by anniehirshman | Aug 23, 2018 | #GOBK in the Media
By Jennifer Friedlin Sen. Charles Schumer had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of constituents on his home turf of Park Slope, Brooklyn on Monday. Instead of attending the scheduled town hall, his first in Brooklyn since the 2016 election, Sen. Schumer decided... 
by Joel Putnam | May 12, 2017 | #GOBK in the Media
Featuring the Standing Against Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia Working Group: Florence Nasar kept checking her phone. She was at an interfaith dinner last Sunday aimed at building friendships between New York Jews and Muslims, and the guests, all in their 20s and early... 
by Joel Putnam | Apr 24, 2017 | #GOBK in the Media
…Get Organized BK, a Brooklyn-based progressive group formed by Councilman Brad Lander, organized the most protests with 10, including a February “die-in” where activists lied on sidewalks outside Brooklyn Borough Hall and faked their deaths in opposition of... 
by Joel Putnam | Mar 15, 2017 | #GOBK in the Media
Two hours before half the liberal Jews in Brooklyn were set to turn up at a local synagogue to learn how to resist President Trump, things were feeling a bit precarious at the offices of the city councilman who was organizing the whole thing. Full article available... by Joel Putnam | Mar 11, 2017 | #GOBK in the Media
Downtown Brooklyn looked like death Saturday as a dramatic die-in against Republicans efforts to repeal Obamacare clogged the streets. Activists hoisted signs shaped like tombstones that read “RIP Obamacare” and “The Blood Will Be on Your Hands.” Photos and full... ![[Video] Fox 5 NY: Protest over Republican Health Bill](../../getorganizedbk.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fox5ny300px_resize-300-300-ssl-1.png)
by Joel Putnam | Mar 11, 2017 | #GOBK in the Media
A protest in Brooklyn took place Saturday to draw attention to what could happen without the Affordable Care Act as the Trump Administration pushes a new health care option. A staged “die-in” protest took place where protestors laid on the floor with tombstone... 