How It All Works: Politics 101 at Stone House Forums will kick off this weekend

March 7, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Old Stone House, cultural site and presenting organization, courtesy of OSH

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Politics 101: Old Stone House (OSH) Kicks Off Series of Forums on Government and Governance.

Part One of Series Will Explain Budgets.

Politics 101 rose out of the 2016 election process, which became a call to action for many members of the Brooklyn community. Along with the desire to enact change, there was an expressed need to better understand how the whole system works. Coordinating with organizing efforts including GetOrganizedBK, Women’s March, Park Slope Civic Council, Park Slope Parents, as well as the local political clubs, Old Stone House organized its first event in April 2017 – Politics 101: Your Democracy in Action focused on the basics of civic participation.

For 2018, OSH has established a three-part series. The first, on March 11 will tackle budgeting, the second, “Organizing at the Community Level” will occur in September, and the third “The Business of Governance” will occur in October.

On Sunday, March 11 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., the Old Stone House & Washington Park will welcome Assemblymember Robert Carroll and Mariana Alexander of the New York Citizens Budget Commission for conversation with the public that addresses questions and concerns about how individuals and local institutions will be impacted by the upcoming New York state budget and changes to the Federal tax laws. Eric McClure, the founder of Park Slope Neighbors, will moderate.

Mariana Alexander of the New York Citizens Budget Commission

“Citizenship and civic engagement are at the core of the Old Stone House’s historic legacy, so we are excited to provide an opportunity for people to participate actively in their government. Understanding the process is the key to change.” says Kimberly Maier, Executive Director, Old Stone House & Washington Park. “We’re also thrilled that the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which has its own long history in the borough, will be sponsoring Politics 101, and filming each of the sessions so the information will be accessible on both the OSH and Brooklyn Daily Eagle websites.”

In this same vein, on March 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., our neighbors at RunNYC will host Campaign 101 at Brooklyn’s Camp Friendship at 339 8th St. to provide an insider’s view of how campaigns work. Panelists include Maceo Torres-Trujillo, former campaign manager Marjorie Velázquez for City Council and former regional organizing director, Hillary Clinton Campaign; Rahul Kale, Campaign Manager, Chrissy Houlahan for PA-6; Heidi Sieck, Co-founder and CEO, #VOTEPROCHOICE and Sydney Watnick, former regional organizing director, Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam. The program is free, but you must reserve tickets. For more information contact [email protected].