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February Update
We should have an interesting monthly meeting this month on February 28 at 8:00pm at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Not only will we have Council Member David Weprin, who is one of the top fundraisers for a possible '09 city-wide run, but we will be having a Mini-Forum for the soon-to-be-open NY Assembly Seat currently held by Pete Grannis--the known potential candidates have all been invited to speak, several have confirmed that they are coming, and we are likely to be making an endorsement. We will also have a short presentation from the LGBT Unit of the Community Affairs Division of the NYPD.
If you want to vote in the endorsement for the Pete Grannis Assembly Seat and you were a dues paid member last year, you must pay your dues by the time of the meeting to vote. So if you haven't renewed already, please bring a check or pay online.
Our monthly social, Drinking Liberally Steps Out, is next Tuesday, February 20th from 7-10pm at XES Lounge 157 W 24th Street (between 6th & 7th Aves.). As always, drinks are 2-for-1 until 9:00. Please come out for some conversation and cocktails.
Finally, we are co-sponsoring with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and numerous other groups in the City of a reading and discussion with our Senior Senator Chuck Schumer of his new book on Wednesday, February 21st at 7:30PM. The invitation follows after the jump. Our sponsorship of this event does not mean we endorse all his positions on LGBT issues.
I hope to see you this month.
Matthew Carlin
President SDNYC
mcarlin@sdnyc.org
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*New York City Council Speaker*
*Christine C. Quinn,*
*NYS Democratic Committee Co-Chair Dave Pollak,*
and the:
Capitol D,
Chelsea Reform Democratic Club,
Cordozo Democrats,
Council of Urban Professionals,
Culture Kitchen,
Daily Gotham,
Democratic Leadership
for the 21st Century,
Drinking Liberally,
Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy,
Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats,
Lambda Independent Democrats,
Living Liberally,
Manhattan Young Democrats,
Meatpacking District Initiative,
New Democratic Majority,
New York Democratic Lawyers Council,
NYSYD Caucus of Color,
PFAW Voters Alliance of NY,
Queens County Democrats,
Stonewall Democrats, and
Take NY
*Invite you to join:*
*U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer*
for a reading and discussion of his new book:
*POSITIVELY AMERICAN:*
Winning Back The Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time**
*Wednesday, February 21st 2007*
*7:30pm-9:00pm*
*BANCHET FLOWERS*
*809 Washington Street*
(between Gansevoort Street and Horatio Street)
Light refreshments and snacks to follow reading!
RSVP to: friendsofchristinecquinn@gmail.com
Dear Friend,
2006 was the year Democrats beat the odds and won majorities in the House and the Senate. In my new book, Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time, I lay out a blueprint for Democratic victories in 2008 and beyond.
As you will read in my book, I believe that we will win only if we start speaking to the middle class, as I do. In Positively American I introduce readers to the Bailey's, a middle class New York family, who, though fictional, are very real to me. They represent the average family that politics has forgotten. Without speaking directly to the Bailey's we can't expect to win elections. The first half of the book tracks my political journey in New York, with the Bailey's of Massapequa right by my side. In the second part of Positively American - "The 50% Solution" - I present eleven ambitious but concrete goals, to be achieved within ten years, and delineate specific policies to achieve them. Each of the goals are meant to make the lives of the middle class and those struggling to get there significantly better.
Each chapter offers context and anecdotes to explain why I believe the middle class will respond to the goals described and why the goals are so important to our country's future.
2006 was just the beginning. We can make 2008 a historic, transformational election for all Americans – if we start today. Then, I hope you will pickup a copy of Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time. I'm eager to hear your reaction to my ideas.
Sincerely,
Senator Chuck Schumer
