Progressive Democrat Issue 34: BROOKLYN/QUEENS GROUPS AND EVENTS

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

Torture and Lies: Who Is Accountable? From Abu Ghraib to the Downing Street Minutes. Saturday July 23, 2005 2-4 p.m. New York City Town Hall Meeting at the New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 W. 64th St., Free admission, donations suggested. Seating is limited, no reservations. Sponsored by The Nation and Democrats.com

Speakers:
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), who has represented a conservative district in upstate New York since 1993, has spoken passionately about the significance of the Downing Street Minutes and the need to hold the President accountable for taking the nation to war on the basis of lies.

Hon. Liz Holtzman, a former Congresswoman from New York, served on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment of President Nixon. She later served as District Attorney of Brooklyn and currently serves on the Nazi and Japanese Imperial War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group. She just published "Torture and Accountability," an extraordinary article in The Nation:
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050718&s=holtzman

Randi Rhodes hosts The Randi Rhodes Show, the hugely popular afternoon show on Air America Radio.

Bob Fertik is the President of Democrats.com and a co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, a broad national coalition formed on May 26 to end the U.S. media blackout of the Downing Street Minutes, which exposed the Bush administration's pre-war declarations as deliberate lies.

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! And see their NYC calendar for Bike Workshops and other rides (including ones in other Boroughs).


Party at the Pier for Norman Siegel –Tues., July 19, 7:30-10:30

-The Frying Pan, Pier 63 Maritime, near Chelsea Piers

Come Celebrate aboard the lightship Frying Pan with the Billionaires for Bush and the New York Granny Chicks singing anti-war songs with DJ Kimyon Huggins. Food and drinks can be purchased at the Tiki Hut Bar & Grill.

Minimum Donation: $20

Directions: Take any train to 23rd Street, transfer to the westbound M-23 bus to the end of the line. Walk through the parking lot in front of Basketball City, bearing right and across the ramp to Pier 63 Maritime.


First DFNYC Monthly Mixer –Tues., July 26, 7pm-?

-Pioneer Bar, 218 Bowery at Rivington

Mark your calendars for an exciting DFNYC social event. A social event is a lot like a data entry party, but without the typing. Mingle with your fellow DFNYCers and meet new people.

Admission is $7 (includes a drink ticket) or $10 for two people. The proceeds from the door will benefit Democracy for NYC. It’s a good cause and a good time, so bring a friend! RSVP


BROOKLYN EVENTS:

Democracy for America Meetings: CLICK HERE!

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


MARJORIE'S OZZIE’S MEETUP: July 28, at 249 5th Ave, at Garfield, Park Slope, 7:00 PM, best by R subway to Union & 4th. Walk east one block and down three. This month’s guest: Gifford Miller. 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. (corner of N. 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: CLICK HERE!

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: for information CLICK HERE.

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, please CLICK HERE.