Dear Friends and Supporters,
'Yetta Kurland continues to gain broad based support in her race for City Council, picking up the endorsement of the 504 Democratic Club'
New York, NY, June 18, 2009. Yetta Kurland won the 504 Democratic Club's endorsement in yet another showing of widespread support for her bid to unseat Christine Quinn in the City Council seat in the 3rd District.
The 504 Democratic Club is the first democratic club in the country focusing on disability rights and their endorsement is crucial in getting the support of the disability community.
The Club stated that Kurland "has been extremely aware of disability concerns in her campaign. As a attorney, she has taken on many discrimination and civil rights cases, including disability related cases. Yetta would be an excellent addition to the Council and would be a terrific fighter for her District and our community."
Kurland, a longtime community organizer, educator and civil rights attorney said "I am honored to receive the support of the 504 Democratic Club and look forward to working to create real accessibility for all New Yorkers. The more accessible we make our City, and the more we build inroads and work together on shared goals of inclusiveness, the more we will be able to benefit as a community from the contributions of all our residents."
Kurland has been very successful in gaining support from a number of different voter bases, including not only the disability community but also humane voters, good government groups who are upset about Quinn's role in the extension of term limits, and her unwillingness to support the democratic candidate for mayor, as well as the LGBT community, once thought to be Quinn's base.
"I think it shows that we as a community here in the 3rd District are united in our diversity. We are looking for progressive change and a breath of fresh air in local government. I am running to be an independent voice that will fight for our community's interests in City Hall"
Kurland has also received several other endorsements including the Downtown Independent Democrats, The New York League of Humane Voters, GO Magazine, the New York Blade and Janeane Garofalo.