Marches on Wall Street in NY April 3-4

April 3: Bail Out the People, Not the Banks (organized by Bail Out the People—check web site for details) http://www.bailoutpeople.org

April 4: March on Wall Street (organized by UFP—details below. More on web site) http://unitedforpeace.org

On the April 4th anniversary of Dr. King’s prophetic “Beyond Vietnam” speech delivered at Riverside Church, massive numbers of people will be in the street in a unified and nonviolent call to cut military spending and to fund human needs and ecological sustainability. 

People will gather in New York City to protest war and rally for justice, equality and peace around the world.  Groups for racial justice and economic equality, against  war and occupation, for a new economy based on people’s needs, green union jobs and sustainability will all come together for a massive march on Wall Street.

DFNYC member Bernadette Evangelist ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) invites you to join the Procession for the Future and the Accountability and Prosecution contingent: meeting between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Franklin Place - an alley off of Franklin Street between Broadway and Church Street: map

Assembly Time: 11:00 AM
Assembly Location: Leonard, Franklin & White Streets, between Broadway & Lafayette St.
(This is just south of Canal Street and close to several subway stops.)

Canal Street stops on the
J, M, Z lines at Centre Street
6 line at Lafayette Street
N, Q, R, W lines at Broadway
A. C, E lines at Sixth Ave.
Franklin Street stop on the 1 line, at Varick St.

Procession for the Future and the Accountability and Prosecution — Franklin Place
Veterans, Military Families and Others Associated With the Military — Leonard Street
Labor — Leonard Street
Students and Youth — Franklin Street
Brooklyn — White Street (between Broadway & Lafayette)

Assembly Time: 11:00 AM
March Step Off-Time: 12:00 PM noon

March Route: South on Broadway to Stone St., East on Stone to Broad St., North on Broad to Wall St. This route is a little less than 1.5 miles and takes us through the heart of the financial district, ending right in front of the NY Stock Exchange.
 

Democracy for NYC recently held early endorsement voting.  Recognizing that success at the grassroots level requires developing strong support early, we developed the DFNYC Early Candidate Endorsement process.  It is reserved for candidates who are active members of DFNYC, and unique in their long-term commitment to the ideals, progressive grass roots activism, and dedication to the principles of Democracy for NYC.  Here is a list of the candidates that were eligible for early endorsement (voting took place through March 5th), and the results:

Norman Siegel - 70% in favor of endorsement

~ Norman is running for Public Advocate, a citywide race.  To learn more and contribute, visit: NormanSiegel.com

Steve Behar - 87% in favor of endorsement

~ Steve is running for City Council, Dist. 19 in eastern Queens.  To learn more and contribute, visit: BeharforNewYork.com

Josh Skaller - 91% in favor of endorsement

~ Josh is running for City Council, District 39 in Central Brooklyn.  To learn more and contribute, visit:  Skaller09.com.

Questions for the candidates?  If you have any questions for the candidates, feel free to contact them through their website, or send your questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will forward them along.

Endorsements in other races?  These early endorsement votes will not preclude DFNYC from making other endorsements in other 2009 races.  We are currently gathering information on who is running for which office, and we will soon have updates on how we will proceed with endorsement votes.

Other questions?  To view the rules on this early endorsement vote, click here. For other questions, email us at info-at-dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @).

Democracy for America, the organization Howard Dean started after his presidential campaign, is turning 5 years old!

DFA supporters across the country are hosting DFA birthday events this upcoming Wednesday, March 25th, and we'll dial into a conference call with Howard Dean at 9pm EST. 

~ Want to Bake a Birthday Cake? ~  If you love democracy and you love to bake, here's a great opportunity!  Let us know if you would like to bring a cake for the Manhattan or Brooklyn events listed below. Email Tracey at tdenton-at-dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @).

Join us here in New York City for the following DFA Birthday Celebrations:

~ Manhattan ~  w/Special Guest Speaker Jim Dean

Where:  Galway Hooker (upstairs in the back), 7 East 36th Street, btwn 5th & Madison Avenues (It's a bar/lounge named after a type of Irish sailboat, in case you were wondering.)

When:  Wed. Mar. 25th, Party begins at 8pm, Conference call at 9pm

Cost:   Attendance is free.  Galway Hooker has a cash bar and dinner menu.

RSVP:  http://democracyforamerica.com/events/32597-dfa-birthday-party

Baking & Other Volunteering: If you would like to bake a cake, or coordinate getting small cake plates, etc. or handle other logistics of the event, please contact Tracey at tdenton-at-dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @).

~ Park Slope, Brooklyn ~

Where:  Home of Josh & Kelly Skaller, 400 12th Street at 7th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn.  Call 718--504-2197 for apartment number and directions, or email d.campanelli-at-skaller09.com (replace -at- with @).

When:  Wed., Mar. 25, 8-10pm, Party begins at 8pm, Conference call at 9pm

Cost:   Attendance is free.  Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP:  To Dan above, or at http://democracyforamerica.com/events/32645-dfa-birthday-party

~ Bayside Queens ~

Where:  The Chabad Center of Northeast Queens, 26-06 213th Street, Bayside.  (Please note that the group will meet in the Synagogue.  The usual location, the community room, has been turned into a matzo factory.)  

When:  Wed., Mar. 25.  At 7:30, the monthly meeting of Democrats for New Politics ("DNP") will take place. (DNP is a progressive local club that started to protest the Vietnam War.) The group will dial into the DFA conference call with Howard Dean at 9pm.

RSVP & Questions:  RSVP at http://democracyforamerica.com/events/32627-dfa-birthday-party.  Contact Steve at steve-at-beharfornewyork.com  (replace -at- with @)

Cost:   Attendance is free. 

~ Happy Birthday DFA ! ~