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Care to discuss the economy with the governor?

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Governor Patterson’s office announced last week that his Economic Security Cabinet, made up of 20 state agencies, will hold a series of meetings with the citizenry to discuss the economy.

Brave man! Or, to be more accurate, brave staffers!

The meetings will begin promptly at 4 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. They will be held as follows:

June 19 Western NY Region - Erie Community College-Downtown

June 25 Finger Lakes Region - Rochester City Hall

June 26 Central NY Region - Onondaga Community College

July 1 Southern Tier Region - Broome Community College

July 7 Mohawk Valley Region - Mohawk Valley Community College

July 16 Watertown- Jefferson Community College Plattsburgh - Clinton Community College

July 24 Mid-Hudson Region - Orange County Community College

July 28 New York City- Brooklyn Borough Hall New York City- Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Art Gallery 163 West 125th Street

July 30 Long Island Region - Farmingdale State College

July 31 New York City - York College/CUNY

Naturally, none of these are what you might call nearby — the closest meeting will be taking place on July 1st in the Binghamton area. Then again, it’s worth your while to go (if you can spare the gas) and offer your input.

Looking for a temporary gig?

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Word is out that the NYS Democratic Party is now hiring field organizers. As pointed out over at TAP, this isn’t the job to go for if you have aspirations to be able to retire in five years, but it’s a good opportunity if what you want to do is be a part of history — ’cause this year is like that.

Duties would include:

  • Organizing and implementing house meetings
  • Voter registration
  • Identifying and engaging supporters in the campaign
  • Getting out the vote
  • Volunteer coordination for phone banks and door to door operations

If you’re interested, send a resume to vondam@nydems.org.