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CBID members, both old and new, marching together during this years Women's March in New York City.
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President's Message
Hello CBID! I am incredibly grateful and humbled to take on the Presidency of the Club. For those who don't know me, I have worked around local politics and civic engagement for the last 9+ years. I have worked on the governmental side of things, on campaigns, and on civic awareness and participation projects throughout the City. CBID has always been my political home, and I'm excited about what we have in front of us.
What do we have? Well, to be honest, a whole lot of work. Since the Presidential election we have been talking about 2018 as a target and bullseye to gear our work towards. And now we're here. We have both Congressional races around the country and State Senate races here at home of the utmost importance. We have the ability to flip both the House of Representatives and the New York State Senate. I can't think of two bigger whales to go after - not that I condone the hunting of whales, you can take up issues with that metaphor with Melville.
In order to make substantive change in this City and this country, I see two main things we all need to do: focus and push ourselves. I will admit that sometimes I get totally overwhelmed with the amount of work ahead. Between interviewing candidates, researching races, then getting into petitioning for both Federal and State races, canvassing, phone banking, text banking...it can seem daunting. I want to stress something I try to tell everyone: you don't have to do everything. No one will do everything. But if we work together and keep organized (which, in large part, is mine and our Executive Committee's job), then everyone can stay focused on their work. Do you love petitioning? Do you feel passionate about one candidate in particular? Do you want to focus on phone banking? There are always options and always work to do, but the first step is YOU identifying what you want to do. We will make sure to plug you into the right effort, don't worry about that. But it begins with you.
Second, I want to mention that all of us need to push ourselves into more uncomfortable territories. Activism should take us our of our comfort zones, and if it's not, then ask yourself why. Door knocking, attending protests, lobbying legislatures, calling representatives - there are so many ways to DO something, I want to challenge all of us to do something that is more uncomfortable than we normally do. These actions aren't all we can do, often times the little things end up meaning more. That also extends into conversations we have. If someone makes you uncomfortable in the way they talk about race or gender, but you've never been comfortable to bring it up to them - do it. These little actions are just as important as the bigger, more public ones.
Activism is all on us and starts with yourself. It starts with you asking for help. Then we can and will help one another and work together.
Onward
Asher Novek
ashercbid@gmail.com
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Join the Dinner Committee!
CBID's Annual Dinner will be held on Sunday, April 29 at The Bell House.
This is our most important fundraising event of the year. It helps provide the funds that enable us to support our endorsed candidates and carry on the work of the club. Putting it together is a lot of work, but it's also a lot of fun.
You don't have to be a restaurateur or hospitality professional. We need people to sell tickets and ads for the journal (the dinner program), research and hire entertainers, help with mailing out the invitations, be a contact person for an honoree, handle the equipment rental, and on the day of the event, transport the food from the local suppliers to the Bell House, help set up the dining room, and work with our hired staff. Whatever your particular talents, there's a spot for you!
I hope you'll join us at our first organizing meeting on Thursday, Feb.15 at 7 pm, at Johnny Mack's at 1114 8th Avenue.
For more information, or to RSVP contact: sidnora@gmail.com, (RSVP not required)
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Judicial Committee Call for Candidates
Any candidate who wishes to be considered for CBID's endorsement for a judicial race in Brooklyn should contact David Michaelson ( mole333@gmail.com) by April 1st in order to be considered by the Judicial committee. (Candidates who announce their candidacy after April 1st will be considered on a case-by-case basis)
The committee will make recommendations to the membership regarding endorsements, though the ultimate decision remains by a vote of the membership. |
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Anti-IDC Phone Banking
The IDC is a group of breakaway Democrats in the New York State Senate who give control over the chamber to the GOP which serves to prevent any progressive legislation from even coming up for a vote in Senate.
The Working Families Party along with CBID and other progressive organizations have been making calls to Democratic voters in districts represented by IDC members to let them know that their Democratic Senator is enabling the Trump-Republican agenda. If you would like join in this phone banking effort (you can do it from the comfort of your own home) please contact:
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WFP Campaign School
The Working Families Party has invited us to attend Electoralizing the Resistance Campaign School. If the WFP has a specialty, its field organizing: the work that goes into persuading and turning out voters. Now they want every activist working on IDC races (and otherwise) to be armed with the knowledge & skills they've developed over the past 20 years of running high-level field campaigns--in fact, our success in 2018 depends on it!
WHAT: A two-track training for campaign managers and volunteer leaders. This will include info on how to use the voter database to analyze a district, figure out which voters to target and how best to reach them, and execute persuade-and-pull field programs.
WHEN: March 3rd, 11 AM - 5 PM (lunch provided)
WHERE: SEIU32BJ, 25 W 18th St, New York, NY
If you are interested in attending, please fill out THIS REGISTRATION FORM. Attendance will be capped, so please be sure to apply soon. If you have any questions, please Contact Ava Benezra at 415-308-1250.
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Call Rally with the Brooklyn Voters Alliance on February 13, 2018!
In honor of Valentine's Day we are calling to thank Governor Cuomo for putting funding Early Voting in his proposed budget, and encouraging him to make sure that the funding stays in the final budget. So once again we are going to Let the Phones Ring! and let him know that we are watching and expect him to keep his promises.
RSVP at: https://www.facebook.com/events/576120989397812/ or https://goo.gl/3GUEAq
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AG Schneiderman Events
Come out and join Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's campaign team to help register voters and raise awareness about the AG's work fighting to protect New York's Dreamers & women's reproductive rights.
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Location |
| West 4th Street Petition Drive for the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act |
Monday, February 12th 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
West 4th St Station, Manhattan |
| Borough Hall DACA Petitioning Drive |
Monday, February 26th 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Borough Hall Station, Brooklyn |
| City College DACA Petitioning Drive |
Tuesday, February 27th 5:30pm - 7:30pm |
137th Street & Broadway, Manhattan |
| Brooklyn College Voter Registration Drive |
Wednesday, February 28th 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn |
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Upcoming Meeting Schedule:
General Meetings, held at Camp Friendship at 7pm
Thursday, Feb 22**Note change of location above
Thursday, March 22
Thursday, April 26th
Thursday, May 24th
Executive committee, 7pm, locations TBD
Monday, February 26th
Monday, March 26th
Monday, April 30th
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CBID Unofficial Olympic Medal Count
Norway - 9
Germany - 7
Netherlands - 7
Canada - 7
United States - 4 (including 2 GOLD)
France - 3
Sweden - 2
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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
Chris Barron, Richard Bennett, Richard Bruce, Dan Campanelli, Mary Beth Carroll, Thomas Carroll, Joel Galker, Marcia Kannry, Lucy Koteen, Cheryl Krauss, David Michaelson, Warren Miner, Alison Mingus, James Morgano, Ted Monell, 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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