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Progress

We've made our voices known like never before.

Stay tuned to see the results of these efforts, the world has heard and change is coming. The floodgates have opened.

Progress. But much more work to be done.

Thank you for your continued involvement in this important cause.

Protest Against Assemblyman Vito Lopez in Front of His Brooklyn District Office. Lopez Accused by Protestors of Protecting Pedophiles.

Click Here to View News Report

Please call Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez at 1-718-963-7029 and remind him that he represents the people of Brooklyn in the New York State Assembly, not Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, the Brooklyn Archdiocese or Rabbi David Neiderman of UJO.
Tell him that he has no right to sacrifice our children in exchange for profitable land deals with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Rabbi David Neiderman.

Assemblyman Lopez must be made to understand that if he votes against the Child Victims Act (Assembly Bill Number A2596) and continues to protect pedophiles he will be voted out of office in 2010.
Please call him as many times as you can and ask him if he's changed his position on protecting pedophiles.
If you're in his neighborhood, stop by his office and express your feelings about his underhanded attempts to block passage of the Child Victims Act which has the votes necessary to pass the Assembly.
Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez434 South 5th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
1-718-963-7029

Albany Office
Legislative Office Building
Room 943
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-5537

E-mail: lopezv@assembly.state.ny.us


Also, please call Speaker Sheldon Silver and thank him for his continued strong support of the Markey bill (Assembly Bill Number A2596).

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
64th Assembly District,
New York City
Tel: 1-212-312-1420
Tel: 1-518-455-3791

E-mail Address: Speaker@assembly.state.ny.us

Update: Tuesday, June 16th 3:00pm

Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson has agreed to sponsor a "same as" Markey bill in the Senate. Please call Senator Hassell-Thompson and thank her for her support of this very important piece of legislation. Voicing your support of this bill is crucial at this time.

Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson

New York State Senate, District 36
Albany Office:
612 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
Tel: 1-518-455-2061
Fax: 1-518-426-6998
E-mail Address: HassellT@senate.state.ny.us

Also, it is very important that you call Speaker Silver's office, and thank him for his support, and ask him not to leave Albany without passing the Child Victims act.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
64th Assembly District, New York City
Tel: 1-518-455-3791
E-mail Address: Speaker@assembly.state.ny.us

Thank you

UPDATE:


The following Assemblymembers urgently need your phone calls today and tomorrow in order for them to vote “yes” on the "Markey/Duane Bill" (Assembly Bill Number A2596) tomorrow, June 17th.


Please call as often as possible, express your support and ask for updates on the bill. The Catholic Church and others are putting heavy pressure on these members and they need to hear from you to know that they are not alone and have the support of the citizens of the state of New York.



Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey
30th Assembly District, Queens
Tel: 1-518-455-4755
E-mail Address: MarkeyM@assembly.state.ny.us


Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
64th Assembly District, New York City
Tel: 1-518-455-3791
E-mail Address: Speaker@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo
84th Assembly District, Bronx
Tel: 1-518-455-5402
E-mail Address: ArroyoC@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Peter Abbate
49th Assembly District, Brooklyn
Tel: 1-518-455-3053
E-mail Address: AbbateP@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblymember Inez D. Barron
40th Assembly District, Brooklyn
Tel: 1-518-455-5912
E-mail Address: BarronI@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Michael Benjamin
79th Assembly District, Bronx
Tel: 1-518-455-5272
E-mail Address: BenjamM@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasney
46th Assembly District, Brooklyn
Tel: 1-518-455-4811
E-mail Address:

BrookKrasnyA@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Marcos Crespo
85th Assembly District, Bronx
Tel: 1-518-455-5514
E-mail Address: CrespoM@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Michael DenDekker
34th Assembly District, Queens
Tel: 1-518-455-4545
E-mail Address:

DenDekkerM@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Carl Heastie
83rd Assembly District, Bronx
Tel: 1-518-455-4800
E-mail Address: HeastieC@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Sam Hoyt
144th Assembly District, Erie – Buffalo
Tel: 1-518-455-4886
E-mail Address: HoytS@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine
13th Assembly District, Nassau
Tel: 1-516-676-0050
1-518-455-5456
E-mail Address: LavineC@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo
126th Assembly District, Binghamton
Tel: 1-518-455-5431
E-mail Address: LupardoD@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries
57th Assembly District, Brooklyn
Tel: 1-518-455-5325
E-mail Address: JeffriesH@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman William Magee
111th Assembly District, Madison, Oneida, Ostego
Tel: 1-518-455-4807
E-mail Address: MageeW@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman William B. Magnarelli
120th Assembly District, Onondaga
Tel: 1-518-455-4826
E-mail Address: MagnarW@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblymember John J. McEneny
104th Assembly District, Albany
Tel: 1-518-455-4178
E-mail Address: McEnenJ@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblywoman Grace Meng
22nd Assembly District, Queens
Tel: 1-518-455-5411
E-mail Address: MengG@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Felix Ortiz
51st Assembly District, Brooklyn
Tel: 1-518-455-3821
E-mail Address: OrtizF@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblywoman Amy Paulin
88th Assembly District, Westchester
Tel: 1-518-455-5585
E-mail Address: PaulinA@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples
141st Assembly District, Erie, Buffalo
Tel: 1-518-455-5005
E-mail Address: PeopleC@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer
23rd Assembly District, Queens
Tel: 1-518-455-4292
E-mail Address: PheffeA@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Bob Reilly
109th Assembly District, Albany and Saratoga
Tel: 1-518-455-5931
E-mail Address: ReillyR@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera
80th Assembly District, Bronx
Tel: 1-518-455-5844
E-mail Address: RiveraN@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblywoman Addie Russell
118th Assembly District, Saint Lawrence - Jefferson
Tel: 1-518-455-5545
E-mail Address: RussellA@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblymember Darryl C. Towns
54th Assembly District, Brooklyn
Tel: 1-518-455-5821
E-mail Address: TownsD@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Mark Weprin
24th Assembly District, Queens
Tel: 1-518-455-5806
E-mail Address: WeprinM@assembly.state.ny.us


Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski
94th Assembly District, Rockland
Tel: 1-518-455-5735
E-mail Address: ZebrowskiK@assembly.state.ny.us

Also, please call Senator Dean Skelos and ask him to support the bill:

Senator Dean Skelos
Phone: 1-518-455-3171
Phone: 1-516-766-8383
Email: skelos@senate.state.ny.us

Again, remember, five minutes of your time may save a child's life.

Thank you all for your efforts on behalf of our children.

Child Victims Act Assembly Vote Scheduled for Wednesday June 17th

MEMO TO:     Friends and Supporters of Child Victims’ Act of New York

 

FROM:           Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey

 

SUBJECT:      Albany Update, Monday, June 15, 2009

 

 

The  Assembly continued in session well into the evening today and even though the hour is late, I wanted to notify you that we now expect the debate and vote on the Child Victims’ Act to take place on Wednesday, June 17th rather than Tuesday.

 

The new date means that it is important to continue intensive lobbying of Assemblymembers over the next few days to ensure that those who have already committed to the bill maintain their support. It is also vital that those who have not yet committed continue to be contacted by supporters and advocates to convince them to vote “yes” for the legislation.

 

Even though the leadership in the State Senate continues to be unresolved, it is also important that supporters continue to lobby individual senators over the next few days.

 

I will keep you posted on developments tomorrow as the Senate situation for the Child Victims’ Act  is resolved and as we move to an Assembly vote on Wednesday.

Margaret M. Markey

The message from our friends in the Assembly is to keep the phone calls coming.  We are making real progress in preparation for the Wednesday June 17, 2009, Assembly vote on the Child Victims Act of New York, (the "Markey/Duane Bill" Assembly Bill Number A2596) a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey. 

Please take the time to call daily to express your support support of the Child Victims Act of New York and ask for an update on the status of the bill.

Make sure to say that you fully support the Child Victims Act of New York (the “Markey/Duane bill”) and that you will be voting for legislators who vote in favor of the bill.

The legislators' offices log every telephone call they receive. Our calls will allow them to show how strongly the public is supporting the bill and reassure any legislator who has been intimidated by the Catholic Church and others. 

Remember, five minutes of your time may save a child’s life.

Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey

30th Assembly District, Queens
DISTRICT OFFICE
55-19 69th Street
Maspeth, NY 11378
718-651-3185
Albany Office
Legislative Office Building
Room 654
Albany, NY 12248

Tel: 1-518-455-4755

E-mail Address: MarkeyM@assembly.state.ny.us

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver

64th Assembly District, New York City

DISTRICT OFFICE
250 Broadway
Suite 2307
New York, NY 10007
212-312-1420
Albany Office
Legislative Office Building

Room 932

Albany, NY 12248

Tel: 1-518-455-3791

E-mail Address: Speaker@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine
13th Assembly District, 
DISTRICT OFFICE
70 Glen St.
Suite 100
Glen Cove, NY 11542
516-676-0050
ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 441
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5456
E-mail Address: LavineC@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Inez D. Barron

40th Assembly District, Brooklyn

DISTRICT OFFICE
669 Vermont Street
Brooklyn , NY 11207
718-257-5824

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 919
Albany, NY 12248

1-518-455-5912

E-mail Address: BarronI@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries

57th Assembly District, Brooklyn

DISTRICT OFFICE
55 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-596-0100

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 523
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-5325

E-mail Address: JeffriesH@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblyman William B. Magnarelli

120th Assembly District, Onondaga
DISTRICT OFFICE
Room 840
333 East Washington Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-428-9651

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 519
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-4826

E-mail Address: MagnarW@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember John J. McEneny

104th Assembly District, Albany
ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 648
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-4178
E-mail Address:McEnenJ@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblyman Felix Ortiz
51st Assembly District, Brooklyn

DISTRICT OFFICE
404 55th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220
718-492-6334

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 627
Albany, NY 12248

1-518-455-3821

E-mail Address: OrtizF@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer

23rd Assembly District, Queens
DISTRICT OFFICE
108-14 Crossbay Blvd.
Ozone Park, NY 11417
718-641-8755

DISTRICT OFFICE
90-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
718-945-9550

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 941
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-4292

E-mail Address: PheffeA@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblyman Bob Reilly

109th Assembly District, Albany and Saratoga
DISTRICT OFFICE
3 Halfmoon Executive Park Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065
518-371-0568

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 452
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-5931

E-mail Address: ReillyR@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Darryl C. Towns

54th Assembly District, Brooklyn
DISTRICT OFFICE
840 jamaica Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
718-235-5627

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 424
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-5821

E-mail Address: TownsD@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski
94th Assembly District, Rockland

DISTRICT OFFICE
67 North Main Street
New City, NY 10956
845-634-9791

ALBANY OFFICE
Room 631
Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-5735

E-mail Address: ZebrowskiK@ assembly.state.ny.us

Please call and offer a special thanks to the Senate sponsor of the bill:

Senator Thomas K. Duane

District Office
322 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1700
New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 633-8052
Fax: (212) 633-8096
Albany Office

430 State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12247
Tel: 1-518-455-2451
Fax: 1-518-426-6846
E-mail Address: duane@senate.state.ny.us

Finally,  please call Senator Dean Skelos' office and tell him that you are a supporter of the  Child Victims Act of New York (the "Markey/Duane Bill" Assembly Bill Number A2596 and Senate Bill Number S2568) and that you are asking him for his support of the bill. Explain that you and your neighbors will support any member of the Senate who votes in favor of the Markey/Duane Bill.

Senator Skelos needs to hear from us daily in order to understand how important this bill is to our children.

Senator Dean Skelos

Albany Office

Legislative Office Building

Room 907
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 1-518-455-3171

District Office
55 Front Street
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Phone: 1-516-766-8383

Email: skelos@senate.state.ny.us

Again, remember, five minutes of your time may save a child's life.

Thank you all for your efforts on behalf on our children.

Make a Call, Save a Life

In the words of our good friend, Blogger Shmarya Rosenberg, "Make a Call, Save a Life."   The Child Victims Act of New York, (the "Markey/Duane Bill" Assembly Bill Number A2596) a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey is headed for a vote on the floor of the Assembly on Tuesday June 16, 2009. 

Assemblywoman Markey issued this memo to supporters: 

MEMO TO:     Friends and Supporters of Child Victims’ Act of New York

 

FROM:           Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey

 

SUBJECT:      Update from Albany, Wednesday, June 10, 2009

 

Tuesday, June 16^th will be the most important day in our five-year-long drive to make the Child Victims’ Act a law and I hope as many of you as possible will be present in Albany on this momentous day. During the legislative session next Tuesday, I will lead the debate about this landmark legislation on the floor and the full membership of the Assembly will vote on the bill.

 

The presence of many supporters and advocates in the Gallery of the Assembly Chamber will underscore the arguments my colleagues and I make during the debate. It will also send a clear message to the State Senate that there is a strong, diverse constituency committed to seeing this bill become law in 2009.

 

Thanks to the exhaustive lobbying efforts of dozens of dedicated supporters of the bill, most legislators are aware of what is at stake. Week after week, many committed men and women have made the trip to Albany over recent months to meet with members of both houses, or visit them in their district offices. These committed volunteers have educated them about the urgent need to provide justice for victims of childhood sexual abuse, and about how the Child Victims’ Act will protect children now and in the future by exposing predators who have been hidden.  Our advocates also served as “truth squads” to debunk the hysterical and specious arguments raised by the most significant, organized opposition to the bill, the Catholic Conference of New York and its highly-paid lobbyists.

 

As we approach the debate and vote in the Assembly, I am looking ahead to the important next step: consideration and adoption of the Child Victims’ Act by the State Senate. The final nature of the leadership of the Senate is undetermined as I write this. However, I am reaching out to Senators who support the bill and leaders of both parties to make them aware of the importance of making this bill a “must” for consideration and vote during this session and I am optimistic we will succeed.

 

Volunteer lobbyists are also now reaching out to educate individual Senators about the bill and I urge all supporters of the bill to reach out to their Senators as well.

As we move into these few final days of the legislative session, I continue to be cautiously optimistic we will succeed in making the Child Victims’ Act a law in 2009. However, I am mindful that success this year is just a milestone in a continuing fight to expand this bill’s provisions and push for further meaningful reforms to provide justice for all childhood sexual abuse victims and additional protections for children.

 

I want to express my heart-felt thanks to all the hundreds of friends and supporters who have advocated this year this year on behalf of the Child Victims’ Act. Your dedication has been critical in moving the legislation closer to success and I am confident it will continue as we adopt the bill in the Assembly, then move on to consideration by the Senate later this month.

 

I hope you will join me in Albany on Tuesday, June 16th, as the Assembly takes up the bill.

As we enter the final moment before the vote please take the time to call and thank the legislators below for their support of the Child Victims Act of New York.

Make sure to say that you fully support the Child Victims Act of New York (the “Markey/Duane bill”) and that you will be voting for legislators who vote in favor of the bill.

The legislators' offices log every telephone call they receive. Our calls will allow them to show how strongly the public is supporting the bill and reassure any legislator who has been intimidated by the Catholic Church and others. You may call as often as every day.

Remember, five minutes of your time may save a child’s life.

Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey

30th Assembly District, Queens
DISTRICT OFFICE
55-19 69th Street
Maspeth, NY 11378
718-651-3185
Albany Office
Legislative Office Building
Room 654
Albany, NY 12248

Tel: 1-518-455-4755

E-mail Address: MarkeyM@assembly.state.ny.us

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver

64th Assembly District, New York City

DISTRICT OFFICE
250 Broadway
Suite 2307
New York, NY 10007
212-312-1420
Albany Office
Legislative Office Building

Room 932

Albany, NY 12248

Tel: 1-518-455-3791

E-mail Address: Speaker@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Inez D. Barron

40th Assembly District, Brooklyn

DISTRICT OFFICE
669 Vermont Street
Brooklyn , NY 11207
718-257-5824

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 919
Albany, NY 12248

1-518-455-5912

E-mail Address: BarronI@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries

57th Assembly District, Brooklyn

DISTRICT OFFICE
55 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-596-0100

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 523
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-5325

E-mail Address: JeffriesH@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblyman William B. Magnarelli

120th Assembly District, Onondaga
DISTRICT OFFICE
Room 840
333 East Washington Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-428-9651

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 519
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-4826

E-mail Address: MagnarW@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember John J. McEneny

104th Assembly District, Albany
ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 648
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-4178
E-mail Address:McEnenJ@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblyman Felix Ortiz
51st Assembly District, Brooklyn

DISTRICT OFFICE
404 55th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220
718-492-6334

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 627
Albany, NY 12248

1-518-455-3821

E-mail Address: OrtizF@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer

23rd Assembly District, Queens
DISTRICT OFFICE
108-14 Crossbay Blvd.
Ozone Park, NY 11417
718-641-8755

DISTRICT OFFICE
90-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
718-945-9550

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 941
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-4292

E-mail Address: PheffeA@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblyman Bob Reilly

109th Assembly District, Albany and Saratoga
DISTRICT OFFICE
3 Halfmoon Executive Park Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065
518-371-0568

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 452
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-5931

E-mail Address: ReillyR@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Darryl C. Towns

54th Assembly District, Brooklyn
DISTRICT OFFICE
840 jamaica Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
718-235-5627

ALBANY OFFICE
LOB 424
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-5821

E-mail Address: TownsD@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski
94th Assembly District, Rockland

DISTRICT OFFICE
67 North Main Street
New City, NY 10956
845-634-9791

ALBANY OFFICE
Room 631
Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
1-518-455-5735

E-mail Address: ZebrowskiK@ assembly.state.ny.us

Please call and offer a special thanks to:

Senator Thomas K. Duane

District Office
322 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1700
New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 633-8052
Fax: (212) 633-8096
Albany Office

430 State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12247
Tel: 1-518-455-2451
Fax: 1-518-426-6846
E-mail Address: duane@senate.state.ny.us

Finally,  please call Senator Dean Skelos' office and tell him that you are a supporter of the  Child Victims Act of New York (the "Markey/Duane Bill" Assembly Bill Number A2596 and Senate Bill Number S2568) and that you are asking him for his support of the bill. Explain that you and your neighbors will support any member of the Senate who votes in favor of the Markey/Duane Bill.

Senator Skelos needs to hear from us daily in order to understand how important this bill is to our children.

Senator Dean Skelos

Albany Office

Legislative Office Building

Room 907
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 1-518-455-3171

District Office
55 Front Street
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Phone: 1-516-766-8383

Email: skelos@senate.state.ny.us

Again, remember, five minutes of your time may save a child's life.

Thank you all for your efforts on behalf on our children.