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VOCAL-KY Responds to Gov. Beshear Prematurely Claiming Decrease in 2022 Overdose Data
CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ky.org VOCAL-KY RESPONDS TO GOV. BESHEAR PREMATURELY CLAIMING DECREASE IN 2022 OVERDOSE DATA Governor Beshear Touts Lower Numbers of Overdoses for 2022 Before Kentucky Drug Overdose Report is Finalized Advocates Will Gather on Tuesday for Fentanyl, Family, and Community Forum in Louisville’s West End to Discuss Overdose Prevention LOUISVILLE — In response to data released Governor Beshear’s …
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Stop the Sweeps: VOCAL-KY Condemns Louisville Encampment Sweeps in Preparation for Derby Season
People Impacted by Houselessness in Louisville Slam the Efforts to Forcibly Remove Louisvillians Without Addressing Root Causes of Housing Crisis
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VOCAL-KY Calls for Every Dollar of Opioid Settlement Funds Go to Harm Reduction
VOCAL-KY and partners held a press conference calling for every dollar of the state’s $478 million opioid settlement fund to go toward harm reduction, housing and care, not criminalization, and that Kentucky prioritize investments in smaller, underfunded non-profits on the frontlines of the fight.
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VOCAL-KY Announces Moderators for First Mayoral Forum Next Friday
LEO Weekly’s Josh Wood and WFPL’s Roberto Roldan Will Ask Candidates to Discuss VOCAL-KY’s Roadmap for the Louisville Metro Government
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VOCAL-KY Condemns Ordinance That Would Criminalize Homelessness in Louisville
This ordinance will not help our homeless community in any way. Instead, it will cause stress and trauma, and lead to pretrial incarceration.
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On Int’l. Overdose Awareness Day, Louisville Community Calls on Elected Officials to Take Action on Overdose
Advocates are Calling for Elected Officials to Take Immediate Steps and Make Long-Term Commitments Laid Out in VOCAL-KY’s Roadmap to End Overdose
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‘We weren’t crazy’: Reactions to 4 LMPD officers being charged in Breonna Taylor’s shooting
Parrish-Wright, director of the grassroots organization VOCAL-KY aimed at ending AIDS, drug war, mass incarceration and homelessness, praised the Justice for Breonna movement in a tweet.
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Kentucky organizations unveil ‘roadmap’ to end overdoses
This week, VOCAL-KY and community partners unveiled a 2022 “roadmap” for the Louisville Metro Government to address the crisis.
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‘Vindicated’: Breonna Taylor’s family and supporters celebrate charges against police
Former Democratic mayoral candidate and director of advocacy organization VOCAL-KY Shameka Parrish-Wright, who was prominent during the racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, released a statement acknowledging the work of the Louisville demonstrators, as well as the journalists who stayed on the story.
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We Need Action Now: New Roadmap to End Overdose Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day
Today at a press conference, organizations at the forefront of combating the overdose crisis unveiled a roadmap with evidence-based policies and solutions for Louisville Metro Government elected officials to address the alarming number of preventable overdoses.
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2022 Roadmap for Louisville Metro Government to End Overdose and Reverse the Harms of the War on Drugs
The overdose crisis is ravaging our city. The number of Louisvillians we lose or who are struggling to access adequate services and care is staggering.
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NEW: VOCAL-KY Launches in Louisville to Bring Care & Compassion to Kentucky
Today, following a preview of work to come in the Courier Journal this morning, VOCAL-KY is proud to announce the start of work in Louisville to end the AIDS epidemic, the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and homelessness, by building the power of directly impacted people.
