NYC Green Party Newswire

Fighting Obama’s wars: recruiting youth in Brooklyn

More than seven years into the occupation of Iraq, the war effort has lost popularity, especially among young people. Back in 2005, America’s all volunteer military began regularly falling behind its enlistment goals. As recruiters struggled to meet their targets, revelations of misconduct grew, even spurring the Army to suspend recruiting for a day.

But recruitment numbers rebounded after the military increased its efforts inside school in low income neighborhoods. The Pentagon reported its best year ever for recruiting in 2009, with every branch of the military surpassing its goals.

To examine why youth are joining the military today, reporters Jaisal Noor and Kieran Meadows take us to one of the most heavily recruited counties in the nation; Kings County, also known as Brooklyn, New York City. Stay with us for this special Memorial Day documentary.

Designated candidates of the Green Party of NY State:

Governor of New York State: Howie Hawkins

Lieutenant Governor of New York State: Gloria Mattera

Comptroller of New York State: Julia Willebrand

U.S. Senate: Cecile Lawrence

U.S. Senate: Colia Clark

Other candidates petitioning to be on the Green Party Ballot.

US Congress from the 13th district: Hank Bardel

US Congress from the 7th district: Anthony Gronowicz
Video

State Senate from the 33rd district: John Reynolds

State Assembly from the 76th district: Walter Nestler

State Assembly from the 82nd district: Carl Lundgren

State Assembly from the 83rd district: Trevor Archer

State Assembly from the 85th district: Daniel Zuger

State Assembly from the 119th district: Mike Donelly

Thanks to everyone who turned out to our clothing swap in North Brooklyn! And special thanks to 5 Boroughs Clothing Swap, BedStuy Blog and Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn for spreading the swap buzz. Attendance was great, there were some fabulous finds, and we donated over 10 bags of clothes to Housing Works!

Download a PDF flyer for the event by clicking here!

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Friday, May 7, 6:30 PM
The Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
Suggested donation $10, $5 students/seniors – no one turned away.

Featured Speaker: Joel Kovel
Educator, activist, Green Party candidate for Senate and President, author of: The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or The End of the World? and Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel-Palestine.

Followed by Q & A and discussion.

Directions: 388 Atlantic is between Bond and Hoyt Sts, near the Atlantic Ave train station.

Sat, May 22 11AM-3PM
All Saints Catholic Church
115 Throop Avenue, Williamsburg/Bushwick
FREE

Clean out your closet…Shop in our closet…And keep clothes out of landfills! Bring your clean and usable women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing to the swap. Anything left over will be donated to charity. Brought to you by Greener Gotham Events.

Directions: Near intersection of Broadway and Flushing. J/M train to Flushing Ave or G train to Lorimer St.

Virtual Phone Bank:
Fundraising for 2010 Elections

Join Greens from around New York State as we make phone calls from wherever we are, to Greens and Green supporters to raise money for our 2010 candidates (who will be named at the May 15 Green Party of New York State convention). Some small groups will gather at peoples’ homes, and all will be joined via live chat and the web.

Click here to go to the chatroom.

Hot off the press:
http://bit.ly/cNujDz

MeetUp for northern Brooklyn, May Day, and more…

Sunday 4/18 @ 11am, Gowanus Canal Earth Day Flotilla Spring Clean Up

Meet up at 2nd and Bond and Canal in Brooklyn.

Presented by the Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy

GPBK is inviting Greens to join the Urban Divers and dozens of environmental stewards & waterfront access advocates for an Educational Ecocruise on the historic (and notorious) Gowanus Canal aboard a 32 Foot Indian Shipping Canoe. The canoe accommodates 21 paddlers at a time.

Last month, after decades of struggle, the Gowanus Canal was listed as an EPA Superfund Site, bringing national attention to the polluted site and carving a pathway toward effective clean-up and ecological restoration.

But for the Canal to get the clean-up our community deserves we must continue to organize and advocate! So let’s get on the water, learn something new, inspire, and educate!

To meet up with GPBK, email michael@gpbk.org or call 917-825-3562. For more informaion on the Urban Divers go to www.urbandivers.org

Tuesday April 27th @ 7pm, Monthly Meeting of GPBK Local 134 (Greenpoint/Williamsburg, BedStuy and Bushwick)

All Saints Catholic Church, 114 Throop Avenue (corner of Throop and Thorton) in Brooklyn. Take the J/M or G trains to Flushinv Avenue or the L train to Montrose Avenue.

Getting ready for spring and summer events and the 2010 campaign season!

- Attending actions on May 1st weekend

- Guest speakers and film screenings for future meetings

- Partnering up for tabling and outreach in Brooklyn

- Mobilizing Greens to community actions and events in the area — are you organizing one?

- Planning for 2010 elections: petitioning for the ballot, identifying issues

Email michael@gpbk.org or call 917-825-3562 with any questions.

Monday April 12, 2010 at 7:00pm
Park Slope United Methodist Church
410 6th Avenue (northwest corner of 8th Street and Sixth Avenue)
Brooklyn, New York Get Directions
The Park Slope Greens and Green Party of Brooklyn Present:

“EARTH 2100″ (ABC produced movie based on a possible scenario of global climate change)

+ roundtable discussion on climate justice after the film

No Admission Charge, but Donations Welcome – Mon., April 12th at 7:00 pm

For more info call: (718) 788-2260. or email dani@gpbk.org
Website: http://www.gpbk.org

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz delivers a tearful ode to the Atlantic Yards boondoggle and his crony Bruce Ratner. Filmed at Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn’s “ceremonial groundbreaking” of Burying The Soul Of Brooklyn. 2005 Green Party Candidate for Brooklyn Borough President Gloria Mattera was in attendance, wearing the Andrew Cuomo mask. Video by Michael ONeil.

Click here for more coverage from NY 1

What the elected officials won’t say, when they talk about jobs, is that service and chain store retail positions created in the Atlantic Yards footprint will rarely if ever provide living wages to Brooklyn families.

What: Two Groundbreakings to Protest Ratner’s Boondoggle Ceremony

Who: Three foot tall bobblehead Bloomberg, Markowitz, Pataki, Spitzer, Paterson, Schumer, Cuomo, Prokhorov and Ratner
Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn

Where: Outside of Freddy’s Bar, 485 Dean Street (corner of 6th Avenue)

When: Thursday, March 11. 12:30pm SHARP

Project opponents should gather at Freddy’s to start the protest at 1pm.

Bring your signs, whistles, noisemakers, effigies and anything else suitable for protest…

More info here: http://dddb.net/upcoming

Get ready to be informed and inspired to bring more people into Green Party activism!
Joan Minieri, co-founder of Community Voices Heard and co-author of Tools For Radical Democracy will give a talk at the next Park Slope Greens meeting, Monday March 8th at 7pm at the Park Slope Methodist Church (corner of 8th Street and 6th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn). We’ll talk about base building and developing grassroots campaigns.

Joan will be joined by Henry Serrano, a lead organizer with Community Voices Heard, who coordinates electoral organizing and movement-building strategies.

Park Slope Greens meetings take place on the second Monday of each month –7:00pm– at the Park Slope Methodist Church, corner of 8th Street and 6th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn!

In This Message:

Sunday 12/6 - Climate Emergency Action!
Tell Obama to Lead the Fight Against
Global Warming in Copenhagen!

Bring the Kids! make Ice Globes!
Hope to See You there!

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TCK….TCK…TCK…..GREEN PARTY
CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION!
SUNDAY, 12/6 IN BROOKLYN

TELL PRESIDENT OBAMA:
“LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL
WARMING IN COPENHAGEN -
STAND UP TO CLIMATE-COOKING
COAL CORPORATIONS!”

Please join The Green Party of Brooklyn, the
Park Slope Greens, Parents for Climate Protection
and other groups in Park Slope, Brooklyn, at 3pm on the
corner of 3rd St & 5th Ave – Sunday, Dec 6th to pledge
our community’s support for climate change legislation
that follows the demands of The EARTH, not big business.

* We’ll gather dozens of ice globes made by YOU and your
neighbors (go to www.gpbk.org to learn how to make them
or see what they look like) — and display them by
candlelight as the sun sets

* Pledge cards will be on hand so you can send a personal
message to the President that now is the time to save our
planet

* Local environmental activists and climate change experts
will be on hand to answer your questions and talk about what’s
next in the climate change movement

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During his election campaign, Barack Obama promised to “restore
science” to the fight against global warming.*

But on November 25 the president proposed an emissions reductions
target of just 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, however this is just
a tiny fraction of what scientists says is needed. Now, as Obama
plans for his Dec 9 visit to Copenhagen, it’s time for us to let
him know we expect this country to join the European Union, Japan
and Great Britain in setting a target that will cut down the risks
of climate change on our future.

Now is not the time for small plans! The US is responsible for 30%
of the global warming pollution in our atmosphere today. Yet we are
just 5% of the world’s population. The U.S. coal industry alone emits
almost as much global warming pollution –8%– than India and Africa
combined - that’s 2.3 billion people! The U.S. must take responsibility
for our pollution.

Come to 3rd Street and 5th Avenue on December 6th, bring your ice globe,
and take a stand for our future! Email iceglobes@gpbk.org or call
718-369-2998 to tell us how many you’re bringing or if you have any questions.

*Science calls for the United States and the developed world to cut pollution
by at least 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, and to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions 80 to 95 percent by 2050.

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MORE INFO ON THE PARK SLOPE GREENS

For more information about anything in this message,
please contact Dani at (718) 788-2260 or by e-mail
at Daniliebling@yahoo.com

For more info on the Park Slope Greens, see our
website at: www.parkslopegreens.net

For up to date information on the Ratner
Arena/Stadium opposition go to: www.dddb.net

For More Information on The Green Party of Brooklyn
e-mail: info@gpbk.org or go to www.gpbk.org

For more information on the David Pechefsky City Council
Campaign, go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

For More information on The Rev. Billy for NYC Mayor Campaign
go to www.voterevbilly.org

In This Message:

1) Park Slope Greens Meeting - Monday 11/9/09

2) Pechefsky Campaign - Thank You!

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PARK SLOPE GREENS MONTHLY MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2009 - 7PM

Please join us for our November meeting where we will
be discussing all the NYC Green Party election results,
specifically David Pechefsky’s campaign.

We will be concentrating on the following:

1) Campaign wrap-up/overview and some ideas for base building (David)
2) Developing electoral operations infrastructure ideas (Jonathan)
3) Planning for local post-campaign event

Park Slope Greens meetings take place on the second Monday
of each month at the Park Slope Methodist Church, corner of
8th Street and 6th Avenue, basement/garden entrance.

For more information please call Dani at
(718) 788-2260 or e-mail at daniliebling@yahoo.com

All are welcome!

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DAVID PECHEFSKY CAMPAIGN
WRAP-UP AND THANK YOU!

A very heartfelt thanks to all of you for your support, time,
and effort.   I feel very happy with the race we ran — it was
principled, engaging, substantive, and fun.

By now many of you have seen the numbers and the truth is that
I cannot help but feel disappointed.  According to the unofficial
count we got about 1,500 votes or 7%. (Although our own tally from
the polls we closed was closer to 1,750).   All day long yesterday,
people — many of whom I had never seen before - passed me giving
me the thumbs up, or came up to shake my hand, or after a last
minute entreaty from me or one of my team came back from the poll
saying “I voted for you.”  And the numbers we got from MS 51 where
I ended the night were closer to 20% so I really was feeling pretty
good walking to our party.

How to explain it? Of course one thing is that the two-party system
is so entrenched that it is very, very hard to get people to vote
otherwise.  But here are a couple of ways of looking at the numbers
that tell a more positive story.

First there are only about 360 registered Greens in district.  So even
discounting for those who voted for me mostly out of personal loyalty,
we probably got over 1,000 non-Greens to vote Green.

Brad Landers’s (D) vote total represented the equivalent of 30% of
registered Democrats.  Joe Nardiello’s (R) 40% of registered Republicans.
But ours 400% of registered Greens!

We also gained more votes than 2 of the 5 Dems who ran in the primary,
despite those two being good candidates who considerably outspent us.

And in Park Slope we beat the Republican by 957 votes to 517, gaining 19%
of the total!  The difference between these numbers and the overall outcome
highlights that the 39th Council District, which extends from Cobble Hill to
Borough Park is not a “Park Slope District” nor for that matter a particularly
progressive district; although the fact that the Democratic nominee tends be
someone deemed progressive makes it very hard for a challenger from the left.

I hope this puts things in perspective a little bit.

And certainly no other campaign brought more smiles to people’s faces then we
did with the funny t-shirts and our high spirits, nor was more fun for kids
with our activity book and free puppet shows.

For a nice summary of the campaign please read Louise Crawford’s piece in
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn: (this should be all one line but we had to put it on two)

www.onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.typepad.com//only_the_blog_knows_brook/2009/11/the-hardest-working-candidate-in-brooklyn-david-pechefsky.html

So, was it the right thing to do?
Absolutely, not the least because of the all the new friends I made and the
old friends I reconnected with.

And in political terms?  Absolutely.  Many people asked me in the course of the
campaign why with my strong resume etc. I wasn’t running as a Democrat so I would
“have a chance at winning.”  No way!  The City Council doesn’t need any more
deal-making Democrats who compromise their principles to get appointed the chair
of some good sounding committee etc. etc. and the political system as a whole
needs to be pushed on the Green party principles of ecological wisdom, social
justice, grassroots democracy, and non-violence.

So keep an eye out for us Greens and consider coming to some Park Slope Greens meetings.
We usually meet the second Monday of the month at the Methodist Church on 6th Avenue and
8th Street. There is lots to be done.

Best,
David

For more info go to: www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

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MORE INFO ON THE PARK SLOPE GREENS

For more information about anything in this message,
please contact Dani at (718) 788-2260 or by e-mail
at Daniliebling@yahoo.com

For more info on the Park Slope Greens, see our
website at: www.parkslopegreens.net

For up to date information on the Ratner
Arena/Stadium opposition go to: www.dddb.net

For More Information on The Green Party of Brooklyn
e-mail: info@gpbk.org or go to www.gpbk.org

For more information on the David Pechefsky City Council
Campaign, go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

For More information on The Rev. Billy for NYC Mayor Campaign
go to www.voterevbilly.org

In This Message:

VOTE GREEN PARTY TODAY!!

1) Pechefsky For City Council - VOTE TODAY!!

2) Rev. Billy Talen For NYC Mayor - VOTE TODAY!

3) Election Day Message from The
Green Party of NY State

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DAVID PECHEFSKY CAMPAIGN
FOR NYC COUNCIL - DIST 39

Thanks once again for all your support.
No matter the outcome today, we’ve made
an impact and the campaign has been a good
step in pushing our political system to be better.

Remember to vote and please remind all your friends
- email them, call them, or use whatever other method
you can think of.

Thanks,
David

If you can help palm carding at the polls today
Please contact: jonathan@pechefskyforcitycouncil.com
or call him at 347-416-6939

For more info go to: www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

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REV. BILLY TALEN FOR NYC
MAYOR CAMPAIGN

Vote For Rev. Billy today!!!!!!!!!

www.voterevbilly.org

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A MESSAGE FROM THE GREEN PARTY
OF NEW YORK STATE

Vote Green Party today!

Fellow Green Party members,

Election Day is upon us today, Tuesday, November 3rd.
This year we have a dozen strong candidates across the
state running for election or re-election on the Green
Party line. The Green Party represents a real choice in
the usually sordid world of New York State politics.
Greens around the state have been fighting against the
spoiling of our wilderness, harmful gas drilling upstate,
for single-payer universal health care, affordable housing,
living wage jobs, same-sex marriage equality, and against
climate change. Help us put them over the top by giving
last-minute donations to their campaigns, volunteering to
help on election day, or just getting the word out to
friends and family in their districts.

Polls will be open from 6:00am-9:00pm for New York City, Nassau,
Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie counties.
For other counties, 12:00noon-9:00pm.

2009 Green Party candidates in New York State

Allen Carstensen: Town Supervisor, Ulysses
23 Strowbridge St., Trumansburg, New York

Evergreen C. Chou: City Council, 20th District,
Flushing, Queens e-mail

Jennifer Dotson: Common Councilwoman, 1st ward, Ithaca
212 Wood St., Ithaca, New York 14850 e-mail (607)-351-5458

Joe Duffy: Mayor, Hornell

Luke Gucker: City Council, 11th ward, Albany
9 Western Ave., Albany, New York 12203 e-mail (518)-434-0815

Howie Hawkins: City Council, 4th district, Syracuse
P.O. Box 562, Syracuse, New York 13205

Jeff Green, Town Board, Kent, NY e-mail

Mary Jo Long: Town Council, Afton

Walter Nestler: City Council,
18th district, Bronx e-mail

David Pechefsky: City Council,
39th district, Brooklyn e-mail

Darin Robbins: Alderman, 7th ward, Corning
104 West Pulteney St. apt. 304, Corning, New York 14830
e-mail (607)-936-3294

Mike Sellers: Mayor, Cobleskill

Lynne Serpe: City Council,
22nd district, Astoria, Queens e-mail

William Talen: Mayor, New York City e-mail

Russell Ziemba: City Council, 3rd district, Troy, New York
1813 Highland Ave., Troy, New York 12180
T3shirts

For a limited time, donations of $15 or more
entitle you to a Green Party T-shirt.
Click photo to open image in your browser.
To donate, click here.

Make a Donation

Enroll in the Green Party
Contact your GP Representative

Green Party of New York Web Site

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MORE INFO ON THE PARK SLOPE GREENS

For more information about anything in this message,
please contact Dani at (718) 788-2260 or by e-mail
at Daniliebling@yahoo.com

For more info on the Park Slope Greens, see our
website at: www.parkslopegreens.net

For up to date information on the Ratner
Arena/Stadium opposition go to: www.dddb.net

For More Information on The Green Party of Brooklyn
e-mail: info@gpbk.org or go to www.gpbk.org

For more information on the David Pechefsky City Council
Campaign, go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

For More information on The Rev. Billy for NYC Mayor Campaign
go to www.voterevbilly.org

In This Message:

Very Sad News

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The Park Slope Greens are extremely sad to report that Estelle Epstein,
one of our most enthusiastic and dedicated members, passed away last week.

Into her 90s, Estelle was one of the most energetic and concerned activists
one could ever meet. She had an extremely sharp and analytical mind, as well
as being a veracious reader. She was part of many activist groups and regularly
attended meetings of her own community board. She was concerned about many
issues of our day, but she had a particular concern about the abolition of nuclear
weapons and she put much energy into that cause.

Estelle would attend Park Slope Greens Meetings as often as she could, always coming
with a major concern that she wished the group to take action on. Estelle was full
of wisdom and always had a story or joke to tell. She had a quirky and funny personality
and when you got to know her, you could not help but see what a sweet and loving person
she was, who thought about others needs and wanted to help if she could.

After 9/11, The Park Slope Greens and The War Resisters League held a weekly peace vigil on Flatbush Avenue for over a year. Estelle came to the vigil each week, rain or shine.
Although it was not physically easy for her, she stood the entire time, even when other
(much younger and healthier!) people either did not attend, or did not stay for long.

In recent years, when Estelle was homebound, she insisted on continuing to do political
work as best she could. Working with a friend who helped with web research, Estelle
contacted the theater departments of colleges lobbying them to do a revival of Bury the
Dead, which she thought would help educate people about war.

Estelle dedicated most of her life to political activism and to making the world a better place. The world has lost an activist of the highest moral fiber. Estelle died after bravely battling many illnesses and we will miss her tremendously.

We hope to put together an evening to honor Estelle’s memory as soon as possible.
More about that to come.

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MORE INFO ON THE PARK SLOPE GREENS

For more information about anything in this message,
please contact Dani at (718) 788-2260 or by e-mail
at Daniliebling@yahoo.com

For more info on the Park Slope Greens, see our
website at: www.parkslopegreens.net

For up to date information on the Ratner
Arena/Stadium opposition go to: www.dddb.net

For More Information on The Green Party of Brooklyn
e-mail: info@gpbk.org or go to www.gpbk.org

For more information on the David Pechefsky City Council
Campaign, go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

For More information on The Rev. Billy for NYC Mayor Campaign
go to www.voterevbilly.org

In This Message:

ELECTION DAY IS LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY
GET INVOLVED!!

1) Pechefsky Campaign….This is it!!

2) Rev. Billy Campaign…Lots Going On!

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DAVID PECHEFSKY CAMPAIGN
FOR NYC COUNCIL - DIST 39
ELECTION DAY IS LESS THAN
ONE WEEK AWAY….THIS IS IT!!

Election Day is LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY and we could still use
more volunteers. Even if you can’t work the entire day, please
consider coming out for one or both of the most crucial shifts:
from 6 to 9 AM and/or from 5 to 9 PM or if you have a few hours
during the day, anytime late morning - late afternoon. We will
have a new brochure to hand out, showing people where to find
David on the ballot! Please let me know when you can work by
contacting Jonathan at jonathan@pechefskyforcitycouncil.com,
especially those of you who live in district and would like to work
at your own polling site.

Do you know someone who needs a ride to the polls? Let us know
because we have a volunteer with a seven-person van who is willing
transport people.

One Last Chance For Weekend Lit Drops!

This Sunday we will be handing out literature at the J. J. Byrne
and Carroll Park Farmer’s Markets from 1 to 4 PM. We will also be
lit dropping in Carroll Gardens at the same time. Please let us know
if you can help out. This is your LAST WEEKEND to help the campaign!

And One Finale Debate to Attend

Thursday, October 29 at 7PM
This debate is sponsored by the Food Coalition along with other
community groups. Topics to be covered include health, sustainability,
school food and curriculum, expanding access to healthy food, social
justice for food workers and consumers and local healthy food sources.
The debate takes place at PS 10 (7th Ave & Prospect Ave) in Park Slope.
This is your final chance to hear David go up against Democrat Brad Lander
and Republican Joe Nardiello.

Internet Ads

We’ve made an internet ad purchase so people in district (with the following
zip codes: 11201, 11204, 11215, 11218, 11219, 11220, and 11231) should be
seeing David pop-up on their screen. Please email david@pechefskyforcitycouncil.com
if you see the adds!

David Scores Favorably in Two More Past Debates

Blogger Katia Kelly gave David a thumbs up for his performance at the Carroll Gardens
Neighborhood Association Debate. “I felt like Goldilocks,” she writes. “One candidate
was too angry (Republican Nardiello), one was too smooth (Democrat Lander), and one was just right (Green Pechefsky).” Read her entire coverage at:

http://pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com/2009/10/democrat-republican-and-green-candidate.html

And several of us were also on hand last Thursday night at the Central Brooklyn
Independent Democrats (CBID) meeting as David and Brad Lander discussed issues
pertaining to the workings of the city council and fielded questions as to what
they would do differently if they were elected. This is David’s milieu, of course,
and although once again the tone was congenial, it was clear to everyone in the room
that David was the more knowledgeable candidate.

And Don’t Forget the Halloween Parade!

We still need volunteers for the Park Slope Halloween parade to be in the parade and
to help make costumes and change David’s pedicab into a pirate ship!!!  (We’ll park
the ’ship’ at the end of the route for the whole parade).  The theme is ’spooky seas’
and we want to collect clean recyclables because we’ll have a polluted sea theme as
our ’spooky seas’.  The parade is on October 31 starting at 6:30 from 7th Ave & 14th
Street and ending at the Old Stone House (5th Ave & 3rd Street). Please let me know
if you can help by responding to jonathan@pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

For more info go to: www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

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REV. BILLY TALEN CAMPAIGN
LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO!

Two-termers,

We are in the final strech of our campaign now! We want to invite
you to some wonderful events that will round out our last full
week before election day.

This Thursday we will be at Washington Square Park with the NYC
Climate Action Group and Rain Forest Relief. We will bring to tragic
life the use of tropical rain forest hardwood in our parks and put
some pressure on King Mike to be the environmental mayor he says he
is — dress like an animal or wear furry clothes (but not real fur,
of course)! Meet between the arch and the fountain at 5:30!

Shortly after this action, come to a House Party at the Torn Page Salon
on 22nd Street at 7:00pm. There will be food, drink, and much singing!

This Saturday is our big Zomberg Rampage event! We’ve got all the info
for you (including line-up location and time) at voterevbilly.org/events/halloween.
It’s not too late to get involved with us! Email zombies@voterevbilly.org for more info!

Also this Sunday, Nov. 1 is our grand finale show Hot Democracy at the Highline
Ballroom. Rev. Billy and The Life After Shopping Choir will be putting the odd
and back in God and the neighborhood back in the city! Tickets are $12, click
here to order them online.  Doors are at noon, and the show starts at 1pm.

www.voterevbilly.org

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MORE INFO ON THE PARK SLOPE GREENS

For more information about anything in this message,
please contact Dani at (718) 788-2260 or by e-mail
at Daniliebling@yahoo.com

For more info on the Park Slope Greens, see our
website at: www.parkslopegreens.net

For up to date information on the Ratner
Arena/Stadium opposition go to: www.dddb.net

For More Information on The Green Party of Brooklyn
e-mail: info@gpbk.org or go to www.gpbk.org

For more information on the David Pechefsky City Council
Campaign, go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

For More information on The Rev. Billy for NYC Mayor Campaign
go to www.voterevbilly.org

In This Message:

1) More David & Brad Debates!Please Help with Lit Drops!

2) Rev. Billy Campaign Info

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DAVID NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!

We need YOUR help this weekend to pass out David’s
campaign literature!

This coming Saturday and Sunday we need volunteers
for a lit drop from 11am to 5pm in Carroll Gardens.
We will meet at Carroll Park,just across from the
Carroll Street Station on the F/G lines. Please note:
the trains are terminating at either Jay St/Boro Hall
or Church Avenue (depending on which direction you’re
travelling) where you will catch a shuttle bus to Carroll
Street.  You can come at any time and stay as long
as you can, but let us know that you are planning to
help so we will know to wait for you.

Debates and Controversy
David didn’t pull his punches at Monday night’s Candidate
Debate sponsored by the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood
Association as he, Democrat Brad Landerand Republican
Joe Nardiello answered questions from Carroll Gardens residents
on everything from city budgeting to universal health care.
Although the mood was congenial, when Lander stated that not
only was it inappropriate for a candidate to take a stand on
the issue of voting for a Council Speaker, but that refusing to
compromise on such an issue would make one an outsider and even a
liability, David countered that a candidate who refused to compromise
his principles was not a liability but someone you want to have in office.

Earlier in the day, all three candidates were together for a
photo-op because of a controversy over Mr. Lander’s write-up
in the Voter Guide which 80,000 CD 39 voters received in the
mail last week.  Written in June when the focus was on
the Democratic Primary, Mr. Lander stated that he was the only
candidate with children in Public School.  Although true for
the Primary contest, that statement is factually inaccurate for
the general election where both David and the Republican have children
attending Public School.  We organized a press event to dramatize
that fact in front of MS 51 where David’s older daughter attends.

Watch the Brooklyn Paper Video Debate Online
A few days earlier the three candidates debated similar issues in
a private debate held in the offices of the Brooklyn Paper.
Although the subsequent write-up was not quite the endorsement we
were hoping for, it does give David’s supporters, especially those
of you who’ve missed the debates, to watch him express his viewpoints
in a live video. Click on the link below and then follow the instructions
in the article:

www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/42/32_42_gk_39th_debate.html

Candidate Debates Still Upcoming
TOMORROW October 22 at 8 PM
David will go head to head with Democratic candidate Brad Lander at
the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID). This is CBID’s
monthly meeting but it is open to the public. The discussion will
focus on David’s strongest point: reform of the Council and the role of
the Speaker.  This topic has generated a lot of press and is a point
where the two candidates strongly disagree, so don’t miss it. The debate
takes place at the Park Slope Methodist Church,
6th Avenue and 8th Street.

Thursday, October 29 at 7PM
Debate Sponsored by the Food Coalition and other community groups. Topics
to be covered include health, sustainability, school food and curriculum,
expanding access to healthy food, social justice for food workers and
consumers and local healthy food sources.The debate takes place at PS 10
(7th Ave & Prospect Ave) in Park Slope.

Events Past and Upcoming
Many of us were on hand Sunday night to hear Jason West, former Green Party Mayor
of New Paltz, NY, speak at Ginger’s Bar on 5th Avenue. He talked about his researches
into the legal ins and outs of performing same-sex marriages in New York State, his
decision to conduct those marriages, and his ensuing legal troubles. He then gave David
a resounding endorsement. Afterwards we were entertained by the trio of comedians known
as the Dykes With Mics. A fun time was had by attendees of all orientations!

Halloween Parade
We need volunteers for the Park Slope Halloween parade to be in the parade and to help
make costumes and change David’s pedicab into a pirate ship!!!  (We’ll park the ’ship
at the end of the route for the whole parade).  The theme is ’spooky seas’ and we want
to collect clean recyclables because we’ll have a polluted sea theme as our ’spooky seas’.
The parade is on October 31 starting at 6:30 from 7th Ave & 14th Street and ending at the
Old Stone House (5th Ave & 3rd Street). Please let me know if you can help by responding to
this e-blast.

And Last But Definitely Not Least:
ELECTION DAY IS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY!!!
If we get 20 more volunteers, we will be able to cover all the polling sites in District 39.
Even if you can’t work the entire day, please consider coming out for one or both of the most
crucial shifts: from 6 to 9 AM and/or from 5 to 9 PM.

For more info go to: www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

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REV. BILLY TALEN CAMPAIGN

Wondering what to do on Halloween? ZOMBERG RAMPAGE!

For More information on anything about the

Rev. Billy For NYC Mayor Campaign,

go to WWW.voterevbilly.org

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MORE INFO ON THE PARK SLOPE GREENS

For more information about anything in this message,
please contact Dani at (718) 788-2260 or by e-mail
at Daniliebling@yahoo.com

For more info on the Park Slope Greens, see our
website at: www.parkslopegreens.net

For up to date information on the Ratner
Arena/Stadium opposition go to: www.dddb.net

For More Information on The Green Party of Brooklyn
e-mail: info@gpbk.org or go to www.gpbk.org

For more information on the David Pechefsky City Council
Campaign, go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

For More information on The Rev. Billy for NYC Mayor Campaign
go to www.voterevbilly.org

In This Message :

Join the Green Party Team in the
Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn
Walkathon This Saturday!!!!

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GREEN PARTY/PECHEFSKY/REV. BILLY TEAM AT
THE DEVELOPE DON’T DESTROY BROOKLYN
(DDDB) WALKATHON!

Hello NYC Green Party members and supporters,

Please join and/or support the Green Party/Talen/ Pechefsky
Team in the 5th annual Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn Walkathon
this Saturday.

A few days ago,a bus load of plaintiffs and their supporters went
up to Albany to attend the oral arguments in the Court of Appeals
Case on Eminent Domain. A new lawsuitwas just filed against the MTA.
This is a critical time in the 5 year battle to keep
homes and neighborhoods safe from Forest City Ratner’s greedy hands.

Both David Pechefsky and Rev Billy have strong positions
on this development disaster.

Go to dddb.net and click Walkathon. If you click on the word “more” in the
team rank box on the right side, you can find our team and then sign up to
walk and/or make a donation.

thanks,
Gloria

For more information call Gloria at (917)886-4538

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MORE INFO ON THE PARK SLOPE GREENS

For more information about anything in this message,
please contact Dani at (718) 788-2260 or by e-mail
at Daniliebling@yahoo.com

For more info on the Park Slope Greens, see our
website at: www.parkslopegreens.net

For up to date information on the Ratner
Arena/Stadium opposition go to: www.dddb.net

For More Information on The Green Party of Brooklyn
e-mail: info@gpbk.org or go to www.gpbk.org

For more information on the David Pechefsky City Council
Campaign, go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

For More information on The Rev. Billy for NYC Mayor Campaign
go to www.voterevbilly.org

In This Message:

1) David and Brad To Debate!

2) Rev. Billy At The NYC Mayoral Debate!!

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DAVID AND BRAD TO DEBATE!

Upcoming Important Candidate Forums

Monday October 19 at 7 PM
All five CD 39 candidates have been invited to a forum sponsored
by the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association. We expect David
to be joined by at least Democrat Brad Lander and Republican
Joe Nardiello. Come support David at the Senesch Community Day
School, 342 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens.

Thursday October 22 at 8 PM
David will go head to head with Democratic candidate Brad Lander
at the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID). This is CBID’s
monthly meeting but it is open to the public. The discussion will
focus on David’s strongest point: reform of the Council and the role
of the Speaker. This topic has generated a lot of press and is a
point where the two candidates strongly disagree, so don’t miss it.
The debate takes place at the Park Slope Methodist Church, 6th Avenue and 8th Street.

And Don’t Miss:

Sunday October 18, 7 PM
David will host Jason West, the former (and some might say controversial)
Mayor of New Paltz and the comediennes Dykes on Mics for an evening of
conversation and laughs. David hopes to engage West in conversation over
his decision to perform same-sex marriages and his subsequent arrest and
court case. The event is at Ginger’s Bar in Park Slope, 363 5th Street
(between 5th and 6th Avenues).

David in the Press

This was a bountiful week for press coverage! Here are links to three articles
that appeared, covering the race in District 39 and David’s views on the political
status quo.

In “Speaker? A Squeaker!” Gersh Kuntzman of the Brooklyn Paper outlined
David’s position that Democratic candidate Brad Lander will be too “cosy”
with the establishment to effect real change, and gave each candidate space
to make a statement on the issue of electing a Council Speaker:

www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/40/32_40_gk_council_speaker_39th.html

Similar issues are covered in more detail in “Green Candidate gets red
hot over speaker control” by Thomas Tracy of the Courier Life
(picked up by the New York Post online):

www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/green_candidate_gets_red_hot_over_7rDW2ETMN2vRFSoFYI59uO

In the “Battle for Brooklyn City Council seats,”
Erin Durkin of the NY Daily News outlines two races in Brooklyn
where the Democratic front runners are being challenged by third-party candidates:

www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/10/11/2009-10-11_battle_for_brooklyn_city_council_seats.html

Fun Events

An “EGGcellent” Saturday
Last Saturday the Egg Man (Ronny Wasserstrom) entertained next generation’s voters
(and their parents) while we handed out David’s Activity Book. (If you haven’t yet
seen this fun and original piece of campaign literature, you and your kids are
in for a treat.) Later that same evening David and several Green Party members
attended a showing at the Film Forum of The Yes Men Fix the World. David was
acknowledged afterwards by one of the Yes Men himself, and then we all gathered
at a nearby bar for more questions and conversation. (See photo)

Saturday October 31 at 6:30 Halloween Parade
Yes, that’s right, this year Halloween is on a Saturday, and we will be taking part
in the Halloween Parade in Park Slope. Meet at 12th Street and 7th Avenue for some
scary fun. This year’s theme will be “Spooky Seas.” We need volunteers to march in
the parade with their kids (in costume of course) and hand out our literature.
Email me with ideas on how we can best participate in the largest children’s
parade in the United States!

How You Can Help The Campaign

More Volunteers Still Needed for Election Day
Election Day is now two weeks away. We hope to have someone at every polling
site to hand out literature and encourage those still on the fence to vote
for David.  The most important shifts are from 6 to 9 AM to catch the pre-work
voters and from 5 to 9 PM for the after-work voters.  These volunteers are
essential to a successful campaign.

Posters of David Available
For those of you who haven’t yet picked up a poster to put in your window, we
still have plenty available. Do you have a favorite shop or restaurant in David’s
district? Perhaps they’d be interested in putting up a poster as well. Let us know
how many you want and someone will personally deliver them to your door!

Canvassing Continues:
David’s canvassers have been busy knocking on doors and handing out brochures
at subways stations. We will be canvassing again this weekend, so if you can
join us, please let me know by responding to this email. We will have canvassers
out on Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 2 and from 1 to 4.

For more info go to: www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

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REV. BILLY TALEN MAKES NEWS AT
THE NYC MAYORAL DEBATE!!

Dear Amorous Adventurers On The Campaign Trail,

Tuesday night Rev. Billy Talen stood up at the 1st NYC Mayoral
Debate and preached for Democracy:

Below you can see how people are reacting across the web,
and we need the support of your comments, diggs, tweets,
and re-postings! You can also support this campaign by
marching with us in the NYC Halloween Parade or donating
to our campaign now. Amen!

Gotham Schools:
Thompson and Bloomberg spar over their education records
in first mayoral debate
by Anna Phillips

“Nothing the candidates said during tonight’s mayoral debate
was more surprising than the Rev. Billy Talen’s spirited heckling…”

The New York Times:
Bloomberg and Thompson Spar in First Mayoral Debate
By Sewell Chan AND Michael Barbaro

A Heckler Interrupts

7:02 p.m. | Mr. Bloomberg’s opening statement was interrupted by a
jeering heckler — later identified as the Rev. Billy Talen, a
Green Party candidate for mayor — who shouted epithets attacking
the mayor’s support of legislation last year extending term limits
to allow himself to seek another term.

“Eight is enough” he shouted. “Mike, what are you doing here?
We voted for term limits.”

Daily News:
Mayor Bloomberg, Bill Thompson slug it out in first debate for Mayor of NYC
by Celeste Katz, Erin Einhorn and Adam Lisberg

”The debate went briefly awry during Bloomberg’s opening statement,
when the Rev. Billy Talen, the Green Party’s mayoral candidate, jumped
up from the audience and shouted at Bloomberg about term limits.”

Village Voice — Runnin’ Scared
Bloomberg-Thompson Debate Blah Blah Blah…

At least Green Party candidate Billy Talen heckled the Mayor from the audience:
“What are you doing here, Mike? We voted for term limits!” In a statement Rev. Billy said,
“The missing voice tonight was the voice of New York City’s neighborhoods,
which Bloomberg and the Democrats have victimized in their lust for the bubble-based
economies of tourism, chain stores and Wall Street…”

The Indypendent
Rev. Billy Kicked Out of Mayoral Debate Between Thompson and Bloomberg

Green Party Watch
Reverend Billy Talen On The Debate

www.voterevbilly.org

(Special thanks to Independent Political Report and GreenPartyWatch for rounding up links!)

www.voterevbilly.org

Wondering what to do on Halloween? ZOMBERG RAMPAGE!

For More information on anything about the

Rev. Billy For NYC Mayor Campaign,

go to WWW.voterevbilly.org

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MORE INFO ON THE PARK SLOPE GREENS

For more information about anything in this message,
please contact Dani at (718) 788-2260 or by e-mail
at Daniliebling@yahoo.com

For more info on the Park Slope Greens, see our
website at: www.parkslopegreens.net

For up to date information on the Ratner
Arena/Stadium opposition go to: www.dddb.net

For More Information on The Green Party of Brooklyn
e-mail: info@gpbk.org or go to www.gpbk.org

For more information on the David Pechefsky City Council
Campaign, go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

For More information on The Rev. Billy for NYC Mayor Campaign
go to www.voterevbilly.org