I am posting the following at the request of Raul Rothblatt:"The primaries are coming up in just over two weeks. There are a couple of [opponents of Atlantic Yards] running, but there is one candidate who has not only shown unshakable conviction in the fight against Forest City Ratner but also created a stellar campaign based on grassroots organization and exceptional fundraising: Josh Skaller.
The Skaller campaign has reached the maximum amount of matchable contributions under the Campaign Finance rules (through small donations, and without taking a dime from developers).
Now we need to go beyond our comfort zone of friends and reach out to all of our acquaintances in the 39th district to make sure that they are motivated to vote for Josh. There are a lot of informed and intelligent voters who don't realize that Josh is the best candidate.
If the election were held today, I think Josh would win. Unfortunately, the final weeks of the campaign are when the big guns will be out supporting other candidates.
If we don't win this, the whole city will know that we don't have electoral clout; if we do, the Ratner supporters will be shakin' in their boots!
Work with the Skaller Campaign
The Josh Skaller City Council campaign has specifically asked anti-Atlantic Yards activists to help them on two mornings canvassing at the subways and two evenings canvassing door-to-door with a new piece of campaign literature devoted to development issues.
The details:
Tuesday, September 8 from 5 - 8:30 PM Wednesday, September 9 from 5 - 8:30 PM
Tuesday, September 8 from 7 - 9:30 AM Wednesday, September 9 from 7 - 9:30 AM
The campaign would like volunteers to come to the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats' (CBID) office, 548 10th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) at 5 PM on both Tuesday, September 8th and Wednesday, September 9th to go out and knock on doors and talk about why Atlantic Yards is their issue and Josh is their candidate. The canvassing will be done at approximately 8:30 PM.
The campaign is also going to place people at the following subway stations from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
F train:Bergen/Carroll 4th Avenue/7th Avenue
R train:Union Street
As you all know, Josh is a true, principled opponent of Atlantic Yards. Let's help him get into the City Council.
If you can volunteer for any of these times, in this last push for the campaign, PLEASE contact Dan Campanelli at: d.campanelli@skaller09.com or 718-568-9699.
This email represents my personal opinion. I am not representing DDDB or any non-profit.
Thanks and hope to see you out there on the streets!"
