New York City Council Finance Chair Daniel Dromm has composed a letter to NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer asking that NYC divest its pensions and finances from nuclear weapons producers and the financial institutions invested in them. This campaign serves to align New York City with the articles set forth in the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted on July 7, 2017. The NYC Nuclear Weapons Divestment Campaign, made up of campaigners from the 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate ICAN (the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons), and endorsed by the direct action group Rise and Resist, is lobbying the City Council to obtain as many co-signers to Council Member Dromm’s letter as possible. As of August 1, 2018, there are 14 co-signers out of 51 council members.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
1. Personalize the attached sample letter and email it to those council members who have
not yet signed on, in particular your own.
2. Follow-up with a phone call.

NOTE
NYC City Council Members are primarily interested in hearing from their constituents and those
with whom they have a history.

INCLUDED IN THIS KIT
1. New York City Council Directory with names, districts and contact information
    Enter your address and borough into the search bar to find your council member
2. City Council Finance Chair Daniel Dromm’s letter to City Comptroller Scott Stringer (PDF)
3. Sample Dear City Council Member letter (Word Doc)
4. List of members who have already signed on
5. List of Progressive Caucus members yet to sign on

COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALREADY SIGNED ON
Margaret Chin (District 1, Manhattan)
Carlina Rivera (District 2, Manhattan)
Ben Kallos (District 9, Manhattan)
Vanessa Gibson (District 16, Bronx)
Paul Vallone (District 19, Queens)
Costa Constantinides (District 22, Queens)
Jimmy Van Bramer (District 26, Queens)
Karen Koslowitz (District 29, Queens)
Donovan Richards (District 31, Queens)
Stephen Levin (District 33, Brooklyn)
Antonio Reynoso (District 34, Brooklyn/Queens)
Carlos Menchaca (District 38, Brooklyn)
Alicka Ampry-Samuel (District 41, Brooklyn)
Deborah Rose (District 49, Staten Island)

LIST OF PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS COUNCIL MEMBERS YET TO SIGN ON
Corey Johnson, Council Speaker (District 3, Manhattan)
Bill Perkins (District 9, Manhattan)
Brad Lander (District 39, Brooklyn)
Diana Ayala (District 8, Bronx & Manhattan)
Helen Rosenthal (District 6, Manhattan)
I. Daneek Miller (District 27, Queens)
Jumaane D. Williams (District 45, Brooklyn)
Justin Brannan (District 43, Brooklyn )
Keith Powers (District 4, Manhattan)
Mark Levine (District 7, Manhattan)
Ydanis Rodriguez (District 10, Manhattan)