State of the Union Watch Parties/Events on Tuesday Feb. 12th

On Tuesday February 12th, President Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union address.  Given the current political tensions, this promises to be quite an event.  DFNYC is happy to support three great events that will happen that evening, two in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn: 

1.  STATE OF THE UNION WATCH PARTY AND GUN VIOLENCE FORUM

Voterbook Manhattan, which grew out of the 2008 Obama campaign, is sponsoring a watch party, in the Times Square area, and a forum on gun violence which will take place before the speeches begin.  Leah Gunn Barrett of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence will speak about what is going on currently in the gun control movement, and lead a discussion about learning the difference between the myths and the facts about gun issues.  President Obama is expected to address gun control in his speech.

What:   Voterbook Manhattan Gun Violence Forum and State of the Union Watch Party

When:  Tuesday Feb. 12th, 7 p.m.

Where:  Harley's Smoke Stack (formerly the Irish Rogue)

             356 W. 44th St between 8th and 9th  (event is upstairs)

For more information or to rsvp:  

http://www.meetup.com/voterbookNYC/events/103561272/?a=ea1_grp&rv=ea1

2.  Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century (DL21C) and Manhattan Young Democrats (MYD) Watch Party-

Our friends at DL21C and MYD will be co-hosting a watch party.  They will have drink specials, great food and special guest speakers.  DL21C events are good to attend if you want to see and be seen and meet local candidates and politicos

What:   DL21C and Manhattan Young Democrats State of the Union Watch Party

When:  Tuesday Feb. 12th, 7 p.m.

Where:  Smithfield's (upstairs)  215 W, 28th St

For more information or to RSVP:

http://www.dl21c.org/content/dl21cs-state-union-watch-party-0

And last (but not least!)

3. Drinking Liberally's Annual State of the Union Watch Party

Our longtime friends at Drinking Liberally are having their annual SOTU watch party at a really cool bar in Brooklyn.  Their SOTU watch parties are always terrific events:

What:    Drinking Liberally's annual State of the Union Watch Party

When:   Tuesday, Feb. 12th  7 p.m.

Where:  Building on Bond

             112 Bond St (at Pacific St)

After President Obama speaks, Marco Rubio will deliver the GOP response, and Rand Paul will give the Tea Party response. Be prepared to throw popcorn at the big screens when the bad guys come on. If you go to DL's party, I'm sure Justin Krebs will insist!  

Look for DFNYC'ers at all three events.  See you there!!

 

 

 

 

Events: Gun Violence Rally Thurs - Organizing Conference this weekend - Marriage March Sunday

Join us for three important events:

NY Voices Against Gun Violence - Rally Thursday March 21st

Organizing 2.0 Conference this Weekend, March 22-24th

March for Marriage Equality - Sunday March 24th, 1pm at the Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St @7th Ave 

 

DFNYC 2013 Mayoral Forum this week!

DFNYC Mayoral Forum with Act Now NY and Living Liberally
Tuesday, March 05, 2013  7:00 - 9:00pm   by  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Forum - Race for NYC Mayor 2013 Join Democracy for NYC, along with our friends at Act Now NY and Living Liberally for a forum with Democratic candidates for NYC Mayor.  Ask questions and hear what the candidates have to say on important issues. Next year will be the first time in 12 years NYC has had a new mayor.  We look forward to taking part in this historic election!  When:  Tuesday, March 5th, 7-9pm Where:  The Tank, a theater on the 8th floor of 151 West 46th Street, between 6th & 7th Avenues RSVP Required: (Space is limited) Act Now NY is collecting RSVPs - click here! Participation Guidelines:  This is a forum for candidates running in the Democratic primary.  Click here for our guidelines to determine candidate participation. Invited Candidates, in alphabetical order:  (* Confirmed) Sal Albanese* Bill de Blasio* John Liu* Christine Quinn Erick Salgado Bill Thompson Please check back for updates on invited/confirmed candidates. Click here for candidate participation guidelines

NY passes toughest Gun Control Law in the Nation

Democracy for New York City applauds Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature for their actions today in passing and signing the toughest gun control law in the nation.  The memories of those children killed in Newtown have been honored.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/york-state-passes-toughest-gun-control-law-nation/story?id=18224091

There is a lot happening with regards to gun control.

--  President Obama is set to announce actions that he will take on Wednesday.

--  Our friends at Moveon are sponsoring  more than 230 Community Committee Against Gun Violence gatherings around the country on Thursday, including several in the NYC area.  Come meet with fellow progressives and lets discuss how to fight the epidemic of gun violence on the local level.  More info is here:

http://moveon.org/event/events/index.html?search_zip=11233&search_distance=30&action_id=302&submit=1&fallback=full&id=60855-4611938-6vNmxFx

-- The Brady Campaign, which is dedicated to promoting the fight against gun violence and gun deaths, has on their website links to many resources on these issues.  They encourage everyone to write their representatives in Congress and demand action.

http://www.bradycampaign.org/