Monthly Archives: September 2010

Next Up: Getting David Carlucci (29!) Elected

If you were at Young Gets It Done on Monday night (and you missed a grand party if you weren’t), you heard from David Carlucci, the 29 year old Town Clerk of Rockland County who is running for the State Senate. You already know why the State Senate matters, because you’ve watched our Take Back New York video and know all about the important issues (like this one and this one and this one) that… Read More

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Elections Have Consequences

Thanks to the help of viewers like you, we’re getting a new replacement for state senator Pedro Espada, and his name is Gustavo Rivera.  Here’s what he had to say at Young Gets It Done:

Congrats and well done to everyone who worked to elect Gustavo. Young got it done.

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Thank You! We Got it DONE!

MYDers and friends packed The Gates on Monday night for our amazing second year of Young Gets It Done.  Our honorees and special guests kept the crowd riveted with their words of wisdom and inspiration.  And, in between rousing speeches, we shook our booties and had tons of fun.

Thank you to our honorees, the host committee, the event planners, all our guests, and YOU for making the night such a success.  The money we raised will allow us to… Read More

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Live Now: Moving America Forward Rally with President Obama

Watch Now

With just five weeks until the November elections, President Obama will be joining supporters for an organizing rally at the University of Wisconsin’s Library Mall.

You can watch live here, including a musical performance by Ben Harper, starting at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.

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Corruption Grows in Brooklyn

Fresh off reports that Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez was caught on tape “browbeating” elderly voters into supporting his candidate, comes news that Lopez is being investigated by the feds.

To varying degrees, several of the people said, the three inquiries are examining the sprawling social services organization controlled by Mr. Lopez, who in the 1970s and ’80s built the prototype of the modern big-city political machine.

The organization, the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, is expected to receive about

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Young Gets It Done Has 128 RSVPs on Facebook. Are You One Of Them?

Young Gets It Done.

This Monday.

Be there.

Locale: The Gates
Price:
$20 for MYD members, $25 for non-members
Addy:
290 8th Avenue, between 24th & 25th Streets
Date:
Monday, Sep 27th  – 7PM to 11PM

Buy your ticket using this link RIGHT NOW!

RSVP via the Facebook event here. And remember: invite your friends!

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