At the January 12th membership meeting, the Village Independent Democrats passed a resolution calling upon the US Senate and House of Representatives to repeal and remove the provision of the National Defense Administration Act (NDAA) that authorizes the President to indefinitely detain American Citizens arrested on U.S. soil.
NDAA Oppostion Cover Letter to President Obama
NDAA Opposition Cover Letter to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand
Minister Michael Ellick of Judson Church
Village Independent Democrats February General Meeting will be held on Feb. 9th at 7:30 p.m. , at St John’s Lutheran Church, 83 Christopher Street (betw Bleecker and West 4th Streets).
Our speaker will be Minister Michael Ellick of Judson Church. He will be introduced by District Leader Keen Berger. His subject will include Occupy Wall Street, its relationship with Judson Church and the progressive religious community, and its future.
Redistricting proposal for NYS has just been released, and has come under great criticism and a possible veto by Cuomo. There has been some coverage on The Cityroom blog at the NY Times and at DNA Info
You can see the proposed new lines and compare them to the old ones at the legislative redistrict website.
The just-released proposed district lines for the 66th AD can be seen here. For proposed 27th Senate District go here.
And here’s the schedule for Public Hearings.
In Manhattan the hearing is on Thursday, February 2nd at 10:30 am,
250 Broadway
Assembly Hearing Room, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Jonathan
St. John's Lutheran Church, 83 Christopher St.
The Village Independent Democrats February General Meeting will be held on Feb. 9th at 7:30 p.m. , at St John’s Lutheran Church, 83 Christopher Street (betw Bleecker and West 4th Streets).
The agenda and panel topic will be posted in an update.
The speakers on the Living Wage Panel, Richard Brenner and Matt Klein
