JULY 16. RALLY AGAINST RATNER'S PLAN. 2PM. GRAND ARMY PLAZA

Subject: JULY 16. RALLY AGAINST RATNER'S PLAN. 2PM. GRAND ARMY PLAZA

RALLY AGAINST RATNER’S SKYSCRAPER CITY
and ARENA SWEETHEART DEAL
 
JULY 16TH.
2PM START. GATHER 1:30.
GRAND ARMY PLAZA, Brooklyn.
(Union St. and Prospect Park West. 2/3 Subway to Grand Army Plaza)

PERFORMANCES BY:
• Family Music Bard DAN ZANES
• BEAT BOXER ENTERTAINMENT
• REVEREND BILLY and the STOP SHOPPING GOSPEL CHOIR
• Brooklyn’s Own Acrobats, Jugglers and Stiltwalkers from LAVA and CIRCUS AMOK

SPEAKERS:
• Councilwoman LETITIA JAMES
• Councilman CHARLES BARRON
• BOB LAW - Activist, Entrepreneur, Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn Advisory Board Member
• REVEREND DENNIS DILLON - Chief Executive Minister, The Brooklyn Christian Center. DDDB Advisory Board Member
• STEVE BUSCEMI - Actor, Director. DDDB Advisory Board Member
• ED CARTER - Fort Greene activist
• NELLIE HESTER BAILEY - Harlem Tenants Council
• BRENDA STOKELY - New York Solidarity Coalition With Katrina/Rita Survivors
• All candidates from the following races have been invited to speak:
11th and 10th Congressional, 57th Assembly, 20th and 25th Senate, Attorney General

• RALLY MCs Robin Cloud and Roger Paz

On Sunday, July 16th, at 2 p.m., please join thousands of your friends and neighbors at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza to rally against Forest City Ratner's "Atlantic Yards" scheme, and in favor of appropriate, inclusive, and innovative development with truly affordable housing and sustainable jobs! Fight government support of eminent domain abuse at taxpayer expense!

SUPPORT:
• Democratic, Appropriate & Innovative Development
• Permanent, Truly Affordable Housing
• Sustainable Jobs & Careers
• Community-based Planning
• A positive vision for Brooklyn's future!

OPPOSE:  
• Eminent Domain Abuse at Taxpayer Expense
• Instant Gentrification
• Extreme Density
• Extreme Traffic Congestion
• Privatizing Public Space
• Taxation Without Representation

RALLY CO-SPONSORS:
• Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn
• Art Without Walls
• Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association
• Bears Garden
• Brooklyn Doctors for Healthy Neighborhoods
• Brooklyn Vision
• Cambridge Place Action Coalition
• Caring For Creators of Change
• Coalition for a Livable West Side
• Dean St Block Assoc (4-5th st.) 
• East Pacific Block Association
• Fans for Fair Play
• Fifth Avenue Committee
• Fort Greene Association?• Freddy’s Backroom Bar
• Friends & Residents of Greater Gowanus
• Harlem Tenants Association
• Kings County Green Party
• New York Solidarity Coalition With Katrina/Rita Survivors
• New York Preservation Alliance
• Park Slope Greens
• Park Slope Neighbors
• Prospect Heights Action Coalition
• Red Tent Women's Project
• Sierra Club-NYC Group
• The Society for Clinton Hill 
• South Portland Block Association
• Time’s Up! ?• Warren St. Marks Community Garden