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Written by Josh Silverstein
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 |
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Join us this Wednesday, October 7 for Linkups (formerly "Meetups") at several NYC locations:
Upper West Side - 7:00pm, The Parlour, 250 West 86th St. (between Bdway and West End Ave.), with hosts Bernadette Evangelist and Sally Swisher.
Upper East Side - 7:00pm, - Doc Watson's, 1490 2nd Ave.btwn 76th & 77th Streets, with host Jen Berkley.
West Village - 7:00pm, Kettle of Fish, 59 Christopher St. (near 7th Ave.) with host Josh Silverstein.
Sunnyside, Queens - 7:30pm, Bliss Street Station restaurant, 47-02 Greenpoint Ave., with host Dan Jacoby.
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn - 7:00pm, Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead 1669 E. 22nd St. with host Annette Mont and Estelle Glasser.
Astoria, Queens - Thursday, October 8 - 7:30pm, Ommonia Cafe 32-20 Broadway, with host Jeremiah Frei-Pearson and Costa Constantinides.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 October 2009 )
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Stop the War, Create Jobs |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Monday, 28 September 2009 |
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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 & Wall) in front of the statue of George Washington--Federal Hall steps
When: Wednesday, October 7 at 12:00 Noon -1 p.m.
There will be crosses with the names of the NYS soldiers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. Names of the dead will be read aloud. MFSO is asking for your support!
Sponsored by MFSO-NY (Manhattan Chapter) For more information, contact Lionelle Hamanaka at
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 September 2009 )
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Medicare for All Protest - 17 Arrested, Hundreds Rally |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 |
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17 Arrested at Aetna Protest
Seventeen protesters were arrested on September 29, 2009, for refusing the leave Aetna's NYC offices until the insurance giant agreed to approve all doctor requested lifesaving treatment for all Aetna clients. NLN captured the event on video.
And, Hundreds Rallied and Marched from Bristol-Myers Squibb to Aetna
Later in the day, Democracy for NYC members joined Private Health Insurance Must Go! Coalition for a mass demonstration also at Aetna Insurance. Hundreds of protesters walked from Bristol-Myers Squibb at 345 Park Avenue to Aetna offices at 99 Park Avenue to insist on single-payer, medicare for all and demonstrate against the insurance and pharmacuetical companies that are controlling the debate. You can spot DFNYC Upper West Side Link-up members Susan Andrews, Bruce Rosen, Sally Swisher, Sheila Geist, and Bernadette Evangelist in this NLN video of the event.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 September 2009 )
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Urgent Health Care Action Needed! |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Monday, 28 September 2009 |
Senator Rockefeller's and Senator Schumer's amendments adding a public option to the Senate Finance Committee's proposed bill are scheduled for Tuesday, September 29! Senator Schumer has been a strong supporter of a public option (although a little unclear on how strong that option would be.)
It's vital to get the public option into the Finance Committee's bill, as that would ensure that it is included in all the bills coming out of committee.
Call (or Fax) Today (Sept. 28) or Early Tomorrow (Sept 29): CALL: 202 224-6542 (Washington Office), 212 486-4430 (New York Office); FAX: 202 228-3027 (Washington Office), 212 486-7693 (New York Office)
When you call, thank Senator Schumer for his support so far and tell him that you, his constituent, want him to support the strongest public option that he can (Sen. Rockefeller's amendment is more muscular than Schumer's, so let Schumer know that you want his support for Rockefeller.) If you'd actually prefer single payer -- Medicare for All -- tell him that.
It doesn't matter if you've called before. Call again, and let our Senator know where you stand.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 September 2009 )
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Stella D'oro Rally Friday, October 2, 3-7 p.m. |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 |
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Keep Stella D'oro in the Bronx: Rally with Workers and Supporters at the Stella D'oro Plant
When: Friday, October 2, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
Where: Stella D'oro - 237th Street & Broadway
It is crunch time at Stella D'oro! Brynwood Partners, the company's private equity owners, intend to shut down the Bronx facility as early as the first days of October. They have a deal in principle with North Carolina-based manufacturing and marketing firm Lance, Inc. to buy the brand and relocate production to a non-union plant in Ashland, Ohio. But the deal still hasn't closed -- and we can stop it!
Please join the courageous women and men of Stella D'oro -- who have stood up for themselves and for the entire labor movement in New York -- as they rally to keep their plant open -- and their jobs -- this Friday, October 2nd, outside the plant gates at 237th Street and Broadway. Take the 1 train to 238th Street and walk one block south.
To read more about Stella D'oro's ongoing struggle, we recommend
Bloomberg, Bono and Broken Promises By Thomas Good
Below: Photo from September 25 March & Rally by Bud Korotzer / NLN
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 September 2009 )
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