Issue 32: NYC EVENTS (Brooklyn/Queens)

ALL NYC: (Manhattan events of interest to all of us)

CRITCAL MASS BICYCLE MOVEMENT! Critical Mass is a bicyclist movement (NOT an organized group!) that holds weekly protests all over the world to protest pollution. Rides every Friday starting in Union Sq. Park North, 7PM!

See their NYC calendar for Bike Workshops and other rides (including ones in Brooklyn).


Sat, 7/2 - Freedom Weekend - New York City:
A massive coalition of progressive NYC groups will be holding a picnic, softball games, and other fun stuff to celebrate Independence Day and spread the word about upcoming activities in defense of our freedom. Click here for more details.

Monday, July 4th: Patriot's Picnic & Reading of the Constitution with Norman Siegel
In the spirit of Thomas Payne and Martin Luther King, Jr., Norman Siegel has ritually recited passages from the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence every July 4th since 1969. Join in this year as Norman and friends converge on Strawberry Fields in Central Park for an afternoon of festivities to celebrate liberty, life, and the pursuit of accountable government. Meet at Strawberry Fields, the Garden of Peace, near Central Park West and 72nd St. at 3 pm. Bring a blanket, picnic fare, and a passage of your own choosing.

The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) has been operating a volunteer phonebank to contact voters in three "swing" State Senate districts. The purpose of the calls is to generate pressure on three key Republican senators who are vulnerable politically and who have a large number of schools that would benefit from the legislation that has been proposed to resolve the CFE court order, the Schools for New York's Future Act (click here to learn more about the Act). Contact April at 718-222-1089, aphumphrey@aqeny.org.

Below is a schedule of 15 3-hour shifts for the phonebank through mid-August:

July 6, 6-9 PM
July 7, 11 AM – 2 PM
July 11, 6-9 PM
July 13, 6-9 PM
July 16, Noon – 3 PM
July 20, 6-9 PM
July 27, 6-9 PM
July 28, 11 AM – 2 PM
August 1, 6-9 PM
August 3, 6-9 PM
August 6, Noon – 3 PM
August 10, 6-9 PM


BROOKLYN:


Democracy for America Meetings. One of my favorite groups.

DFNYC meetups; WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 7PM

Park Slope/Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Chocolate Monkey, 329 Flatbush Ave. (near Grand Army Plaza), with host Merle McEldowney, guest TBD

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Royal Oak, 594 Union Avenue (@ North 11th) with hosts Paul Nocera and Ben Morrison, guest TBD

Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Wycoff-Bennette Homestead, 1669 East 22nd. St. (between Quentin & Kings Highway), with hosts Annette Mott and Estelle Glasser


New Democratic Majority Petitioning for Norman Titus for City Council, 45th dist.
The Norman Titus campaign for city council is paying $1/signature to augment its petitioning effort in the final two weeks of the signature-gathering period (July 15th is the final day to gather valid signatures). If you are available and would like to earn some extra money, please RSVP to volunteer@titus4council.com or by phone to Jaqueline Charles at 718-490-0436.


Independent Neighborhood Democrats: Contact me or Devin Cohen: devincohen@msn.com if you are interested.


OZZIE’S MEETUP: I also recommend getting Marjorie’s very informative newsletter which you can get by contacting her at: johnkerry57@covad.net


Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID) (mostly covers Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, and Kensington).


Lambda Independent Democrats (Brooklyn’s gay and lesbian organization) for meeting info contact LID@LIDBrooklyn.org.


DRINKING LIBERALLY: An informal, inclusive weekly Democratic drinking club. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Here are our local Brooklyn groups:

Park Slope: First Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm onward, Commonwealth, 497 5th Ave (at 12th Street). Hosted by Emily Farris and Peter Wohlsen, parkslope (at) drinkingliberally.org

Williamsburg: Every Tuesday, 8:00 pm onward The Levee, 212 Berry St (at North 3rd). Hosted by Elana Levin and Michael Freedman-Schnapp, williamsburg (at) drinkingliberally.org


To find your nearest Brooklyn Democratic club, please CLICK HERE.


QUEENS:
Democracy for America Meetings. One of my favorite groups.

DFNYC meetups; WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 7PM
Bayside, Queens, The First Edition, 41-08 Bell Blvd, right near the LIRR stop, with hosts Steve Behar and George Howard

Queens Jefferson Democratic Club: Our meetings are normally held the first Thursday of every month, @ 8:00 p.m. (the doors open @ 7:30 P.M.) except for July, August, and months in which a holiday falls on the First Thursday. Meetings are held at the Auburndale American Legion Hall, 198-09 33rd Ave Flushing, New York 11358 (just off Francis Lewis Blvd. near 33rd Avenue).

Queens County Young Democrats.


DRINKING LIBERALLY: An informal, inclusive weekly Democratic drinking club. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Here are our local Queens groups:

ASTORIA: Third Wednesday of each month, 7:30 pm onward. Cassidy's, 34-16 Broadway (at 35th Street). Hosted by Bob Chamerda, astoria (at) drinkingliberally.org


To find your nearest Queens Democratic club, CLICK HERE.