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President's Message
Dear CBID,
The last few weeks I have been reminded over and over again of advice that was given to me on my first campaign -- decisions are made by those who show up.
We saw this in the Congressional Primary a few weeks ago when Congresswoman Yvette Clarke won her seat by only a few hundred votes. CBID put in many hours of work on that campaign. We canvassed door to door; we hosted house parties; we canvassed with her at green markets; we made calls; we covered polling sites on Election Day. And we helped her win. Our endorsement has to mean something. This is something I've been saying since January, and I feel like we made that count in this race. Everyone who knocked on a door, made a call, handed out a flier, I hope you take a moment to take that in -- you showed up, you helped make the decision to sent Rep. Clarke back to Congress.
A couple weeks ago, I got home around 10pm, put my feet up for the first time, and then got a text message from a colleague of mine. She said that there were reports of children flying in to LaGuardia airport on their way to NY detention centers, and groups were beginning to show up in solidarity. It wasn't long before my colleague, Shahana, and I got in a cab and were on our way there.
The was a very palpable feeling of care and love there. It wasn't a protest, it was a showing of love for anyone coming in to our City being torn away from their family, and setting the tone that no body would be alone.
We then saw the power of thousands and thousands of people marching across the Brooklyn Bridge a week later. Being there, seeing families with their children, seeing children holding signs like "toddlers in solidarity" really hammered home that point. We will keep showing up and because of that, we will win.
Now that the Congressional primaries are behind us, our attention has to turn to our State endorsed candidates. Over the summer we have many, many doors to knock for Cynthia, Jumaane, Zephyr, Zellnor, Blake, Andrew, and all of our other candidates. Our impact in these races can be crucial, but we need to keep showing up.
See you out there!
Asher Novek
CBID President
ashercbid@gmail.com
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CBID Executive Committee Elections
The Executive Committee is a group of members who help run the club. We meet once a month on the Monday after the general meeting and go over the club's short term and long term vision. We plan the events, both internally and with campaigns. We set the agenda for the club, and keep things running. It's a great way to help make your voice heard on the actions of the club and meet more people. It's the best first step towards deep involvement in local politics.
We currently have 3 openings for the CBID Ex Comm. At the July meeting we will hold an election for these open seats with nominations from the floor. If you would like to run, please email Asher (ashercbid@gmail.com) ahead of time.
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Volunteer for Zellnor
Zellnor Myrie, our endorsed candidate in Senate District 20, recently opened up a new campaign office. They will be holding phone banking shifts from 11am-3pm and canvassing shifts from 6pm-9pm Monday through Friday. You are welcome to just stop by the office or you can shoot the campaign an email at zellnorfornewyork@gmail.com to let the campaign know you are coming ahead of time. |
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Volunteer for Liuba
Join Liuba Grechen Shirley, the Democratic nominee in NY02, and her campaign for their first Weekend of Action of the general election! On the weekend of August 4th and 5th, we’ll be canvassing and phone-banking from their office located at 5720 Old Sunrise Highway in Massapequa. If you are interested or want more details, please contact Mark Guarnaccia at mark@liubaforcongress.com.
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Day of Action with Max Rose
Join us in a Day of Action on Sunday, August 19th to help CBID-endorsed Democrat Max Rose Flip CD-11, which includes Bay Ridge, all of Staten Island, and disparate parts of Southern Brooklyn. It’s also the only Congressional seat the Republicans have in NYC. We will be joined by other activist groups from the area. So let’s get out and flip this district in our very own backyard! Please contact Richard Bennett at Richbennett12@gmail.com for more details.
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Join members of the LGBTQ Community and their allies for a rooftop reception to support Zellnor Myrie, a real Democrat running for State Senate in New York's 20th District.
Tuesday, August 14
6:30 - 8:00 PM
At the home of Daniel Tietz & Carl Gaines
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn (address provided upon RSVP)
Tickets: bit.ly/lgbtq4zellnor
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Emerge New York Summer Soiree
Join us for a fun summer night of drinks with New York's next generation of women leaders.
Bring a friend and learn more about Emerge New York’s work to recruit, train and mentor Democratic women
from diverse backgrounds to run for office and win!
All are welcome - bring friends!
Details
Date: Tuesday August 7, 2018
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Hotel Chantelle
Address: 92 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002
RSVP Here
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CBID in the News
Zellnor Myrie proposed a series of 5 debates between himself and Jesse Hamilton, including one in Park Slope/Prospect Heights to be sponsored by CBID.
https://bklyner.com/myrie-debate-challenge/
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We have endorsed a great group of candidates. Here is where you can donate, volunteer or get more information:
June Meeting Endorsement
Attorney General - Zephyr Teachout
46th AD - Chris McCreight
48th AD - Simcha Eichenstein
June Supplemental Meeting Endorsement
44th District Leader, Male - Doug Schneider
May Meeting Endorsements
44th District Leader, Female – Lori Citron Knipel
Civil Court, Countywide – Loren Bailey
Civil Court, Countywide – Ingrid Joseph
Surrogate Court – No Endorsement
Civil Court, 1st Term – Devin P. Cohen
April Meeting Endorsements
NY State Governor - Cynthia Nixon
NY State Comptroller - Thomas DiNapoli
Senate District 17 - Blake Morris
Senate District 21 - No Decision
Senate District 25 - Velmanette Montgomery
March Meeting Endorsements
Lieutenant Governor – Jumaane Williams
Assembly District 44 – Robert Carroll
Assembly District 52 – Jo Anne Simon
Senate District 20 – Zellnor Myrie
Senate District 22 – Andrew Gounardes
District Leaders 52nd District – Josh Skaller (male) and Anne Swern (female)
February Meeting Endorsements
U.S. CONGRESS
NY2 – Liuba Grechen Shirley
NY7 – Nydia Velázquez
NY8 – Hakeem Jeffries
NY9 – Yvette Clarke
NY11 – Max Rose
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Upcoming Meeting Schedule:
General Meetings, held at Camp Friendship at 7pm
Thursday, July 26th
Thursday, August 23rd -- ANNUAL BBQ! (Location TBA)
Thursday, September 27th
Executive committee, 7pm, locations TBD
Monday, July 30th
Monday, August 27th
Monday, October 1st
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Officers
President - Asher Novek
First VP - Joy Romanski
2nd VP - Eric Fields
Treasurer - Marty Bernstein
Corresponding Secretary - Erica Cohen
Recording Secretary - Melissa Turoff
Executive Committee
Richard Bennett, Richard Bruce, Dan Campanelli, Mary Beth Carroll, Thomas Carroll, Joel Galker, Lucy Koteen, Cheryl Krauss, David Michaelson, Warren Miner, Alison Mingus, James Morgano, Alice Ott, Nathan Rubin, Hilary van Santen, Louis Schwartz, Chris Stauffer, Matt Shahabian, Jessica Selecky, Josh Silverstein, Benjamin Theodore, Cheryl Wertz, Dan Wise, Peter Zessos
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Ex-Officio:
Hon. Jake Gold, Hon. Lori Citron Knipel, Hon. Josh Skaller, Hon. Anne Swern, Benjamin Solotaire
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