NYC Green Party Newswire

In This Message:

1) Park Slope Greens Meeting Monday

2) David Pechefsky Campaign News and Events

3) Rev. Billy For NYC Mayor News and Events

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PARK SLOPE GREENS OCTOBER MEETING
MONDAY OCTOBER 12th, 7:00pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting where
we will be focusing on David Pechefsky’s campaign
for City Council. We will be planning for all upcoming
events and signing up volunteers for election day assignments.

We will have campaign literature and posters available.
Come and get yours!!

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

Park Slope Greens Meetings are held on the second
Monday of each month at 7PM at the Park Slope Methodist Church,
located at the corner of 6th Avenue and 8th Street (Basement/Garden
entrance) in Park Slope.

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DAVID PECHEFSKY Campaign News

Strong Showing at the Candidate Forum

David was in his element Monday night as he, Democrat Brad Lander,
and Republican Joe Nardiello collegially faced off, responding to
the documentary Please Vote For Me and fielding questions from the
audience. Those who attended seemed to appreciate David’s cogent
summation of the flaws in our election process, as well as the role
of the City Council and the importance of balancing the individual
needs of each community with the needs of the city as a whole. Stay
tuned for more candidate forums and debates to come!

Events this Week

Saturday October 10 at 6:15 at the Film Forum (209 W. Houston St.)
This Saturday David will be holding a post-screening Q & A for the
film Yes Men Save the World www.filmforum.org/films/yesmen.html
which depicts anti-corporate troublemakers who get themselves invited
to high-level corporate conferences and onto television, where they
hilariously unmask global injustice. After the 6:15 screening
(at about 8pm) David will answer questions at Lucy Brownes’, a
bar just a 2 minute walk away at 225 Varick Street.  So come
check out the film and then join David at the bar or just come
have a drink and show your support if you are pressed for time!

Egg Man Rescheduled
We’ve rescheduled the Egg Man performance (cancelled last Saturday
due to a sudden downpour) for THIS Saturday at Carroll Park in Carroll
Gardens from 3 — 5pm.  Here’s another chance for you and  your kids to
see this fun show.  Single adults welcome, too!  As before, we need
volunteers to hand out David’s literature to those of voting age that are around.

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 us know by contacting Jonathan at:
jonathan@pechefskyforcitycouncil.com.
We will have canvassers out on Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 2 and from 1 to 4.

We Still Have Posters

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!

Last But Not Least—More Volunteers Needed for Election Day!

A big THANK YOU to those who have already signed up to work on
Election Day. But we need many more of you to come out! We hope
to have someone at every polling site to hand out literature and
encourage those still on the fence to vote for David. We have over
100 polling sites in the 39th district and we would like volunteers
passing out information to voters at every one. Is it possible for
you to take 1/2 day off from work? Or to arrive an hour late to work?
Or to leave an hour early?  Or if none of those are a possibility, could
you spend an hour or two when the polls open or before they close to pass
out literature?  Any of these would help our visibility greatly.
Just respond to this email and tell us your availability.

Reminders

Want a poster of David for you window to enhance the campaign’s
visibility? Contact the
campaign at www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

Want to donate to the campaign?  Go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com
and click on ‘donate’.

Want to volunteer (lots of tasks to do!)? Just respond to this email
with your availability.

For more info go to: www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

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MESSAGE FROM REV. BILLY TALEN
FOR NYC MAYOR CAMPAIGN

Dear Citizens,

We had a great week all over the city, at The Stella D’oro factory
in the Bronx and Atlantic Antic in Brooklyn. Check out this review
of our show at the Lyceum Saturday Night and our wonderful new campaign
short - we hope you will send to your friends.

This week we have events almost every day, please check out the events
page for more information. We’ll be at Grand Central Wednesday on the 8th
anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, at the Friday Night screening of
The Yes Men Save the World at Film Forum, and we have a Subway Whistle
Stop Tour on the N line thisSaturday.

Also please join us the following Saturday, October 17th for the Fifth
annual Develop Don’t Destroy Walkathon. Register to be a sponsor,
a walker or both!

And last but not least we need your donations more than ever in these
last few weeks, help us meet this weeks $3000 fundraising goal!

Thanks Everyone,

Savitri

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:

1) David Pechefsky Campaign Events

2) Rev. Billy For NYC Mayor Events

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DAVID PECHEFSKY Campaign News

Events this week

Monday October 5 from 7 — 9pm at the Old Reformed Church
at 7th Avenue & Carroll Street in Park Slope is your first
opportunity to see the candidates together
(including Republican, Joe Nardiello).  The candidate forum
will focus on democracy in New York City.  Sounds BORING, right?
Not after viewing the 50 minute documentary that will open the forum!
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME chronicles the election of class monitor in a
Chinese elementary school, complete with intimidation, bribery, and
vote rigging.  The discussion afterward will focus on how well NYC
stacks up world-wide on the democracy scale.

Saturday October 3, 3 — 5pm we’ve lined up The Egg Man to perform
in Carroll Park (F train to Carroll Street, with the park located at
President & Smith), so bring your kids (if you have any) or just come
for some fun.  We need volunteers to hand out David’s literature to
those of voting age that are around.

Sunday, October 4 ALL DAY.  The yearly street fair called The Atlantic
Antic takes place and there is actually a part of it in David’s district!
Way down beyond Court Street you’ll find a Green Party table with material
promoting David and the other Green Party candidates.  Come, wander Atlantic
Avenue, help out at the table and show your support for David.

How You Can Help THIS week!

Saturday we need volunteers to help pass out literature in Carroll Park
from 3 - 5pm while the Egg Man performs.
Sunday we need volunteers to help at the table at the Atlantic Antic.
Monday we need your presence at the Democracy Forum in support of David
from 7 — 9pm at the Old Reformed Church in Park Slope, 7th Avenue & Carroll Street.

Election Day Needs

Tuesday, November 3rd is still five weeks away, but we need volunteers at every
polling site to hand out literature and encourage those still on the fence to vote
for David.  We have over 100 polling sites in the 39th district and we would like
volunteers passing out information to voters at every one.  Is it possible for you
to take 1/2 day off from work?  Or to arrive an hour late to work?  Or to leave an
hour early?  Or if none of those are a possibility, could you spend an hour or two
when the polls open or before they close to pass out literature?  Any of these would
help our visibility greatly.  Just respond to this email and tell us your availability.

Reminders

Want a poster of David for you window to enhance the campaign’s visibility? Contact the
campaign at www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

Want to donate to the campaign?  Go to www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com and click on ‘donate’.

Want to volunteer (lots of tasks to do!)? Just respond to this email with your availability.

For more info go to: www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

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MESSAGE FROM REV. BILLY TALEN
FOR NYC MAYOR CAMPAIGN

PB&J for a Retail Economy!
Thursday, October 1st
5:00pm - 7:00pm | Union Square, South Side
Join a Breadline (with PB&J!) for the Unemployed, Underemployed
and Low-Wage Workers of our Great City of New York! Rev. Billy
and the Church will be on-hand to bless the line and those souls
who need a raise or employment!

Benefit For a Garden Grown From Katrina
Saturday, October 3rd
Doors @ 7:00pm $10 | Brooklyn Lyceum 227 4th Ave, R Train To Union St.
Come to church with the Rev and the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir
as we remember Katrina with a way forward. The Rev and Choir will
perform at 7:45pm, and the whole evening is filled with music and
films celebrating how communities have survived and reinvented themselves
in New Orleans after Katrina. We will celebrate Mama Sue’s Garden,
created by Sue Boutwell LaGrange, in one New Orleans’ most devastated
parishes. Mama Sue-a-lujah!

The schedule of events:
7:30    Five minute short film on Hurricane Katrina
7:45    Reverend Billy and the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir
8:45    Anthony DeGregorio and his Jazz band
9:15    30 mins from new documentary “Mama Sue’s Garden”
10:00   The Amazing Mentalist Dr. Zenitram
10:30   Gary Fisher and his Jazz band

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:

1)David Pechefsky Campaign
Canvassing begins; Croquet challenge accepted!

2) Rev. Billy For NYC Mayor Campaign Update

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DAVID PECHEFSKY Campaign News (a bit late, sorry)

General Election Campaign Begins!

Now that we know who we are running against, we can begin a
much more directed campaign.

Our major opponent is Brad Lander, who bears both the
Democratic and Working Family Party’s mantels.
The Republicans are fielding a candidate this
cycle, Joe Nardiello, though they never garner more
than 20% of the vote come November. And this year
even the Libertarians are running: Roger Sarrabo, whom we
met while gathering signatures to get on the ballet.

But the man to beat is Brad Lander. Brad won an impressive
victory in the Democratic primary, but the reality is only
5,000 people out of the 80,000 + registered voters in the district
voted for him. In Council races citywide there was a groundswell
against business as usualleading to the defeat of several incumbents.
Given his experience and expertise, David is well situated to ride
this wave and make a strong case that he is the candidate who will
bring both competence and true reform to the Council.

Look for coverage of our campaign in the Brooklyn Paper
(www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/37/32_37_gk_39th_district_other.html).
We encourage our supporters to post comments here and elsewhere so opponents
and naysayers don’t dominate the discussion. This is a small action that all
of us can take.

Posters are in!!!

Window size posters are now available.  We need everyone who is in the
district to display one in a window that faces the street. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE CAMPAIGN. Most Green Party campaigns are plagued with the
‘but you can’t win’ syndrome, so it is essential that uncommitted voters see lots
of support for David out there.  There are over 200 people receiving
this email blast; that’s A LOT of visibility.

Not only do we encourage you to reply asking for a poster, but we are looking
for a volunteer to coordinate the distribution of these posters. Please let us know
if you can help us do this.

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DAVID’S UPCOMING EVENTS!!!!

Canvassing off to a strong start

Teams of canvassers promoting David started knocking on doors this week, and will
cover every block in the district before the November 3rd election.  If you happen
to be home when they knock, give them a hearty welcome and make sure you tell them
that you either want a window poster or have one already.  But why leave getting your
poster to chance?  Just reply to this email blast and let us know you want one and
we will arrange to get it to you.

Events This Week

Our croquet challenge has been accepted by both Brad Lander and Joe Nardiello
(the Republican in the race)!  Because of a prior Saturday commitment, the candidates
will play on SUNDAY (this is a change!) from 11am — 1pm.  David will play a practice
session on Saturday with anyone who wants to play.  On both days, all comers are welcome.
We have two croquet sets (thanks to two supporters: Olaf and Karen) and although we will
only set up one course, two sets means 12 balls and mallets!  Please come on either or both
days to show your support for David.

In the works is a candidate forum focusing on democracy in New York City.
Sounds BORING, right?  Not after viewing the 30 minute documentary that will open
the forum! VOTE FOR ME chronicles the election of class monitor in a Chinese elementary
school, complete with intimidation, bribery, and vote rigging.  The discussion afterward
will focus on how well NYC stacks up world-wide on the democracy scale.

For more info go to: www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com

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MESSAGE FROM REV. BILLY TALEN
FOR NYC MAYOR CAMPAIGN

Wondrous Volunteers,

We are kicking into high gear for the last 7 weeks of the campaign- here are some
things you can do:

SHOW UP
Wednesday: Saving Local Economies on the L train Whistle Stop Tour meet at George
Washington Statue South Side of Union Square at 12 noon

Saturday: Rev and Savitri, 4pm-5:30pm, at The Conflux Festival

Sunday:  Revival Picnic/BBQ  Washington Square Park, 5-8, Meet at the Mounds,
bring food to share

ROCK A HOUSE PARTY
register voters, raise money, spread the word. Its easy:
www.voterevbilly.org/houseparty

TRANSLATE
Our whole website will be in English and Spanish soon, if you are a Spanish speaker
we need your help. Contact Danny@voterevbilly.org

POST your PHOTOGRAPHS
Stalled construction in your neighborhood? On your way to work? Join our crowd sourcing
exercise and post a photo, instructions and more at: www.voterevbilly.org/boominterrupted

We look forward to seeing you soon, regular Wednseday meetings are from 7-9 at 56 Walker St
between Broadway and Church  and tune into WVRB tonight!

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:

PETITIONING ENDS!!

1)David Pechefsky Campaign News

2)Rev. Billy Talen Campaign News

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DAVID PECHEFSKY CAMPAIGN NEWS

Upcoming Event: Your District, Your Candidates, Your Streets

On Tuesday, the very day our petitions are due at the Board of Elections, David will appear along with all the CD 39 candidates at a debate sponsored by Transportation Alternatives.  We urge everyone to attend to show support for David: Tuesday evening, August 18, 7 — 8:30pm at PS 321, 180 Seventh Ave. , between 1st and 2nd Streets in Park Slope.

Transportation issues are close to David’s heart and well within his area of expertise, so this will be a good forum for him.  To be discussed are congestion pricing, car-free Prospect Park , bike lanes, residential parking permit programs, and bridge tolls.  Come support David as he debates these issues with the other District 39 candidates.

Petitioning Over!

Thanks to all of you who went out, weekend after weekend (and some even during the week), wearing your green “Pechefsky for City Council” tee-shirts, roaming the district and filling up petitions, we have WELL OVER 4000 SIGNATURES. With this in mind, we decided to cut our operation short to allow us the time we needed to prepare the petitions for submission to the Board of Elections this coming Tuesday.

We could not have done it without you! But, as I’m sure many of you are wondering, where do we go from here? Well, the fun is just beginning. WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP in the coming weeks. With our petitioning, we’ve done a good job of making people aware of David’s candidacy. Now we need to follow that up with some serious canvassing, either on street corners or door-to-door, or with house parties hosted by…YOU!!  Stay tuned, and we will be contacting you soon as to how you can help the campaign.

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REV BILLY FOR NYC MAYOR CAMPAIGN NEWS

Howdy all!  The Rev. Billy for Mayor campaign has now collected 17,311 signatures from 99 people to get his on the ballot for November.  We have to turn in everything on Tuesday, so if you still have any signatures completed, now is the time to turn them in!

Please come by HQ any time through Monday at 5pm with any last signatures you have collected.  Call me any time at 919-402-3489 to let me know you are coming.  Thanks so much for everything you have done to help Rev. Billy get on the ballot!

Sean Haugh

Rev. Billy Petition Coordinator

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:

LESS THAN ONE MORE WEEK TO PETITION!

1) David Pechefsky Campaign News

2) Rev. Billy Talen Campaign News

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DAVID PECHEFSKY CAMPAIGN NEWS

Less Than One Week Left to Petition!!

Last Push to the Summit

David on the Internet: If you haven’t yet seen the new video of David, watch it on his website at www.pechefskyforcitycouncil.com or you can access it through his blog or retry it on Youtube by searching for david pechefsky.

Signature Gathering: This past weekend we had a small but determined contingent petitioning throughout the district.  Our select group produced a high volume of signatures, bringing our weekly total to 760 and our grand total to a wonderful 3,750!  For those of you who haven’t been out for a while (or even if you have), WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP because this week we want to repeat that success!  Can you pledge to gather 25 signatures one day this week? Please let me know when is best for you to be out.

For our last weekend of petitioning, it’s ALL HANDS ON DECK at the most effective locations through the district! Once again we plan to be out in two waves on both Saturday and Sunday, at the supermarkets and farmers’ markets in the morning hours and the subways and other hot spots in the afternoons.

As with our previous district-wide operations, times and meeting places will all be arranged individually, so let me know by email as soon as possible when you can make it and we’ll do as much of the arranging beforehand as possible.

Call me (Jonathan) at 347-416-6939 if you have any last minute changes or concerns.

And here are some times during the week when we plan to be petitioning and could use your help:

Subway stops from 8:15 to 9:30AM. This has been our most effective time for signature gathering and still has a lot of potential.

Evenings from 6 to 8 PM.  We have found that walking down residential blocks in the district and just asking people on their stoop or sidewalk is an effective way to gather signatures.

Please contact me if you want to help with these week-day efforts.

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL OF 4,500 SIGNATURES

AND WE’LL BE IN THE SAFETY ZONE!

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REV BILLY CAMPAIGN NEWS

Wondrous Volunteers,

Thanks to all who came out to join our VoteRev Billy Petition Mob at the Summer Streets festival. The day was a huge success.
250 Lafayette was jumping with supporters old and new from across the city. Thanks to all who came by or helped with the Petition Mob!

We are over 14,000 signatures but we still need to get 3,000 more in the next 6 (yes, six!) days.

Monday we campaigned on the subways and talked about education on the A+ For All Of Us Whistle Stop Tour!

This Saturday August 15, from 10-1 we will once again celebrate Summer Streets with a Block Party at HQ, spilling onto a car-less Lafayette Street , so come by, its a great way to get involved, and the petitioning is easy. And once again, we welcome your baked goods.

And don’t forget a shirt for screen printing.

Getting on the ballot is a critical goal for the

Vote Rev. Billy campaign, and we need your help to achieve it.

To download blank petitions and find out about great spots to gather signatures check out www.voterevbilly.org/petition

If you have completed petitions, please turn them in at our weekly Thursday night networking event, Tonight! 7pm at 250 Lafayette St btw Spring and Prince.

It’s up to US, New York - let’s put democracy back on the ballot!

Many Thanks,

Savitri

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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

Thank You