Barbara
Clark
Reports to
the People
Summer 2006
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Assemblywoman Barbara Clark Reports to the People Summer 2006 |
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Invest 2 Hours a Month in Your Local Parents Association. The Return on Your Investment is a Better Education for Our Children. |
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Assemblywoman Clark greets Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the
New York State Court of Appeals on the Assembly floor. Chief
Judge Kaye is the first woman to occupy the State Judiciary’s
highest office. One of Chief Judge Kaye’s significant actions
includes permitting the landmark Campaign for Fiscal Equity,
Inc. vs. the State of New York case to proceed in the courts.
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(Pictured l. to r.) Leslie Moses and Schreaka Cross visit
Assemblywoman Clark in her Legislative Office on Occupational
Therapy Lobby Day. Ms. Moses and Ms. Cross are both students
in the Department of Occupational Therapy at York College.
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(Pictured l. to r.) Pictured with Assemblywoman Clark is Ann
Cheatham, Member of SEIU-Local 1199 and her granddaughter
Ayanna Francis on SEIU’S Lobby Day. Ayanna came with her
grandmother to learn more about the State Capitol and get an
early start on understanding the legislative process.
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Clark Appointed to Steering Committee of National Education Commission 
This spring, Assemblywoman Clark was again appointed to the
Steering Committee of the Education Commission of the States
(ECS). Assemblywoman Barbara Clark has been a Commissioner to
ECS since 1989 and will serve a second term on the Steering
Committee. In this capacity, the Assemblywoman will have an
increasingly active role in highlighting issues in educational
development and efficiency throughout the state and the
nation.
The Education Commission of the States was established as an interstate compact in the mid-1960’s. ECS provides a forum for the discussion and recommendation of public policy alternatives to increase the efficiency of state and local education systems. To learn more about the organization, visit their website at www.ecs.org. |
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The need for blood has never been greater. Every three seconds someone needs blood. Our area hospitals often face shortages of Group O and B blood, most commonly found among Blacks. While for most people in need of blood, the donor’s race is unimportant, blood groups found in certain races have special characteristics. For example, Black donors provide the best hope for survival of Black patients with rare blood disease or those who have repeated blood transfusions for sickle cell anemia, heart disease, kidney disease or trauma. If you have never done so, I urge you to consider giving blood. Donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and not have donated blood within the last 56 days. You will be asked to provide some basic information such as your name, address, age, and medical history. The procedure is done by a skilled, specially trained technician and takes 10 to 12 minutes. You will give one pint of whole blood, after which you will rest and be served refreshments. Plan to spend about an hour at a blood drive. Afterwards, you can resume your normal activities. Giving blood is safe and harmless, and your body will naturally replace the blood you have donated. For more information, please contact the New York Blood Center at 1-800-933-2566. You could be saving a life. |
(Pictured l. to r.) Assemblywoman Clark attends the New York State American Red Cross
Reception and is greeted by Challis Dietz, CLS/CC Manager for the
National Red Cross and Constituent Volunteer George Sau.
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On May 11th Assemblywoman Clark in cooperation with the American Cancer Society
hosted the Mary Immaculate Hospital Mobile Mammography Van as a service
to the community. Pictured above are Rosetta Garrett, Volunteer,
American Cancer Society; Margaret Hegarty, Nurse, Mary Immaculate
Hospital; Pamela Moore, Assemblywoman Clark“s Chief of Staff; Daphne
Dominique, Manager, Community Health Initiatives, American Cancer
Society; and Amanda Beharry, District Office Intern.
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| Assemblywoman Barbara M. Clark’s 14th Annual Spring Clean Up and Beautification Day | |
NYPD School Safety Law Enforcement Explorers of the 105th Precinct stop for a photo with
Assemblywoman Clark and their Advisor Terese Nemley (2nd to left).
Explorers who participated in the Clean Up include: Saria Bellamy,
Alysha Campbell, Zhandra Drew, Britney Hull, Aaron Isaac, Sajjad
Martin, Roderrick McLean, Hemraj Persaud, Courtney Phelps, Tiamik
Smith, Juwan Thompson, Marlando Walker.
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Staff Member and Clean Up Coordinator Mary Gilpin helps Michael
Augugliaro, Sgt.-at-Arms of the Queens Colony Civic Association,
Inc., with flowers.
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Teddy Wallace of the 110th Avenue Block Association is greeted by Ms. Gilpin.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Joseph and Marilyn Huggins gather materials from Ms. Gilpin for
the members of the Cambria Heights Civic Association.
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| Clark and Colleagues Speak Out Against War Crimes in Darfur during the 2006 Legislative Session |
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Assemblywoman Clark joined members of the State Legislature in passing a resolution calling on the United States Congress to "encourage the United Nations to intervene and stop the genocide in Darfur, Africa." The resolution, introduced by Assemblyman Alfano, cites the brutalities committed against the people of the Sudan, and its government’s campaign that has seen over 300,000 people die since 2004. The document goes on to describe how this conflict has affected over 4 million people, 1.4 million of whom are children under the age of 18-500,000 of which are under the age of five and all of whom are living in the IDP camps. "The horror of Darfur is such that even those most reluctant to do so have been forced to term it genocide," said Clark. "If nothing else, those of us of good conscience must at least raise our voices in protest." The resolution, supported by one hundred and fourteen members of the Assembly, concludes that recent reports describing the attacks on innocent civilians must be identified as crimes against humanity and in turn, must be stopped. To re-enforce the Assembly’s stance on the matter, the resolution required duplicates of the document to be delivered to the President of the Senate of the United States, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and members of Congress from New York State. "It is our responsibility as members of State Government to work on behalf of the people we represent, yes, but equally as important, to uphold the value of people and equality, especially when acts of genocide threaten the lives of innocent civilians." |
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