In The Fight North Brooklyn

Don’t let this rain get you down — In The Fight Happy Hour is going VIRTUAL this week!✨

Sign up at mobilize.us/inthefight and join us tonight at 7pm ET on Zoom as our electoral team leads a discussion about the proposals on the back of your ballot!

Come hang out at our next Happy Hour, 7p ET on Tuesday, October 12th at Emblem Bar. Have some drinks, talk politics, and get to know ITF! Matt Felsenfeld, Stu Sherman's former campaign manager, and Anya Lehr, Jen Gutiérrez's campaign manager, will join us to talk about their experiences running a local City Council race. Sign up at mobilize.us/inthefight! Due to recent rises in COVID cases, we encourage all attending to wear a mask when not eating or drinking.

Happy Indigenous People's Day! Today we honor all First Peoples of this nation and pledge to stay in the fight for their full sovereignty. Do you know whose unceded land you live on? For our followers in NYC, that's the Lenape people -- learn more at http://lenape-nation.org.

For those living in other states or regions of the country, check out http://native-land.ca.

Pictured: Jennie Bobb and her daughter, Nellie Longhat, c. 1915. This portrait was taken in Oklahoma, where the Lenape people were forcibly relocated.

In The Fight Happy Hours are BACK! Join us at on Tuesday, September 14th at 7pm to hear from activist, advocate, and ITF member ! Lydia (she/her) will speak with us about her successful efforts to introduce weight discrimination legislation in New York State.

We'll hear about her experience navigating the legislative system and the grit and determination it took to get this crucial bill to the floor.

Bring your proof of vaccination, and we encourage all who join us to wear masks when not eating or drinking. Sign up now!

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Our next in-person Happy Hour is coming up fast — this Tuesday, August 3rd at 7 PM, at Emblem! We'll be hosting activist and Co-Founder of the Intersex Justice Project, Sean Saifa Wall! Saifa (he/him) will discuss intersex justice issues and an upcoming march on August 7, calling for an end to “corrective” surgeries at Weill-Cornell Hospital.

Sign up at mobilize.us/inthefight

In light of recent increases in COVID cases, we encourage all attendees to wear masks when not eating or drinking.

🚨 Happening TOMORROW!! 🚨
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Do you share In The Fight North Brooklyn's love for in-depth policy conversations AND pop culture?

If so, come join us next Thursday, July 15 at 7pm as we explore the complex issues involved with Britney Spears' conservatorship, , and how conservatorships work here in New York State. Walking us through the legalese will be community attorney and recent City Council candidate, ! Drawing from his professional experience, Stu will help us better understand this (until recently) largely unknown aspect of our legal system, one that is deeply tied to issues around senior care, mental health, and disability rights.

Sign up at the link in our bio -- we hope to see you Thursday, July 15!!

Do you share In The Fight North Brooklyn's love for in-depth policy conversations AND pop culture?

If so, come join us next Thursday, July 15 at 7pm as we explore the complex issues involved with Britney Spears' conservatorship, , and how conservatorships work here in New York State. Walking us through the legalese will be community attorney and recent City Council candidate, ! Drawing from his professional experience, Stu will help us better understand this (until recently) largely unknown aspect of our legal system, one that is deeply tied to issues around senior care, mental health, and disability rights.

Sign up at the link in our bio -- we hope to see you Thursday, July 15!!

Happy First Day of Early Voting!! We had our strongest showing yet of ITF volunteers knocking doors for 💪🏻
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With 10 days to go until Election Day, there's no better time to join us on the doors or on the phones! Go to www.inthefight.org and click "Events" to see opportunities to help our slate of endorsed candidates

ITF is pleased and proud to endorse Maya Wiley for NYC Mayor! As a civil rights lawyer and activist, Maya has a proven record of fighting for the change we all need. She dreams big but also works pragmatically. We encourage our friends and neighbors to rank Maya #1 on their primary ballots on or before June 22!

ITF is thrilled to be back in person for happy hour the first time in more than a year! Even more exciting is our special guest: Rana Abdelhamid!

is an organizer & non-profit leader running for Congress in NY-12. Born & raised in Queens, she's part of the Justice Democrats' slate of talented, young progressives running to bring fresh faces and bold ideas to Washington.

We're so excited to hear from Rana and get to come together with in person after 14 months of being virtual! Bring a friend and we'll see you there! RSVP at mobilize.us/inthefight

ITF is thrilled to be back in person for happy hour the first time in more than a year! Even more exciting is our special guest: Rana Abdelhamid!

Rana is an organizer & non-profit leader running for Congress in NY-12. Born & raised in Queens, she's part of the Justice Democrats' slate of talented, young progressives running to bring fresh faces and bold ideas to Washington.

We're so excited to hear from Rana and get to come together with in person after 14 months of being virtual! Bring a friend and we'll see you there!

RSVP at mobilize.us/inthefight

Our latest "WTF with ITF?" asks perhaps the most important question in the upcoming primary election: WTF is Ranked Choice Voting??

Scroll through here to learn the basics, the. go to the link in our bio to sign up for tomorrow's virtual happy hour -- we'll do an interactive how-to on RCV and talk about NYC's surprisingly long history with ranked voting (did you know we used it in the 1930's? 👀) See you there!!

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