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5 years ago I had a drink w/ a friend who was MAYBE running for NYS Senate. Since then we defeated the last BK GOP senator, passed 63 laws, helped 20,000+ neighbors, fed&kept ppl safe during pandemic & hired a brilliant team. Thanks
@agounardes
&
#teamgounardes
for the journey!
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Just when I thought things at the Brooklyn Democratic Party couldn’t get any lower, they did. My response to today’s statement attacking my credibility and work:
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Yesterday our county party reached a new low. Grateful for the district leaders willing to stand up and say enough. Read our full statement here:
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Very proud of
@agounardes
at tonight’s debate! He stood up for women’s rights, immigrants, the transgender community, and put forth a vision for the district that can’t be matched by our incumbents record. We deserve new leadership.
#22OughtaBeBlue
#TeamGounardes
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It’s clear Cuomo felt incredibly emboldened to cross boundaries with women, including subordinates. Every abuser has a circle of enablers & those complicit in the behavior. Vito Lopez’s circle was never brought to light, let’s make sure those who insulated Cuomo don’t get a pass.
Breaking News: A woman described an unsettling encounter with Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York at a wedding. The account follows separate accusations that Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed two female state employees.
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So proud to be the director of the
@agounardes
transition team! I’m looking forward to continuing our community discussions and giving back to the neighborhoods of Southern BK.
#teamgounardes
#22isblue
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6 yrs ago today I filed my sexual harassment complaint agains AM Lopez. 3 investigations, a lawsuit, many years of therapy and we still don’t have a
#HarassmentFreeAlbany
.
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Sexual harassment should not be the price of admission for a career in Albany, but for too long the culture of open secrets & enablers has remained. TY to my fellow survivors
@LeahMHebert
@ritabeth
@abcdefgetc
for writing with me.
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NYS DHR testifying that a 1 year statute of limitations for sexual harassment claims makes sense because memories can grow “stale” is outrageous. It’s been 7 years and I still live with my experiences every day.
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I can’t begin to say how much this means to me. Thank you to all my friends at
@BayRidgeDems
#HarassmentFreeNY
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This is my favorite photo I took today at the inauguration of
@agounardes
. Couldn’t be prouder to live in the 22nd Senate District & to call all these wonderful people my neighbors.
#philoxenia
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I’ve had a few proud moments working for
@agounardes
in this new
@NYSenDems
majority but this was truly special.
.
@agounardes
votes aye with
@ToriBurhans
, a co-founder of
@harassment_free
and his Chief of Staff, behind him looking on. What an amazing moment.
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I always wanted my experience to mean that no one else had to go through what I went through. That what happened to me would change things. Today feels like a BIG step toward that goal.
Gov. Cuomo has signed a bill to further bolster the state's laws on sexual harassment in the workplace.
Background:
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My life can be largely defined as before & after the JCOPE report. This is the statement
@abcdefgetc
and I put out that day, which feels more relevant than ever. The works continues for a
#harassmentfreeAlbany
.
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Such a powerful press conference from
@agounardes
in support of the Child Victims Act. Thank you to the survivors who shared their stories.
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Could not be prouder to call
@JustinBrannan
my councilman. We need to elect more people like him.
So I called out the NRA. Trolls & bots came out in full force. Called me fat, said I should resign, etc. I laughed. But what scares me is the amount of NRA supporters who immediately compare themselves to Jews under attack by the Nazis. It is disgusting, horrifying & indefensible
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Cuomo taking another chapter out of the harassers playbook— this one written by Vito Lopez👇
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Today the legislature will hold the first hearings on sexual harassment in 27 yrs. I won’t be testifying today, but the women of
@harassment_free
GOT THIS! Watch live here:
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Could not be happier to celebrate the community inauguration of
@Iwen4NY
! Iwen is an all star, the real deal, a true advocate. Southern Brooklyn is so lucky.
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In awe of
@abcdefgetc
’s genuine courage today as she pushed for the
@NYCCouncil
to
#expelKing
. If only all the council members showed the same.
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☑️Dismissed as being a politically motivated
☑️Discredited as consensual
☑️Victim to power dynamics and grooming that took years to understand/recognize.
This was my story, it’s all too common in government & politics. Let’s not do more for Jean Kim.
#BelieveSurvivors
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Lots and lots of blame to go around but for now I'm grateful to get a 3rd term to work for
@agounardes
, hopeful
@Iwen4NY
will win when all counted, & thankful to
@peterabbatejr
for his years of service in my community and for all he has done for me personally.
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It’s true. Before I had the strength to speak up,
@agrenell
was pointing out the flaws in the system and telling our stories with care and respect. She connected me to the women of
@harassment_free
and I can’t thank her enough.
Also, if you think it is an important & positive development that state officials held their first hearing on sexual harassment in decades yesterday, one person to give credit & thanks to is
@agrenell
.
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Who would have thought when
@harassment_free
started last year they we’d make it to this point. Thank you to all the allies for standing with
@LeahMHebert
@ritabeth
@ElizaCrothers4
today.
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It feels important this week to send a message to staff of elected officials that we know there is work to do to ensure you have equal rights, protections and safety under the law.
Here’s something crazy: in NY, state employees who work for government officials are not considered state employees under NY sexual harassment law.
@yuhline
& I have a bill to fix that and stop the gaslighting of state workers who are sexually harassed.
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What a morning!
@CWADistrict1
,
@BKYoungDems
,
@MarkTreyger718
@CitizenPierre
@DougSchneiderBK
@BarryGrodenchik
repping in Marine Park for
@agounardes
. Over 100 volunteers showed up to knock doors!
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When you’re sexually harassed & assaulted, you feel like you’ve lost control. Of your body, of your work, yourself. Coming forward is a way to regain control. I hope all helping hold this abuser accountable center survivors moving forward & keep them in control of their stories.
🧵Past corruption & abuse in state gov has revealed a tremendous hole where accountability should exist. While the most powerful & privileged must be held accountable, it is also imperative that accountability measures are taken in close consultation w/ those who were harmed.
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The members of
@harassment_free
have changed NYS but they’ve also changed my life. Congratulations to
@EricaForNY
@LeahMHebert
@ritabeth
@ElizaCrothers4
& all the other members working to create a
#harassmentfreeny
!
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Happy Monday ☀️! Out bright and early with
@agounardes
to remind our neighbors to vote for
@JustinBrannan
for city council! Early voting starts this Saturday, find your poll site here :
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Another example of men protecting each other from facing the consequences of their actions, which is exactly what Shelly did for Michael Boxley and Vito Lopez. I sued Silver as an individual bc I have always held him personally responsible for the abuse I endured. (1/2)
SCOOP - Trump poised to grant clemency to dozens of people, including Sheldon Silver, the disgraced assembly speaker in NY
@kenvogel
@danarubinstein
and me
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Packed house at
@BayRidgeDems
tonight! Everyone’s ready to work for
@agounardes
to take back the State Senate!
#BlueWaveIsComing
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My political strategy is to just be nice.
@WillBredderman
@ZackFinkNews
@GersonBorrero
@BayRidgeDems
@JustinBrannan
@torikelly
@agounardes
Joe and Tori are both easy to get along with
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Interpreters are not electioneering, they’re helping voters carry out their constitutional right. Let’s get this done on the state level so that everyone, from Bensonhurst to Buffalo, has language access at the polls.
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I try not to cry at work but hearing
@yuhline
address this point brought me to tears. Thank you for reminding those testifying of the true effects of harassment, abuse and assault.
NYS DHR testifying that a 1 year statute of limitations for sexual harassment claims makes sense because memories can grow “stale” is outrageous. It’s been 7 years and I still live with my experiences every day.
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One more time for emphasis— THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC IN GOVERNMENT THAT THE SAME HORRIFYING & TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE *SAME PERSON*
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This morning the most illustrious guests showed up to
#GOTV
for
@JustinBrannan
. There are 2 days to Election Day— let’s leave it all on the field to keep his leadership in the City Council!
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The moment
@agounardes
got the check mark! Congratulations! Onward to November 6th!
#teamgounardes
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For those of you following along with the
#bk22demprimary
debate on
@InsideCityHall
, this is the article
@agounardes
mentioned: can’t believe th author wants to rep me in Albany.
#harassmentfreealbany
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My favorite parts of an overall HISTORIC and amazing welcome speech for the 2019 Senate session from
@AndreaSCousins
!
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This is vile 👇
A reminder that last year’s southern BK red wave was dangerous. The community I love is better than this, next November let’s show it.
@BayRidgeDems
The LGBTQ+ community and even “pride” itself is inherently sexual. Every letter literally represents a sexual orientation. I would even go as far as to say that it’s hyper-sexual. Anyone can go to a Pride parade and see for themselves that it is very sexualized. There are many
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A year ago today I watched the bravest people I know testify in Albany at the first hearings on sexual harassment for years. They are remarkable and their work is only beginning.
#harassmentfreeny
@harassment_free
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Sounds familiar. Vito Lopez also demanded his female staff wear heels at work. When I didn’t he would punish me and tell me I wouldn’t make it in his office because I wasn’t devoted enough to the job.
“You gotta wear heels when he’s in Albany sweetie, that’s the rule." Former staffers on what it's like to work for Gov. Cuomo: via
@GwynneFitz
@WNYC
@Gothamist
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32 years ago
@peterabbatejr
defeated the last Republican Assembly member. This year
@agounardes
will win the last seat held by a republican in Brooklyn bc
#22oughtabeblue
!
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Here are my extended thoughts on the article that was brought up last night and why we have to elect true leaders on the issue of sexual harassment. “My Sexual Harassment is Not Your Clickbait”
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Hey
@bustle
— this is what the candidate you claimed was “running on a platform of combating sexual harassment” has written about it in the past. This article made me feel small and contributed to my abuse. No one who wrote this could help with a
#HarassmentFreeAlbany
For those of you following along with the
#bk22demprimary
debate on
@InsideCityHall
, this is the article
@agounardes
mentioned: can’t believe th author wants to rep me in Albany.
#harassmentfreealbany
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In true form, I’ve had a hard time sharing this. Eternal thanks to
@abcdefgetc
for saving me then and for standing with me through everything that came after.
Episode 4: The King of Kings County, Part 2 is LIVE:
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Happy to be back in Brooklyn representing
@agounardes
at graduations throughout the
#22ndSenateDistrict
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One more time for the folks in the back: “we took notes, wisened up, and are ready to continue pushing forward starting now.”
So where do we go from here? I’m proud of what we accomplished, but I also know we have more work to do. We went to Albany to change the status quo, and even if we didn’t do it all in one shot, we took notes, wisened up, and are ready to continue pushing forward starting now.
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And because of their negligence two more women went through the exact abuse
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There is still so much work to be done on the state and city level to improve our laws around sexual harassment & discrimination and creating safe/supportive work environments for survivors and staff.
After all the desperately needed progress and awareness on sexual harassment, the last thing City workers need is to backslide on this issue.
We cannot see Moya at the helm and believe our City Council takes sexual harassment and discrimination seriously.
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What a moment to witness. So proud of
@harassment_free
.
#NYSenate
Bill S6577, sponsored by
@senatorbiaggi
, passed 62-0 (unofficial). Relates to increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed:
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Endlessly proud of the work the SHWG,
@ritabeth
@LeahMHebert
@ElizaCrothers4
@EricaArden
are doing to push for needed reforms to make sure stories like mine are a thing of the past. We have more to do.
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“Politics, until Eric Schneiderman, didn’t have its
#metoo
movement.” I beg to differ. We’ll never have a
#harassmentfreealbany
with this understanding of the facts.
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“I’d love to say people decided that they cared. In reality, it was a force of advocacy & legislators who were willing to take risks & expend political capital & who knew this is an important issue & weren't willing to ignore it” -
@ElizaCrothers4
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@RossBarkan
you can’t dismiss that article as being five years old— it’s affected me for five years and contributed to the trauma victims of Vito Lopez. Anyone who wrote that article could never help create a
#harassmentfreealbany
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While I’m being lightly trolled for supporting
@JustinBrannan
, I’d like to mention two other candidates who South Brooklyn could be proud of as well:
@MaxRose4NY
and
@agounardes
!
#bluewavebaby
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Seriously triggered by the way Dr. Blasey Ford talked about the way the media tracked her down, how that has contributed to the trauma.
#BelieveSurviors
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So great to have the SHWG (
@harassment_free
) down to canvass for
@agounardes
! Thank you
@EricaArden
&
@LeahMHebert
!
#harassmentfreealbany
#22oughtabeblue
#TeamGounardes
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Iwen and her staff are dedicated public servants, who should not have to worry that when they go to work someone will attack their office. Glad no one was injured but sad this happened.
This morning while my staff was working at our District Office, a man threw a cluster of bricks through our window. We are grateful that no one was harmed. Thank you
@NYPD68Pct
for the quick response! My statement on this reprehensible act of violence:
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Joanne was a principled, smart and dedicated friend. She was an example to many and someone I admired. She will be missed deeply.
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The City Council must
#expelKing
. Anything less will send a chilling message to future complainants that they will not only be denied justice, but the
@NYCCouncil
can’t protect them from retaliation and serial predators.
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Albany needs more Aravella’s. Thank you
@AravellaSimotas
for fighting for survivors and a true
#harassmentfreeny
.
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General election dream team!
Big thanks to
@MaxRose4NY
for campaigning with me this morning at PS 185.
Big things are in store for this November and I can’t wait to fight for a better southern Brooklyn together.
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Congratulations to Iwen and her amazing campaign team (
@zunera
&
@NYSenDems
) on such a deserved win! I’m so happy for my friend and my community. 🥳
We won! Thank you to the voters of Kensington, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach in the new 17th Senate District for their faith in me. I promise every day to fight for a better New York – safer, cleaner, and more affordable for our families (1/2)
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Not sure I’m ready for today. Sending all my strength to Christine Blasey Ford.
#BelieveSurivors
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3rd tree lighting in three days! Sing it with me “🎶It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!🎶”! Thank you to
@investorsbank
and
@NIABklyn
for this great neighborhood tradition!
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“I’ve been fighting for this neighborhood for years”-
@agounardes
dropping the 🎤
#Bk22DemPrimary
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Proud to support these candidates for city council in BK! GOTV for
@JustinBrannan
and
@KalmanYeger
!
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👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
First job of a Democratic District Leader is to help elect Democrats. If you're not doing that, maybe you should find something else to do.
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Want to join
#teamgounardes
? Come on down to the S&S Club in Dyker Heights and volunteer for
@agounardes
for State Senate!
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I’m proud of the work I’m doing with
@LeahMHebert
@ritabeth
@ElizaCrothers4
@EricaArden
and your silence on our proposals and calls for public hearings is deafening. I’m voting for the candidate who will help achieve a true
#harassmentfreealbany
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@NICKBKNYUSA
@VitoBruno718
The community deserved a campaign of ideas. Instead you spread division, lies & fear. Grateful for anyone involved in the process but now it’s time to continue our work. The increased margin of victory for
@agounardes
is a clear mandate.
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Fascinating! I am a female district leader and I never knew the history.
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Vote for
@MaxRose4NY
#ny11
Michael Grimm says if people went to a nursery after a mother leaves her child there they would hear the "same exact things" as kids crying after being separated from their parents at the border.
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What
@ToniFrancoKrup
and
@KarenTadross
did yesterday was so brave. Proud to stand alongside them and
@agounardes
in asking for JUSTICE for survivors, not payoffs.
I urge everyone to vote for
@agounardes
for State Senate! Survivors need this act passed and Andrew is the only one who cares!
#22OughtaBeBlue
Locals call on Golden to support Child Victims Act
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If you don’t know, now you know.
@LeahMHebert
and
@ritabeth
are the people powered change we need in this state to ensure a
#HarassmentFreeNY
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SOUTH BROOKLYN! LETS TURN UP AND TURN OUT FOR
@agounardes
FOR STATE SENATE TODAY! Polls are open til 9pm. Check your poll site here:
#teamgounardes
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👇
@agounardes
is the real deal. His vision for our neighborhoods and the state has inspired me and so many others. Join
#teamgounardes
and help elect someone we can be proud of!
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Not sure who needs to read this right now, but I sure as hell did.
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I was overcome with emotion hearing
@ritabeth
and
@EricaArden
talk about the work we’re doing and their experiences with sexual harassment on
@CapPressRoom
. It’s not easy talking publicly about these things and they are so strong for doing it!
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“I internalized the message. That my discomfort wasn’t as important, & by extension I wasn’t as important, as the often older, & sometimes powerful & well-respected men in Albany.”
@nahmias
saying what every woman in Albany has felt
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This was a missed opportunity. Imagine the policy NY could have had if they opened up the negotiations and listened to those who have endured the process?
Critics are saying the sexual harassment package just passed in New York's state budget is not good enough. Via
@m_jfrench
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Take notes when watching this.
Watch
@EricaArden
and
@ritabeth
w/
@errollouis
break down the various sexual harassment bills in Albany, crafted off their recommendations
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Very proud to see the Sexual Harassment Working Group push for more reforms and public discussion on this issue.
#harassmentfreealbany
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