Sunday, April 22nd, I did volunteer work at Cadman Plaza [Brooklyn] during the annual MS Walk. Volunteers had to be on site by 10am instead of the usual 12pm, which I thought abit odd. By the time car service dropped me off at the location, there were several volunteers already there and tables were set up. We were manning one of the three rest stops for the walk. The weather was nice, sunny and abit warm that spring day. Along with myself, there were about 15 volunteers, and two supervisors from MS. This year, for the first time, we had to pour bottled water into large plastic cups. Again abit odd and the walkers were not too happy with this arrangement. Plus it slowed everyone down with the process. Also, we were not informed that the walk route had been changed and that our rest stop was first of the three. Whoa … we sure got a lot of walkers! It didn’t take long for our rest stop to run out of bottled water and most of the donated goodies. All we had left were a few meager apples and oranges. Sadly, we had to turn some MS walkers away. Clean up progressed quickly and outta there between 1pm and 2pm. I started volunteering with MS Society in 1993. Two friends of mine in the UK, now deceased, both had MS for 20+ years. In memory of Pam and Gary I continue to do the volunteering.
On a rainy Wednesday evening, April 25th, I participated in a panel presentation [hosted by Peace Task Force] at the All Souls Church in Manhattan with members of New Yorkers for a Dept of Peace. Fellow NYDoP member Jade and I worked the DoP info table, as well as converse with attendees on peace activism and the Dept of Peace legislation. [I really enjoy this part of it & connecting with others.] Another NYDoP member, Susan, was MC for the evening and is also a chairperson with All Souls PTF. Joe, Marianne and Kevin [NYDoP board members] were part of the panel discussion, followed by a Q&A. Along with a wonderful National Dept of Peace [DoP] activist’s slideshow, which was shown before the discussion, we also showed clips of the Student Peace Alliance group at the recent DC conference in February. Attendance was okay, due to the weather, and those that attended asked the panel some great, in-depth questions. New volunteers were signed on and literature was given out. Overall it was a good evening.
Friday, April 27th, I did volunteer work for City Harvest at Union Square farmers market.
Saturday evening, April 28th, I invited my friend Jackie over to dine on Chinese takeout and watch two movies [ie: DaVinci Code & Vanity Fair] on DVD. We had a nice, relaxing evening. I also lent her two books on the Titanic disaster of 1912.
Thursday, May 3rd, was the first official NYC "Kucinich 2008" meetup in Manhattan. A chap from NJ was the original Meetup.org organizer and since beginning of June I’ve taken over as organizer. My friend BC, her hubby Andrew, along with baby Alex joined me at the meetup, as did Thomas. The three of us had done volunteer work on the 2003/2004 Kucinich presidential campaign. The others at the meetup [group that evening totaled 10] were new to this campaign.
I must say the chap from NJ was decent at organizing some stuff and not so swift at other things. Rumor has it there were "issues" with him in NJ meetup too. Anyhow, it was a decent meetup and many had some good ideas. Hope they stay onboard, so we can go forth with implementing those ideas for the NYC campaign. Afterwards, while walking to our respective subways in Times Square, Thomas and I walked past "Law & Order" actor Christopher Meloni on 8th Avenue and 50th Street. OMG! He’s so handsome in person and looked very sexy in a black suit. I felt like a giddy school girl and dear Thomas thought it all so amusing. At the Times Square subway station we stood talking about many diverse, interesting topics for almost an hour. Its great talking with him and he gives great hugs. Whoa!
Friday, May 4th, I met up with Cielito and her cousin Gloria for dessert and the Greek/Roman exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We started off the evening with delicious dessert in the Petrie Court Café and since it was around Cielito’s b-day, I gave her a pair of my bead style earrings. Afterwards we spent over an hour viewing the whole new Greek/Roman exhibit and making amusing commentary on male statuary buttocks. I highly recommend seeing this wonderful, beautifully displayed exhibit at the museum. The items on display span from 500 BC to 700 AD. A most enjoyable evening and good way to start off the weekend.
On Wednesday, May 9th, the NYDoP board members met for our monthly meeting in Bryant Park. Yep, we held it in the park, as the weather was really nice. Main topics of discussion were on finances, 501c4, two new NY state co-sponsors to HR808, surveys, September peacebuilding event and the "Piece of the Pie" campaign. Carol and Kevin worked on and presented new organization charts. They are great and very detailed. Also, Marianne and Karen worked hard on a plan/outline for our peacebuilding event, which they presented to the board. Very productive meeting, plus Joe and Karen brought some yummy goodies for us to nosh on.
The Police Get a Mixed Verdict from Fans
Orange County Register
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/entertainment/abox/article_1741393.php
Readers who attended the Police's Anaheim show reveled in nostalgia, though some were underwhelmed.
Kucinich is ‘100% on board’ with Healthcare Reform Michael Moore tells Nurses Forum in New Hampshire
http://kucinich.us/node/4683
Submitted by DJK Press Secretary
Other candidates have taken more than $3 million in contributions from the health care industry
They'll Break the Bad News on 9/11
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/23939
By Frank Rich, New York Times
[Duchess Note: Many thanks to Linda Z in TX for sending some of the above articles.]
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