Democracy for NYC invites you to a Drinking Liberally Special Event -MAYOROKE

Where: The Tank - 208 West 37th btw 7th & 8th

Doors open 7:30; singing starts at 8
This event is FREE

All candidates invited.
If you sing, you stump.

Karaoke. Politics. Progressivism.
The public will get to sing as well.

...Promoting democracy one poorly sung cover tune at a time.

Start:
Sat, 09/03/2005 - 9:30am

Mid-Hudson Progressive Alliance Meeting This Saturday
Sat, 09/03/2005 - 9:30am
Coffee and political action. Chthonic Clash Coffeehouse 418 Main Street Beacon

Start:
Sat, 09/03/2005 - 9:30am

Mid-Hudson Progressive Alliance Meeting This Saturday
Sat, 09/03/2005 - 9:30am
Coffee and political action. Chthonic Clash Coffeehouse 418 Main Street Beacon

Please note, we do not know who is organizing this event. I was forwarded to us.

Protest the Federal non-response to save lives in the Katrina aftermath. The lack of Federal help is killing survivors.

when: noon til late afternoon or dusk
Friday Sept.2 and Sat. Sept.3

where: 26 Federal Plaza
lower Manhattan
Broadway between Duane & Worth

Subway N/R to City Hall and walk a few blocks north on Broadway.

Join with Norman and march in one of the most visually and musically stunning parades in the City. You must see the dancers in costumes and steel drums that really celebrate the diversity of NYC.

For details call Elana at 212-686-3911 × 109.

Map

~~~ Promote the Vote: Candidates Forum ~~~
a project of the Public Policy Center of
The NYC LGBT Community Services Center

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Tuesday, September 06, 2005,
6:30 - 8:30PM
@ the Gay Center: 208 West 13th Street
btwn 7th and Greenwich Ave.s
1/2/3 & all west side subways to 14th St.

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Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney Candidates Forum

Come hear from the candidates for Manhattan and Brooklyn District Attorney's offices. This is our chance to find out how the candidates intend to investigate and prosecute criminal activity in their counties and where they stand on all of the issues that matter to our community. All of the candidates have been invited.

A friend of DFNYC Outreach Director Andrew Kling is organizing people to help out with the Katrina relief efforts. There are many ways to help out, and there is a meeting tonight to find out more:

Hurricane Housing Meeting
Tuesday, Sept 6, 7:30pm
Citizens for Cesnik Headquarters
1709 Second Avenue (between 88th and 89th)
New York, NY 10128

Andrew's friend is organizing a group to charter a convoy of buses from New York to visit the refugee shelters and bring back displaced individuals, pairing them with people in the New York, Boston, and Connecticut area who have offered to house them by listing their information on the internet on places like Craig's List and other sites. Upon their return, we also will be organizing counseling and psychological support for families and victims of this tragedy.

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LINKUP ON SEPTEMBER 7, 7PM

Join us at one of our many locations in all five boroughs. Click read more for a complete listing of all the Linkups.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Join DFA-Link today!

Click here for a simple guide to DFA-Link.

2nd Mayoral Debate

Wednesday, September 7, 2005
7:00-8:00 p.m. on Channel 4 (NBC)

Tape it and come to Linkup (formerly Meetup)

~~~ Promote the Vote: Candidates Forum ~~~
a project of the Public Policy Center of
The NYC LGBT Community Services Center

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Thursday, September 08, 2005,
- 6:30 - 8:30PM --
@ the Gay Center: 208 West 13th Street
btwn 7th and Greenwich Ave.s
1/2/3 & all west side subways to 14th St.

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New York City Public Advocate Candidates Forum

All of the candidates have been invited to explain their positions on important issues and how they each view the role of the New York City Public Advocate. Find out how the candidates plan to act as the city's watchdog and how they would respond to your complaints and concerns regarding the New York City government. Bring your questions for the candidates and be a part of this important and informative event!

DFNYC will be baking homemade cookies for the Primary Day volunteers.

Merle’s Cookie Baking/Letter Writing Party –Thurs., Sept 8

We will write letters for Norman or we will bake cookies for volunteers on September 13 or we will eat the cookies we bake (not too many). Last chance to get those letters out. We will supply envelopes and voter lists. The apartment is not huge, so the crowd can't be huge - limited to 20.

RSVP - 718-434-4112

Host Your Own Party

Please donate your kitchen for an evening or afternoon on the weekend before the September 13 primary.

A cookie baking party is a great way to get your "non-political" friends involved. Invite a few of them over and engage them in the politcal process in a friendly envoiornment. Promote Democracy One Cookie at a Time!

Host a DFNYC Cookie Banking Party at your house! We’ll help you set up and promote your party. Write to Heather at hwoodfield -at- dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @).

BENEFIT for New Orleans at CANAL ROOM:
Join KEVIN POWELL and his special guests, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, at CANAL ROOM, 285 West Broadway, at Canal Street, downtown Manhattan, 7 PM-11 PM; please RSVP to cher_harrison -at- yahoo.com (replace -at- with @).

Admission is FREE but you MUST bring one or more of the following items for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. These items will be loaded onto a big truck in front of CANAL ROOM and driven directly to Claiborne County Health Center in Port Gibson, Mississippi, run by Dr. Demitri Marshall. It is one of the closest rescue and help centers in the New Orleans area and in a position to really get these items to people in need. PLEASE make sure clothing and shoes and sneakers are new OR clean and in good condition:

BENEFIT for New Orleans at CANAL ROOM:
Join KEVIN POWELL and his special guests, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, at CANAL ROOM, 285 West Broadway, at Canal Street, downtown Manhattan, 7 PM-11 PM; please RSVP to cher_harrison -at- yahoo.com (replace -at- with @).

Admission is FREE but you MUST bring one or more of the following items for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. These items will be loaded onto a big truck in front of CANAL ROOM and driven directly to Claiborne County Health Center in Port Gibson, Mississippi, run by Dr. Demitri Marshall. It is one of the closest rescue and help centers in the New Orleans area and in a position to really get these items to people in need. PLEASE make sure clothing and shoes and sneakers are new OR clean and in good condition:

Please join us to raise funds for the American Red Cross hurricane relief effort this Thursday, 9/8, at Down the Hatch in the West Village. Great drink specials from 8pm - midnight for a $10 donation at the door.

This fundraiser is being hosted by Project Free, a project that focuses on victims of Human Trafficking.

The cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door. The cost includes drinks for the entire evening.

The event will be held from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Hill Hotel, located at 359 Bowery, Apt. 3, New York, NY.

To purchase tix, click on the link to the evite (which is below) and then click on the PayPal link.

http://www.evite.com/ecroxton@nyawc.org/projectfree

ROCKING LIBERALLY
A Progressive Coalition
Music for the Movement

Where: The Tank, 208 West 37th St (btwn. 7th & 8th)

Featuring:

JENNIFER O’CONNOR,
KOESTER and NAYSAYER
with a special appearance by
Billionaires for Bush and Greene Dragon

Admission: $7
(a portion of the proceeds will go to People for the American Way)

ROCKING LIBERALLY will offer the chance to learn how you can support grassroots efforts to defeat the Judge Roberts nomination, preserve your Civil Rights, Roe v Wade and a Fair and Independent Judiciary

Presented by: Drinking Liberally, People for the American Way, NARAL, Cosmopolity, Citizen Action NY, New Democratic Majority, ACT NY,
Democracy for NYC, and Music for America

Saturday, September 10th
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., including free lunch!
Fordham University at Lincoln Center
140 W. 62nd St. (btw. Columbus & Amsterdam)

Conference Is Free—RSVP to 212-716-1665

Workshops include:

-What Every Tenant Should Know
-Your Rights in Housing Court
-Finding an Affordable Apartment
-How to Organize for Affordable Housing

Call 212-716-1665 with questions or to RSVP. If you can pitch in ahead of time to make our conference a success, please join us; we always need help making calls and distributing fliers!

Sponsored by Ho

Become a scout for the Norman-day Invasion. More like the British Invasion than the other one. Norman will write around on the bed of a flatbed truck visiting the neighborhoods of NYC and carousing with the locals.

You can be part of the fun and help out by joining the advance team, the scouts who will prepare for Norman’s arrival. Dancing in the streets will be encouraged.

Contact Elana at 212-686-3911 x109 or elana -at- norman2005.com (replace -at- with @) for more information. Tell her DFNYC sent you!

Become a scout for the Norman-day Invasion. More like the British Invasion than the other one. Norman will write around on the bed of a flatbed truck visiting the neighborhoods of NYC and carousing with the locals.

You can be part of the fun and help out by joining the advance team, the scouts who will prepare for Norman’s arrival. Dancing in the streets will be encouraged.

Contact Elana at 212-686-3911 x109 or elana -at- norman2005.com (replace -at- with @) for more information. Tell her DFNYC sent you!

Come join a group of Great New Yorkers for a fun evening out while helping the Victims of Hurricane Katrina.

There will be a collection of tax-deductible donations at the door for direct submission to the organization of your choice.

There will also be an auction for donated items (again with the money going to the organization of your choice). If you are interested in donating items please contact katrinaFundraiser-at-iamx.com (replace -at- with @)

Date: Sunday, September 11th
Time: 7PM - 11PM
Open Tap: 7PM-8PM (selected beers only), courtesy of the Pioneer Bar
Where: The Pioneer Bar
Address: 218 Bowery
Directions: Visit www.iamx.com/katrina for directions and map (it is near the 6/N/R/W/C/E/F/V subways)
Please RSVP by registering at: www.iamx.com/katrina

Donation at the Door (by check preferably):
$20 Suggested, (or whatever you can afford)

Donations will go to:
NAACP Disaster Relief Fund
ACORN
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation
Modest Needs
America's Second Harvest

Please RSVP by registering at: www.iamx.com/katrina

September 13th is the Primary Election!
VOTE!

Polls open at 6am and close at 9pm.

Find your polling place online at the NYC Board of Elections

-or- call 866-VOTE-NYC

Volunteer

Sign Up for Primary Day GOTV (pick any candidate you choose)

Campaigns need lots volunteers on Primary Day. Help out before or after work, or better yet, take the day off!

Sign Up Today!

Willing to Work from 6am – 9pm? Earn $100 with helping DFA-List candidate Norman Siegel.

The Siegel Campaign plans to have 2,000 bodies at polling locations on Primary Day. If you are willing to work all day and attend an orientation session, you can earn a $100 stipend plus lunch and transportation.

All interested parties must attend an orientation session. Orientations will be held at District Council 37 at 125 Barclay Street on Thursday, August 25 at 6:30 pm and Saturday, August 27th at 1:00 pm in rooms 1 and 2.

If necessary – additional orientations will be held on September 6, 7 and 8 at 7:00 pm at 260 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor.

Limited positions available. For more information contact Bill Batson at 212-686-3911 or email bill@norman2005.com.

September 13th is Election Day for the primaries.

It is extremely important to vote in the primaries! In almost evey office in New York City, the Democrat wins int he November general election. So the real constest is in September - choosing the best Democrat in the primary election.

We'll have more details here soon about polls sites, hours for voting, etc.

Donate much need supplies to Katrina victims at DFNYC's West Village Linkup location -The Kettle of Fish, 59 Christopher Street (near 7th).

Supplies can be droped off between 3pm and 1am on Wed-Fri September 14-16

Alternate drop off day scheduled for Saturday from 12-3 (must call to confirm)

List of Supplies Needed

Queens County Young Democrats
September Social Event Series

New York METS Vs. Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday September 15, 2005
Time: 7:10 (First Pitch)
Location: Shea Stadium
Cost: $ 10

Please Join Us At Shea Stadium As We Enjoy An Evening
Of Baseball Together!!!

Please Make Checks Payable To:
Queens County Young Democrats

Send Checks To: Queens County Young Democrats
C/O Joshua Beers, PO Box 67081, Flushing, NY 11367

FOR MORE INFORMATION,
Call (718) 423-3085 or email
msilverstein-at-hotmail.com (replace -at- with @).

Paramendra Kumar Bhagat, who recently transferred here from the DFA group in Indiana, would like DFNYC members to join in a rally for a Democratic Nepal this Friday.

At noon this Friday, there will be a rally for a democratic Nepal at Dag Hammarskjold Park near the UN, to mark Nepal's participation at the UN assembly and raise awareness of the struggle for democracy in Nepal.

Click here for more details.

Letter to the UN Assemblyregarding King Gyanendra Shah's abuses, from Alliance for Democracy and Human Rights in Nepal

Donate much need supplies to Katrina victims at DFNYC's West Village Linkup location -The Kettle of Fish, 59 Christopher Street (near 7th).

Supplies can be droped off between 3pm and 1am on Wed-Fri September 14-16

Alternate drop off day scheduled for Saturday from 12-3 (must call to confirm)

List of Supplies Needed

BREAKING NEWS: Rep. John Conyers and Norman Siegel to speak at:
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Visit our Health Care for All page to learn more about the National Health Insurance Act.
DFNYC is looking for donors to cover the cost of bring Congressman John Conyers to the march. If you are interested in donating to DFNYC specifically for this cause, please contact us at info-at-dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @) or 646-219-8478.

Start:
Sun, 09/18/2005 - 4:00pm

Philipstown For Democracy Meeting
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 from 4-6 PM
The Meeting House Restaurant
Rt. 9D at Rt. 301, Cold Spring
We will have a general discussion meeting about current issues - everything
from local to state to national to international. Come prepared to discuss,
or ask questions about, important developments.

Last Week, the Bring Them Home Now Tour launched three buses from Crawford, Texas, each carrying military and Gold Star families, veterans of the Iraq War and veterans of previous wars. These buses will travel different routes across the country, converging in Washington, DC on September 21, for the United Peace and Justice Mobilization, September 24 to 26.

The Bring Them Home Now Tour will be in New York City on September 18 and 19. They are currently looking for organizers and places to stay.

Monday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m.
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Amsterdam
Avenue at 112th St.
(1 train to 110th Street and Broadway, or B or C to
110th Street and Central Park West, Cathedral
Parkway).

Join Cindy Sheehan, Military Families and Veterans in
Manhattan

Cindy Sheehan and other Gold Star and military
families left Crawford, Texas to go on the road with
the Bring Them Home Now Bus Tour. They are
participating in a citywide meeting at The Cathedral
Church of St. John the Divine on Monday, Sept. 19 at
6:30 p.m.

A Weekend long BENEFIT FOR NEW ORLEANS and the Victims of Katrina!

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, September 22-24

Starting Thursday and going all the way through Saturday, Raven will be going all out to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. All weekend long they will have surprise guest DJs, and drink specials all going to help with the relief efforts on the Gulf Coast . .

Thursday Night will feature guest DJ Michael Dos Platos spinning his unique mix of southern soul and Cajun sounds.

Friday Night the boys from Rock Box will be spinning the hardest badass rock while asking all you rockers to dig deep and give.

Saturday Night will be a very special Boss Sounds with the Crazy Baldhead Sound System spinning Reggae and Soul with special guests.

Where: raven
194 Ave A @ East 12th Street.
NYC NY 10009
(212) 529-4712
www.raven-nyc.com

Donations will go to Second Harvest.

A Weekend long BENEFIT FOR NEW ORLEANS and the Victims of Katrina!

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, September 22-24

Starting Thursday and going all the way through Saturday, Raven will be going all out to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. All weekend long they will have surprise guest DJs, and drink specials all going to help with the relief efforts on the Gulf Coast . .

Thursday Night will feature guest DJ Michael Dos Platos spinning his unique mix of southern soul and Cajun sounds.

Friday Night the boys from Rock Box will be spinning the hardest badass rock while asking all you rockers to dig deep and give.

Saturday Night will be a very special Boss Sounds with the Crazy Baldhead Sound System spinning Reggae and Soul with special guests.

Where: raven
194 Ave A @ East 12th Street.
NYC NY 10009
(212) 529-4712
www.raven-nyc.com

Donations will go to Second Harvest.

Start:
Sat, 09/24/2005 - 12:00pm

PEACE RALLY
End the War in Iraq
Join us this Saturday September 24th between 12:00 – 2PM for a peace rally to end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home.
The location is Main Street and Wolcott Ave (9D) in Beacon.
There will be two hours of music and song, rain or shine.
So bring signs and be ready to sing together for peace.
If you can’t go to Washington, take part in the Beacon Rally!
Sponsored by the Mid-Hudson Progressive Alliance

Scroll down for bus information from NYC to DC for the march

Meeting Place for DFA affilitates wishing to march together:

The DFA people in DC are putting out the welcome mat for people across the country coming to DC. People wanting to march with DFA affiliates will be meeting at Freedom Plaza opposite the Marriott on Pennsylvania Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets, NW at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 24. From there we'll make the short walk to the Ellipse where the rally will begin at 11:30.

Social and Serious Drinking for DFA affiliates:

Friday, September 23, 7:00 pm
Marty's
527 Eighth Street, SE
Two blocks south of the Eastern Market Metro stop on the Blue or Orange lines

GET ON THE BUS -sign up for a bus to Washington for the March.

United for Peace and Justice is holding a march in Washington, D.C. to End the Iraq War on Saturday, September 24th.

Massive March, Rally & Festival
Gather 11 AM at the Washington Monument
March steps off at 12:30 PM

Saturday, September 24 Massive March, Rally, Peace and Justice Festival, Operation Ceasefire Concert
Sunday, September 25 Interfaith Service, Grassroots Training
Monday, September 26 Grassroots Congressional Lobby Day &Mass Nonviolent Civil Disobedience at the White House

The bus from Chelsea contracted for by Chelsea