Progressive Democrat Issue 65: MANHATTAN GROUPS AND EVENTS
Special Election to fill vacant State Legislature Seats
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 9:00pm
On Tuesday, February 28, 2006, New York State will hold a special election to fill vacant seats in the state legislature.
In New York City, these vacant seats include:
- the 67th Assembly District in Manhattan, Upper West Side (previously held by Scott Stringer).
- the 74th Assembly District on the east side of Manhattan, below midtown, above the Lower East Side (previously held by Steve Sanders)
These are as important as a regular election. Please vote!
URGENT: PBOS Supporters Needed at City Hall
This could be the MOST IMPORTANT ACTION YOU CAN DO ALL YEAR
Mon, 02/27/2006 - 10:00am
Support our speakers for PBOS (Paper Ballots, Optical Scanners)
and against electronic voting!
Monday, Feb 27, 2006
10 AM to 1 PM
City Hall
Council Chambers, 2nd floor
Committee on Governmental Operations
Chairperson Simcha Felder
Hearing on Compliance with HAVA (the Help America Vote Act)
Teresa Hommel is coordinating for PBOS, and will be on the right hand side (as you come in the door) in the front.
Let's fill the balcony one more time! Please attend!
N or R train to City Hall
4 or 5 or 6 train to Brooklyn Bridge
1-2-3 to Park Place
Members of the Gov Ops Committee:
Joseph Addabbo Jr., Inez Dickens, Erik Martin Dilan, Domenic Recchia, Larry Seabrook, Peter Vallone Jr.
Lobby for Quality Education
Tue, 03/14/2006 - 6:00am
Parents and others concerned about public school education may want to join PTAs, Education Advocacy Groups, the United Federation of Teachers and others lobbying our elected legislators in Albany, NY on Tuesday, March 14, 2006.
Free buses will leave from all five boroughs early in the morning for this all-day effort.
The United Parents Associations has voted to join the Chancellor's Parent Advisory Council, Class Size Matters classsizematters.org, the Alliance for Quality Education aqeny.org, Presidents Councils from Districts 1, 2, 3, 30 and HS Region 6. (Presidents' councils are the organization of PTA presidents in a NYC school district) and other groups, in the first ever independent (not sponsored by NYC) Lobby Day.
Reserve a seat on the bus by emailing your name, school, district; region; borough; & phone number to cpac.lobbyday-at-yahoo.com (replace -at- with @). Also please copy Class Size Matters at leonie-at-att.net (replace -at- with @). Flyers as well as position papers will be available soon, on issues ranging from high-stakes testing, charter schools, and governance reform, to CFE and accountability, and class size!
Those interested who cannot attend can participate by lobbying their Assembly members and State Senators in their district offices.
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 are the last Friday of every month starting in Union Sq. Park North, 7PM! At a DFNYC meeting attended by Norm Seigel, Norm used Critical Mass as an example of the kind of activism that NYC needs most and the way Bloomberg is trying to squelch our rights and our voices. Critical Mass deserves our help. According to Bloomberg, my inclusion of this in my newsletter is probably illegal. Well, I refuse to let Bloomberg tell me what I can and cannot write in my Newsletter.
And see their worldwide calendar for Bike Workshops and other locations.
There is more you can do to support Critical Mass. This comes from a reader in Manhattan:
To help keep people involved in Critical Mass, people who might be sacred off because of renewed aggressiveness by the police, I have started a pledge drive that sponsors arrestees. This is a great way for people to stay involved in Critical Mass, stay on top of the issue, and use the NYPD and Bloomberg's tactics to work for us not against us. I am pledging $2 per arrestee, and the money will go to the Legal Aid Society. Pledges are made on the honor system. The more bicyclists the cops arrest the more money for defending civil rights is raised.
New Democratic Majority General Meeting:
Please join us for the March General Meeting, to be held on March 13th at the City Center located at 130 West 56th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues at 7:30 PM. We will be in Studio 3.
Our guest will be Drew Warshaw, Policy Associate in the Spitzer campaign. In November, the attorney general came out in favor of a nonpartisan commission to draw district lines, instead of continuing our present practice of allowing the State Senate and the Assembly to draw their own district lines.
NDM Fundraiser with David Sirota - May 11th, 2006
Please join us for a fundraiser with Progressive author and activist David Sirota on May 11th.
David will be joining us to talk about his new book, "Hostile Takeover - How Big Money and Corruption conqured Our Government - and how we can take it back".
To learn more about David, please check out his web site.
Democracy for America Meetings: CLICK HERE!
Upper West Side, Cosi (downstairs) 2160 Broadway @76th Street, with guest TBD, host Merle McEldowney
Upper East Side, Manhattan Lounge, 1720 2nd Ave. (btwn. 89th & 90th), with guest TBD, with hosts Lewis Cohen and David Kogelman
West Village, Kettle of Fish, 59 Christopher St. (near 7th Ave.), with guest TBD, with host Dana Northcraft
East Village, Raven, 194 Avenue A (@ 12th St.), with guest TBD, with host Josh Skaller
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 Manhattan groups:
Upper East Side Last Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm onward, Doc Watson's, 1490 2nd Avenue (at 77th). In the backyard, weather permitting. Hosted by Matthew Bachiochi, ues (at) drinkingliberally.org
In Manhattan: Thursday, 7:30 pm onward, Rudy's, 627 9th Avenue (between 44th & 45th Streets). Hosted by Justin Krebs and Matthew O'Neill, nyc (at) drinkingliberally.org
Bar Hopping Manhattan: Second Tuesday of each month, 6:00-9:00 pm
A monthly Democratic drinking club at different gay bars around Manhattan. Join the mailing list to receive updates of future venues. Hosted by Dirk McCall, outnyc (at) drinkingliberally.org
East Village: Last Wednesday of each month, 8:00 pm onward, Grassroots Tavern, 20 Saint Mark's Place (between 2nd and 3rd). Hosted by Quinn Raymond, Elena Morin and Abby Cook-Mack, eastvillage (at) drinkingliberally.org
For those who prefer running to drinking, you can join RUNNING FOR CHANGE: Building a progressive America through organized runs and other grassroots activities.
To find your nearest Manhattan Democratic club, please CLICK HERE.
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 9:00pm
On Tuesday, February 28, 2006, New York State will hold a special election to fill vacant seats in the state legislature.
In New York City, these vacant seats include:
- the 67th Assembly District in Manhattan, Upper West Side (previously held by Scott Stringer).
- the 74th Assembly District on the east side of Manhattan, below midtown, above the Lower East Side (previously held by Steve Sanders)
These are as important as a regular election. Please vote!
URGENT: PBOS Supporters Needed at City Hall
This could be the MOST IMPORTANT ACTION YOU CAN DO ALL YEAR
Mon, 02/27/2006 - 10:00am
Support our speakers for PBOS (Paper Ballots, Optical Scanners)
and against electronic voting!
Monday, Feb 27, 2006
10 AM to 1 PM
City Hall
Council Chambers, 2nd floor
Committee on Governmental Operations
Chairperson Simcha Felder
Hearing on Compliance with HAVA (the Help America Vote Act)
Teresa Hommel is coordinating for PBOS, and will be on the right hand side (as you come in the door) in the front.
Let's fill the balcony one more time! Please attend!
N or R train to City Hall
4 or 5 or 6 train to Brooklyn Bridge
1-2-3 to Park Place
Members of the Gov Ops Committee:
Joseph Addabbo Jr., Inez Dickens, Erik Martin Dilan, Domenic Recchia, Larry Seabrook, Peter Vallone Jr.
Lobby for Quality Education
Tue, 03/14/2006 - 6:00am
Parents and others concerned about public school education may want to join PTAs, Education Advocacy Groups, the United Federation of Teachers and others lobbying our elected legislators in Albany, NY on Tuesday, March 14, 2006.
Free buses will leave from all five boroughs early in the morning for this all-day effort.
The United Parents Associations has voted to join the Chancellor's Parent Advisory Council, Class Size Matters classsizematters.org, the Alliance for Quality Education aqeny.org, Presidents Councils from Districts 1, 2, 3, 30 and HS Region 6. (Presidents' councils are the organization of PTA presidents in a NYC school district) and other groups, in the first ever independent (not sponsored by NYC) Lobby Day.
Reserve a seat on the bus by emailing your name, school, district; region; borough; & phone number to cpac.lobbyday-at-yahoo.com (replace -at- with @). Also please copy Class Size Matters at leonie-at-att.net (replace -at- with @). Flyers as well as position papers will be available soon, on issues ranging from high-stakes testing, charter schools, and governance reform, to CFE and accountability, and class size!
Those interested who cannot attend can participate by lobbying their Assembly members and State Senators in their district offices.
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 are the last Friday of every month starting in Union Sq. Park North, 7PM! At a DFNYC meeting attended by Norm Seigel, Norm used Critical Mass as an example of the kind of activism that NYC needs most and the way Bloomberg is trying to squelch our rights and our voices. Critical Mass deserves our help. According to Bloomberg, my inclusion of this in my newsletter is probably illegal. Well, I refuse to let Bloomberg tell me what I can and cannot write in my Newsletter.
And see their worldwide calendar for Bike Workshops and other locations.
There is more you can do to support Critical Mass. This comes from a reader in Manhattan:
To help keep people involved in Critical Mass, people who might be sacred off because of renewed aggressiveness by the police, I have started a pledge drive that sponsors arrestees. This is a great way for people to stay involved in Critical Mass, stay on top of the issue, and use the NYPD and Bloomberg's tactics to work for us not against us. I am pledging $2 per arrestee, and the money will go to the Legal Aid Society. Pledges are made on the honor system. The more bicyclists the cops arrest the more money for defending civil rights is raised.
New Democratic Majority General Meeting:
Please join us for the March General Meeting, to be held on March 13th at the City Center located at 130 West 56th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues at 7:30 PM. We will be in Studio 3.
Our guest will be Drew Warshaw, Policy Associate in the Spitzer campaign. In November, the attorney general came out in favor of a nonpartisan commission to draw district lines, instead of continuing our present practice of allowing the State Senate and the Assembly to draw their own district lines.
NDM Fundraiser with David Sirota - May 11th, 2006
Please join us for a fundraiser with Progressive author and activist David Sirota on May 11th.
David will be joining us to talk about his new book, "Hostile Takeover - How Big Money and Corruption conqured Our Government - and how we can take it back".
To learn more about David, please check out his web site.
Democracy for America Meetings: CLICK HERE!
Upper West Side, Cosi (downstairs) 2160 Broadway @76th Street, with guest TBD, host Merle McEldowney
Upper East Side, Manhattan Lounge, 1720 2nd Ave. (btwn. 89th & 90th), with guest TBD, with hosts Lewis Cohen and David Kogelman
West Village, Kettle of Fish, 59 Christopher St. (near 7th Ave.), with guest TBD, with host Dana Northcraft
East Village, Raven, 194 Avenue A (@ 12th St.), with guest TBD, with host Josh Skaller
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 Manhattan groups:
Upper East Side Last Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm onward, Doc Watson's, 1490 2nd Avenue (at 77th). In the backyard, weather permitting. Hosted by Matthew Bachiochi, ues (at) drinkingliberally.org
In Manhattan: Thursday, 7:30 pm onward, Rudy's, 627 9th Avenue (between 44th & 45th Streets). Hosted by Justin Krebs and Matthew O'Neill, nyc (at) drinkingliberally.org
Bar Hopping Manhattan: Second Tuesday of each month, 6:00-9:00 pm
A monthly Democratic drinking club at different gay bars around Manhattan. Join the mailing list to receive updates of future venues. Hosted by Dirk McCall, outnyc (at) drinkingliberally.org
East Village: Last Wednesday of each month, 8:00 pm onward, Grassroots Tavern, 20 Saint Mark's Place (between 2nd and 3rd). Hosted by Quinn Raymond, Elena Morin and Abby Cook-Mack, eastvillage (at) drinkingliberally.org
For those who prefer running to drinking, you can join RUNNING FOR CHANGE: Building a progressive America through organized runs and other grassroots activities.
To find your nearest Manhattan Democratic club, please CLICK HERE.
posted by mole333 | 1:31 PM
|
0 comments
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home