At Council Member Gail Brewer's great UWS brownstone, there will be a give-what-you-can (but they need a lot) fund raiser for an organization I like: Students for a New American Politics. Consider coming. The text of your invitation is after the jump. Remember to RSVP.

I am, I think, naturally attracted to this benefit. As a former student activist myself, as the parent of one former college campaigner and one possible future one, I like the idea of helping to field students to staff progressive political congressional campaigns. Further, I think that, whoever is elected President, we will need a much more progressive Congress to move our agenda.

Student’s for a New American Politics raises money and dispatches activists to key campaigns.

In 2006, campaigns which got SNAP activist help included the following: Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) , Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Diane Farrell (D-CT) , Joe Courtney (D-CT) , Julia Carson (D-IN), Lois Murphy, (D-PA), Ned Lamont (D-CT), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Patricia Madrid (D-NM), Paul Hodes (D-NH), Scott Kleeb (D-NE), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

For 2008, they plan to place activists in the following campaigns: Tom Allen (D-ME), Darcy Burner (WA-08), Jim Himes (CT-04), Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15), Tom Perriello (VA-05), Dan Seals (IL-10)

The Invite:

Thursday, May 1st 6pm-8pm

Gloria Steinem, Felice Gaer & Henryk Baran, Gail Robinson & Bill Sweet, Robert Rifkind, Robert Fertik, Bruce & Fredda Vladeck, and Ned Lamont join

Councilwoman Gale Brewer and Cal Brewer in inviting you to a reception in their home in support of

Students for a New American Politics PAC
to help elect the progressive leaders of today while training those of the future.

SNAP PAC is the Students for a New American Politics political action committee, a federal PAC. We are working to provide stipends for as many students as possible to work as full time grassroots organizers on progressive congressional campaigns for 10-12 weeks during Summer 2008. In doing so, we hope to expand and diversify America's progressive movement by helping to elect the new progressive leaders of today and by training those of tomorrow.

As students, we bring the energy and enthusiasm needed to promote democratic participation in communities across the country and to strengthen the progressive voice in Washington.

Contributions of all sizes gratefully accepted!
29 West 95th Street New York, NY.

To RSVP please contact Anna Robinson-Sweet at anna.robinson-sweet@snappac.org or by phone at 646-468-6084

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