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Volunteer with the Nassau County Young Democrats and Habitat for Humanity
On Saturday, June 2nd, the Nassau County Young Democrats will be volunteering for Habitat for Humanity on a build in New Cassel and they can use all the help they can get from chapters in the region. As we usher in a new era for the New York State Young Democrats, this is a great opportunity to bring local chapters together for an incredible cause. Here’s the Facebook event – https://www.facebook.com/events/191728390949032/ We’ve been asked to submit names of volunteers by the end of this week. If you’re interested, send an email to Jordan (service@gomyd.com) by Friday at noon. Thanks!
Tagged community service, housing, volunteer
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New York Cares Spring Day
On Saturday, April 21st, MYD will be joining over 5,000 volunteers for New York Cares Spring Day (formerly Hands On New York Day) to clean and revitalize public spaces throughout the city. This is also the third anniversary of the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. If you haven’t read it yet, check out a recent blog post – A Call to Serve (ow.ly/1Ju09h) – on the significance of this day. Our team site for this day of service is the Friends of Dag Hammarksjold Plaza, the “Gateway to the United Nations” (ow.ly/1JUnvv). We’ll be rolling up our sleeves to get this historic space ready for the summer. More details to follow about the project. Would you … More >>
A Call to Serve
In April 2009, the President signed the landmark Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, the most sweeping expansion of national service in a generation. By signing this act into law, the President called upon all Americans during a time of recovery and renewal to volunteer their time to help address local needs. MYD has been responding to President Obama’s call to serve in our community. Service is integral to our mission addressing social and economic issues, raising awareness about civic engagement and expanding volunteer opportunities for our members. We had our first community service project of the year on Saturday at a City Harvest Mobile Market in Washington Heights distributing fresh produce to pre-qualified community residents. The Mobile Market is part of City … More >>
SGK: WTF?
Unless you have been oblivious to the news of the past 48 hours, you know that breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen — which holds a”race for the cure” in New York City every year — has ended its partnership with Planned Parenthood and will not renew their grant, which provided access to breast cancer screenings for women across the country. Komen claims this decision has nothing to do with politics, but the public isn’t buying it. Their CEO, Nancy Brinker, is a Republican. Their vice president, Karen Handel, is anti-choice. Handel ran for governor of Georgia unsuccessfully as a Republican in 2010 and on her campaign blog, she wrote she “did not support the mission of Planned Parenthood” and … More >>
NYC Says Frack No!
Hundreds of hydrofracking opponents packed the Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Wednesday night to speak out against the dangerous practice. As NY1 reports, the vast majority of those in attendance spoke against allowing hydrofracking in upstate New York. The Manhattan Young Democrats have been vocal in our opposition to this practice for years. Click HERE to read the MYD Environmental Committee’s 2009 policy paper on the issue. While it is heartening to see so many New Yorkers voice their opposition to hydrofracking, we still have a long way to go: …barring an abrupt change of heart by Cuomo, it’s expected the DEC will move to finalize regulations and could begin issuing permits for hydrofracking sometime next year. To get involved … More >>
Tagged environment, hydrofracking
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Why You Need To Be At The Living Wage Rally Tonight
Many Voices, One Goal: Supporting a Living Wage in NYC When: Tonight November 21st Where: Riverside Church (490 Riverside Drive – take the 1 train to 125th Street) Time: Doors open at 5:30pm, Program starts at 6pm Contact: Ahmed – vp@gomyd.com In 2008-2009, when the downturn began to show how truly in trouble we were, our elected officials decided on a course of action that infused our economy with tax-payer money to prop up the financial market, stem the collapse of the auto industry (and thousands of its connected vendors) and pay to keep teachers behind desks and police officers on the street. Personally I supported these stimulus measures because I understood this was a necessary investment by the federal … More >>
Tagged Civil RIghts, living wage, NAACP, NYC, nyc council, RWDSU, wage inequality
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