Our Out of Iraq Town Meeting will appear in three segments on Manhattan Neighborhood Network; Channel 24 for Time Warner; Channel 82 for RCN.

Below is a description of the various segments from the producer, Joe Friendly. Below that is a description of this moving and inspiring evening. It’s a must see!

Already, we have heard that Congressman Carolyn Maloney who attended the meeting, will support a bill introduced by Jose Serrano for help veterans who have been exposed to depleted uranium because of what she learned in the moving presentation of Iraq War Vet Daniel Black. Spread the word!

CALLING ALL PEACE ACTIVISTS, PROGRESSIVES AND CONCERNED NEW YORKERS

TOWN HALL MEETING: ENDING THE U.S. OCCUPATION OF IRAQ

MONDAY, MAY 19th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Local 1199 SEIU Auditorium
310 WEST 43rd St. BETWEEN 8TH & 9TH AVES.
MANHATTAN

WHY ARE WE STILL THERE?
HOW DO WE GET OUT?
WHY WILL IT TAKE MORE THAN SIMPLY ELECTING A NEW PRESIDENT?
WHY WE MUST TAKE ACTION NOW!

FEATURING SOME OF THE MOST ELOQUENT CRITICS OF U.S. OCCUPATION:

DAHLIA WASFI, MD

April 23rd PDA meeting – 6:30 pm, The Church Of Holy Trinity, Draesel Hall, 316 East 88th St (between 1st and 2nd Aves)

Organized by PDA's NY CD14 chapter, the agenda will include:
Guest Speaker: Dan Jacoby of Citizen Action New York and Democracy for NYC.

Clean Money Clean Elections. Also known as Full Campaign Public Financing, this is one of the most progressive and achievable reforms that can happen in New York State. Come learn about what this means for getting big money out of state politics and how the outcome of a few State Senate races this year could make a huge difference in making this reform possible.

Petition to Stop Funding the Iraq War

With Congressional debate on a $100 billion supplemental appropriation for the war in Iraq at hand and voting to take place in late April / early May, we need to let Congress know now: NO MORE FUNDING FOR WAR. Please help us deliver this message to Congresswoman Maloney by gathering petition signatures from residents in your area. The petition form can be downloaded at: http://www.pdanewyork.org/files/pdanewyork/IraqWarFundingPetitionCD14.doc

Please gather as many signatures as you can and return them by mail to the address at the bottom of the form. We would like to deliver the first batch of signed petitions to Congresswoman Maloney the week of April 21st – before the vote takes place – so please aim to return them that week. Other PDA chapters can easily modify the petition form for their member of Congress and identify a point person to receive / deliver the signed petitions.

Please come to the Town Hall Meeting: "Is Impeachment Necessary to Protect the Constitution?" on March 9, 2008, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, NYC.

Speakers:
Bruce Fein, Constitutional scholar, former associate deputy attorney general, and Chairman of the American Freedom Agenda

Elizabeth Holtzman, a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment of Richard Nixon, and co-author of The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens

Scott Horton, Contributor to Harper's Magazine, adjunct professor at Columbia Law School, and member of the board of the National Institute of Military Justice and the Council on Foreign Relations

Maloney Agrees to Talk to Pelosi, Conyers, Nadler about Impeachment
New York, NY
February 4, 2008

On February 4, 2008, Jim McCabe and Veronica Borrer, representing a broader coalition of activists supporting impeachment, met with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney [NY-14] and Minna Elias, her New York chief of staff, at Maloney’s Upper East Side offices in Manhattan. The meeting came on the heels of a letter sent to Maloney on December 23 and signed by ten members of Progressive Democrats of New York, Congressional District 14 (PDNYCD14). The purpose of the meeting was to persuade Maloney to call for hearings on H.Res. 799, articles of impeachment against Vice President Cheney, introduced by Congressman Dennis Kucinich and co-sponsored by 23 members of Congress.

On December 23, 2007, some ten members of Progressive Democrats of New York, Congressional District 14 (PDNYCD14) wrote to Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney urging her to support impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney. PDNYCD14 is a local chapter of Progressive Democrats of America.

Prompted by a letter that the Congresswoman had sent to one of their members regarding her stand on impeachment, the PDNYCD14 activists noted they were pleased that Maloney had voted against the motion to table HR 799 and had supported the motion to send it to the Judiciary Committee. “But you must be aware that Committee Chairman Conyers has announced his opposition to any impeachment effort, and --we understand--has the support of one of your New York delegation colleagues, Jerry Nadler. That doesn't bode well for any fair hearing,” the activists wrote.

In October, Progressive Democrats of New York, Congressional District 14 (PDNYCD14) endorsed Dennis Kucinich for President. Several chapter members subsequently joined with the NYC Meetup Group for Kucinich, working successfully to get registered Democrats to sign petitions to get Dennis on the ballot for New York 's February 5th primary. Charlene Barker organized this successful effort as the NYC organizer and coordinator for Kucinich. This group is now functioning as the statewide Kucinich Meetup Group. We need people to contact potential supporters statewide to urge them to vote for Dennis on February 5th.

District 14 point-person: Alice Slater

New York City, October 30, 2007
NEW YORK CITY PDA CD 14 ENDORSES DENNIS KUCINICH FOR PRESIDENT!
Last night, in an overwhelming show of support, local democrats voted to endorse Dennis J. Kucinich for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

Citing his voting record, which is strongly and unwaveringly anti-war, his health care plan which is single payer and not for profit, his support of Social Security, education, and his position on the elimination of NAFTA among other very important issues to the American people, Progressive Democrats of New York, 14th Congressional District (PDNYCD14) gave its endorsement to this great candidate. The 14th Congressional District encompasses the East Side of Manhattan, Roosevelt Island, and, in Queens, Astoria, much of Long Island City, Sunnyside and parts of Woodside.