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Monthly Archives: May 2009
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Former President of the Nassau County Young Republican Club Nina Petraro Bastardi is running as a Democrat for a local legislative seat: And you wonder why their base keeps shrinking… Yeesh. Nassau County Political Brawl from Elizabeth Benjamin on Vimeo.
Politics 3.0: Data.gov Launched Today
We at MYD are pretty distracted from our normal blogging duties thanks to a major online campaign we launched on Tuesday. If I wasn’t busy today connecting with our fans on facebook and supporters on Twitter, I’d write a full post on the newly launched Data.gov. Thankfully, Micah Sifry and Nancy Scola over at techPresident beat me to it: Speaking on behalf of President Obama and the administration, senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett appeared in a web video posted today to announce “an important next step in this historic call to action — one that will help us achieve a new foundation for our government — a foundation built on the values of transparency, accountability, and responsibility.” Today, 120 … More >>
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MYD Needs YOU… to Plan Events!
Do you like what you’re seeing at Gomyd? Are you really excited about www.newyorkequality.com (as you should be!)? Are you currently itching to find a way to become more involved in MYD? You’re in luck! Our Event Director position is currently open! Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) planning bi-monthly happy hours, monthly fundraisers and other events as you and the Eboard see fit. The Events Director also works with the Political Director as the contact for Elected Officials that are invited to speak at our fundraisers. The ideal candidate knows NYC and the best places to host events in varied Manhattan neighborhoods, or at least wouldn’t mind the leg-work to get familiar! This position also gets a vote … More >>
New Media Hits for Newyorkequality.com
Ben Smith @ Politico The New York Equality site is the kind of effective marriage of grassroots and physical politics that Obama was very good at. and Michael Connery @ Future Majority: I want to give a big shout out here on the blog to some excellent online organizing on the part of the Manhattan Young Democrats. Those of you following the many gay marriage battles across the country will likely know that New York State Assembly recently passed a gay marriage bill, but that similar legislation faces an uphill battle in the state senate, despite the fact that Democrats now control the senate and the bill is supported by the Governor.
