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Colorful event flyer for Get Out the Vote in the Boogie Down! Food, community resources, and music. Thursday, October 28, 3-6pm at Roberto Clemente plaza, 530 Willis Ave, Bronx, NY. 

Get Out the Vote in the Boogie Down!

Today, Thursday, October 28, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, DemocracyNYC, the Civic Engagement Commission, Hispanic Federation, and Pregones PRTT are hosting a free community event at Roberto Clemente Plaza, in The Bronx. The event will feature performances by DeLaCeiba, Caridad de La Luz, Jarana Beat, and People of Earth and Latina food from the local business Coffee Delight Diner. The People’s Bus, a community center on wheels will be parked at the event and resources, including the vaccine bus will also be available.

A colorful event flyer Mujeres En Movimiento + The People's Bus. Text reads: come join us to celebrate and honor the deceased from COVID-19 and other cuases. Bring photos of your loved ones, dance, eat and make paper art to decorate our community alter. Friday October 29, 3-7PM Gardne Salud eN mOVIMIENTO 55-25 Van Cleef Street Flushing, NY 11368 

Día de los Muertos Celebration in Queens!

On Friday, October 29, 2021, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Garden Salud en Movimiento, The People’s Bus, the Civic Engagement Commission, Materials for the Arts, Mujeres en Movimiento, Cetiliztli Nauhcampa, and Queens Community Board 4 will host a free remembrance event open to the public to celebrate community and culture in honoring the deceased. Día de los Muertos is a memorial celebration of the dead with indigenous roots in Aztec culture and further shaped by colonial Spanish and Roman Catholic syncretism. The event will feature ceremonial and contemporary dancers, as well as free specialty baked foods from Stephanie's Mexican Bakery.
The general election is coming! Join us for an important virtual workshop in Hindi about what's at stake with the upcoming election, early voting, and the five ballot referendums. Thursday, October 28, 6-7pm, on dot nyc dot gov backslash voter ed Hindi. 

Additional Events & Volunteer Opportunities

 
Blue and green background with NYC skyline . Countdown to our city’s future. 5 Days Left General Election Day November 2nd. voting.nyc Vote Early: October 23-31. 

Election Day is November 2nd!

The election will decide our next Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough Presidents, City Council, District Attorney (Manhattan & Brooklyn), NYS Supreme Court, Civil Court, Surrogate Court (Brooklyn), and the outcome of five ballot proposals.

Materials

Additional  Resources

Image thumbnail for explainer video. What's on the ballot? Ballot proposal 1. An image of a man casting his vote is cut out in a collage style with a yellow background and blue and orange designs.
Image thumbnail for explainer video. What's on the ballot? Ballot proposal 3. An image of a man casting his vote is cut out in a collage style with a yellow background and blue and orange designs.
: Image thumbnail for explainer video. What's on the ballot? Ballot proposal 4. An image of a man casting his vote is cut out in a collage style with a yellow background and blue and orange designs.
Image thumbnail for explainer video. What's on the ballot? Ballot proposal 5. An image of a man casting his vote is cut out in a collage style with a yellow background and blue and orange designs.

Download and watch the ballot proposal explainer videos HERE!

Do you need an interpreter to help you vote? in block lettering with the word vote differentiated in colors with a check mark on the O. We can assist you at select poll sites. Saturday 10/30 & Sunday 10/31 (Yiddish on 10/29 & 10/31) Election Day 11/2 Visit participate.nyc.gov to see if the NYC Civic Engagement Commission provides interpretation services in your language at your designated poll site. 

Civic Engagement Commission Poll Site Language Interpretation Services

  • During the last weekend of Early Voting (October 30-October 31) and on Election Day (November 2), limited English proficient voters will have access to interpretation services in Arabic, Bangla, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Haitian Creole, French, Korean, Polish, Russian, Urdu, and Yiddish.
  • Visit the Commission’s Voting Center to learn more about service locations for Early Voting and Election Day.

Who Are We?

DemocracyNYC

DemocracyNYC is a nonpartisan initiative of the City of New York focused on increasing voter participation and civic engagement in NYC. Learn more here and follow us at @democracynyc.

Civic Engagement Commission

The New York City Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) is a city agency that was established in 2018 to promote civic participation and to improve civic trust. Learn more here and follow us at @NYCCEC.

 

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