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1 November 2018 Staten Island Democratic Association est as Staten Island s reform Democratic Club At our Next Meeting: Jumaane Williams Candidate for N.Y.C. Public Advocate Nominating Committee Report Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 8:00 P.M. Oriental Plaza, 1845 Richmond Avenue Staten Island, NY S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 1

2 Editorial Policy Items for publication should be submitted to the newsletter no later than the last Friday of the month before the meeting. Please send items to: Unless explicitly stated, the views herein are those of the authors and not of S.I.D.A. Chris Bauer, Editor (917) Table of Contents Jumaane Williams... 3 Nominating Committee... 4 Nominating Committee Report... 5 October 2018 Minutes... 6 All Dems Holiday Party Congratulations Peace Action of Staten Island Upcoming Meetings Renewal Form I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms are in the physical. - Thomas Jefferson 1787 Submission Deadlines for the newsletter are: December... December 3 January... January 7 S.I.D.A. Executive Committee President... Bobby Digi Member at-large... Roy Moskowitz Vice President... Radhakrishna Mohan Member at-large... Clara Ogburn Executive Secretary... Dennis Brown Member at-large... Liz Price Corresponding & Member at-large...jasmine Robinson Recording Secretary... Marie Dwyer Ex Officio... Michelle Akyempong Treasurer... Bonita Rothman Ex Officio... Belinda Dixon Social Secretary... Sharon Santana Ex Officio... Joann Olbrich Member at-large... Patricia Kane Ex Officio... Rosemarie Mangano Member at-large... Phil Marius Ex Officio... John Mastellone Member at-large... Pearl Minsky Ex Officio... Tom Shcherbenko S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 2

3 Jumaane Williams When Letitia James becomes New York State Attorney General, she will have to vacate the position of New York City Public Advocate, which will trigger a special election to replace her. Jumaane Williams has declared his intention to run for Public Advocate and will a guest speaker at our November 20 General Membership Meeting. Copied below is the announcing his candidacy. F rom:... Jumaane Date:... Oct 26, 2018 at 4:50 PM Subject:... Exciting news to share Hi Friend, I know it's been a while but I have some very exciting news to share. I've officially thrown my name in the hat to run for Public Advocate. The current Public Advocate, Letitia James, is running to become our state's next Attorney General. If and when she wins the election on November 6th, I will officially launch my campaign to fill its vacancy as the People's Public Advocate. The grassroots campaign we built together to become the People's Lieutenant Governor saw historic enthusiasm last month. More than 640,000 New Yorkers came to the polls to vote for our shared vision of a people's champion in government-- nearly 430,000 of those votes came from supporters throughout the five boroughs which helped us win the entire city. That was staggering and humbling, and I thank you all. As I've said, we shook up the world. Since then, I've spent the last month reflecting and thinking about exactly how best to continue the fight for the people, to champion the pressing issues we face and to enact laws that create solutions for New Yorkers struggling to make ends meet. As the Public Advocate, I will be able to elevate the voices of individuals throughout the five boroughs by creating real, progressive reforms. I've been fighting for change in city government for the last decade, and I've got the results to show for it. Now, it's time to step it up-- to build on that work and to go beyond. I'm running to create a New York that's affordable for all. Safe, for all. Just, for all. To combat gun violence and corruption, to stand up for our youth and our seniors. To be a fighter, and create transformational change. Here's how this election will work: On November 6 th, we all need to get out and vote for the Blue Wave on the Working Families Line (Row E). When our next Attorney General, Letitia James, takes office in January, a special election will be called to fill the vacant Public Advocate position. That's not much time, and it means we need to start working right now. Here's what's next: S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 3

4 1) It's important that we have the resources we need to hit the ground running. Please contribute what you can and ask your friends to join our cause. All donations up to $175 are matchable x6 by the city. That means a $175 donation equals $1,050! Click here to donate now! 2) Show your support for our campaign on social media by tweeting that you're with Team Jumaane using #PeoplesAdvocate & #Jumaane4NYC. 3) This campaign is grassroots driven and powered by the people. If you want to help our campaign in any way, please reach out and let us know what you can do by ing jumaane4nyc@gmail.com. 4) This is the most important piece. On November 6 th, get out and vote to make sure the Blue Wave crashes over New York City, New York State and the entire country by voting on Row E for Working Families Party candidates. The momentum is in our favor, but we can't wait for the wave-- we have to be it. I'm so excited and energized for this next journey, and I hope you'll join us. Let's move forward together. --Jumaane [Mr. Williams official campaign website is Nominating Committee B elow are excerpts from the S.I.D.A. by-laws pertaining to the election of the Executive Committee. ARTICLE VII Elections Section 1: Time Officers and members-at-large of the Executive Committee shall be elected at the ieannual meeting. (Article IV, Section 1: Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the club shall be in January, on a date to be fixed by the Executive Committee.) Section 2: Nominations a) Nominating Committee At the October meeting there shall be elected by ballot a Nomination Committee of nine members of the club. Balloting for members of the Nominating Committee shall conform, as nearly as may be, to the procedure for election of members-at-large of the Executive Committee as set forth in Section 4b of this Article. The Nominating Committee shall select nominees for each of the offices and for members-at-large of the Executive Committee, which selection shall be made by majority vote of the Nominating Committee. At the November meeting, the Nominating Committee shall submit to the members of the club a written report setting forth the nominees for various positions. If requested by two members of the Nominating Committee, the report shall include a minority report in which additional nominations may be made for any position or positions and such nominees shall be deemed to have been nominated in addition to the nominees of the majority. The report shall also set forth the procedure for nomination by petition. b) Nomination by Petition Additional nomination may be made by petition signed by 15% of those members in good standing or 15 members, whichever is fewer, as of the final date for the submission of such petitions namely the December meeting at which all candidates shall be presented to the membership as an order of business. Nominating petitions shall be submitted to S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 4

5 the Corresponding and Recording Secretary, or in his or her absence to an officer designated by the President or Acting President. c) Nomination from the Floor Nominations from the floor may be made only in the event that no eligible candidate has been otherwise nominated for an office. d) Notice All names of persons nominated will be included in the mailed notice of the annual meeting. Traditionally the way the above by-laws have been implemented is that at the October meeting members in good standing in attendance are given a ballot listing all the club's members in good standing. (One must have been a member for at least 45 days in order to vote.) Members then mark up to nine people on the ballot, and the top nine vote-getters form the Nominating Committee, with the person getting the most votes being the chair. If there is a tie for the ninth place, all those in the tie get on. Nominating Committee Report T he Nominating Committee was elected at the October 16 General Membership Meeting, consisting of Tom Shcherbenko, Chair, and Radhakrishna Mohan, Philippe Marius, Liz Price, Dennis Brown, Clara Ogburn, Joann Olbrich, Marie Dwyer, and Cindy Voorspuy. The committee met on October 26 at Cindy's home. The Nominating Committee proposes the following candidates for the officers for 2019: President Radhakrishna Mohan Vice-President Liz Price Treasurer Bonita "Bonnie" Rothman Executive Secretary Dennis Brown Corresponding & Recording Secretary Marie Dwyer Social Secretary Pearl Minsky The Nominating Committee proposes the following twelve candidates for the seven Member at-large positions: Pat Kane Philippe Marius Roy Moskowitz Clara Sue Ogburn S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 5

6 Jasmine "Jasi" Robinson Sharon Santana Jill Latman Arijan Ramku David Wynyard Steve Harrison Emmanuel Dami Ojo Powerson Reuben Adeshuko All Candidates running for Officer and Member at-large will have the opportunity to present themselves at the December 17 General Membership Meeting as well as submitting a 200 word written statement for publication in the January newsletter. As required by the S.I.D.A. Constitution, this report also sets forth the procedure for nomination by petition which is as follows: Additional nomination may be made by petition signed by 15% of those members in good standing or 15 members, whichever is fewer, as of the final date for the submission of such petitions namely the December meeting at which all candidates shall be presented to the membership as an order of business. Nominating petitions shall be submitted to the Corresponding and Recording Secretary, or in his or her absence to an officer designated by the President or Acting President. Nominations from the floor may be made only in the event that no eligible candidate has been otherwise nominated for an office. October 2018 Minutes P General Meeting October 16, 2018 Oriental Plaza 1845 Richmond Avenue resident Bobby Digi called the meeting to order at 8:43 p.m. Vice President Radhakrishna Mohan asked members to cooperate by following a few basic ground rules to keep conduct at the meetings and to keep them running smoothly and efficiently. He reminded members that the club follows Robert s Rules of Order. Vice President s Report Vice President Mohan presented a brief summary of the highlights from the September 26 Executive Committee meeting September Minutes President Digi made a motion to accept minutes as published in the newsletter. Dennis Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried. S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 6

7 Nominating Committee Election & Congressional Endorsement Peter Killen made a motion to close the ballots at 9:15 p.m. The motion carried. Dami Ojo Powerson, Cindy Voorspuy and Joe Knowles volunteered to count the ballots. Executive Secretary s Report & N.Y.S. Endorsement Vote Executive Secretary Dennis Brown announced that we will vote for Governor, Lt. Governor, N.Y.S. Comptroller and N.Y.S. Attorney General by acclimation. Dennis also mentioned that he had been at the Congressional debate held earlier in the evening and felt it was good. He hopes that people will be motivated to go out to vote, adding that there is a lot of work to do to flip the house. He said that S.I.D.A. needs to keep doing what the club does best. Social Secretary s Report Social Secretary Sharon Santana mentioned that she wanted to thank everyone who came to the annual banquet and also those who helped out. She also announced that she has booked the All Dems Holiday Party for December 6 th at Da Noi s Restaurant. Treasurer s Report Treasurer Bonnie Rothman provided the Treasurer s report as well as an intermediate report on the Banquet. She mentioned that she is still waiting for some money to come in from ads. First Guest Speaker Mark Hannay, Director from Metro NY Health Care for All, was the speaker. Metro New York Health Care for All is a city-wide multi-constituency health care justice coalition founded during the health care reform debate in the early 90 s and they have continued to bring together community groups, labor unions, professional organizations and faith communities to advocate for universal health care and to engage in other strategic health care justice efforts to that goal. Mark Hannay told members that health care remains a top concern for the public this fall and New Yorkers can make a difference in which way our country and state proceed. He explained that our next Congress, State Legislature and Governor will determine the future of health care in the U.S. and here in New York so everyone s vote really counts. Our vote for Health Care project has three goals: to register people to vote, help people understand the key health care issues at stake in the elections and to mobilize people to get to the polls. Mark distributed leaflets to members with information about the Community Town Hall What s at Stake for Health Care in this fall s Elections Scheduled for October 29, 7:00 9:00 p.m. at Nation Builder s Sponsored by NY-11 for Health Care. Mark urged members to attend this Community Town Hall and to talk to the candidates about the issues. He announced that he will handing out leaflets on the Manhattan side of the Ferry Terminal on Thursday October 18, 24 and 25, November 1 5 from 4:30 6:30 p.m. He invited members to participate. Second Guest Speaker Matt Minnella of the New York Democratic Lawyer s Council (N.Y.D.L.C.) told members that the organization is a coalition of lawyers and advocates dedicated to protecting fundamental voting rights, N.Y.D.L.C. works directly with candidates, grassroots groups, local parties and the board of elections to ensure that all eligible persons can register to vote easily, vote conveniently without intimidation; and their votes counted accurately by open and reliable voting systems. S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 7

8 Matt told members that N.Y.D.L.C. will be focusing on protecting rights for Max Rose this Election Day. He explained that it is a tight race and they need to have a presence in every district. He urged members to volunteer to help, explaining that people can sign up on line and the organization will provide training. Matt explained that this is a great way to get our voices heard. New Business I Mike De Cillis told members that he is working to help Andrew Gounardes, Democratic candidate for N.Y. State Senate, 22 nd District. He mentioned that we are one vote away from Control of the N.Y. State Senate, which is one of the most flippable seats. He urged members to help with Andrew s campaign. He said interested members can contact the campaign directly. Human Rights Committee Chair Clara Ogburn reported that the committee and Steve Harrison will not be meeting until after November 6 th. After they meet they will advise S.I.D.A. of intent to present at the Staten Island Branch N.A.A.C.P. at a future meeting to pursue their support/feedback regarding OPOVA (One Person One Vote). By-Laws Committee Chair Joann Olbrich did not have a report to present. Issues Committee Co-Chairs are Phil Marius and Richard Reichard. Phil reported that the Issues Committee met on September 21 to discuss ways to improve S.I.D.A. s official public policy platform. Pursuant to the meeting, and several follow up discussions, the committee will work proactively to submit issue papers in order to build S.I.D.A. s policy platform. With this project, there is a new unit within S.I.D.A. that will be proactive, systemically searching for public policies to incorporate into our policy platform. Phil added that they are inviting more members to join the committee to help in this effort. N.Y.S. Endorsement Vote Results Governor Andrew Cuomo/Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul Endorse Opposed Abstention... 1 N.Y.S. Comptroller Tom Di Napoli Abstentions... 2 N.Y.S. Attorney General Leticia James Abstention... 1 Announcements Steve Schwall announced that Lorie Honor and DORC are co-sponsoring a fundraiser for Max Rose on October 22 at Killmeyers, 7:00 p.m.clara Ogburn announced that CURT (Communities United for Respect and Trust) and Take Care NY 2020 will present their 15 th Annual Anti-bias Summit on Sunday, October 21, 2:30 p.m. at New World Preparatory Charter School. The event is free. S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 8

9 She also announced that Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society is sponsoring a Bus Trip to Harlem on Saturday, November 3. Price per person is $65 which includes transportation and lunch. Clara and Sally Jones announced that PASI will hold their annual fundraiser, Make Peace not War on Saturday, October 27 at Mt. Olivet Church from 5:00 8:00 p.m. Paul Scublinsky announced that there are three proposed amendments to the City Charter that were proposed by the 2018 Charter Revision Commission and will appear on the back of the ballot on November 6. The proposals are about Campaign Finance, The Civic Engagement Commission and Community Boards. Helen Settles announced that the N.A.A.C.P. is sponsoring a Candidates forum at October 30 at the Family Life Center from 6:00 9:00 p.m. Max Rose Congressional Endorsement Results Endorse No Endorsement Tom Shcherbenko write in... 1 S.I.D.A. endorsed Max Rose Nominating Committee Election Results Tom Shcherbenko Radhakrishna Mohan Phil Marius Liz Price Clara Ogburn Dennis Brown Marie Dwyer Joann Olbrich Susan Chew Cindy Voorspuy Tom Shcherbenko, as the member with highest number of votes, is Chair of Committee. Susan Chew declined the nomination, so her spot went to the next down. Committee will meet and provide report for to the November 20 General Membership Meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted Marie Dwyer Corresponding & Recording Secretary I wish all my S.I.D.A. friends a very Happy Thanksgiving! S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 9

10 All Dems Holiday Party S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 10

11 Congratulations CONGRATULATIONS to all our local winners! Max Rose Congress, 11 th District Matt Titone Surrogate Court Judge Diane Savino N.Y.S. Senate, 23 rd District Charles Fall N.Y.S. Assembly, 61 st District Michael Cusick N.Y.S. Assembly, 63 rd District And thank you to Adam Baumel for representing the Democratic Party and putting up a good fight in the race for the 64 th Assembly District. S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 11

12 Peace Action of Staten Island Reece Ehrlich, Author The Iran Agenda Today Peace Action of Staten Island Meeting Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 6:30-9:00 p.m., Unitarian Church of Staten Island, 312 Fillmore St. Reece Ehrlich's new book is "The Iran Agenda Today: The Real Story Inside Iran and What's Wrong with US Policy" (Routledge). Mr. Ehrlich is on a book tour and will be speaking at this Peace Action of Staten Island meeting about the latest developments in Iran and critiquing US policy in the region. At the event, the books will be on sale Ongoing: Every Saturday 11:00 a.m. 1:00p.m.. vigil in solidarity with victims of humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Union Square Park New York, NY. South end of park near statue of George Washington on horseback. PASI MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Please mail in your PASI dues or renew or join at PO Box 201, St. George Station Staten Island NY S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 12

13 November 20, 2018 General Meeting 8:00p.m. Oriental Plaza, 1845 Richmond Ave. Jumaane Williams, Candidate for N.Y.C. Public Advocate Nominating Committee Report December 17, 2018 General Meeting 8:00p.m. TBD Speaker TBD Presentation of Candidates for Executive Committee It s Time to Join or Renew Your S.I.D.A. Membership! To become a member, renew membership, or make a donation, call Bonita Rothman at (917) , or complete and return the coupon. Voting privileges begin 45 days after joining DUES DONATION $25 - Family $5 $20 - Individual $50 $15 - Senior, Student, or Unemployed $100 Other Check (payable to: S.I.D.A.) Cash I understand SIDA is a Democratic Party club. I (or we, if this is a Family Membership) am (are) at least 17 years of age and an enrolled Democrat, or intend to enroll as a Democrat upon becoming eligible. Signature Name(s) Address Apt # City State Zip Phone Make checks payable S.I.D.A. to S.I.D.A. and send to: P.O. Box Staten Island, NY For internal use only: Comp: Received $: Deposited $: Entered Sht: Computer: S.I.D.A. November 2018 Page 13