71. Philadelphia Voter Registration Drive - July 5th (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Please RSVP: nyvolunteers (at) gmail.com
Former John Edwards volunteers in NYC will be helping Obama by teaming up
with ACORN for a voter registration drive in Philadelphia on Saturday, July 5th.
We will be partn...
72. DFNYC Newsletter for June 30, 2008 (Newsletter/Newsletter)
(1) Tonight (Mon) Carol Shea-Porter event
w/Charlie
Rangel, Jim Dean & DFNYC
Join Congressman Charlie Rangel and DFA Chair Jim Dean tonight for an
event to benefit the re-election Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, a
terrific gra...
74. Help NYC Keep Strong Recycling Regulations (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
A.11725/S.8643 (the Assembly and Senate numbers, respectively) is a bill
that would require retail stores greater than 10,000 sq. ft. to accept
for recycling any plastic bags they issue for customers to carry out
their merchandise, and t...
75. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Despite the threat of a presidential veto, the House of
Representatives passed legislation that will prevent a 10 percent
Medicare payment cut to doctors scheduled to take place July 1,
improve Medicare coverage of preventive and mental health ser...
76. Hurdles to the Middle: Race and the American Dream (Events/Other Events (Not Sponsored by DFNYC))
Thursday, June 26, 2008, 12:00-2:00pm
Demos
220 Fifth Ave., 5th Floor
New York, NY (btwn. 26th & 27th)
Introduction by Alan Jenkins, Executive Director, The Opportunity Agenda.
Moderator: Jennifer Wheary, Senior Fellow, Demos.
Panel...
78. Meet the NY State Senate 2008 (DFNYC Community/Community Conversations)
Right now, Democrats need to pick up two state Senate seats to gain a majority
and begin the process of curing the dysfunction that is Albany politics.
Since state politicians often are not very well known (even to folks
who follow politics c...
80. DFNYC Blasts FISA Bill - Call Your Senators (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
The Executive Members of DFNYC issued the following press release this afternoon,
June 24, 2008, regarding the House of Representatives vote on amendments to the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that would give immunity from
prosec...
