Amazing weekend for peace in NYC this weekend:
1. 61st Street Day of Action and Beautification
2. I Love My LIFE It’s Time 2 Bury Da Beef VIP Concert
3. Brooklyn Peace Fair
“61st Street Schools Partner for the
Second Community Day of Action and Beautification.”
Saturday, May 15th, 2010 10am to 4pm
Six Upper West Side schools celebrate their year-long partnership with a second
Community Day of Action and Beautification!
The partnership between the schools from 61st Street and the surrounding neighborhood
launched in October 2009 with a momentous community-building event. Ever since,
students, teachers and parents from P.S. 191/Hudson Honors, P.S. 199, and The Gateway
Schools have strengthened their collaboration through enriching leadership development
programs that encourage students to take action to improve their shared community. The
Speyer Legacy School, Beacon High School, and The Heschel School are also partners in
this community event.
During the second Community Day of Action and Beautification, the school communities
will come together to celebrate their partnership through a day of tree planting,
environmentally-minded art activities, student action presentations, and a community
carnival. Council Member Gale Brewer will present the schools with a commemorative
plaque to honor this collaboration.
The event is co-organized by Border Crossers, a non-profit organization that builds
partnerships between diverse New York City schools, and prepares students to take action
for change in their community.
W. 61st Street between Amsterdam Avenue and West End Avenue
May 15th, 2010 RAIN OR SHINE, 10:00am — 4:00pm
Hosted by:
P.S. 191/Hudson Honors, P.S. 199, The Gateway Schools, The Speyer Legacy School, The
Beacon School, The Heschel School, and Border Crossers.
Support from:
Partnerships for Parks, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Council
Member Gale Brewer, Lincoln Square BID, Livable Streets Education, Community Board 7,
Kids Creative, Peace First, Hani Shihada, Citarella, Fairway Market, Olympic Flame,
Strokos, Western Beef, Westside Market, and Edmund Hollander Landscape Architects &
Premier Supplies.
For more information, contact Miriam Fogelson
646-688-4470 or miriam@bordercrossers.org
AND
Former/Present GANG MEMBERS, Law Enforcement, Elected Officials, Concerned Citizens, Clergy, Street Crews, Hip Hop Artist, Ex-Offenders, Teens & Young Adults Unite to PromotePeace
Brooklyn/Queens, NEW York (May 12, 2010) – LIFE Camp Inc., Founder/President Erica Ford brings together EX-OFFENDERS, Hip Hop Artist AND GANG MEMBERS to hold I Love My LIFE VIP (Violence Intervention & Prevention) Concert Promoting Peace. This Concert is IN RESPONSE TO THE RISE IN VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY
Year to Date in New York City Approximately; 149 people have been murdered, 5,151 felony assaults occurred.
With 133 days in Year so far that is More than 1 person Killed some days this year so far.
Let’s not allow Our Loved One to Be Killed today!!
What: I Love My LIFE It’s Time 2 Bury Da Beef VIP Concert
When: Saturday May 15th 2010 @ 4pm-8pm Where: Boys & Girls HS 1700 FULTON STREET BROOKLYN, NY11213 A Train to Utica Ave
When: Sunday May 16th 2010 @ 4pm-8pm Where: Springfield Gardens High School Complex 143-10 Springfield Blvd Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
DUE TO RECENT KILLINGS IN NYC AND MASSIVE CUTS TO SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS EXTREME MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO NOT ONLY BRING ATTENTION TO THIS DEADLY PROBLEM BUT BRING A STOP TO IT. LIFE Camp IS MOBILIZING TO RAISE RESOURCES TO CREATE A CAMPAIGN TO ASSURE A SAFE SUMMER FOR OUR YOUTH
When There is Something You Want to See Done You Must Commit to It!! “I Believe the People who want their Conditions Changed will Work Together to Make it a Reality” Erica Ford
Goal of event: To Raise Money for I Love My LIFE VIP model for reducing violence that will provide stakeholders with the necessary skills, and resources to effectively implement a positive change within their community.
Other Goals of event: is to
1) CREATE A SIMPLE BUT IMPACTFUL STREET LEVEL CAMPAIGN THAT WILL ADDRESS AND PUT A STOP TO THE RECENT VIOLENCE IN QUEENS, NEW YORK
2) Provide parents with tools & resources they need to play a pivotal role in turning their children’s LIFE around, keeping them out of negative activity, and being an active participant in keeping their community safe by insuring guns remain out of the hands of their child.
3) Provide young people, with the tools & resources to resolve conflict, avoid violence, and be productive citizens.
"I'm not saying I'm going to change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world." --- Tupac Shakur
AND
You're invited to the Brooklyn Peace Fair this Saturday, May 15, at Brooklyn College!
See below for the information, and please forward this message on to any friends, colleagues, neighbors, or family members who would be interested in attending! All ages are welcome!
Program and schedule on-line now! Click here
Saturday May 15, 12 noon to 5 pm |
Keynote Speaker: Father Roy Bourgeois, Founder of School of the Americas Watch, Nominee for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
12:15 pm: Father Roy will greet young people and the Brooklyn College Community Partnership in the Brooklyn College Arts Lab in Roosevelt Hall (floor 3R) (2946 Bedford Ave, south of Campus Road)
2:00 pm: Keynote Adress, Brooklyn College Student Center, Campus Road/East 27th Street
Workshops and discussions, information on peace and justice, kids' activities.
Information and resource table by community organizations.
Performances by Rude Mechanical Orchestra, Spiritchild, Raging Grannies, Dave Lippman, Samba School for Social Justice, Ill-Literacy, Metro Sonics, Stephanie Rooker, Vernonica Nunn, and more.
Click here for the SCHEDULE and PROGRAM.
Sponsor: Brooklyn For Peace
Co-Sponsors: Brooklyn College Community Partnership & Brooklyn College Student Center
Transportation:
Train: 2/5 to Flatbush Ave/Brooklyn College; Q to Ave H
Bus: B6, B103, B44, Q35, B44, B11, BM2
See a map of Brooklyn College area.
See a Campus Map.
Walking directions:
From 2/5 train, Flatbush Avenue Station (at Nostrand Ave)
Locate Hillel Place, direction Brooklyn College; turn right at Campus Road
Student Center is on the right, at Campus Rd & E. 27th Street
To reach Roosevelt Hall, (Brooklyn College Arts Lab & other workshop rooms), continue with slight left turn along Campus Road, turn left at Bedford Ave; Roosevelt Hall is on the right. Enter Roosevelt Hall just off Bedford; use elevator behind the snack machines to get to Floor 3R. Signs will be posted inside the building.
Admission Free (but please bring photo ID)
Questions? Call 718-624-5921 or e-mail peacefair@brooklynpeace.org
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