Start:
Sat, 10/08/2005 - 3:00pm

I hold monthly meetings in Park Slope Brooklyn that brings together political organizers from around NYC (including DFNYC folks) to talk, compare notes, collaborate, etc. The agenda varies depending on who shows and what people are working on. At a minimum these meetings are a way of kicking around ideas among progressive organizers. At best these meetings forge genuine alliances and generate real action.

Our next meeting is Oct. 8. 3 PM in Brooklyn. Contact me for further info:
mole333@hotmail.com

Possible topics for discussion (depedning on who shows) are:

1. mayoral election: getting Freddy Ferrer in and Bloomberg out

I hold monthly meetings in Park Slope Brooklyn that brings together political organizers from around NYC (including DFNYC folks) to talk, compare notes, collaborate, etc. The agenda varies depending on who shows and what people are working on. At a minimum these meetings are a way of kicking around ideas among progressive organizers. At best these meetings forge genuine alliances and generate real action. Our next meeting is Oct. 8. 3 PM in Brooklyn. Contact me for further info: mole333@hotmail.com Possible topics for discussion (depedning on who shows) are: 1. mayoral election: getting Freddy Ferrer in and Bloomberg out 2. The Livable NYC Initiative: forming a community-based plan for development in NYC 3. a discussion of the challenges and opportunities facing prgressives in NYC

Start:
Sun, 10/09/2005 - 3:30pm

Please, come up to New Haven, CT to greet Howard Dean. It is a nice train ride from Grand Central Terminal, and New Haven is a fun town.

It takes place at the Belvedere, 70 Pond Lily Av, New Haven, CT 06515

262 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY View Map Sunday, October 9, 3:00pm to 6:00pm As you know, our good friend Chris Owens is running for Congress in Brooklyn’s 11th District next year. You probably also know that Chris has always been on our side. He stood with us when we worked so hard for Howard Dean’s campaign. He has been an advocate for many progressive causes and, unlike many elected officials, he has stood courageously against Bruce Ratner’s ill-conceived Atlantic Yards development scheme. In fact, on this issue he is the ONLY candidate in this race who has stood by the community rather than the developer. Now it’s our turn to help Chris. Please join us for a wine & cheese reception on my roof on Sunday, October 9, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. As a salute to New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta, we will be playing lots of jazz, blues, zydeco and rhythm & blues. This will be the last party we will have on my roof this year, so please come to take advantage of the spectacular view and the nice weather while you can. I know that all of you have given a bit of money to various candidates this year. That’s why I have waited to do this after the September primary. Suggested donation: $25, $50, or more. Please give as generously as you can. Payment can be made by check or cash and can be presented at the door or via mail (by no later than October 6, but don’t mail cash) to: Wayne Brooks, 262 Court Street #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231. If you are unable to attend but would like to make a contribution, please go to Chris’s web site: http://voteowens.com/.

Start:
Mon, 10/10/2005 - 2:30pm

Join Fernando Ferrer and Howard Dean at the Union Square Farmer's Market!

Meet on the NE corner of Union Square Park
TIME: 2:30 pm.

We will walk from the Farmer's Market through Greenwich Village and end in Washington Square Park.Please call 646-839-4947 if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.

Start:
Wed, 10/12/2005 - 7:00pm

Ben Shuldiner is a progressive Democrat looking to unseat incumbent Sue Kelly in the 2006 race. Our campaign is centered around grassroots activism and community outreach. Come be a part of this exciting and very necessary process. The meeting will take place at campaign headquarters - 17 Maple Row, Crompond, NY 10517. Bring friends!!!!
contact alex.marcopoulos@gmail.com for info.

Start:
Fri, 10/14/2005 - 8:00pm

The Beacon Democratic Committee proudly announces the opening of the Democratic Headquarters.
Meet our local candidates
Friday, Oct. 14 8PM
257 Main St (across from Vogel's Pharmacy)
Beacon NY 12508
Suggested Donation: $25
Refreshments will be served

Start:
Fri, 10/14/2005 - 5:00pm

In a Primary Election, only voters registered with one of the parties qualified to hold a primary in New York City may vote to nominate their party's candidate to run in the general election. (You must be a registered Democrat to vote in the Democratic primary.)

The deadline to change your registration to be eligible for the 2006 primary election is October 14, 2005. You can change your party affiliation by obtaining a Voter Registration Form, indicating the change and sending it to the Board of Elections.

If you want to vote in the 2006 primary, don't wait -change your registration today!

Start:
Sat, 10/15/2005 - 9:00am

The October Any Soldier street drive, held by Dave Robinson in partnership with the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture www.bsec.org/ and Old First Reformed Church, www.oldfirstbrooklyn.org/, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in front of Old First, on the corner of 7th Avenue and Carroll Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Please come by to write a letter or postcard and donate something our soldiers can really use--food, personal hygiene and other everyday consumer items. If you'd like to volunteer to help either with your car helping Dave to set up in the morning or--more importantly--getting him home with all the stuff, or talking to your neighbors about Any Soldier and handing out flyers during the day, please email Dave at daverobinsonworks-at-yahoo.com (replace -at- with @) or call him at 917-446-6686.

Start:
Sat, 10/15/2005 - 12:00pm

Volunteer with the Ferrer campaign on the weekends. Find the office nearest you. You can help with phone banking, visibility blitzes and literature drops.

If you are going to volunteer, please contact Martha Kenton at mkenton -at- dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @) or 917-517-3299. She is keeping track of the DFNYC Ferrer volunteers. Remember to tell them that DFNYC sent you!

Start:
Sat, 10/15/2005 - 1:00pm

The Destruction of the World Trade Center: A Christian Theologian Speaks Out

Saturday, Oct. 15th
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue, corner of 3rd Street
New York City
1 pm, doors open 12:30
Suggested Donation: $5

Sponsored by NY 911 Truth, WBAI, & the Muslim-Christian-Jewish Alliance

Is it possible that the official story of what happened on 9/11 is an implausible theory unsubstantiated by the facts? Since the government‚s theory has been proven flawed and their investigation is widely recognized as being misleading and inadequate, shouldn‚t we objectively analyze and question it? Shouldn't all who work for peace, progress and advancing political process be informed?

Start:
Sun, 10/16/2005 - 12:00pm

Volunteer with the Ferrer campaign on the weekends. Find the office nearest you. You can help with phone banking, visibility blitzes and literature drops.

If you are going to volunteer, please contact Martha Kenton at mkenton -at- dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @) or 917-517-3299. She is keeping track of the DFNYC Ferrer volunteers. Remember to tell them that DFNYC sent you!

Start:
Sun, 10/16/2005 - 4:00pm

The Putnam County Democratic Committee invites you to a reception with special guest
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer
Sunday, October 16
4:00-6:00pm
Ye Olde Lantern Restaurant
728 Route 6, Mahopac
(corner of Croton Falls Road)
$50 per person
Please join us in support of our local Democratic candidates
Contributions are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. This solicitation is
limited to funds permissible under Federal law. We cannot accept donations from
corporations, labor organizations , or foreign nationals. All contributions must be
made from personal or appropriate PAC funds and may not be reimbursed by any

Start:
Sun, 10/16/2005 - 5:00pm

Dutchess County 10th Annual FDR Salute to Labor
Speakers:
US Senator Charles Schumer
NYS Senator David Patterson
October 16, 2006 5 p.m.
Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Road, Wappingers Falls, NY
For more information and reservations, please contact the Dutchess County Democratic Committee at 845-485-1934.

Start:
Sun, 10/16/2005 - 6:30pm

You're cordially invited to attend a special presentation entitled:

The Destruction of the World Trade Center:
A Christian Theologian Speaks Out

Sunday, Oct. 16th
St. Marks Church
2nd Avenue & 10th Street
New York City
6:30 pm, doors open 6:00
Suggested Donation: $5

Sponsored by NY 911 Truth, WBAI, & the Muslim-Christian-Jewish Alliance

Is it possible that the official story of what happened on 9/11 is an implausible theory unsubstantiated by the facts? Since the government‚s theory has been proven flawed and their investigation is widely recognized as being misleading and inadequate, shouldn‚t we objectively analyze and question it? Shouldn't all who work for peace, progress and advancing political process be informed?

Christian theologian and author David Ray Griffin will present compelling evidence that challenges much of what we have been told about the horrific attacks of that day. Dr. Griffin will include new research especially for the New York audience based on recently released oral histories of firefighters and medical workers at the World Trade Center as well as video footage which clearly supports this research.

See www.ny911truth.org or call 212-714-7147 for background on NY 911 Truth.

Start:
Tue, 10/18/2005 - 6:00pm

DFNYC will not be phonebanking on 10/18, however you can go to the campaign to volunteer. They'll make good use of your time.

14 East 38th Street, 3rd Floor
(btwn. Fifth and Madison Aves.)
Ask for Dorcas Castro
212-684-2005

A special screening of the award-winning documentary The Education Of Shelby Knox will take place at 8pm in 304 Barnard Hall, at 117th St and Broadway, on Thursday, October 20th, followed by a Q & A session with Shelby Knox and director Rose Rosenblatt at approximately 9:30 pm. The screening is sponsored by student groups Students for Choice, Columbia University College Democrats and Q. The Education of Shelby Knox is a coming-of-age story about Knox’s campaign for comprehensive sex education in the high schools of her Lubbock, Texas. As Shelby is swept into the fight, she begins to question her deeply conservative Southern Baptist upbringing; when the campaign broadens to include a fight for a gay-straight alliance, Shelby confronts her family and her pastor, in the end declaring herself a feminist and a liberal Christian. The Education of Shelby Knox has won awards at the Sundance, South By Southwest and Miami Gay and Lesbian film festivals, and has been called “Well-made and extremely funny" by Film Threat and “Brilliant

Start:
Fri, 10/21/2005 - 1:00am

ROCKING LIBERALLY HURRICANE RELIEF CONCERT

Where: The Tank @ chashama
208 west 37th Street
Between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
1,A,C,E to 34th Street-Penn Station

Ticket: $7
www.smartix.com or www.thetanknyc.org

Featuring Mike Blaxill (of Gladshot) and
Afroskull

Rocking Liberally will raise funds for New
Orleans Musicians Clinic, which is a hands-on
organization who has the names and addresses of local musicians because they have them all coming to their free health clinic and are now tracking them down and finding them shelter.

Start:
Sat, 10/22/2005 - 9:00am

Hi, my name is Bidu Tashjian, I live in Cold Spring and have just recently returned from DC. I was attending a workshop on how to help protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I am a passionate protector of this incredible wilderness area, having spent 10 days there. Anyway, Congress is still trying to drill for oil there and the latest attempt thanks to Tom Delay is to put a piece in the Budget Reconcilliation bill that would allow the drilling. This is a sneaky back-handed way the bad guys are using and Sue Kelly has a key vote in this matter. I visited with an aide of hers while in DC and while she has protected the Refuge from drilling in the past, has NOT made a committment to vote against the Budget amendent, thus would allow drilling.

Start:
Sat, 10/22/2005 - 11:00am

Join Brooklyn Parents for Peace for their 3rd Annual Peace Fair

11:00 am–5:00 pm
YWCA
30 Third Avenue at Atlantic Avenue

The Brooklyn Peace Fair is an all-day event that brings together people to learn about peace and justice issues at home and abroad in a fun, dynamic environment. Organizations and individuals present workshops, discussion groups, films, arts activities, storytelling, performances, and much more.

Cindy Sheehan will be the featured speaker at 11:00 am. Ms. Sheehan's son, Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, is one of over 1800 American soldiers to die in the war in Iraq so far.

Start:
Sat, 10/22/2005 - 12:00pm

Volunteer with the Ferrer campaign on the weekends. Find the office nearest you. You can help with phone banking, visibility blitzes and literature drops.

If you are going to volunteer, please contact Martha Kenton at mkenton -at- dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @) or 917-517-3299. She is keeping track of the DFNYC Ferrer volunteers. Remember to tell them that DFNYC sent you!

Start:
Sat, 10/22/2005 - 1:00pm

CELL PHONE BANK: 1-6 pm
Get Out The Vote for Reform Ohio Now ballot initiatives
Offices of Citizen Action of New York
11 Park Pl, Suite 814 (between Church and Broadway, just west of City Hall)
RSVP to ACTNewYork@gmail.com
Let us know if you don't have a cell phone

************************************

We all know that winning back the White House requires winning back Ohio. While 2008 is still three years away, we have an incredible opportunity to reform Ohio’s broken political system right now and start to take back Congress and the White House.

Reform Ohio Now needs your help to Get Out The Vote on four crucial Ohio ballot initiatives that will make government more accountable and elections more trustworthy. These steps are vital if we hope to win seats in Ohio in ’06 or win the White House in ’08.

1. Create a bi-partisan election board. No more Ken Blackwells!
2. Require fair, representative legislative districts. No more gerrymandering.
3. Allow early absentee voting without cumbersome restrictions,
4. Reform campaign finance laws to eliminate corruption and rampant cronyism.

You can find more info at www.reformohionow.org.

Since this is an off-year election, strong turnout will be decisive. And your involvement will make a real difference.

Start:
Sat, 10/22/2005 - 5:00pm

When: October 22, 2005, Saturday, 5:00 PM
Where: Columbia University
Specific venue to be announced upon confirmation.

Start:
Sun, 10/23/2005 - 2:00pm

Learn about the impact of Depleted Uranium poisoning (DU) on our soldiers, their families and the Iraqi people. We will view the film "Poison Dust". After the film we will hear first hand about the effects of DU from Iraq War veteran, Raymond Ramos.
Desmond Fish Library Meeting Room (enter through the main library)
Rte. 403 at Rte. 9D
Garrison, NY
(845) 424-3020

Start:
Sun, 10/23/2005 - 12:00pm

Volunteer with the Ferrer campaign on the weekends. Find the office nearest you. You can help with phone banking, visibility blitzes and literature drops.

If you are going to volunteer, please contact Martha Kenton at mkenton -at- dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @) or 917-517-3299. She is keeping track of the DFNYC Ferrer volunteers. Remember to tell them that DFNYC sent you!

Start:
Sun, 10/23/2005 - 1:00pm

CELL PHONE BANK: 1-6 pm
Get Out The Vote for Reform Ohio Now ballot initiatives
Offices of Citizen Action of New York
11 Park Pl, Suite 814 (between Church and Broadway, just west of City Hall)
RSVP to ACTNewYork@gmail.com

************************************

We all know that winning back the White House requires winning back Ohio. While 2008 is still three years away, we have an incredible opportunity to reform Ohio’s broken political system right now and start to take back Congress and the White House.

Reform Ohio Now needs your help to Get Out The Vote on four crucial Ohio ballot initiatives that will make government more accountable and elections more trustworthy. These steps are vital if we hope to win seats in Ohio in ’06 or win the White House in ’08.

Start:
Sun, 10/23/2005 - 7:00pm

BILLIONAIRES FOR BUSH PRESENT

The Billionaire Follies in
BACK IN BLACK TIE
Songs of Greed and Profiteering

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005
7pm Cocktail Hour
8pm Show

In The Estate Room on the Lightship (Gentri) Frying Pan
Pier 63, 23rd Street at the Hudson River, just north of Chelsea Piers.
(M23 Bus or A/C/E to 23rd Street)

Tickets: $25, $20 in Billionaire Attire.

Email Follies-at-BillionairesForBush.com (replace -at- with @) for reservation info.

About Billionaires For Bush
Billionaires For Bush is a do-it-yourself street theater and media campaign using humor to show how the Bush administration has favored the corporate elite at the expense of everyday Americans. B4B is an independent 527 committee, with headquarters in NYC and over 50 chapters nationwide. For more information, please visit: www.BillionairesForBush.com

Start:
Mon, 10/24/2005 - 8:15am

Is there an insurance crisis in New York?

Complaining doesn't bring down high insurance rates. Neither does shielding those who act wrongfully from responsibility for their actions.

The Drum Major Institute, ("DMI") highlights effective public policy, and is hosting an event with HARVEY ROSENFIELD, author of California's Prop. 103. Rosenfield will discuss what has succeeded in lowering insurance rates: from auto to casualty to medical malpractice.

Panelists will include:

Harvy Rosenfield, Citizen Legislator
Congressman Jerry Nadler
Assemblyman Pete Grannis
and more.

rsvp to 212-909-9663 or dmi@drummajorinstitute.org

Location:
The Harvard Club 35 West 44th St. btw 5 and 6 ave

light breakfast will be served
------------------------------------------
Never content just to argue theory, DMI provides a platform for policymakers who have successfully worked for social and economic fairness in our public institutions.
For Far too long the conservative right has defined the limits of what is "possible" in society and politics. The Marketplace of Ideas shows that we can transcend these artificial boundaries: it is possible to be progressive, practical and effective.
For more information on this series, please visit

www.drummajorinstitute.org

Start:
Mon, 10/24/2005 - 6:30pm

When: Monday, October 24, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Where: Session 73, 1359 First Ave. @ 73rd St.

Join the Ferrer campaign in welcoming GOVERNOR HOWARD DEAN for a special event in honor of Fernando Ferrer, Democrat for New York City Mayor.

Contribution: $50, $100, $250

To RSVP, please call Lewis Cohen at lcohen -at- dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @).

Start:
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 1:00pm

President Bush and his Republican Congress want to pass budget reconciliation bills that would cut $50 billion in funding for such vital programs as:

· Medicaid/Medicare

· Food Stamps

· Student Loans

Why? To allow for tax cuts of $70 billion for the wealthiest Americans!

Come help us urge Rep. Vito Fossella to oppose such dangerous cuts in services for New Yorkers!

When: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 @ 1 pm

What: A press event in front of Repulican Congressman Vito Fossella's Brooklyn office, 8505 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 (R train stops at 86th Street & 4th Ave)

Protest against Mike Bloomberg's Brooklyn waterfront luxury condo plan largely blocking the view of lower Manhattan for current residents: today, Wednesday October 26th at Noon Plymouth/Main St. in Brooklyn Heights. This event was organized by the office of Senator Montgomery. Apologies for the late notice, but got final details recently.

Start:
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 6:30pm

Progress Toward Good Government or Power Grab Disguised as Reform:
Will New York's Budget Amendment Improve Governance?

- a debate sponsored by the Committee on State Affairs of the City Bar

Wednesday October 26, 2005, 6:30 PM
House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street

New Yorkers will make a critical decision this November when they vote on a complex and significant proposal to constitutionally change the state’s budget process. (For background info, click here to go to the Proposal One page here at the DFNYC website.) The City Bar has put together a panel discussion to hash out the pros and the cons of this ballot initiative. Proponents have argued that this is meaningful reform to streamline the budget process, while the opposition contends that it opens the door to more needless pork-barrel spending. Come hear both sides of the debate and be informed and ready to vote on Election Day.

Start:
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 6:30pm

2,000 brave servicemen and women have sacrificed their lives for the war in Iraq. Most of us cannot imagine what it must be like for their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers. But as a nation, we can take a moment to send our gratitude and support to those families.

Democracy for America is joining with MoveOn and TrueMajority to host candlelight vigils across the country and offer our condolences to the families and friends of the American servicemen and women who have given their lives. The vigils will take place at 6:30 PM, Wednesday, October 26. To find a vigil in your community, visit:

Start:
Thu, 10/27/2005 - 7:00pm

October 27, 2005
7:00 pm-9:00 pm at St.
John’s Lutheran Church
81 Christopher Street
(between 7th Avenue South and Bleeker Street)

The New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, in response to a series of apparently hate motivated incidents targeting a Hasidic man in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, an African-American man in Flatlands, Brooklyn, and two gay men in Chelsea, is holding a Citywide Summit on Hate Violence.

This Summit is intended to enable representatives from the diverse communities of New York to come together, discuss the impact of hate violence on their communities and to present strategies to counter hate violence and assist its victims.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please call Kim Fountain at 212-714-1184 or send her an email at kfountain-at-avp.org (replace -at- with @).

Start:
Thu, 10/27/2005 - 7:00pm

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DATE CHANGE!!! -THIS EVENT HAS BE RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

Where: Cosi, downstairs
2160 Broadway at 76th St.

Click to Join

Join us for an exciting new initiative the DFNYC Research & Advocacy group and work on your issue.

The Research & Advocacy group or R&A provides you with an opportunity to on the issue or project you are most passionate about and develop an advocacy plan for other DFNYC members.

Some possible issues and project are: How City Government Works; Potential Reforms to the NY State Legislature; or National Health Insurance. Advocacy plans for these issues could include: a forum or panel discussion; flyering in a representative’s district; writing to our representatives; or joining another organization’s advocacy plan.

Each R&A member will focus on a specific issue and gather the information necessary to form an advocacy plan. The members will form teams around similar issues. The teams will help each member revise their ideas and hone in on an advocacy plan. The entire R&A group will work to empower the DFNYC membership and make us more informed and effective advocates.

Click to RSVP

This comes from Independent Neighborhood Democrats. It is last minute, occurring TONIGHT. It also conflicts with Marjorie's meetup, but maybe they can be comnined??? On Thursday night, October 27, the Bloomberg Campaign is having a "Park Slope Community Forum" at the Old First Reform Church on 7th Avenue and Carroll Street. He will be appearing with Brian Ellner, Kelli Conlin, Marcia Bystryn and Dennis Walcott. It is important that we respond to this appearance in the highest voting DEMOCRATIC district in Brooklyn, by being visible this evening for our Democratic candidates. It is particularly important that we not concede our neighborhood to the REPUBLICAN candidate for Mayor. So, please come out this evening and help send a message that Park Slope and the rest of the 52nd AD is still TRUE BLUE. IND will be joined by LID and other progressive voices in Brooklyn in Thursday's effort. Please meet at the church at 7pm and expect to be finished at ~ 8pm. I apologize for the short notice, and hope you will be able to attend.

Friday, October 28th @ 7-8AM Fulton/Nostrand St. (A,C trains) Meet and greet with Fernando Ferrer, NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson, Rev. Al Sharpton, and other elected officials. Come meet and walk with Ferrer. I have walked with Ferrer when he was with Howard Dean in Union Square and with Chuck Schumer and Letitia James in Park Slope. I found both times inspiring and a good way to see what Freddy Ferrer is really like. Watching him meet, talk to and LISTEN to regular New Yorkers is a WONDERFUL change from the dictatorial, snobish style of Bloomberg. Come see for yourself!

Start:
Sat, 10/29/2005 - 12:00pm

Volunteer with the Ferrer campaign on the weekends. Find the office nearest you. You can help with phone banking, visibility blitzes and literature drops.

If you are going to volunteer, please contact Martha Kenton at mkenton -at- dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @) or 917-517-3299. She is keeping track of the DFNYC Ferrer volunteers. Remember to tell them that DFNYC sent you!

Start:
Sat, 10/29/2005 - 1:00pm

CELL PHONE BANK: 1-6 pm
Get Out The Vote for Reform Ohio Now ballot initiatives
Offices of Citizen Action of New York
11 Park Pl, Suite 814 (between Church and Broadway, just west of City Hall)
RSVP to ACTNewYork@gmail.com
Let us know if you don't have a cell phone

************************************

We all know that winning back the White House requires winning back Ohio. While 2008 is still three years away, we have an incredible opportunity to reform Ohio’s broken political system right now and start to take back Congress and the White House.

Reform Ohio Now needs your help to Get Out The Vote on four crucial Ohio ballot initiatives that will make government more accountable and elections more trustworthy. These steps are vital if we hope to win seats in Ohio in ’06 or win the White House in ’08.

Saturday, October 29th 1:30-2:30 PM 5th Av. Sunset Park Retail Walk w/ Fernando Ferrer, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, and Governor of Puerto Rico Anibal Acevedo-Vila Come meet and walk with Ferrer, Velazqez and Acevedo-Vila through Sunset Park. I have walked with Ferrer when he was with Howard Dean in Union Square and with Chuck Schumer and Letitia James in Park Slope. I found both times inspiring and a good way to see what Freddy Ferrer is really like. Watching him meet, talk to and LISTEN to regular New Yorkers is a WONDERFUL change from the dictatorial, snobish style of Bloomberg. Come see for yourself!

Start:
Sun, 10/30/2005 - 12:00pm

Volunteer with the Ferrer campaign on the weekends. Find the office nearest you. You can help with phone banking, visibility blitzes and literature drops.

If you are going to volunteer, please contact Martha Kenton at mkenton -at- dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @) or 917-517-3299. She is keeping track of the DFNYC Ferrer volunteers. Remember to tell them that DFNYC sent you!

Start:
Sun, 10/30/2005 - 1:00pm

CELL PHONE BANK: 1-6 pm
Get Out The Vote for Reform Ohio Now ballot initiatives
Offices of Citizen Action of New York
11 Park Pl, Suite 814 (between Church and Broadway, just west of City Hall)
RSVP to ACTNewYork@gmail.com
Let us know if you don't have a cell phone

************************************

We all know that winning back the White House requires winning back Ohio. While 2008 is still three years away, we have an incredible opportunity to reform Ohio’s broken political system right now and start to take back Congress and the White House.

Reform Ohio Now needs your help to Get Out The Vote on four crucial Ohio ballot initiatives that will make government more accountable and elections more trustworthy. These steps are vital if we hope to win seats in Ohio in ’06 or win the White House in ’08.

Start:
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 1:00pm

JUSTICE is a Right, Not a Privilege——Join the Vigil

What: As we mourn the death of 2000 U.S. soldiers in Iraq, the Bush Administration continues their illegal detention of hundreds of men in Guantánamo and secret facilities throughout the world. The Center for Constitutional Rights
wants US to join them in their ‘Fast for Justice Vigil’. This action brings to the public eye the on going deadly hunger strikes at Guantanamo, and pressures the Department of Defense to bring torture, abuse and inhumane treatment to an end at Guantánamo. Join the vigil or support this effort by going to www.ccr-ny.org/ to send a letter to your representatives in Washington, printout stickers, get more information.

Where: The vigil takes place at 26 Federal Plaza (Broadway between Duane and Worth Streets, Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall on the 4,5,6 or City Hall on the R or W).

When: Tuesday, November 1st, at 1:00pm

Who: Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the NY Coalition for Civil Liberties, ICNA and other faith and community organizations

For more information, email ebetru-at-ccr-ny.org (replace -at- with @). Or DFNYC member Christy: Cspeich-at-aol.com (replace -at- with @).

Start:
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 4:00pm

One City Under Ferrer
The Last Debate Rally

Tuesday November 1, 2005

Join the next
Mayor of the City of New York

Fernando Ferrer

Debate Rally starts at 4:00 p.m. and finishes when the debate ends.

Meet at the entrance of the WNBC studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (49th Street between 6th Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza)

Please RSVP with Dorcas Castro 646-839-4947 or dcastro -at- ferrer2005.com (replace -at- with @).

Green Party candidate Gloria Mattera, community activists to honor Brownsville’s displaced and forgotten; vow to “never let this happen again

Start:
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 6:30pm

Come learn more about the work of the NYC Fair Trade Coalition and hear from a Costa Rican banana cooperative member who will be speaking about an exciting new initative in the world of Fair Trade.

Start:
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 6:30pm

DFNYC & DL21C mayoral debate watch party.

Where: San Marcos Bar and Restaurant, 12 St. Marks Place (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues).

Debate starts at 7pm.

Please RSVP. It helps us plan the event and you will be contacted with the location.

Please join us next Tuesday night for the World Premiere Screening of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices." Producer and Director Robert Greenwald, who last year brought us Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, now explores the disturbing realities of the nation's largest corporation and private employer - Wal-Mart. Tickets are $10, $25, and $100 and all proceeds will benefit local efforts to keep New York City Wal-Mart Free! Reserve your tickets now: http://www.walmartwatch.com/nyc We are offering a limited number of free seats for organizations and grassroots groups involved in the fight against Wal-Mart in and around NYC. To reserve seats and tell us about your local efforts, please contact field@walmartwatch.com (please include subject line: NYC Premiere). Please join us. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Union Square Stadium 14 Theater Broadway and 14th Street New York, NY 10003 * Screening begins promptly at 7:00, followed by in-theater reception and Q & A with the director and special guests. For more information about our campaign to reform Wal-Mart, read this week's feature story in Business Week Magazine: A Stepped-Up Assault on Wal-Mart A scathing documentary and a coordinated campaign by labour, religious, and environmental groups spell more trouble for the retailing giant. Read the full story at: http://www.businessweek.com.

Start:
Wed, 11/02/2005 - 10:00am

Support the ACLU and Your Rights by
Attending ACLU's "John Doe" Hearing

The ACLU asks that we join them tomorrow at the Court of Appeals in downtown Manhattan, where the ACLU will make its arguments in two cases that challenge the National Security Letter (NSL) provision of the Patriot Act, including their "John Doe" Patriot Act case.
At this hearing, the ACLU will be challenging the FBI's use of the Patriot Act to demand private records and personal information - including library records -- without the approval of a judge. Your past action has made a difference, and now your presence at the courthouse can, too.

They need a packed courtroom for this historic and nationally prominent case can help show the government -- and the media -- that Patriot Act provisions like the NSL authority are against the Constitution and must not be allowed.

The more we make our voices heard, the greater the chance that John Doe can get his own story heard, now, as Congress considers critical changes to the Patriot Act.

Please come to the courthouse tomorrow:
When: Tomorrow, Wednesday November 2 at 10 a.m.

Where: 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, 40 Foley Square, Room 1705, New York, NY 10007

What: Argument to overturn the NSL provision of the Patriot Act

For more information, visit their National Security Letters page at www.aclu.org/nsl.

Can't attend, but would like your voice heard? Urge lawmakers to push for Patriot Reform. Help the Defense of Civil Liberties! Click here action.aclu.org/site/R?i=FxskrWu3165oo9CEyhhTpg. to become a Card-Carrying Member today!

Start:
Wed, 11/02/2005 - 2:00pm

COME RALLY FOR CHANGE!

Join Manhattan Community Residents &
the Students of City College for an address by

DEMOCRATIC MAYORAL CANDIDATE, FERNANDO FERRER

and

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, HOWARD DEAN

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When:Wednesday, November 2, 2:00 PM

Where:City College, 138th and Convent Avenue, Campus Plaza

Contact: Dorcas Castro (646) 839-4947

Start:
Wed, 11/02/2005 - 6:30pm

The Ferrer Campaign has invited us to a

Housing RALLY
With Fernando Ferrer

Wednesday, November 2
6:30 pm
St. Mary’s Church, 440 Grand street
Bingo Hall

Convocatorio sobre el alto costo de la vivienda
con Fernando Ferrer

miercoles, 2 de noviembre
a las 6:30 p.m.
La iglesia St. mary, en el 440 de la calle Grand
En el Bingo hall

From Pierre in the Ferrer Campaign: Friday morning, November 4th from 7-8:15AM Fernando Ferrer will be doing a meet and greet at the 4th Av./Pacific St. entrance of the Atlantic Terminal. He will likely be joined by Senator Montgomery, Councilwoman Tish James among others. Please take time out of your busy schedules to get up a bit early and come out and support the mayoral candidate who stands with the community he hopes to represent. Sincerely, Pierre-Andre Devaud Ferrer Campaign '05

Start:
Fri, 11/04/2005 - 8:00pm

Oil On Ice connects the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to
critical decisions America makes about energy policy. Caught in the balance
are the Gwich'in Indians and the migratory wildlife in this fragile ecosystem.
Don't miss this award winning film at:
Chthonic Clash Coffee House
453 Main Street
Beacon, NY
(845) 831- 0359
Friday, November 4, 2005
8pm

Start:
Sat, 11/05/2005 - 1:00pm

You're invited- in one month congress will decide the fate of The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Learn how to join the campaign to make sure they Do The Right Thing. Join Alaska Wilderness League's National Field Director Erik DuMont and learn about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and what national and local efforts are underway to protect it, and how you can join in to ensure we leave this amazing place protected for future generations.
Skill trainings will include: Campaign Strategy, Media Skills and Messaging and Grassroots Organizing Tools.
Marist College
Henry Hudson Room
Fontaine Building

Start:
Sat, 11/05/2005 - 9:00am

Local NYC activists from The Saloon are organizing a trip to Ohio from Nov. 5 to Wednesday Nov. 9 to get out the vote for important ballot proposals to reform Ohio. (Local DFA Groups in Ohio support Reform Ohio Now.)

Here's a message from the Saloon Steering Committee:

A year ago, many of us-- some for the first time-- contributed money, time and energy to try to elect John Kerry as President. The disappointment was great, but we've remained active and haven't given up hope. Now it's time to get back on the road.

The fight for the White House in 2008 starts this year – and the battleground is Ohio.

The most significant election reform in the country this year is two weeks away –- it's called Reform Ohio Now (RON). We're going to go help them and we invite you to join us. ("We" is a coalition of NYC progressive groups led by The Saloon, including ACT-NY, Democracy For NYC, DL21C, Downtown For Democracy, Drinking Liberally, NDN, and New Democratic Majority. )

RON is poised to pass four important constitutional amendments that will reform Ohio's electoral system, making it clean and fair, taking control of the elections out of the hands of partisans, and inspiring a wave of reform across the nation in a more progressive direction.

If these initiatives are passed, Democrats stand to gain 3-6 House seats in 2006, and we'll face a fair fight in the 2008 Presidential Election. (More details about Reform Ohio Now below.)

So here's the plan:

We will travel to Columbus, OH by van on Saturday November 5 and spend Sunday through Election Day working with Reform Ohio Now organizers getting out the vote for these key ballot issues. We'll return on Wednesday November 9 after what we hope will be a triumphant Election night party!

WHEN/WHERE: Depart Saturday 11/4 @ 9AM from the TriBeCa Grand Hotel (2 Avenue of the Americas between White & Walker). We'll drive to Columbus, OH and return to NYC on Wednesday 11/9 by 9PM.

COST: $100 R/T van trip, plus $125/night motel room. We're reserving a block of motel rooms there, you'll pay at the motel when we arrive. All volunteers are responsible for meal costs.

We expect a lot of hard work and a lot of fun. This year, though, we think the victory party will be a bit happier!

To sign up to join us or for more information, please e-mail us at Thesaloon –at- thesaloon.org (replace –at- with @).

Thanks,
The Saloon Steering Committee
(Jed Alpert, Nicholas Butterworth, Carol Irving, Michael Kovnat, Jesse Peretz, David Sampliner, and Meema Spadola)

Briefly, the Reform Ohio Now initiatives would:

- Create a new bipartisan Election Oversight committee, taking that function away from the Secretary of State's office
- Institute new campaign finance reforms
- Provide for univeral, no-fault absentee balloting
- Create a new Redistricting committee, taking that function away from the Legislature
(www.reformohionow.org has full details)

More info about The Saloon at: www.thesaloon.org

Start:
Sat, 11/05/2005 - 1:00pm

CELL PHONE BANK: 1-6 pm
Get Out The Vote for Reform Ohio Now ballot initiatives
Offices of Citizen Action of New York
11 Park Pl, Suite 814 (between Church and Broadway, just west of City Hall)
RSVP to ACTNewYork@gmail.com
Let us know if you don't have a cell phone

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We all know that winning back the White House requires winning back Ohio. While 2008 is still three years away, we have an incredible opportunity to reform Ohio’s broken political system right now and start to take back Congress and the White House.

Reform Ohio Now needs your help to Get Out The Vote on four crucial Ohio ballot initiatives that will make government more accountable and elections more trustworthy. These steps are vital if we hope to win seats in Ohio in ’06 or win the White House in ’08.

Start:
Sun, 11/06/2005 - 7:30am

Get Out the Dough (GOTD) Celebration!

While typical candidates celebrate the weekend before the election with massive grassroots volunteer efforts, the Billionaires for Bloomberg will be celebrating with a massive greenbacks spending effort. To celebrate the billionaire mayor's spending $100 million of his own money stimulating mass media businesses, Number 1 Bloomberg Booster, "Mega Bloombucks" and the Billionaires for Bloomberg will be toasting the obscenity of spending so much money on a campaign.

Join the Billionaires for Bloomberg at Suede Lounge www.suedelounge.com/ on 23rd Street between 6th and 7th avenues, New York City from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Join Billionaire in Chief and Guest of Honor, George W. Bush and many of his billionaire cronies as we make plans to push out the poor and middle class with ticketing blitzes and luxury housing. Manhattan Island is for the rich! And there are so many of us, we need the rest of NYC too!

Special Guest Speaker To Be Announced!

Please RSVP to BillionairesForBloomberg-at-yahoo.com (replace -at- with @).

Participating Groups:

NYS Young Democrats
NYS College Democrats
Billionaires for Bloomberg
DL21C

Start:
Sun, 11/06/2005 - 1:00pm

CELL PHONE BANK: 1-6 pm
Get Out The Vote for Reform Ohio Now ballot initiatives
Offices of Citizen Action of New York
11 Park Pl, Suite 814 (between Church and Broadway, just west of City Hall)
RSVP to ACTNewYork@gmail.com
Let us know if you don't have a cell phone

************************************

We all know that winning back the White House requires winning back Ohio. While 2008 is still three years away, we have an incredible opportunity to reform Ohio’s broken political system right now and start to take back Congress and the White House.

Reform Ohio Now needs your help to Get Out The Vote on four crucial Ohio ballot initiatives that will make government more accountable and elections more trustworthy. These steps are vital if we hope to win seats in Ohio in ’06 or win the White House in ’08.

Start:
Sun, 11/06/2005 - 6:30pm

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Start:
Mon, 11/07/2005 - 11:00am

One Day Before Last Election Using Lever Machines, Paper Ballot Advocates Say
Touchscreen Machines Could Cost NYers Millions of Dollars and Voting Security

Citing cost-effectiveness and voter confidence issues, city and state officials including US Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Assemblyman Fred Thiele (R, I, WF) from Long Island, NY State Senator Liz Krueger, as well as New York League of Women Voters’ Co-President Mary Lou Urban, will gather on the steps of City Hall next Monday, November 7, at 11 AM, to voice their support for the Paper Ballot/Optical Scan (PBOS) voting technology that advocates say beats the heavily lobbied computer voting machines (DREs) on every count, including acquisition and ongoing costs, longevity, reliability, ease of use, and confidence that the vote can’t be manipulated or lost, as has happened so often in elections dominated by computer technology.

The press conference is being organized by the New York League of Women Voters and New Yorkers for Verified Voting, both of which advocate PBOS as the best voting technology for New York.

New York State citizens, legislators, and technical experts are calling for paper ballots and optical scanners rather than DREs. Elections belong to the public, say these advocates, not to voting machine vendors looking to maximize profits. The vendors have even said they may not submit optical scanners for certification in New York. But without the option to purchase optical scanners, New York City would be forced to buy the unproven, expensive, and problem-prone DREs. Among other things, DREs require extensive tech support, as high as $1800 a day per tech person. Optical scanners, on the other hand, are easily managed by poll workers.

Also attending will be Michael Godino, Treasurer of the American Council of the Blind of NY, who advocates PBOS as the foundation for use of a machine that allows non-English speakers or those with disabilities to vote privately and independently on paper ballots. This system has been publicly endorsed by Senator Krueger in her testimony to the NY City Council, which stated: "I strongly urge that the City of New York reject DRE systems… The City should use a PBOS system … [which] is more accurate, secure and re-countable than a DRE system, and … will cost the City significantly less money in both the short and the long term.

Please join New Yorkers for Ferrer for an ELECTION EVE PARTY! Monday, November 7th, 2005, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Suede 161 West 23rd Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) Open Bar $25 - $50 - $100 For more information or to RSVP, call Andrea Leung at (646) 839-4918 or e-mail aleung@ferrer2005.com. Corporate contributions to the committee are prohibited by law. Contributions are not tax deductible for federal, state, or local income tax purposes.