VID chooses Public Advocate and Manhattan DA Endorsements on Feb. 6th At the stroke of noon on Feb. 6th, VID, DID, Grand St. Dems, Coalition for District Alternatives, the United Democratic Organizations, New Downtown Democrats and the Village Reform Democratic Club hosted a well-attended Zoom forum for Public Advocate Candidates. Those present: Theo Chino , Anthony Herbert and Jumaane Williams. At a 3:30pm endorsement meeting, VID selected both their Public Advocate and Manhattan DA endorsements after an hour and a […]
Meetings & Minutes
January 14th General Meeting
The First Meeting of the Year Highlighted Ranked Choice Voting, NYC Candidate Endorsements and VID Elections Full Meeting Minutes Co-President Cam Krause opened the January 14th General Meeting with a vote on the agenda, which passed unanimously. Co-President Mar Fitzgerald gave the President’s Report. She announced it was the first meeting of 2021, also the first meeting under her and Cam’s leadership. She said they were very honored to be serving as Co-Presidents, and that the Executive Committee had signed […]
December 10 General Meeting
The December 10 General Meeting Endorsed City Council Candidates and Elected VID’s 2021 Co-Presidents and Three Vice Presidents Full Meeting Minutes Here At the December 10 General Meeting David Siffert opened with his President’s Report addressing a rumor of a special meeting in Albany to discuss sources of new revenue. He urged everyone to get in touch with their local politicians to advocate for taxing the wealthy. He noted that the government was withholding money from localities and services during […]
November 12 General Meeting
November 12 General Meeting Recaps Nov 2020 Elections and Checks-In with NYS Legislature Full Meeting Minutes President David Siffert opened the November 12 General Meeting urging members to shift focus to the Georgia runoffs for the Out-of-District Campaign Committee work, and noted that we are about to launch into the another local election and endorsement season. He laid out the schedule for these events. See Endorsements 2021 Page. He thanked and congratulated everyone on their hard work for the November […]