban the NYPD from enforcing vending laws, and instead put power in the hands of a civilian-led agency, which they surmise would be less heavy-handed.”Slow post-pandemic return to work is hammering NYC street food vendors
NY Daily News
“‘[People] were really hoping that we will see some sort of a full recovery or a full comeback to the pre-COVID time,’ Mohamed Attia, director of advocacy group Street Vendor Project, said. ‘People were expecting much more...I’ve seen something between only 20 to 30% of the building’s capacities getting back into the location, and that, of course, impacts their business significantly.’”
Inside Massachusetts’ Family Separation Disaster
Mother Jones
"There is little data on just how common juvenile court delays are around the country, but legal experts say they are ubiquitous...In New York City, for example, the hearings typically begin within three days of a child’s removal, but they are divided into tiny segments, stretching out months, says David Shalleck-Klein, executive director of New York’s Family Justice Law Center [and a member of the 2022 cohort of the UJC Social Justice Accelerator]."
Inside Massachusetts’ Family Separation Disaster
Mother Jones
"In New York City, for example, the hearings typically begin within three days of a child’s removal, but they are divided into tiny segments, stretching out months, says David Shalleck-Klein, executive director of New York’s Family Justice Law Center [a member of the UJC Social Justice Accelerator]."New Republic
"But only a quarter of children end up in foster care because of abuse; the majority are put there because of alleged neglect, the definition of which, David Shalleck-Klein [Executive Director of the Family Justice Law Center, a member of the 2022 cohort of UJC's Social Justice Accelerator] said, is “unbelievably subjective”—and often functions as a handy shorthand for poverty"