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Message from the VID President

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:03:15 +0000

VID President Jonathan Geballe

I would like to thank our membership for electing me to serve out the remainder of this term as president. I am honored to have been selected and to have the opportunity to serve VID and its members. I am thrilled that you have chosen Eli Hausknecht to be Vice President and to serve along with our two outstanding VPs, Lorna Gottesman and Tim McNerney, our superb Treasurer and Secretary, Kathy Jacobson and Celia Wu respectively, our terrific Corresponding Secretary, Annette Zaner, the dedicated Yvonne Sherwell of our Tenants Clinic, and all who devote time on our Executive Board.

We continue to assert our progressive ideals, to protect and defend our civil rights, to strive for fair and full economic opportunity, education, healthcare for all. We seek a community where the most needy and vulnerable – the elderly, the young, the disabled, the out-of-work — are cared for and not forgotten. Some of our goals are far reaching, say, for a more peaceful world or habitable environment. Some are smaller in scale but no less valued, such as the day-to-day issues presented by tenants to our Tenants Clinic.

Having reiterated those principles, we must now turn to the job we have immediately ahead of us: rebuffing the rightward swing of the Teabaggers and their extreme ideological purification campaign to eliminate Democrats, progressives and even moderate Republicans. This is no time to be complacent because we assume that Manhattan is safely Democratic. What we do here will have statewide and national ramifications, and it is our job to organize a heavy downstate Democratic majority to offset the conservative vote elsewhere. VID must turn its energy to getting out the Democratic vote November 2nd: canvassing, sending good neighbor letters, campaigning and getting voters to the polls on Election Day. Please join with me in this effort.

Thank you.

Jonathan Geballe

President

HEALTH CARE REFORM RALLY

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:45:55 +0000

VID will be meeting at 12:30pm in front of Starbucks at Union Square East on Saturday, August 29. For questions or to RSVP call William at 917-371-9580.

Together, We Walk. United, We Stand.
HEALTH CARE REFORM, WE DEMAND
Saturday, August 29, 2009
TIMES SQUARE – NEW YORK CITY

Hosted by NYCforChange in partnership with Organizing for America, Health Care for America NOW, and more than 75 grassroots and organizations representing local communities, Obama supporters, women, immigrants, health care worker unions, physicians, faiths, and many more!

Itinerary: The event will kick off with Unity Walks starting from locations throughout the city and converging in Times Square with a gathering of supporters for a call to action, series of speakers, music, and more.
11am – 1pm- Walks Start (VID to meet in front of Starbucks at 12:30pm, Union Square East);
1:30pm – Walk End in Times Square.
2pm to 3pm - United We Stand gathering of supporters at 42ND and 7TH Ave. (Rain or Shine)

2009 Debate & Election Schedule

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:05:58 +0000

To find out if you are registered to vote go to:
https://voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votersearch.aspx

ELECTION DATES 2009

PRIMARY ELECTION
and a Special Election for Queens Assembly District 38
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The website of the NY State Board of Elections has relevant dates
for candidates and voters for the primary and general election.
http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/law/2009PoliticalCalendar.pdf

Courtesy of The League of Women Voters of the City of New York.

Update on General Membership Meeting, July 9, 2009

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:37:43 +0000

Douglas Kellner, Commissioner of N.Y.S. Board of Elections will be joining the guest speakers at the General Membership meeting, July 9, 2009, at St. Marks Church as announced previously. Instead of the two scheduled speakers, Mark Crispin Miller and Andi Novick we will have a 3-person panel discussion on the pros and cons of keeping the old lever voting machines for New York City.

General Membership Meeting, July 9, 2009

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:38:50 +0000

The July General Membership meeting will be held Thurs, July 9th, 7:30 p.m., at St. Marks Church on the Bowery, 10th Street and 2nd Ave., in the Main Sanctuary.
Speakers will be Mark Crispin Miller, Professor of Media Studies at N.Y.U. and Andi Novick, attorney who is the driving force behind the effort to allow New York to keep its lever voting machines. The topic is: “The threat to voting in New York – and what to do about it.”

Candidates Endorsed by V.I.D. on May 14, 2009

admin — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:39:26 +0000

New York City Mayor
William Thompson Jr.

New York City Comptroller
John Liu

Public Advocate
Norman Siegel

Manhattan D.A.
Richard Aborn

Manhattan Borough President
Scott Stringer

City Council District #1
Alan Gerson

City Council District #2
Rosie Mendez

City Council District #3
Christine Quinn

Female District Leader
Keen Berger

Male District Leader
Brad Hoylman

V.I.D. 2009 52nd Annual Awards Gala

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:40:51 +0000

May 7, 2009, 6 P.M. to 9 P.M., at The LGBT Center,
208 West 13th Street, near 7th Avenue.

Endorsement Meeting, Thursday, May 14, 2009

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:40:18 +0000

V.I.D. Endorsement meeting on May 14, 7:30 to 9 P.M. at St. Luke In the Fields School, 487 Hudson St. (betw. Christopher and Grove Sts.). The following New York City offices and candidates will be on the agenda:

New York City Mayor
Tony Avella
William Thompson

New York City Comptroller
Melinda Katz
John Liu
David Weprin
David Yassky

Manhattan D.A.
Richard Aborn
Leslie Crocker Snyder
Cy Vance

Public Advocate
Bill de Blaisio
Eric Gioia
Mark Green
Norman Siegel

City Council Dist#1
Margaret Chin
Alan Gerson
Peter Gleason

City Council Dist#3
Maria Passanante Derr
Yetta Kurland
Christine Quinn

V.I.D. General Membership Meeting, Thursday, January 15, 2009

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:52:03 +0000

Our first meeting of the year will be at 7:30 pm at Greenwich House, 27 Barrow Street (just east of 7th Ave.)
VID members in good standing will be eligible to vote for the positions of treasurer, corresponding and recording secretaries, and executive committee members during this meeting.