Monday, June 22, 2009

NY Hotel & Motel Trades Council Endorse Dromm


NY Hotel & Motel Trades Council Local 6 has endorsed Daniel Dromm for the New York City Council, 25th District.

The union has 12,000 members in Queens and it plans a comprehensive program to communicate with them to support Dromm. It also plans to recruit volunteers for the campaign using an intensive canvassing effort.

According to the NY Daily News: "HTC has played a big role in Queens elections of late, getting actively involved in the elections of Julissa Ferreras and Elizabeth Crowley to City Council, as well as the election of Joseph Addabbo to state Senate."

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

504 Democratic Club Endorses Dromm


The 504 Democratic Club has endorsed Daniel Dromm for the New York City Council, District 25. The 504 Democratic Club is a New York City-based coalition of Democrats working towards inclusion of people with disabilities in the political and social fabric of society. Club members hail from all five boroughs, reaching across every conceivable line to include a richly diverse group of people with disabilities, public officials, friends and family who support the concepts set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Crains: Strong Union Support Will Help Dromm

From Crains:
A number of insurgent City Council candidates are receiving institutional support, putting incumbents at risk of defeat in September’s Democratic primary. Politically active unions 32BJ SEIU, which represents building service workers, and the Hotel and Motel Trades Council have targeted several races, as has the Working Families Party, in what promises to be a test of unions’ political might in the city.

The two unions and WFP are expected to recruit volunteers and organize massive voter outreach efforts, which have a far greater effect than endorsements by officials and organizations that merely issue a press release and move on.

More hotel union endorsements are imminent. Labor often follows the lead of the union-backed WFP, which has endorsed teacher Danny Dromm over Queens Councilwoman Helen Sears.

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Queens Tribune: Dromm Building Coalition to Win

From Queens Tribune: Providing Equality For All New York Citizens
By MICHAEL SCHENKLER

That knock on your door could be the official start of the New York City 2009 campaign season. This week, petitioning begins as part of the antiquated process of candidates getting their name on the ballot. The process remains antiquated and reform only comes by court mandate since the guys in control – the party structure and incumbents – benefit from a system requiring many signatures and open to accosting opponents with an intricate and expensive legal process.

While not close to the 65 Queens candidates who ran for Council when the entire delegation was term limited, we see real races shaping up in a handful of seats where no incumbent is standing for election and one challenge to an incumbent that is certainly worth focus and ink.

The one incumbent facing a serious challenge is Helen Sears in the 25th. With Alfonso Quiroz dropping out of the race, the candidacy of activist and Dem District Leader Danny Dromm with the backing of the Working Families Party, must be considered as a threat to the Councilwoman who voted to overturn the people’s will and extend her own term in this rapidly changing District. The candidacy of businessman Stanley Kalathara should not impact the Sears-Dromm race significantly. Look for Dromm to try to build a coalition of Latinos – he’s fluent in Spanish – gays and disenchanted voters to be the only Queens candidate to knock off an incumbent in this year’s Council races.

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posted by ProgressNYC @ 3:16 PM  

Thursday, June 11, 2009

New Visions Democratic Club Endorses Dromm

The New Visions Democratic Club has unanimously endorsed Daniel Dromm for the City Council, 25th District.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Help Get Danny on the Ballot


The campaign begins now! Lets get Danny on the ballot to bring progressive change to Queens.

You can help by signing up for a volunteer shift this week. No prior experience necessary.

Petitioning (week nights starting Tuesday 6/9)
5pm-9pm Campaign Office 77-15 37th Ave Jackson Heights

With a strong grassroots operation that is made up of real people talking to their neighbors, we can be victorious in the September 15th primary. Join us and be a part of our coalition for change.

For more information, drop by our campaign office (77-15 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights) or email me at [email protected]

Lets join together and make history!

Sincerely,

Melody Lopez
Campaign Manager
Daniel Dromm for City Council '09

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posted by ProgressNYC @ 1:27 PM  

Monday, June 8, 2009

Dromm Campaign Office Opening

Daniel Dromm, Democrat for City Council


Assemblyman Jose Peralta


City Council Member Julissa Ferreras


City Council Member Eric Gioia

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posted by ProgressNYC @ 2:15 PM  

Dromm at Queens Pride Parade

posted by ProgressNYC @ 2:12 PM  

NY1: Dromm Bringing Change to Queens


From NY1:With a same-sex marriage fight brewing in the New York State Senate, thousands turned out for the Pride Parade in Queens yesterday.

Backers of the bill took to the streets in Jackson Heights in support of legislation. The parade's founder says he started the event to fight for basic civil rights; a fight that he says goes on today.

"Back in those days, we wanted the right not to be fired from our jobs, to be able to find housing without discrimination," said Queens LGBT Pride Parade Founder Daniel Dromm. "And today we are fighting for marriage equality. That's a sign of the seed change and the attitude of elected officials, particularly in the borough of Queens."

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posted by ProgressNYC @ 11:10 AM  

Daily News: Dromm Fighting for Marriage Equality

From NY Daily News:
For thousands of New Yorkers marching in the annual Queens gay pride parade, marriage rights can't come fast enough.

"We're fighting for marriage equality," said City Council candidate Daniel Dromm, who started the parade 17 years ago. "We're fighting for the 1,300 rights that married heterosexual couples get. It's very important for LGBT people to have visibility."

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posted by ProgressNYC @ 8:17 AM  

WPIX: Dromm at Queens Pride Parade

From WPIX:
JACKSON HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WPIX) - It was the usual spectacle: flashy, festive, cultural and colorful. But this years Queens Gay Pride parade had an added attraction: politicians on parade pushing to make New York the 17th state to legalize same sex marriage.
Daniel Dromm, parade founder and City Council candidite, said:"The parade is so important because it provides us with visibility and lets everyone know that we are their family, friends, and neighbors."

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posted by ProgressNYC @ 7:56 AM  

Friday, June 5, 2009

Dromm on Our Health Care Crisis

HEALTH CARE
The lack of access to quality health care is a major challenge to our community. Our district has been hard hit by rising unemployment (which increases the number of uninsured residents) and by sky-rocketing medical costs. In March, St. John's Hospital on Queens Blvd, a major provider of emergency care in our district, was closed because of government inaction. We now have a recipe for disaster. Elmhurst Hospital, already a overwhelmed facility, is now the sole emergency department in the district. We must improve access to good medical care with new health clinics in our district.


Access to good medical care helps people prevent illnesses, identify health conditions early, and treat health problems. Some conditions can and should be managed regularly outside the hospital. Having a personal doctor, or local health clinic, is a critical component of good health care access. In our district, residents are much more likely to be without a regular doctor than adults in Queens or NYC overall. In addition, Western Queens residents are more likely to go to the Emergency Room when they are sick or need health advnce than those in Queens overall.


Health insurance is important for access to health care. Residents in Western Queens are 60% more likely to be uninsured than those in Queens or New York City overall. In addition to the currently uninsured (35%), another 12% of residents in this community went without health insurance at some time during the past year.

As a community, we must work together to face the challenges of this economic crisis and its impact on health care. We need a change in leadership to produce results, not excuses. I have a plan to open a new health care clinic in our district to alleviate the severe overcrowding problems at Elmhurst Hospital. I will also fight to re-open St. John's Hospital either as a private institution or a public facility. We can not allow a bad situation to get worse. Now is the time for action. Join me in making tomorrow better than today.

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posted by ProgressNYC @ 5:57 PM  

Dromm: Queens Pride Focuses on Marriage Equality

From New York Daily News by Clare Trapasso:
Organizers of this weekend's Queens gay pride parade are expecting the event's largest turnout yet as the push for a same-sex marriage bill appears to be gaining steam. Participants are hoping to change the minds of three state senators in the borough who are opposed to legalizing gay marriage in New York.
"Most of the people who are going to be coming to the parade are going to be focusing on marriage equality," said parade co-founder Daniel Dromm.
The 17th annual Queens Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Pride Parade will kick off at noon Sunday at 37th Ave. and 89th St. in Jackson Heights. Dromm expects 40,000 attendees - about 10,000 more than last year. Organizers hope a big turnout will pressure state Sens. George Onorato (D-Astoria), Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica) and Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) into supporting a same-sex marriage bill. "The senators need to realize that lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual people are their friends, their neighbors," Dromm said. "We are, in fact, everywhere."

From Jackson Heights Times by Jeremy Walsh:
One could say Queens Pride runs right through Jackson Heights and means both the spirit of the borough and the popular gay parade. The sentiment is even truer this year as the gay, lesbian and transgender community is abuzz about the possibility of New York legalizing same−sex marriage. This year’s theme for Sunday’s event is “Your Rights, Our Rights, Human Rights,” said Daniel Dromm, parade founder and organizer.
“It states that everybody has a stake in LGBT rights, and I think for that reason, it’s really appropriate this year,” Dromm said.
“This has become very much a tradition in Jackson Heights, and it’s really accepted by people who live there,” he said. “It’s really a family parade."

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posted by ProgressNYC @ 10:42 AM  

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Queens Gazette: Dromm "Right Side of History"

From Queens Gazette:
The group Western Queens for Marriage Equality co-sponsored a rally attended by close to 2,500 supporters on Sunday evening, May 31 in Athens Square Park in Astoria. Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, one of the group’s leaders, and Ron Zacchi, its executive director, conducted the proceedings, which urged state Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith to bring Governor David Paterson’s Marriage Equality bill to a vote before the state senate session ends on June 22, and pushing for both Smith and state Senator George Onorato to vote yes.
District Leader Daniel Dromm, running for City Council as well as teaching social studies at a public school, said that he teaches his students about being on the right side of history. “Today,” he declared, “we are on the right side of history!”

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posted by ProgressNYC @ 12:26 PM  

Stonewall Democrats Endorses Daniel Dromm

The Stonewall Democrats New York City today announced its endorsement of Daniel Dromm for the New York City Council, District 25, which represents Jackson Heights, LeFrak City, Elmhurst, Corona, East Elmhurst, Rego Park and Woodside.

Stonewall Democrats is America's only grassroots Democratic LGBT organization. Its focus is on creating change in three ways: educating the LGBT community about the differences between the political parties; mobilizing the LGBT community to get out to vote on Election Day for fair-minded Democrats; and standing up when Republicans attack our families and our civil rights while we lead the Democratic party to continue improving its record on issues important to our community.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Join Daniel Dromm's Campaign


Danny’s campaign needs your help today! June 9th kicks off New York City’s petition period, and we need volunteers to help collect signatures to get Danny on the ballot. Danny is running to bring new leadership to the City Council and to improve our local schools, expand health care access, create jobs, and increase green space in our community. But first we need to make sure he gets on the ballot. Sign up today to become a petition volunteer, and help us take the first step to victory. ..

Petition Training Session
Saturday, June 6th 10am
77-15 37th Avenue

Alternate Petition Training Session
Monday, June 8th 7pm
77-15 37th Avenue

Petitioning begins on Tuesday, June 9th

Flexible morning and/or evening hours are available for anyone with any time to contribute.

Stop by our campaign office at 77-15 37th Avenue to sign up for a petition shift now. Or email us at [email protected] or call (718) 457-2928.

Make history. Join Daniel Dromm and the movement for change in Queens today.
Get involved!

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