Following a highly successful Public Advocate Candidates Forum, Brooklyn for Barack will be hosting:

New York City Comptroller Candidates Forum

August 20th
7-8:30pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)

Union Temple
17 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238

Please RSVP here and submit questions for the candidates to info@brooklynforbarack.org. Questions will also be accepted at the event. All questions will come from the listserv and from attendees. The program will include a brief presentation on the Office of the Comptroller.

As we in Brooklyn turn our attention towards affecting CHANGE locally, Brooklyn for Barack teams up with Brown Memorial Baptist Church for a Public Advocate Candidates Forum. Moderated by the distinguished Jonathan Hicks, the event will present an exciting opportunity for community leaders, grassroots activists and the general public to hear from an impressive array of candidates. We encourage any and all to submit questions for consideration to info@brooklynforbarack.org by Thursday, July 23rd. In addition to a question and answer segment, the program will also include a brief overview of the Office of the Public Advocate.

3 of the 4 candidates are confirmed to attend. Each candidate will remain for the full 90-minute program. Please join us for what will prove to be an informative and interesting evening in New York City politics.

WHO: City Council Member Bill de Blasio
City Council Member Eric Gioia
Attorney Norman Siegel
Moderated by Jonathan Hicks

WHAT: Public Advocate Candidates Forum

WHEN: Monday, July 27th, 7:00-8:30pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)

WHERE: Brown Memorial Baptist Church, 484 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Fellowship Hall (entrance on Gates between Washington and Willoughby)

Trains: C,G to Clinton Washington

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Join us on June 6th for The Recession Survival Fair, which will be a non-partisan community service event to assist Brooklyn and New York City residents in tackling the challenges springing from the economic recession. Attendees will have free access to important information and professional help on a range of relevant topics, including healthcare, food and nutrition, job search, debt and personal finance, and tenants’ rights and foreclosure. All help will be provided free of charge, although participants will also be invited to offer their own expertise to the community in exchange.

Who: Brooklyn for Barack in association with The Stuyvesant Heights Parents Association
What: Recession Survival Fair
When: Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Brooklyn Brownstone School, 272 MacDonough St. at Lewis Ave. in Bed-Stuy
Cost: Free

For more information, please email continuethechange @gmail.com

This a non-partisan event.