Upper West Side - 7:00pm:  The Upper West Side Linkup becomes a phonebanking evening for our DFNYC-endorsed candidates. Please bring your cell phone and join us to make calls on behalf of Public Advocate candidate Norman Siegel, and City Council candidates Steve Behar (Dist. 19), and Yetta Kurland (Dist. 3), Josh Skaller (Dist. 39). Hosts Sally Swisher and Bernadette Evangelist.  Location: West End Ave @86th Street.  Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , for full address and to rsvp, so we know how much pizza to order.  

Upper East Side - The UES Linkup will join the Upper West Side, see above.

West Village - The West Village Linkup will be volunteering for Yetta Kurland at her campaign HQ, doing voter id calls.  Linkup host Tracey Keij-Denton will be there from 6-9pm.  Yetta's campaign is in the West Village at the Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, between Bank & Bethune Streets.  (Bank and Bethune are between 11th & 12th Streets.)  By subway, take the 1/2/3 train to 14th Street, and walk west toward the river until West Street, which is just before 10th Avenue.  For a map & directions, visit http://www.hopstop.com/

Sunnyside, Queens - Instead of meeting at Bliss Street Station restaurant, Sunnyside Linkup attendees are encouraged to vounteer for Queens candidate Steve Behar.  To do evening canvassing, which is extrememly helpful for GOTV, contact Makedah at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 646 862-2527.  If you can't travel out to Eastern Queens, you can make phone calls to voters from your home.  Contact Jeremiah at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Bayside, Queens - Instead of meeting at the The First Edition, Bayside Linkup attendees are encouraged to vounteer for Queens candidate Steve Behar. Campaign HQ is right near the LIRR stop in Bayside.  To do voter canvassing, which is extrememly helpful for GOTV, contact Makedah at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 646 862-2527.

Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn - 7:00pm, Sheepshead Bay will have their usual Linkup at the Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead, 1669 E. 22nd St., with host Annette Mont and Estelle Glasser.

   Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." If this is true, then Senator Ted Kennedy never truly died. If there was one word to describe him, it would probably be "outspoken." From the time he became involved in politics to the time he passed away late Tuesday at the age of 77, he was always fighting hard for those less represented. His accomplishments are countless, dealing with everything from civil rights to health care reform.

   In memory of Senator Ted Kennedy, please visit his website: http://tedkennedy.org/. Thank you.

Saturday, August 29th, Walks Converge for a Rally in Times Square, NYC

On August 29th, 2009 hundreds—maybe thousands of people will march from different neighborhoods of New York City to rally in Times Square.

New Yorkers and people from all over the United States will gather to show Congress that we need meaningful healthcare reform with a strong public option. We believe that legislation with anything less than a strong public option is unacceptable. According to Howard Dean, "Any legislation without the choice of a public option is only insurance reform and not the healthcare reform America needs."

Join DFNYC and all these groups and individuals on Saturday.

11 am Walks start (See below for a location near you),
2 pm Unity Rally at 42nd Street and 7th Avenue

Hosted by NYCforChange in partnership with Organizing for America.  More than 50 grassroots and other organizations will be participating including Obama supporter groups, women's groups, immigrant right groups, health care worker unions, physician groups, faith based organizations, Democracy for NYC, and many more!

DFNYC will meet at 350 West 31st St. (between 8th and 9th Aves.) at 1:00 pm joining NY Metro Area Postal Union.  Contact: Bernadette at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Chuck at  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Other UNITY Walk Start locations: 

MANHATTAN
Upper West Side: Meet at Ryan Health Clinic, 97th St. btwn Columbus & Amsterdam Aves. Hosted by Upper West Side Baby Boomers for Obama's Agenda. RSVP: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Upper East Side:
1. New York Presbyterian Medical Center, 1300 York Ave at 69th St.
Meet at 1 PM. RSVP: MYBO
2. Mt. Sinai Medical Center, 99th & Madison
3. Memorial Sloane Kettering, 1st Ave and 68th St.
4. Lenox Hill Hospital- Park Ave and 77th
RSVP: Jean Prendergast, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Midtown: Meet outside of Roosevelt Hospital, 10th Ave at 59th St. @ 12pm
Hosted by: Women's Contingent for Health Care Reform,
RSVP: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ACORN & Make the Road walk—good for Spanish speakers!  Meet at 12:30 PM at Bryant Park, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street. RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Downtown West:
1. Meet outside of St. Vincent's Hospital, 170 West 12th St. @ 12pm
RSVP: MYBO  Coordinator: Alan Howard, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Hosted by Tribeca for Change, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, Downtown East for Obama, South Asians for Opportunity.
2. Meet at Office of the Center for Independence of the Disabled of New York,  841 Broadway, Room 301 at 13th St. near Union Square at 1 PM;
RSVP:  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Kips Bay: Meet outside Bellevue Hospital, 1st Avenue @ 28th Street at 12 PM. RSVP MYBO. Contact: Elizabeth at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Harlem: Meet at Harlem Hospital, 2479 Frederick Douglass Blvd; RSVP: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

BROOKLYN
1. Contact: Jordan Thomas, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Hosted by Brooklyn for Barack.
2. Flyer for the rallyat Grand Army Plaza, 10 AM - 12 PM. Hosted by  Prospectors for Change. RSVP: MYBO

QUEENS
Meet at Mary Immaculate hospital, 153 St & 89th Ave, Jamaica, NY @ 11 AM
RSVP:  Bonty Defoe, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or MYBO
Hosted by Queens County for Change

BRONX
Meet NW corner of 210th St & Bainbridge by Montefiore Hospital at 12:30 PM. RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or MYBO
Hosted by NW Bronx for Change, Jackie This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Gene This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

STATEN ISLAND
Meet at the Staten Island Ferry at 11:30 AM
RSVP: MYBO

For more information check-in at www.nycforchange.org , or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , 212-925-1829