Bob Zuckerman President Hal Friedman Vice President Ellen McHugh Second Vice President Joseph Ringston Treasurer Mark Shames Corresponding Secretary Eleanor Cunningham Recording Secretary Kenn Lowy Chair, Executive Board Joan Millman  Member of the Assembly Alan Fleishman  State Committeeman Jo Anne Simon  State Committeewoman			Welcome to IND Brooklyn NEWS: Join us on facebook Download the 2008 IND Membership application Download the IND Constitution (By-Laws) IND's Endorsed Candidates: 52nd Assembly District: Joan Millman 18th State Senate: Velmanette Montgomery 20th State Senate: Eric Adams 25th State Senate: Martin Connor 10th Congressional District: Ed Towns 11th Congressional District: Yvette Clark 12th Congressional District: Nydia Velazquez District Leaders: Jo Anne Simon & Alan Fleishman Civil Court: Hon. Alice Fisher Rubin Hon. Lauren Bailey Schiffman Ingrid Joseph 1st District: Devin Cohen WHO WE ARE IND was organized more than 30 years ago by young activists from Carroll Gardens seeking to improve our neighborhoods and to end the war in Vietnam. IND continues to be committed to improving our Brooklyn community and to reforming the Democratic Party. OUR PURPOSE To bring the people of the 52nd Assembly District into active participation in the political process. To develop coalitions of neighborhood organizations and groups to foster a greater civic and political voice for our community. To translate civic activity into positive political activity. To encourage enrollment in the Democratic Party. To elect Democratic candidates responsive to the needs of the community. To seek and support candidates for party and public office with ability and integrity and to encourage the appointment of qualified public officials and employees. Related Sites There are some excellent political websites that offer good information for IND members. Rather than duplicating them, we are simply linking to them. Each of these sites has its own links page offering further political, media and government information. For Borough President Marty Markowitz http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/index2.html For Assemblywoman Joan Millman http://assembly.state.ny.us/ For State Senator Marty Connor http://www.senate.state.ny.us For State Senator Velmanette Montgomery http://www.nyssenate18.com For City Councilman Bill DiBlasio http://www.council.nyc.ny.us/ For City Councilman David Yassky http://www.councilmemberyassky.com US Congress Rep. Yvette Clark http://clark.house.gov Rep. Ed Towns http://www.house.gov/towns/ Rep. Nydia Velazquez http://www.house.gov/velazquez/ The Lambda Site has a rich resource of political and media sites as well as polling information: http://www.lidbrooklyn.org/links.htm