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Advocates support salon poster bill to reach survivors; administration cites existing outreach and implementation questions
Summary
Intro 12-16 would require cosmetology establishments to display information on gender-based violence resources; advocates said salons are trusted spaces, while the administration said outreach is already conducted under Local Law 39 and raised implementation concerns.
Intro 12-16, sponsored by Council Member Linda Lee, would require cosmetology establishments (hair and nail salons) to display posters with information about gender-based-violence resources. The Committee on Women and Gender Equity heard testimony from community-based organizations and the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (NGBV) on implementation and impact.
Advocates including the Korean American Family Service Center, SAKHI for South Asian Survivors, the…
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