Progressive Democrat Issue 93: BROOKLYN/QUEENS GROUPS AND EVENTS
ALL NYC EVENTS:
Drum Major Institute Marketplace of Ideas Talk: "Promoting Universal Access to Pre-School Education"
When it comes to giving kids the skills they need, Oklahoma's Universal Pre-School Program puts the rest in the nation to shame. The most successful program in the country, it has the highest enrollment and has been shown to close the school readiness gap between low-income kids and more affluent kids, greatly expanding vocabulary and shooting math skills up the charts.
It's time to learn from Oklahoma. New York's kids deserve a better start.
Where : The Harvard Club (27 West 44th Street)
Panelists :
Oklahoma State Senator Penny Williams, NY City Council Speaker Christine Quinn,
Executive Director of Child Care Inc. Nancy Kolben, and Member of the Board of Regents Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez.
Date : Monday, October 30th from 8:00 am until 10:00am
Admission & Registration: Please RSVP to (212) 909-9663 or by email to:
dmi@drummajorinstitute.org .
The talk will include a conversation with local leaders and experts about how to make sure New York's kids get the start they deserve.
A light breakfast will be served.
Get Out the Disability Vote: Now - Election Day
From DFNYC:
About 65% of People With Disabilities do not vote - they typically get about 30-35% turnout. Roughly 20% of all voting age Americans have a disability. Most of the non-voting people with disabilities are Democrats.
This big bloc of voters can help put a candidate over the line.
Disabilities drain energy; being paralyzed, for example, is physically exhausting for anyone who tries to live an active life.
You can help a friend or family member with a disability make their voices heard on Nov. 7th.
Here are three ways you can help them cast their votes.
1. Help register or request an absentee ballot.
About three-fourths of the disability community lacks Internet access. Take your laptop and help them register or get an absentee ballot online. Info on voter registration and absentee ballots is on the New York State Board of Elections Absentee Ballot voting page.
You can always call the NYS Board of Elections Voter Information unit at Voter Info. 1-800-458-3453 or (518) 473-5086. The main number in Albany is (518) 474-6220, with TDD 1-800-533-8683. Here's the link to the Voter Information page.
2. Help find a ride to the polls. Contact a disability group in your area and ask about rides to the polls on Nov. 7th.
3. Encourage your friend to vote. A little encouragement may be needed to take on the challenge of voting. You can do it.
Thanks, and let's GOTV, together!
BROOKLYN EVENTS:
JOIN MOVEON.ORG's BROOKLYN PHONEBANK: targeting the 30 top House races in the nation, this phone bank is working hard. The organizer we are hosting works from 8 AM to 10 or 11 PM every day! They need your help. They are located in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn and will be operating every day from now until the election. If you can put in some time, please call 718-797-0743
Brooklyn Critical Mass:
Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bicycles and other nonpolluting means of transportation, exercising our right to the road. Critical Mass is a movement, not an organization; no two riders participate for exactly the same reason. Brooklyn Critical Mass started rolling in 2004.
Brooklyn rides are the Second Friday of every month, 7:00 p.m., meeting at Grand Army Plaza. Come out and join Critical Mass in Brooklyn. Celebrate cycling, and assert your right to the road -- Brooklyn style!
For more events and bike workshops, check out their calendar.
Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID) (mostly covers Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, and Kensington). http://www.cbidems.org/ My wife, Joy, is now on the executive board of this club. This club is very grassroots and worked very hard for progressive candidates in the recent primary. They need more people if we want to strengthen the grassroots. If you are not yet a member, please come to the next meeting and join. Membership is cheap! Next meeting is 7 PM on Thursday, November 16th, at the Park Slope United Methodist Church, 6th Ave. & 8th Street in the basement (enter through the garden gate on 6th Ave).
New Democratic Majority in Brooklyn:
I will be a co-host of this meeting. We meet the 4th Thursday of every month at the 5th Ave. Ozzie’s in Park Slope, 249 5th Ave (intersection of 5th and Garfield) at 7 PM. You can contact me (mole333@gmail.com) for more info.
Democracy for America Meetings: CLICK HERE!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 7PM
Park Slope/Brooklyn, Ozzie's, 249 5th Ave, with host Josh Skaller
Williamsburg/Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Boulevard Tavern, 579 Meeker Ave. (btwn. N. Henry and Monitor St.) There will be no official DFNYC Linkup host here this month, but Harold at Boulevard is a DFNYC member and encourages everyone to stop in. Harold will have DFNYC info about the upcoming elections.
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Wycoff-Bennette Homestead, 1669 East 22nd. St. (between Quentin & Kings Highway), with hosts Annette Mott a& Estelle Glasser
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!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 7PM
Sunnyside, Queens, The Grind, 39-24 Queens Blvd., with host Dan Jacoby
Bayside, Queens, The First Edition, 41-08 Bell Blvd, right near the LIRR stop, with host Steve Behar of Democrats for New Politics
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.
Drum Major Institute Marketplace of Ideas Talk: "Promoting Universal Access to Pre-School Education"
When it comes to giving kids the skills they need, Oklahoma's Universal Pre-School Program puts the rest in the nation to shame. The most successful program in the country, it has the highest enrollment and has been shown to close the school readiness gap between low-income kids and more affluent kids, greatly expanding vocabulary and shooting math skills up the charts.
It's time to learn from Oklahoma. New York's kids deserve a better start.
Where : The Harvard Club (27 West 44th Street)
Panelists :
Oklahoma State Senator Penny Williams, NY City Council Speaker Christine Quinn,
Executive Director of Child Care Inc. Nancy Kolben, and Member of the Board of Regents Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez.
Date : Monday, October 30th from 8:00 am until 10:00am
Admission & Registration: Please RSVP to (212) 909-9663 or by email to:
dmi@drummajorinstitute.org .
The talk will include a conversation with local leaders and experts about how to make sure New York's kids get the start they deserve.
A light breakfast will be served.
Get Out the Disability Vote: Now - Election Day
From DFNYC:
About 65% of People With Disabilities do not vote - they typically get about 30-35% turnout. Roughly 20% of all voting age Americans have a disability. Most of the non-voting people with disabilities are Democrats.
This big bloc of voters can help put a candidate over the line.
Disabilities drain energy; being paralyzed, for example, is physically exhausting for anyone who tries to live an active life.
You can help a friend or family member with a disability make their voices heard on Nov. 7th.
Here are three ways you can help them cast their votes.
1. Help register or request an absentee ballot.
About three-fourths of the disability community lacks Internet access. Take your laptop and help them register or get an absentee ballot online. Info on voter registration and absentee ballots is on the New York State Board of Elections Absentee Ballot voting page.
You can always call the NYS Board of Elections Voter Information unit at Voter Info. 1-800-458-3453 or (518) 473-5086. The main number in Albany is (518) 474-6220, with TDD 1-800-533-8683. Here's the link to the Voter Information page.
2. Help find a ride to the polls. Contact a disability group in your area and ask about rides to the polls on Nov. 7th.
3. Encourage your friend to vote. A little encouragement may be needed to take on the challenge of voting. You can do it.
Thanks, and let's GOTV, together!
BROOKLYN EVENTS:
JOIN MOVEON.ORG's BROOKLYN PHONEBANK: targeting the 30 top House races in the nation, this phone bank is working hard. The organizer we are hosting works from 8 AM to 10 or 11 PM every day! They need your help. They are located in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn and will be operating every day from now until the election. If you can put in some time, please call 718-797-0743
Brooklyn Critical Mass:
Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bicycles and other nonpolluting means of transportation, exercising our right to the road. Critical Mass is a movement, not an organization; no two riders participate for exactly the same reason. Brooklyn Critical Mass started rolling in 2004.
Brooklyn rides are the Second Friday of every month, 7:00 p.m., meeting at Grand Army Plaza. Come out and join Critical Mass in Brooklyn. Celebrate cycling, and assert your right to the road -- Brooklyn style!
For more events and bike workshops, check out their calendar.
Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID) (mostly covers Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, and Kensington). http://www.cbidems.org/ My wife, Joy, is now on the executive board of this club. This club is very grassroots and worked very hard for progressive candidates in the recent primary. They need more people if we want to strengthen the grassroots. If you are not yet a member, please come to the next meeting and join. Membership is cheap! Next meeting is 7 PM on Thursday, November 16th, at the Park Slope United Methodist Church, 6th Ave. & 8th Street in the basement (enter through the garden gate on 6th Ave).
New Democratic Majority in Brooklyn:
I will be a co-host of this meeting. We meet the 4th Thursday of every month at the 5th Ave. Ozzie’s in Park Slope, 249 5th Ave (intersection of 5th and Garfield) at 7 PM. You can contact me (mole333@gmail.com) for more info.
Democracy for America Meetings: CLICK HERE!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 7PM
Park Slope/Brooklyn, Ozzie's, 249 5th Ave, with host Josh Skaller
Williamsburg/Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Boulevard Tavern, 579 Meeker Ave. (btwn. N. Henry and Monitor St.) There will be no official DFNYC Linkup host here this month, but Harold at Boulevard is a DFNYC member and encourages everyone to stop in. Harold will have DFNYC info about the upcoming elections.
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Wycoff-Bennette Homestead, 1669 East 22nd. St. (between Quentin & Kings Highway), with hosts Annette Mott a& Estelle Glasser
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!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 7PM
Sunnyside, Queens, The Grind, 39-24 Queens Blvd., with host Dan Jacoby
Bayside, Queens, The First Edition, 41-08 Bell Blvd, right near the LIRR stop, with host Steve Behar of Democrats for New Politics
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.
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