1. Camp OUT NOW begins March 15th in Washington, DC (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
On March 15th, Peace of the Action will erect Camp OUT NOW, a tent city on the grounds of the Washington Monument, as a base camp for actions, community gathering, and activities, and to house, feed and otherwise care for everyone...
2. Chinese and Latino Garment Workers protest Cache, Inc. (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Thursday, February 11, 2010.
Chinese and Latino Garment Workers hold press conference and protest outside the Time Warner Center at 10 Columbus Circle
Latino and Chinese workers protested today, February 11, against Cache, Inc., t...
3. DFNYC calls for postponement of Democratic County Committee Senate endorsement vote (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Democracy for NYC has sent a letter to Keith Wright, Chair of the Manhattan Democratic County Committee to ask for a postponement of the vote for the U.S. Senate seat endorsement scheduled for the February 11th County Committee meeting (see l...
4. DFNYC Joins NYCLU in Support of USA PATRIOT Act Reform (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
A joint letter to our NYS Congressional delegation will be sent from New York Civil Liberties Union and groups across the state
A number of sections of the USA PATRIOT Act are up for reauthorization at the end of February. As you...
5. "Stop Outsourcing Security Act" — Ask your rep to co-sponsor! (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
ACTION ALERT! January 26, 2010:
Jan Schakowsky (Rep-IL) has reintroduced the “Stop Outsourcing Security Act,” (H.R.4650) to responsibly phase out the use of private security contractors, such as Blackwater<...
6. How can we help Haiti? (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Haitians are reeling from the devastating earthquake that struck their country on Tuesday, January 12. This magnitude 7.0 quake struck about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince causing mass destruction. The...
7. DFNYC tells our representatives what we want on health care (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Democracy for NYC has sent this letter on behalf of our members to our representatives defining what we expect them to be working toward as they reconcile the House and Senate bills. It is going to each congression member in the NYC delegatio...
8. Two actions to oppose the war in Afghanistan (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Speak out to Your Representatives in Congress
Submitted by DFNYC member Susan Andrews
Despite the administration's decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan, it is never too late to oppose a pointless, irrational war, as many feel...
9. Urgent - Take Action to Support for Marriage Equality in NY (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Governor Paterson has called an "Extraordinary Session" of the legislature on Tuesday, November 10 in order to settle several open issues from the 2009 session. One of the items on the Governor's list is a vote on same sex marriage.&n...
10. Toxic Natural Gas Drilling in NY State? (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Report from DFNYC member Dan Jacoby:
Across the southern tier of New York, from the Hudson River to Lake Erie – including the New York City watershed – and extending through Pennsylvania, West Virginia and part of Ohio, 7,0...
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