Last Reminder: Atlantic Yards Forum Tonight

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Community Forum:
MYTH vs. REALITY
Community Groups to Address Serious Concerns About
Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards Proposal
Tonight, June 2, 7pm

WHO:
The Downtown Brooklyn Leadership Coalition consists of clergy, community activists, elected officials and concerned citizens.
The Mayoral candidates have been invited to attend this forum, and Mr. Weiner and Mr. Ferrer have said they plan to come.

WHAT:
Myth vs. Reality: What Brooklyn Needs to Know About Ratner and His Proposed Arena Project
A Community Information Forum and Speak Out

The proposed Atlantic Yards development project includes the building of a 19,000-seat arena and at least 17 skyscrapers. It is projected to be a $3.5 billion development, and it is estimated that taxpayers – not the developer – will foot much of the bill. This is a clear case of public dollars for private profit. Given the fact that there are many instances of this developer, Forest City Ratner, making promises that have not been kept, there is a clear need for clergy leaders and other community stakeholders to come together with concerned members of our community to address the many pressing issues swirling around the Ratner proposal.

The highly controversial proposal by Forest City Ratner has evoked significant concerns within the Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and other communities. The Downtown Brooklyn Leadership Coalition is one of the organizations that has been formed to address concerns around Downtown Brooklyn developments..

DATE: Thursday, June 2, 2005
TIME: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE:
Brown Memorial Baptist Church,
484 Washington Avenue @ Gates, Brooklyn, NY
C Train To Clinton/Washington Station

PRESENTERS:
Eric Adams, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care
Bob Law, Coalition of Artists and Activists
Reverend David Dyson, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Reverend Dennis Dillon, Brooklyn Christian Center
Michelle de la Uz, Fifth Avenue Committee
Kermit Eady, Black United Fund of New York
Job Mashariki, Black Veterans for Social Justice
Reverend Anthony Trufant, Emmanuel Baptist Church
Reverend Clinton Miller, Brown Memorial Baptist Church
Reverend Dr. Mark V.C. Taylor, Church of the Open Door
Honorable Councilwoman Letitia James
Honorable State Senator Velmanette Montgomery


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An article about the DBLC and tonight’s forum appears in today’s Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/315060p-269514c.html