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Committed to preserving restoring individual liberties and freedoms, we're everyday people from all walks of life just like you. In fact, most of us are recovering Democrats and Republicans, even some Greens. |
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Manhattan Libertarian Party August Meeting
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Henry Stern
President of New York Civic
Part watchdog, part cheerleader, part fundraiser, part whistle-blower, part trusted advisor, part muckraker, part think tank, part consciousness-raiser, New York Civic takes an active role in outlining and defining public and civic life in its myriad forms.
In the '70s, native New Yorker Henry J. Stern was City Council Member-at-Large from Manhattan, and from then until 2002 served as Commissioner of Parks and Recreation . His concern for the highly engineered lawns of Central Park led him to vigorously oppose any demonstrations there during the 2004 RNC convention.
His deep knowledge of NYC politics gives him a fascinating perspective on the good, bad, and ugly of local politics.
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Ukrainian East Village Restaurant
140 Second Avenue
( between 9th Street and St. Mark's ) |
Business : 6:30 p.m
Program : 7:30 pm |
To inform, to provide exchange of ideas, and to provoke thought .
Activities : Playing Poker @ Police Plaza
Channels 1, 2, 4, 5, and 9, The Post, The Daily News, The Sun, and
Downtown Express sent thousands of dollars worth of talent to cover our No Poker, No Peace Penny Poker Tournament protest at 1 Police Plaza , then , in their coverage , only Downtown Express even once used the word LIBERTARIAN , much less identifed our candidates for City office whom they spoke with .
 "I happened to watch Fox's coverage. The cops dealt with our protest by lying outright. They stated that the money seized is "evidence of illegal gambling activity" (a dubious claim) and the clubs were raking pots (totally untrue). Isn't it fascinating that liberal politicians
who'd suffer an attack of the vapors if a cop accepted a free apple from a grocer have nothing to say about the theft of $100K.
Probably I'm wrong. There's nothing fascinating about business as usual."
-- Ron Wieck , poker player .
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