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Monday night in Queens: Immigants issues, etc. at candidate forum
| From: | Heather Woodfield |
| Sent on: | Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:07 PM |
Hello DFNYCers in the Jackson Heights area,
Frances, a fellow DFNYC member, forwarded this info about a candidate forum tomorrow night, Monday, May 11th. The 25th District is in Jackson Heights and the surrounding area, and whether you live in the district or not, the eventual winner will be voting on legislation that affects all of New York City. We encourage you to attend and let us know your feedback - [address removed].
City Council Candidate Forum for District 25th
on IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Monday, May 11th at 7 PM
Diversity Center of Queens
76-11 37th Avenue, 2nd Floor
Jackson Heights, Queens
Candidates Have Been Invited and Are Expected to Attend including:
Daniel Dromm, Stanley Kalathara, Alfonso Quiroz, Helen Sears
Organized by the Center of Cultures, and New York City Chapter of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), and cosponsored by Queens Community House, Queens Pride House, New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) and Make the Road New York
Moderated by Claudia Cruz, Editor of El Correo de Queens and staff reporter for the Queens Courier
The candidates will take questions addressing the issues of education, workers, health, voting, and housing with a specific emphasis on the immigrant community in Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst and Woodside and the City of New York. The 25th City Council district has the largest foreign-born population of any district in NYC. More than 53% of the residents of the district are first generation immigrants.
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David Andersson
Center of Cultures
www.centerofcultures.info
www.ivotenyc.org
www.newhumanist.us
www.worldmarchusa.net
Cell: ([masked]
Frances, a fellow DFNYC member, forwarded this info about a candidate forum tomorrow night, Monday, May 11th. The 25th District is in Jackson Heights and the surrounding area, and whether you live in the district or not, the eventual winner will be voting on legislation that affects all of New York City. We encourage you to attend and let us know your feedback - [address removed].
City Council Candidate Forum for District 25th
on IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Monday, May 11th at 7 PM
Diversity Center of Queens
76-11 37th Avenue, 2nd Floor
Jackson Heights, Queens
Candidates Have Been Invited and Are Expected to Attend including:
Daniel Dromm, Stanley Kalathara, Alfonso Quiroz, Helen Sears
Organized by the Center of Cultures, and New York City Chapter of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), and cosponsored by Queens Community House, Queens Pride House, New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) and Make the Road New York
Moderated by Claudia Cruz, Editor of El Correo de Queens and staff reporter for the Queens Courier
The candidates will take questions addressing the issues of education, workers, health, voting, and housing with a specific emphasis on the immigrant community in Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst and Woodside and the City of New York. The 25th City Council district has the largest foreign-born population of any district in NYC. More than 53% of the residents of the district are first generation immigrants.
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David Andersson
Center of Cultures
www.centerofcultures.info
www.ivotenyc.org
www.newhumanist.us
www.worldmarchusa.net
Cell: ([masked]
