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2021
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September 2021 Newsletter
June 2021 Newsletter
May 2021 Newsletter
** report from our District Leader Curtis Arluck on ranked-choice voting in light of the "mess" surrounding club-endoresed mayoral candidate Scott Stringer
** a note from Club President Heather Ducharme
** a call to join activities on Saturday, May 8 to urge passage of the For the People Act (S1). John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (HR4), DC statehood (HR51)k, and for reforming the filibuster
** a note about the Broadway Democrats Book Club
** ways to help club-endorsed Dan Cohen, candidate for City Council - District 7
** a postcarding Zoom to register likely Democrats in Colorado
** and Mark your calendars for our next general meeting - May 20 - The Return of NYC Mass Transit as the pandemic eases
April 2021 Newsletter
** the announcement of our April 8 Zoom Forum on the state budget, with comments from local elected officials
** report from our District Leader Curtis Arluck - looking ahead to the June 22 primary
** from our President, Heather Ducharme - "President's Corner" and an announcement about our April 20 Book Club meeting
** a piece by Dan Zweig about pedestrian safety and the need to enforce traffic regulations for bicyclists
** a piece by Ed Sullivan about gun violence and the situation on our southern border
** an invitation from Go Blue to "Register Democrats - Save the World!"
March 2021 Newsletter
** the announcement of our March 11 Zoom Forum on Ranked Choice Voting
** report from our District Leader Curtis Arluck (on upcoming petitioning, and comparing/contrasting the leadership of Biden, Cuomo, and De Blasio)
** report from our District Leader Paula Diamond Román (on the technological divide and Ranked Choice Voting)
** a note from our President, Heather Ducharme
** Broadway Democrats Book Club Meeting - Tuesday, March 16 - 7pm
** pieces from our Go Blue committee on ending the filibuster and an opportunity to help register Democrats for the 2022 election
February 2021 Newsletter
** Feb 11 - 7pm - Manhattan Borough President Candidates & 2021 Endorsements - see below
** Presidents corner - Heather Ducharme
** District Leader Curtis Arluck - Biden is Off to a Good Start
** Survey on Composting - Yes? No? Maybe? - Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board
** Broadway Democrats Book Club Meeting - Tuesday, Feb. 23 - 7pm
** 2021 Endorsement Meetings - eligibility to vote - instant runoff - balloting procedures
January 2021 Newsletter
** Reflections by District Leaders Paula Diamond Roman and Curtis Arluck on where we are, how we got here, where we are going
** Thoughts from our outgoing club President Amy Porter
** A note from Heather Ducharme about the next meeting of our Book Club
** A piece from Richard Siegel about the COVID vaccine
** Information about voting at our meeting on January 21
- an article from District Leader Curtis Arluck on State Senator Brian Benjamin becoming our next Lt. Governor, and the upcoming County Committee meeting to select the Democratic nominee to fill the seat he'll be vacating in the Senate;
- an article from District Leader Paula Diamond Román on the importance of not de-humanizing the "other," and speaking our truth in love;
- Club President Joe Nunley on "Reverberations of a Difficult Era";
- information from Meika A. Mustrangi on our September 9 forum about the #LessIsMore Act to stop the senseless parole-to-prison pipeline; and
- Laura D. Mandel on a new campaign by Go Blue and Reclaim Our Vote, to help protect voting-rights advances in the State of Virginia by encouraging voter turnout in key communities for the upcoming general election.
- General Meeting on September 9 - 7:30PM (on Zoom), a presentation on the #LessIsMore Act, which would enact much-needed parole reform and which now only needs Gov. Hochul's signature to become law.
June 2021 Newsletter
May 2021 Newsletter
** report from our District Leader Curtis Arluck on ranked-choice voting in light of the "mess" surrounding club-endoresed mayoral candidate Scott Stringer
** a note from Club President Heather Ducharme
** a call to join activities on Saturday, May 8 to urge passage of the For the People Act (S1). John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (HR4), DC statehood (HR51)k, and for reforming the filibuster
** a note about the Broadway Democrats Book Club
** ways to help club-endorsed Dan Cohen, candidate for City Council - District 7
** a postcarding Zoom to register likely Democrats in Colorado
** and Mark your calendars for our next general meeting - May 20 - The Return of NYC Mass Transit as the pandemic eases
April 2021 Newsletter
** the announcement of our April 8 Zoom Forum on the state budget, with comments from local elected officials
** report from our District Leader Curtis Arluck - looking ahead to the June 22 primary
** from our President, Heather Ducharme - "President's Corner" and an announcement about our April 20 Book Club meeting
** a piece by Dan Zweig about pedestrian safety and the need to enforce traffic regulations for bicyclists
** a piece by Ed Sullivan about gun violence and the situation on our southern border
** an invitation from Go Blue to "Register Democrats - Save the World!"
March 2021 Newsletter
** the announcement of our March 11 Zoom Forum on Ranked Choice Voting
** report from our District Leader Curtis Arluck (on upcoming petitioning, and comparing/contrasting the leadership of Biden, Cuomo, and De Blasio)
** report from our District Leader Paula Diamond Román (on the technological divide and Ranked Choice Voting)
** a note from our President, Heather Ducharme
** Broadway Democrats Book Club Meeting - Tuesday, March 16 - 7pm
** pieces from our Go Blue committee on ending the filibuster and an opportunity to help register Democrats for the 2022 election
February 2021 Newsletter
** Feb 11 - 7pm - Manhattan Borough President Candidates & 2021 Endorsements - see below
** Presidents corner - Heather Ducharme
** District Leader Curtis Arluck - Biden is Off to a Good Start
** Survey on Composting - Yes? No? Maybe? - Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board
** Broadway Democrats Book Club Meeting - Tuesday, Feb. 23 - 7pm
** 2021 Endorsement Meetings - eligibility to vote - instant runoff - balloting procedures
January 2021 Newsletter
** Reflections by District Leaders Paula Diamond Roman and Curtis Arluck on where we are, how we got here, where we are going
** Thoughts from our outgoing club President Amy Porter
** A note from Heather Ducharme about the next meeting of our Book Club
** A piece from Richard Siegel about the COVID vaccine
** Information about voting at our meeting on January 21
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December 2020 Newsletter
** An announcement about our first endorsement meeting for the 2021 election cycle
** A Holiday Message from the Broadway Dems President Amy Porter
** An Election Wrap-Up Report from District Leader Curtis Arluck
** An article from District Leader Paula Diamond-Román on the relationship between the healthcare community and the Black
community in light of announcements about the Coronavirus vaccine
** A report from our State Committeeman Daniel Marks Cohen
** A message from Steering Committee Member Katie Hanner about an event being hosted by the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory
Board on an "Incinerator in Our Midst"
** An announcement from Steering Committee Member Heather Ducharme about the Broadway Democrats' Book Club December
meeting
** Reflections on the 2020 elections from Ralph Andrew
** And 2021 Endorsement Meeting Procedures
November 2020 Newsletter
** November Zoom Forum: NOVEMBER'S ELECTION - November 12 - 7:00pm
** Reports from our District Leaders and our Club President on the historic Biden/Harris win, what it means, what remains to be done.
** A report from our State Committeeman about a(nother) tumultuous year for the State Party.
** Thoughts from former Assemblyman Ed Sullivan and current Steering Committee member Daniel Zweig.
**An alert from our Go Blue 2020! Committee on the Senate run-off elections in Georgia.
October 2020 Newsletter
** October Zoom Forum: NOVEMBER'S ELECTION - What YOU can do - October 8 - 7:00pm
** District Leader Curtis Arluck - Our responsibility to VOTE
** President Amy Porter on recent and upcoming club activities to support the Biden/Harris ticket
** Meika Mustrangi & Mary Peppito (Go Blue 2020) on campaign activities. What YOU can do!
** A pullout with key information on EARLY VOTING.
September 2020 Newsletter
** September Zoom Forum: NOVEMBER'S ELECTION - September 10 - 7:00pm
** District Leader Curtis Arluck - Options for voting in November -(absentee, early in-person, election day in-person)
** District Leader Paula Diamond Román - our club's new Racial Justice Committee and some ways to begin to work against the deep
divides in our nation
** President Amy Porter on recent and upcoming club activities to support the Biden/Harris ticket
** State Committeeman Daniel Marks Cohen on the activities of the Progressive Caucus in the NY Democratic Party
** Meika Mustrangi (Go Blue 2020) on phonebanking (both partisan and non-partisan)
** Heather Ducharme on the new Broadway Democrats Book Party meetings
** Opinion pieces by Steering Committee Member Joe Nunley and former Assemblyman Ed Sullivan
August 2020 Mini-Newsletter
** August Zoom Forum: BUDGET JUSTICE - August 13 - 7:00pm
** District Leader Curtis Arluck - June 23 Election Update
** Letter from Amy Porter - President Broadway Democrats
July 2020 Newsletter
** Pictures from the nightly 8pm gatherings in support of Black Lives Matter, and an invitation to join
** District Leader Curtis Arluck on results of the June 23rd primary
** District Leader Paula Diamond Roman on Racial Justice and Policing
** Amy Porter's "President's Corner"
** Articles by State Committeeman Daniel Marks Cohen and Former Assemblyman Ed Sullivan
** Opportunities to help Go Blue 2020 elect Democrats in November
** Katie Hanner article on where our garbage goes and saving curbside composting
** The Club's recently adopted Resolution on racism and needed policing changes.
June 2020 Newsletter
** Please join us for our next Zoom meeting, Thursday June 11 at 7:00 pm. We'll hear from our elected officials on the issues of our times
** Reopening: How Will It Work
May 2020 Newsletter
** District Leader's report from Curtis Arluck on the June 23rd primary and how we're all surviving these times
** Amy Porter's "President's Corner," with thanks for all who are keeping the Club humming
** Information on absentee voting from Congressman Espaillat
** Go Blue 2020 on Digital Campaigning
** Joe Nunley on saving the Post Office, and Katie Hanner on saving curbside composting
** Meika A. Mustrangi and Katie Hanner on the 2020 Census in NYC (with printable flyers!)
** Changes to our club constitution.
April 2020 Newsletter
** Forum on Covid-19 and Census featuring Gale Brewer and Julie Menin
** articles from our District Leaders Curtis Arluck and Paula Diamond Roman, and our Club President Amy Porter
** Remembering Norm Levine
** Digital Campaigning during COVID-19 by Meika Mustrangi
** Thoughts from AN ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE by Richard Siegel
** Let's Make the World Healthy by Joe Nunley
March 2020 Newsletter
** articles from our District Leaders Curtis Arluck and Paula Diamond Roman, and our Club President Amy Porter
** a calendar of events from our GoBlue 2020 Committee
** an endorsement of Bernie Sanders by former Assemblymember Ed Sullivan
** an article by Allison Downing about the Budget Justice campaign
** "Fighting Wage Theft" by Miriam Rabban
** waiting for our new "Senator Pothole" by Richard Siegel
Information on our Presidential Endorsement meeting on March 12, and
Our next Debate Watch Party on March 15
February 2020 Newsletter
Upcoming Endorsement Meeting, Our Next Debate Watch Party
January 2020 Newsletter
An article by former assemblyman Ed Sullivan on upcoming events, our next Debate Watch Party, Club Elections
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November 2019 Newsletter
a message from outgoing President Noah Kaufman, notes about debate watch parties by our Vice President Amy Porter,
an article about Medicare for All by our Male District Leader Curtis Arluck, information on our next club events:
September 2019 Newsletter
May 2019 Newsletter
April 2019 Newsletter
March 2019 Newsletter
February 2019 Newsletter
January 2019 Newsletter
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