1. Sat: March for Health Care Reform - Across the Brooklyn Bridge! (Events/Other Events (Not Sponsored by DFNYC))
Grassroots activists in New York City are hosting this great event for Healthcare Reform this Saturday, February 20th:
March Across the Brooklyn Bridge for Health Care & the 'Change Agenda'
Call Out the Special Intere...
2. Stand Up Against Escalation on Tuesday, December 1st (Events/Other Events (Not Sponsored by DFNYC))
Citizen Protest of the Escalation of the Afghanistan WarWhen: Tuesday, December 1, 15 minutes after President's speech (approx. 9:00 pm)
Where: Northwest corner of 8th Avenue and 24th Street, NYC
On Tuesday Dece...
3. Stop Toxic Natural Gas Drilling in NY State! - Tues. Nov. 10 (Events/Other Events (Not Sponsored by DFNYC))
New information on hearings:
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced it has extended the public comment period on the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) governing potential natur...
4. Stella D'oro Rally Friday, October 2, 3-7 p.m. (Events/Other Events (Not Sponsored by DFNYC))
Keep Stella D'oro in the Bronx: Rally with Workers and Supporters at the Stella D'oro PlantWhen: Friday, October 2, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
Where: Stella D'oro - 237th Street & Broadway
I...
5. Stop the War, Create Jobs (Events/Other Events (Not Sponsored by DFNYC))
Military Families Speak Out–NY will be demonstrating on Wall Street on October 7, to remind us of the NYS soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Where: 26 Wall Street (corner of Nassau & Wal...
6. Sept. Linkups are Volunteering for Candidates - Wed Sept 2 (Events/Linkup)
Join us this Wednesday, Sept. 2nd. With election day fast approaching, this month, Linkups will be campaigning for our endorsed candidates. (Sheepshead Bay will have a regular Linkup.) Join us for the following events and activities: ...
7. Stella D'oro Rally Saturday, August 15 (Events/Other Events (Not Sponsored by DFNYC))
Rally with Stella D'oro Workers and Supporters at the Stella D'oro Plant
On Saturday, August 15, the workers at Stella D'oro will mark one year since they walked off the job against unfair concessions and launched what has become an iconi...
8. Single-Payer Healthcare forum (Events/DFNYC Special Events)
Thursday, May 28 — 7:30 PM
All Saints' Episcopal Church
43-12 46th Street, Sunnyside, Queens
(Take the 7 Local to 46th St. and walk north 1/2 block.
Call 718-482-0170 for more information.)
What is "s...
9. Superfund the Gowanus Canal (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Action: Write the EPA About the Gowanus Canal & Should DFNYC Support Superfund?
It’s not only the banks who are getting stimulus money, the EPA has been given money which will allow them to create new Superfund projects, and t...
10. Stella D'oro Workers Ask for Boycott (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Since August 11, 140 workers at the Stella D’oro bakery in the Bronx have been on strike. The workers are mostly women (Latinas and immigrants from Asia and Africa).
The workers state they are on strike because the new owners re...
