Speaker/educator on politics & effective change. @ManhattanDems frmr Secretary, @nydems Cmteman 66AD. 'Traveling civics superhero'
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A short rundown on the 5 ballot proposals facing New Yorkers this year.
For a deep dive on the full text of the charter and what could change with these amendments there's a free breakdown on my substack: Benjaminyee.substack.com
It's here, the Ben Yee Breakdown of the 2026 Ballot Proposals.
By popular demand an incredibly deep dive into the full text of the NYC Charter and the proposed changes.
tl;dr — cut bureaucracy, not democracy
1. No
2. Yes
3. No
4. Yes
5. Yes
benjaminyee.substack.com/p/b…
#nokings was a huge success. Super honored organizr with so many incredible orgs.
The battle at the ballot box has begun. Early voting started yesterday in large swathes of the country. It hits NY Oct 24.
Want to help? Link in bio
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If you missed it, the NY Democratic Party just set it's leadership and direction for another 2 years.
For the first time in nearly a decade there was a challenge for Chair. Jay Jacobs faced Otsego County Chair Caitlin Ogden.
I want to explain why, and what happened, because this election was really about two competing visions of what sort of organization the Democratic Party should fundamentally be.
Here's the breakdown. My Substack is 100% free so you can dive in.
substack.com/@benjaminyee/no…
In the wake of the revelation at Cornell, the New York State Democratic Committee unanimously passed a resolution I wrote last Thursday.
It puts our Party on record fighting for:
Thank you to Erica Vladimer and Will Rivera for seconding the resolution and speaking so powerfully in support.
And thank you to the State Committee members as a whole for voting to commit our elected leaders, and our Party, to real policies that will make a difference.
Passing a resolution isn't the end.
We have so much more to do — not just after sexual violence occurs, but to prevent it in the first place.
Learn more & sign up to get involved at votebenyee.nyc
#SexualViolencePrevention #ConsentEducation #NewYork #NYPolitics
Donald Trump just said letting Iran "take out" San Diego and L.A. is a small price to pay for his war.
That's 6 million Americans he's happy to kill for his ego.
Icon Parking still lets ICE stage their assault of civil rights from Tribeca.
Today we’re telling them we want #ICEOUT
Know Your Rights training
Tomorrow 8/12 at 6:30pm
Sign up and help keep NYC ICE free
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#iceout
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Fantastic movie. 100% worth seeing on the big screen. Absolutely gorgeous art.
Everything Avatar fans want to see with very minor exceptions.
The Avatar movie deserved a theatrical release. @paramountplus f*cking sucks
#atla #avatarmovie #avatar
Come kick ICE out of Manhattan
ICE needs parking, we’re shutting down their garage. We got ICE expelled before, we’re doing it again!
NEXT MONDAY, 5:30PM, 35 HARRISON ST
The Air Quality is hazardous to your health, but NYC has you covered. Grab a free mask at tons of locations:
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Citizen Bank stops lending to ICE private prisons!
The protests paid off. Tomorrow's rally is now a celebration.
Saturday, July 18 (TOMORROW)
10:15 - 11:30
Union Square on 14th st side
(Then marching to 14th st Citizens Bank)
