Please RSVP below and join us for our April membership meeting  - Note that the meeting time has been moved to 7:30 pm.

We will be joined by Dan Kaminsky of Citizens Union for training on the coming City Council Redistricting. As we have seen in the recent national and state redistricting, it can have a significant affect on our representation. The first draft of the maps are due to be released on June 7th. This training is important for us to understand how we can have a voice in the process.

Members will also be discussing and voting on whether or not to rescind our endorsement of Brian Benjamin for NY Lt. Governor. If membership votes to rescind the endorsement, we will join Grand Street Democrats on May 9th to hear from the remaining candidates for Lt. Governor and then consider whether to endorse a new candidate.

Agenda

• DID President Welcome
• District Leader & State Committee Updates
• Judicial Task Force Update and Request for Volunteers
• Citizens Union City Council Redistricting Training - See Citizens Union report on redistricting here (Expected start time 8:00 pm)
• Candidate Updates on Campaigns
• Policy Resolutions
  • Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Program (SCRIE) / Disability Rent Increase Exemption Program (DRIE)
  • Battery Park City Land Lease Reform
  • Brooklyn Bridge Manhattan
• Discussion on Rescinding Endorsement of Brian Benjamin for NY Lt. Gov endorsement - Members Only
• Membership Vote - OpaVote
  • Lt. Governor endorsement rescission
  • Resolutions
    • SCRIE / DRIE
    • Battery Park City Land Lease Reform

You can see our candidate endorsements for the June 28 Primary Election as well as the videos of forums here.

We remain energized to support our endorsed candidates, work on our judiciary, and move our resolutions forward! Please come prepared to engage, volunteer, have some fun, and help in these areas however you can.

As always, our General Membership Meetings are open to all. Come join us and bring a friend!

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