An Evening With...Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Please join Democracy for NYC for the debut of our new periodic series "An Evening With", which will feature prominent or noteworthy political authors, writers or commentators in a fun and social setting. Our preview evening, November 14, 2006 will feature Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher of "The Nation" magazine and a charismatic Progressive voice on the political landscape.

The evening will feature an analytical address by Ms. vanden Heuvel concerning the results of the November midterm elections, followed by a question and answer session. The event will be held at "Taj", 48 West 21st Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues) in Manhattan - a very popular and sleek midtown club - from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

The cost for the evening will be $7.00 for those who have RSVP'd ahead of time and $10.00 for those showing up at the door the night of the event.

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Join Democracy for NYC, NYS Young Democrats and New Democratic Majority for a forum for the candidates for Attorney General in the Sept. 12 Democratic Primary.

When: This Monday, August 21, 7-9pm

Where: 420 Bar & Lounge, 420 Amsterdam Avenue @80th Street.

All four Democratic candidates on the ballot for Attorney General have been invited to attend the forum. The following candidates have confirmed: (Please check back for updates.)

Visit our AG page to read statements from the candidates and links to their campaign websites.

Please join us for an exciting evening! The candidates will give speeches, take questions, and mingle with attendees.

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We recently collected your feedback on the Fair and Prompt Coop Disclosure Act, resolution 119 in the City Council. The resolution, reintroduced by Council Member Monserrate, would require coops to put their cards on the table when they turn someone down. The bill that has had almost unanimous support in the Council's Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus. DFNYC members were overwhelmingly in favor of supporting Intro 119.

There are more than 300,000 coop units in the city, slightly more than half outside of Manhattan. An article from yesterday's Real Estate Section illustrates the fact that the problem of non-disclosure effects all socioeconomic segments of the coop market (I've attached a PDF of the article along with the bill's fact sheet).

While not every instance of non-disclosure represents an instance of unlawful discrimination, the fact that coops have not had to explain their reasons has made fighting discrimination in coop transfers much more difficult than it ought to be. The bill only requires that reason be set forth in writing (a) timely and (b) with specificity. If the coop has done that, the coop has complied.

Right now, consumers have more rights to fight out why they have been turned down for a department store credit card, than they do for a home that they, the seller, the brokers, and a bank all thought they were qualified for.

TAKE ACTION: The Anti-Distrimination Center of Metro New York has asked that we call our Council Members and ask them to co-sponsor this bill. Find you council member at our Contact Your Representative page.

Include your name, address, and phone number whenever you contact your representative and tell them you are a member of Democracy for NYC.

If your council member has already co-sponsored the resolution, it's nice to thank them. View a list of current co-sponsors.

Read the legislation.

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Learn more about WomenMatter at: www.womenmatter.net