ERDC Protests White Nationalism on the Upper East Side
Braving bitter cold, our members protested outside the Metropolitan Republican Club to protest white nationalism
Recent News
Change of Venue for our meeting!
We are growing and we we want to grow more! So we are moving to a bigger venue for our membership meetings
Opportunities to Support Dawn Smalls for Public Advocate
Visibility: 86th Street Q Station; 4:30-6:30 PM 25th. Text Banking: 4-8 PM February February 25th
ERDC 2019 District Leader, Judicial Delegate and Alternate Judicial Delegate Endorsements
At our February 21st meeting, we endorsed the following candidates!
Upcoming Events
May Membership meeting
St. Jean Baptiste Church
May 22, 2019 at 7 PM
With criminal justice reform in the news and on the debate floor in Albany, harm reduction is a vital part of the conversation. We've learned that protecting people from harm is a better approach than the "wars on crime" of another era. Now our elected officials are finding other ways to protect individual rights rather than to respond with incarceration. With criminal justice reform in the news and on the debate floor in Albany, harm reduction is a vital part of the conversation. We've learned that protecting people from harm is a better approach than the "wars on crime" of another era. Now our elected officials are finding other ways to protect individual rights rather than to respond with incarceration. The East River Democratic Club has invited experts from different backgrounds to have a conversation about recent legislation, the current state of affairs, and how to protect workers in the future.
Manhattan Young Democrats Letter Writing Party Co- Sponsored by East River Dems
Bier International
February 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Advocacy Season Letter Writing Campaign - Now that we have a Democratic legislature, it is time to make sure our elected officials know where we stand!
Gale Brewer State of the Borough
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU
February 24, 2019 at Doors open 1 PM, Program begins at 2pm
Reception to follow
Monthly Membership/Endorsement Meeting
St. Jean Baptiste Church
February 21, 2019 at 7 pm
Please join us for our Monthly Membership Meeting. We will be endorsing candidates for Party and Public office for the 2019 Democratic Primary. Assembly Member Dan Quart will present on his proposals for criminal justice reform.
What we do
Mission Statement
The East River Democratic Club is committed to the Progressive Democratic tradition - a tradition that values initiatives to create an ever more just and equitable society. We support both candidates and legislation that aim to provide equitable access to education, health care, transportation, housing, the legal system, and environmental safety regardless of any person's age, gender, race, disability or socioeconomic status.
Engage, Encourage, Endorse
We engage with the community and the issues affecting it, encourage participation in local civic life, the democratic process, and the County and State Democratic Party. Finally, we endorse candidates for office and, together, we work to support their campaigns.