TODAY! Join Us To STOP Hochul's Mask Ban!

Call in to prevent the governor from sneaking a mask ban into the budget due April 1!

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Jews for Mask Rights
March 26, 2025

Join TODAY’s Day of Action with dozens of organizations and hundreds of leaders across NY state! Tools here include links to script, and voluntary online phonebanks if you’d like to join others making calls!

Not from NY? Here’s a special way you can pitch in!

Dear Signer, 

We wanted to make sure you saw that Jews for Mask Rights is joining a statewide coalition for a call-in day TODAY, Wednesday, March 26th. Unfortunately, we know the Governor is pushing hard to sneak a mask ban into the budget, and we have heard from legislators that Jewish voices are crucial in this fight. 

This will not only impact those concerned about their health, but this could become another stop and frisk, with law enforcement targeting BIPOC and LGBTQIA2+ New Yorkers, as well as New Yorkers who might wish to protect themselves at protests in this time of the Federal government run wild. Your voice is essential here. Please share with family, friends, and other leaders.

Script for calls on your own here

Optional virtual phone bank with Bend The Arc and JFREJ, 1030am ET rsvp here

Optional virtual phone bank with NYCLU and the NoNYmaskBan 130pm ET rsvp here

Priority order of calls: your own state senator, then assemblymember, Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Heastie, Gov Hochul

NOT FROM NEW YORK? No Problem!

Two things you can do today: first, share this email with friends and loved ones in NY and ask them to call

Second- you can use this handy tool created by our friends at Bend the Arc and tell the NY Board of Tourism you won’t visit if this mask ban comes to light! 

Here's sample social media text: 

Join dozens of orgs across NY to say #nonymaskban Tell your State Senator, Assemblymember and leaders Wed 3/26 no mask restrictions in budget or at all!

phonebank w @jewishaction: https://www.bendthearc.us/nomaskbanphonezap