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East Africa Famine Relief Concert in NYC 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. Galapagos Art Space, 70 North 6th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn East Africa Famine Relief (Focus Kenya) | ||
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Start: 18:30
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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! | ||
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Start: 12:00
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SIEDC Ambassador Mark Tranchina invites you to attend: Keynotes Speakers: City Comptroller William Thompson Congressman Anthony Weiner This event will take place: The Vanderbilt at South Beach Tickets are only $50 each and include lunch and valet parking To reserve tickets call Maria at (718)477-1400x25 The Vanderbilt at South Beach SIEDC | ||
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Start: 19:00
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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 The Union Church of Bay Ridge, 8101 Ridge Blvd. | ||
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Start: 16:30
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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..." Start: 21:00
Start: 23 Aug 2006 - 9:00pm
End: 24 Aug 2006 - 1:00am
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 DUMBO (call for details) Harrison for Congress | ||
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End: 01:00
Start: 23 Aug 2006 - 9:00pm
End: 24 Aug 2006 - 1:00am
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 DUMBO (call for details) Harrison for Congress Start: 19:00
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. Location: Ozzie's at 249 Fifth Avenue (at Garfield) in Park Slope Sponsor: New Democratic Majority (Marjorie, Michael and my meeting) Ozzie's on 5th in Park Slope New Democratic Majority (Marjorie, Michael and my meeting) Start: 19:00
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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 Ozzie's at 249 Fifth Avenue (at Garfield) in Park Slope New Democratic Majority (Marjorie, Michael and my meeting) Start: 21:00
Rosie Perez, Moby, The Roots, Julia Stiles, Ned Lamont 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 WHAT: Katrina anniversary benefit performance WHERE: Crobar Nightclub Crobar Nightclub - 530 West 28th Street (between 10th and 11th Ave) MoveOn.org | ||
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08 / 28
Start: 18:00
End: 20:00
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: 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." Cinema Classics/Rafifi, 332 East 11th St (between 1st and 2nd) Democracy for NYC and New Democratic Majority | ||
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For those handful of Daily Gotham readers who haven't already made up their minds: 11th Congressional District Candidates Forum 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 Where: The Montauk Club The Montauk Club, 25 Eighth Ave, Park Slope LID, Stonewall Democrats of NYC, and Human Rights Campaign | ||
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