An explosive new documentary highlighting the devious and innovative techniques used by the Republican Party in 2000 and 2004 to disenfranchise voters and hijack the two respective presidential elections—thereby putting our democracy at risk.
When:
Tuesday evening, August 12th
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Where:
Bar 420
420 Amsterdam Avenue
(corner of 80th Street)
The movie will start at 7:00 PM with time for mixing and mingling both before and after the movie, which will run for about 80 minutes.
Please rsvp to lewiscohen-at-att.blackberry.net
Due to space limitations, rsvps will be honored on a first come first serve basis.
There will be a $5.00 cover charge for the event.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 August 2008 )
STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote
Written by Bernadette Evangelist
Monday, 28 July 2008
Millions of Americans in 49 states have lost the right to vote in a multitude of ways. Being required to cast your vote on software-driven optical scanners or DREs, which can be programmed to undetectably steal your vote without leaving a trace of the crime, is a major form of disenfranchisement. New Yorkers have been shielded from the devastation that is secret computerized vote counting in America, but may lose their right to a protected, secure, meaningful vote by the 2009 elections.
A new feature length documentary film narrated by Peter Coyote, and produced and directed by Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning Filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman will be premiered in New York City.
STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote
August 1st thru 7th at the Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th Street, NYC. Screenings at 1:00, 2:50, 5:00, 6:50, 9:00. www.stealingamericathemovie.org
Advance tickets for the August 1st to August 7th showings can now be purchased online at: MovieTickets.com and MovieFone.com
Guest appearances:
Friday, Aug. 1— Director Dorothy Fadiman and Ion Sancho, Leon County, FL, Supervisor of Elections, will introduce the 6:50 pm screening. Greg Palast author of NY Times best seller Armed Madhouse, will do Q and A after the 6:50 and introduce the 9:00 pm screening.
Saturday, Aug. 2- Jonathan Simon, co-founder of EDA (Election Defense Alliance) www.electiondefensealliance.org/, and Director Dorothy Fadiman, will introduce the 6:50 screening. Jonathan Simon and Sally Castleman, co-founder and National Chairperson of EDA, will do Q and A after the 6:50 and intro the 9:00 pm screening.
Sunday, Aug. 3- Director Dorothy Fadiman will introduce the 2:50 show. Sally Castleman and other election integrity advocates will do Q and A after the 2:50 show.
How you can help:
See the film!
Sign up to table in the theatre lobby to hand out election reform information: email
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"I think people are looking at the total candidate," said City Councilman Tony Avella,
also a long-shot mayoral candidate. "He [Obama] stands for change, and we need change in the city."
"It has gotten really bad," he added. "Good legislation languishes in the Council forever."
The theme of Obama for change in City Hall ran throughout the evening.
"I've been for Obama for a year and a half," said Norman Siegel,
an attorney making his third bid for public advocate, as Tom Petty played in
the background. "I love his intellect, his vision, his idealism. But I
disagree with his policies on Pfizer, capital punishment, and the Second Amendment.
I'd love to sit down with him and discuss issues like civil liberties--but
it's a no-brainier, you vote for Barack Obama."
...
When it was Mark Green's turn onstage he turned to the audience and said,
"Raise your hand if you organized for Hillary in the primary contest."
About about 30 people--roughly two-thirds of the crowd--raised their hands.
"Raise your hand if you organized for Obama in the primary contest,"
he demanded, as about 20 people raised their hands, and someone hissed loudly.
"Now," Green went on. "Who is not yet convinced to go all out for Barack Obama?"
Staten Island - 7:00pm (NEW LINKUP!),
Muddy Cup,
388 Van Duzer Street, Staten Island, with host Al Dykes.
Upper West Side - 7:00pm, Cosi (the back room) - 2186 Broadway (btwn 77 and 78 street),
with host Merle Mceldowney.
West Village - 7:00pm,
Kettle of Fish, 59 Christopher St. (near 7thAve.) with host Josh Silverstein.
Astoria, Queens - 7:30pm, (NEW VENUE)Omonia Cafe,
3220 Broadway (N train to Broadway, cafe on the corner of 33rd and Broadway),
with hosts Costa Constantinides and Jeremiah Frei-Pearson.
Sunnyside, Queens - 8:00pm,
The Grind (in the back room), 39-24 Queens Blvd., with host Dan Jacoby.
Bayside, Queens - 7:00pm, The First Edition, 41-08 Bell Blvd, right near the LIRR stop,
with host Steve Behar of
Democrats for New Politics.
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn - 7:00pm, Wycoff Bennett Homestead, 1669 East 22nd Street,
with host Annette Mont.
Send your Linkup feedback and suggestions to linkup (at) dfnyc.org
Last Updated ( Thursday, 31 July 2008 )
DFNYCer Steve Behar at Netroots Nation
Written by Michael Minn
Monday, 21 July 2008
Longtime DFNYC member, Bayside linkup host and candidate for
NY City Council (district 19 - Queens) spoke at the
2008 Netroots Nation
Candidates Forum. The audio and video (courtesy of DFNYC
member Josh Silverstein) isn't pristine, but Steve's progressive
passion always manages to shine through the clouds of conservative
dispair or problematic videography.
