East Africa Famine Relief Concert in NYC
August 6th, 8 PM-3AM
Galapagos Art Space, 70 North 6th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Cover $5-10
18 and Up event

For more info on the event, click here.

Following the prolonged drought that is currently prevailing in many parts of Kenya as a result of unfavourable weather conditions, the country has experienced crop failure and loss of pasture for livestock.

It is now estimated that 3.5 million people, among them children are already experiencing severe food shortage and require emergency food assistance. In the short-term the country is in urgent need of monetary assistance to purchase relief food and other non-food items such as water and sanitation, and to support agriculture and health services in the affected areas.

H.E. Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya has declared the drought a national disaster and has appealed for international intervention to mitigate the effects of the draught.

So in Regards to this all the major Entertainment Companies ( Record labels etc.)and Artists from this region have joined hands with SAVE THE CHILDREN, to create awareness of what is going on.We intentend to raise funds to facilitate the relief efforts already being undertaken by various organisations.

Join Rev. Steven Baines as he introduces A Blinding Flash of the Obvious, a documentary that tells the compelling story of the 2004 Ohio campaign that helped repeal Cincinnati’s 11-year-old anti-gay law.

Following the reception and screening there will be an open discussion of the film featuring some of today’s premier voices in the struggle for LGBT equality. The speakers are Carmen Vasquez, Deputy Executive Director, Empire State Pride Agenda; Dave Fleischer, Director of Organizing and Training, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Rev. Steven C. Baines, Director of Interfaith Outreach, People For the American Way Foundation; James Dale, Civil Rights Activist, Dale v. Boy Scouts of America, USSC.

Location: The LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues), New York, NY 10011. You can reach the Center easily by subway: on the IRT Broadway/Seventh Avenue line, take the IRT 1, 2, or 3 (the red line) to 14th Street at Seventh Avenue; on the IND line, take the A, C or E (the blue line) to 14th Street at Eighth Avenue.

Open to the public. Suggested donation $20.

RSVP by August 4th to Kelly Rolf, 212-420-0440, krolf@pfaw.org. Space is limited! Free food generously provided by elmo restaurant and lounge!

SIEDC Ambassador Mark Tranchina invites you to attend:
The Staten Island Economic Development Corporation's Summer Speaking Event

Keynotes Speakers:
Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion

Congressman Anthony Weiner

This event will take place:
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
Luncheon 12 noon-3pm

The Vanderbilt at South Beach
300 Father Capadanno Blvd
Staten Island, NY 10305

Tickets are only $50 each and include lunch and valet parking

To reserve tickets call Maria at (718)477-1400x25

Come get to know your neighborhood Democrats in Bay Ridge and come meet the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate for New York's 13th congressional district, Steve Harrison.

When: Tuesday, August 15, 2006, 7:00 PM

Where: The Union Church of Bay Ridge

8101 Ridge Blvd. in the library

Brooklyn , NY 11209

(718) 745-0438

On Wednesday, August 23rd, the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC)–the lead State agency for "Atlantic Yards"–will hold a Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Forest City Ratner’s proposed "Atlantic Yards" project.

This hearing is the only opportunity our community will have to speak out publicly about the DEIS. Please be there!

When: Wednesday, August 23rd, 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Where: New York City Technical College, Klitgord Auditorium, 285 Jay Street (@ MetroTech, between Tillary & Johnson)

Mass Transit Access: A/C/F to Jay Street, M/N/R to Lawrence Street, 2/3/4/5 to Borough Hall

Remember, tonight is your ONLY chance to comment on the project that former Clinton White House advisor and Attorney General candidate Sean Patrick Maloney called "...the face of what’s wrong with a corrupt culture that mixes business and politics, profits and tax dollars."

Tonight is your ONLY chance to comment on the project that Urban Planner and former City Planning Commissioner Ron Shiffman says "...follows a process that is fundamentally flawed in pursuit of a plan that, if implemented, would scar the borough for decades to come..."

August 26th Fundraiser For Steve Harrison: Having Fun While Beating Cheney's Buddy Vito Fossella

Live Music & DJs

DUMBO

9 pm - 1 am

Suggested Contribution $25

Complimentary Beer & Wine

To RSVP & for Details Call (718) 836-0760

August 26th Fundraiser For Steve Harrison: Having Fun While Beating Cheney's Buddy Vito Fossella

Live Music & DJs

DUMBO

9 pm - 1 am

Suggested Contribution $25

Complimentary Beer & Wine

To RSVP & for Details Call (718) 836-0760

The August 26th Fundraiser For Steve Harrison in DUMBO has been cancelled. Instead, there is a meet and greet with Steve Harrison in Park Slope August 24th which I will be co-hosting.

AUG 24 / Ozzie’s Meet and Greet for Steve Harrison, Congressional candidate, who can beat Vito Fossella in Brooklyn, and Staten Island, with our help. Endorsed by almost every Democratic organization, plus Working Families and SEIU 1199, Harrison is earnest, smart, and likable. He’s the perfect combination of moderate and progressive for the area he’d be representing.

Please attend, and decide for yourself. Wine and cheese will be served. 7:00, 249 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, at Garfield. Easy access by the R to Union, or 2,3 to Bergen or Grand Army Plaza.

www.harrison06.com

Location: Ozzie's at 249 Fifth Avenue (at Garfield) in Park Slope

Sponsor: New Democratic Majority (Marjorie, Michael and my meeting)

AUG 24 / Ozzie’s Meet and Greet for Steve Harrison, Congressional candidate, who can beat Vito Fossella in Brooklyn, and Staten Island, with our help. Endorsed by almost every Democratic organization, plus Working Families and SEIU 1199, Harrison is earnest, smart, and likable. He’s the perfect combination of moderate and progressive for the area he’d be representing.

Please attend, and decide for yourself. Wine and cheese will be served. 7:00, 249 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, at Garfield. Easy access by the R to Union, or 2,3 to Bergen or Grand Army Plaza. www.harrison06.com

Rosie Perez, Moby, The Roots, Julia Stiles, Ned Lamont

Join Katrina Evacuees on Anniversary

New Book Launched: It Takes a Nation celebrates how 30,000 evacuees were housed by everyday people

ALL PROFITS TO BENEFIT ACORN

WHO: Rosie Perez, Julia Stiles, Moby and The Roots

Connecticut Senate Candidate Ned Lamont

Katrina Evacuees

WHAT: Katrina anniversary benefit performance

It Takes a Nation book launch

WHERE: Crobar Nightclub

530 West 28th Street (between 10th and 11th Ave)

New York, NY 10001

Democracy for NYC and New Democratic Majority, both offshoots of the Howard Dean campaign, endorsed Chris Owens for Congress sometime back. Now Democracy for America is sending the big guns. Jim Dean is coming to NYC to go to bat for Chris.

Jim Dean for Chris Owens:

A DFNYC & NDM event in the East Village, Mon. Aug 28

Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy for America and brother of Howard Dean, will be our featured speaker at an event next Monday, August 28th, at Cinema Classics/Rafifi in the East Village! The Cinema Classics/Rafifi location has been a frequent meeting place of progressive activists since the Dean days. Democracy for NYC and New Democratic Majority are putting together a fun filled evening!

For up-to-the-minute details click here.

More about Chris Owens:

Chris Owens is the only candidate in the CD 11 race to take a stand against big developer money and Ratner's proposed Atlantic Yards Project. Chris is a strong supporter of verified voting and has been actively involved in the movement against the Iraq War since Day 1. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-California) recently endorsed Chris, stating: "Chris Owens has been the strong voice for an immediate end to U.S. involvement with Iraq and will join the Out of Iraq Caucus here in the House of Representatives," said Waters. "I want fighters beside me here in Washington. I support Chris Owens for Congress because he is a fighter and we need his powerful and progressive voice."

For those handful of Daily Gotham readers who haven't already made up their minds:

11th Congressional District Candidates Forum

Sponsored by The Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Independent Democrats and Stonewall Democrats of New York

Come meet Carl Andrews, Yvette Clarke, Chris Owens, and David Yassky as they seek to fill the first open Congressional Seat in New York City in over seven years and replace 12-term U.S. Representative Major Owens.

Listen to what they have to say about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights in the midst of the increasingly intolerant Bush Administration.

When: Wednesday, August 30th

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Where: The Montauk Club

25 Eighth Avenue,

Brooklyn, NY 11215