Stonewall Democrats of New York City

Stonewall's Annual Event is May 15th

Sun, 04 May 2008 20:32:41 -0500

Please RSVP via email to mcarlin@sdnyc.org or PayPay (if you sponsor our event it will be listed in future emails our website and in the event's program):

Sponsors Follow

Sponsor our Annual Event on May 15th

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:36:43 -0500

Dear Friends:

Please mark your calendar for Thursday, May 15, 2008 for the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City’s 22nd Anniversary Celebration. As you know, last year the New York State Assembly historically passed the same-sex marriage bill. As our attention now turns to the State Senate, this year we are honoring the heroic Democratic Senators from New York City who are sponsors of the same sex marriage bill. We want to publicly thank these Senators for their loyalty, friendship and dedication to the LGBT Community—They have been there for us and we want to be there for them. We are hopeful that after this year’s election we will have a Democratic majority in the Senate and enough votes to pass the bill for Governor Paterson’s signature.

January Announcements

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:11:38 -0500

Dear Friends:

Happy New Year! The good news is that it’s the last year of the Bush Administration, the bad news (well not so bad) is that it’s time to pay your dues! You can either send us a check with the attached form or here on our website and pay via PayPal. We are still offering individual memberships ($24), family memberships ($36) and Student/Disabled/Unemployed memberships ($12) and we encourage everyone who can to pay an additional $10 per person to become a member of National Stonewall.

We are very excited to start this year off with our January General Meeting. Please join us on Wednesday, January 23rd, 8:00PM at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th Street between 7th and Greenwich Avenues. In addition to holding Board Elections, we will be joined by the NY State Democratic Committee Co-Chair David Pollak, Assemblymember Micah Kellner and Political Consultant Hank Sheinkopf.

Letter from the President

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:09:16 -0500

RSVP and PAY FOR OUR ANNUAL EVENT 5/15 or PAY YOUR DUES!

Welcome to the Stonewall Democratic Club's Website. We are entering our 22nd Year as the Citywide voice for LGBT Democrats in New York City.

SDNYC Holiday Party Thursday Dec. 6th

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:34:42 -0500

Please come to the SDNYC Holiday Party, Thursday, December 6th from 7-10:00PM at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Free cocktails, dessert and coffee. And NO speeches.

Early November Announcements

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:52:44 -0500

First of all, Tuesday is Election Day. There isn't a lot going on, but one of our members and endorsed candidate, Andrea Masley, asked me to remind anyone in New York County, 9th District, she is running for Judge, so please go out and vote for her! Check out her website here.

Our next Monthly General Meeting will be this Wednesday, November 28th at 8:00pm at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Our speaker will be Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion. (We meet the fourth Wednesday of the month, except June, August and December.)

Please Save the Date for the Stonewall Holiday Party at the Center on Thurs. December 6th.

The Stonewall Political Brunch Series continues with City Councilmember Eric Gioia, Saturday, November 17, 1 p.m. at Masso in Long Island City Seats are limited to 20 and usually fill up. RSVP to Dirk McCall at McDirk@gmail.com.

Stonewall Opposes Gay Only ENDA

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:48:48 -0500

Stonewall along with the other LGBT Political Clubs in the City issued a Resolution against Congress voting for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, unless it is inclusive of gender identity and gender expression. The Resolution Follows.

SDNYC Endorses Hillary Clinton

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:41:05 -0500

At our September 24, 2007 meeting the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City Endorsed our Junior Senator Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States.

SDNYC will keep everyone informed about opportunities to help out her candidacy. There is a fun LGBT social event in support of Senator Clinton this Tuesday, November 6th, called Hillary Happy Hours. Check out the website www.hillaryhappyhours.com.

2nd Annual Women's Awards

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:10:47 -0500

Tuesday, September, 25 is our second annual Women's Awards. A pictoral invitation follows, with a text version afterwards. (This is the night before our general meeting.)

August Events

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:10:42 -0500

Following are the rest of our September announcements.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, September 26th at 8:00pm at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Our featured speaker will be New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. (We meet the fourth Wednesday of the month.)
We are co-sponsoring a fundraiser for Assem. Dick Gottfried on Monday, September 17, from 5-7:00PM details are on our website.
Our monthly social Drinking Liberally Steps Out, will be Tuesday, September 18th 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. (We meet every third Tuesday of the month.) Coincidentally, Out Professionals has chosen the same night for their mixer, so please come out and help us convert some of them to Liberal Drinkers.
The Village & Chelsea Chamber of Commerce First LGBT Career Fair "Out to Work" will be on September 19th, from 10-6:00PM. Visit there website at www.OutToWork.com.

See you soon,

Matthew Carlin
President SDNYC
mcarlin@sdnyc.org

Dick Gottfried Fundraiser

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:57:03 -0500

We are co-sponsoring an event for our great friend Assm. Dick Gottfried on Monday, Sept. 17. Details after the jump.

SDNYC 2007 Annual Event Invite

Mon, 14 May 2007 14:17:37 -0500

“LEGAL TO VOTE, LEGAL TO DRINK, BUT NOT LEGAL TO MARRY…YET!”

The Stonewall Democrats of New York City (est. 1986)

Cordially invites you to celebrate LGBT Pride Month (One Day Early) and Our 21st Anniversary

Thursday, May 31, 6-9pm

Via Restaurant and Lounge, 16 West 21 Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)

Cocktail Party-Reception, with a top-shelf open bar, plenty of food and a very few short speeches.

Our honorees this year are four incredible New Yorkers (in alphabetical order):

U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke—Yvette is the newly elected member of Congress from the 11th C.D. in Brooklyn and has become one of the stars of the Class of 2007 in the new Democratic majority. She continues her incredible career in Washington, DC after serving for 5 years in the New York City Council in the 40th District. Her committee assignments are: Education and Labor, Homeland Security, and Small Business. She has been a great friend to Stonewall and to the LGBT community.
Assembly Member Deborah Glick—Deborah, the first openly lesbian or gay member of the New York Legislature, was elected to the 66th Assembly District, which includes includes Greenwich Village, Chelsea, SoHo and Tribeca, in 1990. She is chair of the Social Services Committee. We are proud to honor Deborah with the Lew Todd Community Service Award for her dedication, hard work, and commitment as a longtime activist in the women’s rights and LGBT rights movements.
Commissioner Alexander B. “Pete” Grannis—Pete was recently appointed by Governor Eliot Spitzer to be New York State’s Commissioner for the Department of Environmental Conservation. Before this appointment, Pete served in the New York State Assembly for 31 years, representing the 65th A.D. on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. For many years he served as chair of the Housing Committee and later as chair of the Insurance Committee. He has also been a consistent supporter of the LGBT community.
Dirk McCall—Dirk served as our president for the previous two years, having previously served as an officer and executive board member for many years. Under his strong leadership our membership rolls grew, our reputation as the leading LGBT political organization in the state solidified and we helped dozens of candidates and their campaigns (we also had more fun than any Democratic club in the City of New York). Dirk is also very active in Queens politics, making a huge difference in obtaining support for LGBT rights in what has traditionally been one of the more conservative parts of the City. We are very proud to honor our outgoing president, Dirk McCall.

Benefactor $500
Patron $250
Sponsor $150
Tickets $100

(Your names will be included in our program if you RSVP as as sponsor by 5/28.)

Please RSVP

PO Box 514, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113

Tel: 212-330-6572

Email: JHagelmann@sdnyc.org

PayPal:

$500 Benefactor Admission

250 Patron Admission

$150 Sponsor Admission

$100 Regular Admission

Our wonderful event sponsors and beautiful printed invitation designed by our Board of Governors member Scott Talbot are below.

Matthew Carlin Marty Algaze
President Event Chair

May Update

Wed, 02 May 2007 17:59:59 -0500

Hi Everyone:

Our Annual Event is May 31st! Please sponsor it!

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, May 23rd at 8:00pm at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Our speakers will be Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

Our monthly social , will be onfrom 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. (We meet every third Tuesday of the month.)

Matthew Carlin
President SDNYC
mcarlin@sdnyc.org

Sponsor our May 31st Event!

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:38:19 -0500

Dear Friends:

Please mark your calendar for Thursday, May 31 for the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City’s 21st Anniversary Celebration: “LEGAL TO VOTE, LEGAL TO DRINK, BUT NOT LEGAL TO MARRY…YET!” We hope you will join us for a cocktail reception, with a top-shelf open bar, plenty of food and a very few short speeches. Once again we will be at Via Restaurant and Lounge, 16 West 21 Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan, from 6–9:00 P.M. As you probably know from our last several events, this party will be a blast and will be attended by all the movers and shakers in LGBT politics and our wonderful straight allies.

Our honorees this year are four incredible New Yorkers (in alphabetical order):

U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke—Yvette is the newly elected member of Congress from the 11th C.D. in Brooklyn and has become one of the stars of the Class of 2007 in the new Democratic majority. She continues her incredible career in Washington, DC after serving for 5 years in the New York City Council in the 40th District. Her committee assignments are: Education and Labor, Homeland Security, and Small Business. She has been a great friend to Stonewall and to the LGBT community.
Assembly Member Deborah Glick—Deborah, the first openly lesbian or gay member of the New York Legislature, was elected to the 66th Assembly District, which includes includes Greenwich Village, Chelsea, SoHo and Tribeca, in 1990. She is chair of the Social Services Committee. We are proud to honor Deborah with the Lew Todd Community Service Award for her dedication, hard work, and commitment as a longtime activist in the women’s rights and LGBT rights movements.
Commissioner Alexander B. “Pete” Grannis—Pete was recently appointed by Governor Eliot Spitzer to be New York State’s Commissioner for the Department of Environmental Conservation. Before this appointment, Pete served in the New York State Assembly for 31 years, representing the 65th A.D. on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. For many years he served as chair of the Housing Committee and later as chair of the Insurance Committee. He has also been a consistent supporter of the LGBT community.
Dirk McCall—Dirk served as our president for the previous two years, having previously served as an officer and executive board member for many years. Under his strong leadership our membership rolls grew, our reputation as the leading LGBT political organization in the state solidified and we helped dozens of candidates and their campaigns (we also had more fun than any Democratic club in the City of New York). Dirk is also very active in Queens politics, making a huge difference in obtaining support for LGBT rights in what has traditionally been one of the more conservative parts of the City. We are very proud to honor our outgoing president, Dirk McCall.

We hope that you will join us as a Benefactor ($500), Patron ($250) or Sponsor ($150). Your names will be included in our invitation and program. (Regular tickets are $100). Your kind contributions will help us to support our candidates and to continue our fight for full equality, including, as the name of our event implies, working with Governor Spitzer to obtain full marriage rights in New York. Please complete the coupon below and mail it with your check or money order no later than Friday, May 4th if you wish to be included in our invitation (we will accept sponsorships for inclusion in our program, until May 28th). You may also pay via PayPal Below. For more information please contact Matthew Carlin at 917-292-4619 or mcarlin@sdnyc.org. We look forward to seeing you on May 31st!

Very truly yours,

Matthew Carlin Marty Algaze
President Event Chair

I wish to sponsor SDNYC’s 21st Anniversary Event:

( ) Benefactor—$500 ( ) Patron—$250 ( ) Sponsor—$150

Please print the name(s) as you as would like it to appear on the invitation and in the program:

____________________________________________________________

Please return with a check or money order to:

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
P.O. Box 514Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113

PAYPAL LINKS:

$500 Benefactor Admission

250 Patron Admission

$150 Sponsor Admission

$100 Regular Admission

April Update

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:00:27 -0500

Hi Everyone:

Our next general meeting is Wednesday, April 25th at 8:00pm at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Our speakers will be NYC Comptroller William Thompson, Councilmember John Liu and from GLSEN Kevin Jennings. We are ending the meetings in time for social time, no later than 9:30. Our meetings are the fourth Wednesday of the month.

Our monthly social Drinking Liberally Steps Out, will be on Tuesday, April 17th 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. We had a great group last month. (We meet every third Tuesday of the month.)

After the Jump are two invitations, one to the National Gay & Lesbian Taskforce (NGLTF) Annual Dinner (Mon. 4/16) and the other to the Gay Officer's Action League (GOAL) annual event, honoring our V.P. Yetta Kurland's Law Firm (Fri. 4/20).

Matthew Carlin
President SDNYC
mcarlin@sdnyc.org