Jeremiah in the News...
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Astoria pitches in for Haiti
Queens Chronicle - January 21, 2010
..."I am extremely proud of the way our community came together to help those in need and honor Doctor King's memory," said Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, a member of Trinity Church who helped put the event together.
Astoria Community Responds To Haiti Earthquake
The Queens Gazette - January 20, 2010
...On Monday, January, 18, City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. and local community leaders and Trinity Church members Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, Karla Mosley Frei-Pearson and Costa Constantinides honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by coming together to support those in need, collecting donations for those affected by the earthquake in Haiti at Trinity Lutheran Church, 31-18 37th St., Astoria from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Now, some are not so high on embattled senator Hiram
NY Daily News - January 19, 2010
..."He indicated he would vote the right way on marriage equality," said Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, a leader of Western Queens for Marriage Equality. "And then, for petty political purposes, he voted against the civil right."
Onorato To Retire, Gianaris Wants In
Queens Tribune - January 14, 2010
...Western Queens for Marriage Equality's Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, who was considering a run for Onorato's seat, expressed support for Gianaris and credits Onorato's step down to efforts by gay marriage supporters.
Jeremiah Frei-Pearson: NYC Lawyer, Humanitarian, Possible NYS Senate Candidate
Huffington Post - December 14, 2009
...The New York State Senate is rated the most dysfunctional legislature in the country, and Onorato is a part of the problem. He must go. Who would be the strongest candidate to replace him? I recommend child advocate and civil rights attorney Jeremiah Frei-Pearson.
Astoria residents rally to save W line
Queens Chronicle - January 7, 2010
..."There will be no reduction in Astoria line service," said NYC Transit spokesman Charles Seaton. But protesters on Tuesday expressed concern nonetheless. "The N train is going to be even more crowded, and it’s already overcrowded," Frei-Pearson said.
MTA Service Cuts Protested
The Queens Gazette - January 6, 2010
..."It’s going to make my commute a lot more difficult,” Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, a staff attorney for Children’s Rights, said. “The economy is doing really bad and this move by the MTA is not positive. People need this train to go to work and make a living. It’s vital for people’s livelihood."
Students, Politicians Protest MTA Cuts
NY1 - January 5, 2010
..."The N train is going to be even more crowded and it's already really crowded in the morning,” commuter Jeremiah Frei-Pearson said.
One Step to Fixing Albany
The Albany Project - December 21, 2009
...Jeremiah's "day job" is that of child advocate and civil rights attorney. He travels around the country to make sure that disadvantaged children (children locked into the foster care system, for instance) get the opportunities they need - and deserve. The New York State Senate is fundamentally broken and needs dramatic change. As a civil rights lawyer, Jeremiah fixes broken government systems and makes them work for kids; he's someone with the right experience to help fix the State Senate.
Another Potential Challenger To NY's Anti-Equality State Senators
Jo.My.God - December 14, 2009
...Queens activist Brandon Brock directs us to this Facebook page urging support for LGBT ally and civil rights attorney Jeremiah Frei-Pearson... Jeremiah is particularly bright, savvy, and committed to humanity. Albany desperately needs him.
Some GLBT interest stories, NY Senate
Daily KOS - December 14, 2009
...In the NY SD-12 race, Jim Luce of The Huffington Post throws his weight behind Jeremiah Frei-Pearson's possible primary challenge for incumbent Democrat George Onorato's seat. It's a very flattering profile of a man I've come to know personally through my own GLBT activism, and from this site (yes, he's a kossack). It's my impression the piece is accurate. He seems very much to be the real deal, a principled progressive, who would serve honorably in the New York Senate...
Scores Protest Gay Marriage Defeat
Queens Chronicle - December 10, 2009
..."Forty-five years ago, people fought and they struggled for racial equality, and my wife and I were able to get married because of it," said Frei-Pearson, who recently married a black woman. To the senators who voted against gay marriage, he said, "history will judge you, and so will the voters."
The Sound of Silence
Campus Progress - December 9, 2009
...Jeremiah Frei- Pearson, a leader of Astoria for Obama and a vocal Queens activist, toldCampus Progress that he is “seriously considering” running against one of the eight Democrats who voted no, State Sen. George Onorato (D). As of today, a Facebook Group urging him to run had already garnered 509 members.
Recruiting Against Onorato
NY Daily News- December 7, 2009
...To the list of potential Democratic primary opponents for Sen. George Onorato add the name of community activist and civil rights attorney Jeremiah Frei-Pearson. Frei-Pearson is a member of Western Queens for Marriage Equality, which has been pressuring Onorato for months in hopes that he would change his mind on gay marriage...
New York Gay Marriage Fallout: Gays are pissed
Daily KOS - December 7, 2009
...Activists in Queens have already been rallying to draft a young, charismatic civil rights attorney, Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, to take a run at Onorato's seat.
2,500 Rally For Same-Sex Marriage
The Queens Gazette - June 3, 2009
...Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, one of the group’s leaders, and Ron Zacchi, its executive director, conducted the proceedings, which urged state Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith to bring Governor David Paterson’s Marriage Equality bill to a vote before the state senate session ends on June 22, and pushing for both Smith and state Senator George Onorato to vote yes.
New York Senators Hedge on Gay Marriage
New York Times - May 9, 2009
..."I explained to him that I go to church every week and that religion teaches us not to discriminate," Mr. Frei-Pearson said, "and that ultimately your faith should be kept separate from this decision-making process."
4 Edwards Delegates Throw Support to Obama
New York Times - January 31, 2008
...In the 14th Congressional District, which includes the East Side of Manhattan and part of Queens, Betsy Feist and Jeremiah Frei-Pearson are supporting Mr. Obama now.
The Head of a New York Charity Crusades for Children, State by State
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - March 22, 2007
...One of those lawyers, Mr. Frei-Pearson, joined the organization in October after working for four years at a big law firm to help pay off his student loans. His job at Children's Rights, he says, satisfies a deeper need: "When your clients are abused kids, thinking you may be able to help them fires you up. But when your client is a big corporation, only your paycheck fires you up, and after a while that isn't a big enough motivator, at least not for me."