Danger Democrat 4/28/2007

From Danger Democrat:

Not one from Jefferson County

Today in Syracuse The Working Families Party is conducting a seminar on Energy and Jobs. Elected officials from all over the general region were invited.
I glanced through the list of elected officials planning to attend and found out that not one from Jefferson County was listed. Too bad.

Living With Legends 4/27/2007

From Living With Legends : Hotel Chelsea Blog:

Merle Lister at the Spring Housing Forum

Earlier this week Merle Lister participated in the Spring Housing Forum sponsored by the Chelsea Tenant Action Committee. Merle is encouraging everyone who is interested in housing rights to attend a couple of upcoming rallies. You can read more about the Forum at www.blogchelsea.com

One rally is on Wednesday, May 23 at Stuyvesant Town at 5:00 p.m. and another rally is on Saturday May 5, from 11:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m. at Middle Collegiate Church 50 E. 7^th St. The rally is to:

1.Repeal rent destabilization & the Urstadt Law
2. Preserve Mitchell Lama and Section 8 Housing
3. Stop unfair rent increases and harassment
4. Ensure adequate state funding for NYCHA housing
5. Limit rental payments for people living with HIV/AIDS to 30% of income

Blog Chelsea 4/26/2007

From Blog Chelsea:

Rally to Preserve Rent Stabilization

Merle Lister of CTAC announced that there is a rally on Wed, May 23 at Stuyvesant Town at 5:00 p.m. and a rally on Saturday May 5, from 11:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m. at Middle Collegiate Church 50 E. 7^th St. The rally is to:

1.Repeal rent destabilization & the Urstadt Law

2. Preserve Mitchell Lama and Section 8 Housing

3. Stop unfair rent increases and harassment

4. Ensure adequate state funding for NYCHA housing

5. Limit rental payments for people living with HIV/AIDS to 30% of income

Empire Zone 4/13/2007

From the Empire Zone:

Blogtalk

Tenant advocates say it is time for Albany to fix the rent laws. [Affordable Rent Campaign]

Change to Win Connect 3/29/2007

From Change to Win Connect:

Labor Linkage for Thursday, March 29

• The marriage of hypocrisy and corruption in Washington (David Sirota)
• The Disposable Workforce (Michael Shedlock)
• Wal-Mart Walks Away (Working Families Blog)

Gothamist 2/28/2007

From Gothamist:

Extra Extra

There's a Working Families Party rally for NYC Public Schools tonight, as the Mayor announced a new "chief family engagement officer" would join the Department of Ed

Follow the Leader 11/4/2006

From Follow the Leader:

Latino Power Plays Maybe I was wrong to sit on the fence when it came to Hiram Monserrate in September? Monserrate will lead a Working Families Party "get out the vote" rally tomorrow, urging Latino voters to pick Eliot Spitzer on "Row E," rather than the Democratic line. Monserrate is the only elected official named in the release announcing the event, which would lead one to think that the WFP feels his future is as bright as ever. Tomorrow will also see the return of another well-known Latino to the political ring. Along with Fernando Ferrer, musician/activist Willie Colon will take part in an uptown rally for Spitzer's campaign. Colon is an interesting figure, since he has a tendency to cross party lines when itcomes to backing his candidates. Last year, Colon was out in front for Mayor Mike Bloomberg's reelection campaign, and this year he is publicly backing Spitzer. Does Colon have a future in elected office? It is rumoured that he is interested in Ferrer's old Bronx Borough President seat, once Adolfo Carrion is forced out through term limits. Colon had initially run for the office in 2001, but changed his mind and ran for public advocate instead. Though he lost that race, he did handily win his home borough of The Bronx, winning all but one Assembly district, in what was a crazy, seven-way race that saw the election of Betsy Gotbaum.