. . . our children are in danger from the system that should be protecting them
September 16, 2009--After no candidate for Public Advocate garnered the votes needed to win in yesterday's Democratic primary election, Bill de Blasio and Mark Green will face each other in a runoff election on September 29. De Blasio won 33% of the vote, Green 31%.
It's more important than ever to help "Ask de Blasio Why" keep foster children on the agenda. You can volunteer or donate through this Web site. And we want to hear from you, with your comments, suggestions and questions.
| Soccer Mom: Fashionista Visits African Orphanage, Wearing Chanel June 2010--The fiancée of a British soccer player scored some public relations points recently by visiting a children's home near Cape Town, South Africa, during the World Cup games. Fashionista and "aspiring TV presenter" Chantelle Tagoe, girlfriend of Emile Heskey, was spotted wearing a £3 [ ... ] |
| Hit AIDS Documentary Reaches iTunes June 2010--Hundreds of New York City foster children have received high-risk drug treatments for HIV positivity. But the ethics of these treatments depend on how reliable HIV testing is. To protect your own and everyone's children, you owe it to yourself to become informed on the science of AIDS [ ... ] |
| Psychiatric Detention of Foster Kids Is Focus of Lawsuit May 2010--A federal lawsuit alleges that New York City’s child welfare agency commits wayward foster children to psychiatric hospitals and leaves them there long after they are declared fit for release. |
| Whistleblower Didn't "Die of AIDS" December 16, 2009--Christine Maggiore received some of the first calls from New York families as the city was coming to get their kids. On Wednesday, December 9, 2009, defenders of the kidnapping of New York City children for experimental drug trials suffered a setback with the release of an autop [ ... ] |
| De Blasio Offers "Respectful," Evasive Answers to Constituent October 31, 2009--Bill deBlasio, questioned today outside the gated yard of his Park Slope home, gave evasive answers to "Ask de Blasio Why" organizer and council district constituent Elizabeth Ely. And he asserted that the city's policy on the enrollment of children in drug trials had been change [ ... ] |
| De Blasio Beats Green, 63-36 September 29, 2009--In today's Democratic primary runoff for Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio bested Mark Green, 62.5% to 37.5%. This means that de Blasio will face Staten Island Republican Alex Zablocki in the citywide general election in November. "Ask de Blasio Why" intends to seek Zablocki's po [ ... ] |
| Village Voice Tracks De Blasio's Race to the Bottom Tired of those Bill de Blasio flyers littering your front entrance? Fellow Park Sloper and Village Voice columnist Wayne Barrett is, too. In the runoff race against Mark Green, de Blasio may be "standing tall," but, Barrett reports, he's "aiming low" with misleading attacks on Green. |
| "Ask de Blasio Why" Asks For a Response -- Again The following e-mail was submitted to Bill de Blasio's district and campaign offices on Sept. 18, 2009: |
| Primary Results: De Blasio, Green to Face Off September 16, 2009--After no candidate for Public Advocate garnered the votes needed to win in yesterday's Democratic primary election, Bill de Blasio and Mark Green will face each other in a runoff election on September 29. De Blasio won 33% of the vote, Green 31%. It's more important than ever [ ... ] |
| Watch this space . . . for news about the campaign, the candidates, and drug testing on orphans. |
