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On September 7th
2011 over 80 people attended the
League of Humane Voters of New York event. The venue was the
Grace
and St. Paul's Church in Manhattan.
We thank Pastor
Hauser for his hospitality.
As in years past, the Church will hold a
"Blessing of the Animals"
in October.
The audience consisted
primarily of animal rights activists from New York City. The
V-Spot,
an all vegan restaurant in
Park Slope, Brooklyn, delivered and served a variety of delicious finger
foods and out-of-this-world cupcakes. Connie
Young, LOHV’s sommelier, served the finest organic and vegan wines.
The audience was challenged,
stimulated and entertained by elected officials
who espouse animal protection, animal activists,
and performers who are also
animal activists.
Manhattan Borough
President Scott Stringer reminded the audience of the importance
of several issues
currently pending at the New York City Council.
He has proposed an initiative to reconstitute the AC&C--a
petition endorsing that initiative
can be signed at
http://www.mbpo.org/paws.
New York
State
Senator José Serrano, a strong and consistent supporter of animal
protective legislation,
spoke about his
continuing commitment to animal protection since his childhood.
He noted that some fellow senators are becoming "aware”
of animal protection and are starting to vote with him.
Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal,
one of the staunchest supporters of our issues in the New York State
legislature, urged the attendees to
become involved in
the legislative process to move animal protective issues forward legislatively.
The dynamic speakers from
the Animal Rights Community were
Nathan Runkle,
founder of
Mercy for Animals,
Josephine
Bellaccomo,
strategic communication coach and author of
"Move
the Message: Your Guide to Making a Difference and Changing the World,
Odette
Wilkens, Esq.
Of-Counsel to LOHV-NY and
Executive Director of
Equal Justice Alliance,
and Sherry Reisch, CPA
representing LOHV Manhattan. Their
message for the evening was support for LOHV and the urgent necessity for
the animal protective community to become involved in the political process
through electioneering and lobbying.
The event concluded with a
brilliant and exciting performance by songwriter and theatrical produce
Gary Kupper and the
Mosaic Dance Theater Company
lead by long time Animal
Rights Activist Teri Adell, stage name
Samara.
We also thank
Carol Moon for writing and singing
the LOHV Fight Song. We are grateful to Rynn
Berry for donating copies of his latest book: 2011 The VEGAN GUIDE to
New York City. Please contact us if you would like a copy.
To view pictures of the
event please-- click
here.
FOLLOW-UP MEETING 9/21/11 6:00 TO 8:00
Refreshments Available
Following
up on the need to get more Animal Rights activists involved in the political
process, LOHV will hold a "getting-down to business meeting" at the same
location on September 21st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
The
meeting is intended for
individuals who want to
become district leaders in
NYC. There is no admission charge for that meeting but we ask you to
register by emailing to
Register@LOHV-NY.org your registration will be confirmed by
return email.
Thank you,
Peter Muller, Chair
The League of
Humane Voters® of New York
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