[BwayDems] IMPORTANT UPDATE: Broadway Democrats "Get Active!" - a recap

[Pat Almonrode]

Dear all - it was pointed out to me that if you use the link I provided in
my original email, your donation to Jon Ossoff's campaign will be split
equally with Democracy for America UNLESS YOU CHANGE THE DEFAULT (you need
to click where it says "click here to allocate amounts differently").

The easiest way to make sure your whole donation goes to Ossoff is to go
straight to his website: *Electjon.com* <http://electjon.com/>

Thanks,

Pat



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Pat Almonrode <palmonrode at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 4:41 PM
Subject: Broadway Democrats "Get Active!" - a recap
To: Pat Almonrode <palmonrode at gmail.com>, Pat Almonrode <
patalmonrode at jtblawgroup.com>


Dear all - I'm sorry for the length of this email, but it's got lots of
information that I think is important. Please read it all, at your leisure.

Thanks to all who attended our forum this past Thursday. We on the Steering
Committee are mindful that many members are looking for ways to engage in
building the Democratic Party and in resisting the Trump Administration's
extreme agenda. There are lots of organizations, both established and
brand-new, involved in one or both of these efforts, and last Thursday we
heard from representatives of four of them. This email is intended to share
a little of the information they presented, and to give you ways to contact
them.

*BUT FIRST: *the Broadway Democrats are NOT just looking to other
organizations - we're "walking the walk" ourselves! I'm happy to announce
the formation of a new action committee - *GO BLUE 2018* - whose goal is to
assist local clubs in supporting Democratic candidates in the Midterms next
year, whether in nearby districts or further afield.

   - The committee will research and identify 'winnable' seats throughout
   the country, and reach out to those campaigns and the local Democratic
   clubs to offer help.
   - For the next few months, the committee will work on the special
   elections required to replace members of Congress that have vacated their
   seats to join the Trump administration.
   - The committee will also select and partner with a nearby club (Long
   Island, NJ, Westchester) to actively campaign for their candidate (voter
   registration, phonebanking, anything else they believe will be helpful.

Richard Siegel and Mary Peppito are leading GO BLUE 2018. We're in the
process of setting up an email address for the committee - for now, just
email president at broadwaydemocrats.org if you're interested in working with
them.

*And here's the committee's first ask: please contribute to Jon
Ossoff's campaign in the special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional
District, on April 18.* Georgia's 6th is an Atlanta suburb that Donald
Trump won by only ONE POINT - 48% to 47% - so we CAN pick it up. And even
better, the seat is vacant because it had been occupied by Tom Price,
Trump's dreadful new Secretary of Health and Human Services. More about
Ossoff at the very bottom of this email (down where you see the big red
*DONATE *button!)

The club is also forming a committee to work on voter registration/voter
suppression issues. More about that committee soon!

*AND NOW:* we had a wonderfully diverse group of presenters last Thursday,
from groups that offer various ways for folks to "Get Active!"

We heard from Mel Wymore and Michael Cavadias from *United Thru Action
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/upcomingaction/>*, a new but fast-growing
and VERY active group, based mainly downtown. UTA has a number of programs,
but one main focus is to work against the members of the Independent
Democratic Conference, the splinter group that has for so long enable the
Republicans to maintain majority control of the NYS Senate. UTA intends to
make sure that EVERY IDC member has a primary opponent for 2018 -

and, *THIS JUST IN:*
*the Broadway Democrats have resolved to support*
*ONLY those primary candidates who pledge to caucus*
*with the REAL Democrats and NOT with the IDC.*

I'm sure we'll be hearing much more from UTA in the future. *Join their
Facebook group for more information
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/upcomingaction/>*.

We also heard from Harris Doran, with *Rise and Resist*
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/RiseandResistNYC/>, which is sort of the
"direct action arm" of United Thru Action. For those who like hitting the
streets, and especially those who like doing so CREATIVELY, check out these
guys. Among other things, they were responsible for the *Trump Care makes
us sick "cough-in"*
<https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/trump-tower-restaurant-attacked-by-coughing-protesters>
at the Jean-Georges restaurant at Trump International Hotel, and (along
with Gays against Guns) they staged a* New Orleans-style funeral march to
mourn the death of the institution of the American presidency on
Presidents' Day
<http://www.gaysagainstguns.net/single-post/2017/02/22/Rise-and-Resist-and-GAG-Team-on-Epic-Mourning-of-Presidency-Demo-Event-Recap>*.
Join their *Facebook group*
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/RiseandResistNYC/> here.

Dr. Debbie Almontaser, president of the *Muslim Community Network of NY*
<http://mcnny.org/>, shared the behind-the-scenes story of the seemingly
overnight organizing of the hugely successful *Yemeni bodega owners' strike*
<http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/inside-the-inspiring-new-york-city-bodega-strike-w464824>.
She also shared a short slide presentation highlighting the work her
organization is doing to protect and empower our Muslim neighbors.

And finally, we heard from Alina Larson, who's started a local chapter
of *Solidarity
Sundays* <https://www.facebook.com/groups/SolidaritySundays/>. Her group
meets every other Sunday at *The Parlour*
<http://www.theparlour.com/uptown/home.php> on West 86th to make writing to
(and tweeting at) elected officials a social occasion. This is an easy and
fun (and, no doubt, delicious) way for anyone to "Get Active!" *Contact
Alina through Facebook* <https://www.facebook.com/alinalarson> for more
information, or just ask the folks at The Parlour when the next "Postcards
at The Parlour" night is.

So - now you've got some options, but no more excuses. Let's all "Get
Active!"

Thanks,

Pat Almonrode
President, Broadway Democrats





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Patrick --

We're making a major announcement today about the most important
congressional special election of the year.

*If we win -- and defeat a Trump Republican in a (very slim) Trump district
-- it will be a game-changer.*

I'm talking about our endorsement in the all-important special election in
Georgia's 6th Congressional District on April 18. It's an open seat in an
Atlanta suburb that *Donald Trump won by only ONE POINT -- 48% to 47%.* And,
even better, it's a seat that was just vacated by Tom Price, who Trump
picked to lead the repeal of Obamacare as Secretary of Health and Human
Services.

The resistance is mobilizing to elect Jon Ossoff, the bold Democrat who has
taken this race by storm, energized by the support of civil rights icon
Rep. John Lewis and a growing movement of progressives across America.

*Here's why a Jon Ossoff victory can be a game-changer: It will show Paul
Ryan, Mitch McConnell, and every other Republican that they could lose
control of Congress if they continue to support Donald Trump's catastrophic
agenda -- especially the repeal of Obamacare.*

DFA is endorsing Jon Ossoff today because winning a huge victory in this
April election will send a powerful message to Trump and Republicans in
Congress: *The resistance is coming for you.*

*Are you in? Chip in $3 or more right now to Jon Ossoff -- and help DFA
members defeat a Trump Republican and flip this seat from red to blue!*
<https://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/24846?refcode=g-OssoffFR0303.d-20170303.m-8932.s-29616&akid=8932.1384324.vV-ptA>

Since the Tea Party victories of 2010, Republicans haven't paid a price at
the polls for their extremist policies. A massive resistance is building
across the country against their attacks on immigrants, their assault on
voting rights, their desire to destroy our health care, and more.

*Here's the thing: Until Republicans lose seats in Congress, they're not
going to change. They think they can ride out the storm.*

But if we elect Jon Ossoff -- everything can change. A victory in this
bellwether district will make Republicans much less willing to defend Trump
or repeal Obamacare. And it can turbocharge the progressive resistance,
showing the nation that Republicans can be beaten.

There's another reason to win this race: *Jon Ossoff's likely Republican
opponent is Karen Handel. You may remember her as the right-wing
anti-abortion head of the Susan G. Komen Foundation who cut off funding to
Planned Parenthood.* She was forced to resign as a result -- but now she's
back, and wants to go to Congress to continue her attacks on women's rights.

It's no exaggeration to say the whole world is watching this special
election. Winning here isn't going to be easy. *Fearing defeat, Republicans
just launched a $1 million attack ad against Ossoff -- and more (much more)
is coming.*

*We need your help right now now to fight back against these attacks. Chip
in $3 or more to Jon Ossoff today -- and help DFA members build an
electoral wave that can do to Trump Republicans in 2018 what the Tea Party
did to Democrats in 2010.*
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Thank you for going all in with Jon Ossoff and DFA members to win this
game-changing race.

- Jim

Jim Dean, Chair
Democracy for America
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