(1)  Democracy for NYC's Annual Benefit with Mark Green & Jim Dean, Next Wed, 7/23
           ~ View invite & RSVP at http://www.dfnyc.org/

Please join us next Wednesday, July 23rd for our annual DFNYC Benefit "Unity '08." Mark Green, former NYC Public Advocate and currently president of Air America Radio, and Jim Dean, chair of Democracy for America, will be our special guests!

When:  Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 6:30-9pm

Where:  M1-5 Lounge, 52 Walker Street, between Broadway & Church in Manhattan, just south of Canal.

Subway:  N/Q/R/W, 4/6, A/C, or J/M to Canal Street

Host Committee:  Lewis Cohen (Event Chair), Don Barber, Steve Behar, Michael J. Brady,
Paul Brown, Theresa Canter, Hilda B. Classon, Costa Constantinides, Miriam Danar, Jim Dean, Tracey Denton, Bernadette Evangelist, Luke Henry, Dan Jacoby, David Kogelman, Bruce Markens, Bonnie Maslin, Hon. Trudy L. Mason, Merle McEldowney, Abhishek Mistry, Yehuda Nir, Dana Northcraft, Chris Owens, Tim Paulson, Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, Bruce Rosen, Carolyn Schultz, Norman Siegel, Josh Silverstein, Josh Skaller, Sally Swisher, Heather Woodfield, Josh Zeitz

RSVP & View Invite at: http://www.dfnyc.org/


(2)  Online Video:  DFNYCers Go Out to Petition for Jimmy Dahroug

On Saturday, July 5, DFNYC volunteers joined Jimmy Dahroug's campaign for State Senate to go petitioning door-to-door in Long Island.  To find out why volunteers and voters alike are supporting Jimmy, watch this video on Youtube:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=shgytM4YrHA

For more about progressive Democrat Jimmy Dahroug and his race for the State Senate, visit his website:

http://www.jimmyforsenate.com


(3) Volunteer Phone Banks for Steve Harrison, Democrat for Congress

Steve Harrison is a progressive Democrat running for Congress in NY's 13th Congressional District, formerly held by Republican Vito Fossella.  (Fossella resigned after a drunk driving arrest which lead to the discovery of an extra-marital affair and child with another woman.)

Democracy for NYC has endorsed Steve Harrison and DFNYCer David Hernandez is working with Harrison's campaign.  The following volunteer phone banks have beens et up in Staten Island and Brooklyn:

Staten Island Phone Bank
1738 Victory Blvd./ Manor Road
12-9pm Mon- Sat.
Contact Al Dykes or David Hernandez, 718 720 8683

Brooklyn Phone Bank
544 Bay Ridge Pkwy/ Bet. 5&6 Avenue
Contact Greg Collett to rsvp and for specific hours, 718 745 2539

To learn more about Steve, visit his campaign website:
http://www.steveharrisonforcongress.com/


(4) Kevin Powell Earns the Endorsement of Stonewall Democrats of NYC

Kevin Powell, DFNYC-endorsed candidate for Congress in Brooklyn, has been endorsed by the Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC. Stonewall Democrats' mission is to advocate for legislation that guarantees equality and fairness for the LGBT community and support candidates for elected office who support these values.  LGBT equality is an important principle for the DFA Community as well, as Howard Dean's brave step to ratify equal rights for gay couples in Vermont against conservative opposition was a cornerstone of his 2004 presidential campaign.

With Congress having the power to vote on crucial equality legislation, such as ENDA (which would prevent companies from discriminating on the basic of sexual orientation) and marriage equality, we congratulate Kevin on this terrific endorsement. 

To read the press release from Kevin's campaign, visit:

http://www.prurgent.com/2008-07-14/pressrelease14901.htm

For a list of all Kevin's other endorsements, including Gloria Steinem, visit this page at his website:

http://www.kevinpowellforcongress.org/endorsements/


(5) Report: Obama Outreach at Seaport w/DFNYC & Luke Henry's Campaign
        
This past Sunday, July 13, DFNYC volunteers joined up with Luke Henry's campaign and other NYC Obama supporters to campaign for Senator Obama at the South Street Seaport.  We'll have video and pictures soon at the community section of our website, http://dfnyc.org

New York is not a "swing state," but we can still help Senator Barack Obama win the election by doing outreach to tourists here in New York City.  At the Seaport, we met people from all over, handed out literature, and signed them up to support Obama's campaign.  We had voter registration forms ready for New Yorkers not yet registered, as turning up the popular vote is key to victory this November.

To find out about more opportunities to help Obama in New York city, visit:

http://my.barackobama.com (Click on "find events" on the right) 

We plan to have future events in this newsletter, and please let us know if you are planning an event we can list.  Email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

To find out more about Luke Henry's campaign for Assembly against Speaker Sheldon Silver, visit:

http://lukehenry.org