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Welcome, Shakina!

Welcome, Shakina!

Shakina K. Bowman joined the Vera House family in May as our Director of Shelter Services. Shakina will provide oversight, program supervision and leadership for our shelter program and staff. 

Prior to coming to Vera House, Shakina served as Director of Youth Services for the Center for Community Alternatives and says, "I have watched the great work that Vera House does for years. It’s exciting to finally be a part of an agency whose vision is a world free of violence and abuse - right up my alley!"

In her free time, Shakina is a member of The Tubman Troupe and recently starred as Lady in Orange in the Choreopoem Stage Play, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered When the Rainbow Is Not Enough.”

A Message to Andrew Cuomo

“The Friends of Andrew Cuomo” spent over $300,000 to launch an ad campaign designed to paint former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as a victim of political attacks because of the sexual harassment claims against him. We cannot allow this gaslighting to continue while the ad revictimizes victims of not only Cuomo’s sexual harassment but ANYONE who has ever experienced abuse. The tactics used by Cuomo and his supporters further represent the barriers that survivors face every day that prevent them from coming forward and getting support. 

 

We at Vera House have asked Andrew Cuomo to take accountability for the harm he has caused on multiple occasions. Instead of admitting to his wrongdoings, he continues to use power and control to suppress and invalidate the truths of the survivors.  Today we released a video, produced by Solon Quinn Studios and supported by Survivors’ Network, that sends a powerful message to survivors, "I believe you."  

 

We are asking you to help us amplify the video so that survivors throughout New York and the rest of the world know that we believe and stand with them. 

 

Here’s how to get involved:  

1. Share our post on Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter  

2. Engage with our content on Instagram and TikTok   

3. Share survivor support resources from your organization  

4. Tag @verahouseinc  

 

For any questions or to request an interview with a member of Survivors' Network, please contact us at: communications@verahouse.org