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Rally to Oppose Bail Reform Rollback in Brooklyn NY - February 25th 2020 Rally to Oppose Bail Reform Rollback in Brooklyn NY - February 25th 2020 Public Defenders, Unions, and Community Groups and Community Members came out to protest the proposed rollback of bail reform by NY State Senate, Bail Reform in NY state was a hard fought and won battle which just went into affect 2 months ago. Now those in Albany are planning to roll those reforms back. #BailReform #PublicDefender #BreakingNews #blacklivesmatter #NoNewJails

Alicia Boyd speaking at NYC Friends of Clearwater Gathering - February 21st 2020 Alicia Boyd speaking at NYC Friends of Clearwater Gathering - February 21st 2020 This month, our speaker will be Alicia Boyd from “Flower Lovers Advocating for Communities”  and “Movement to Protect the People”.  She will tell us about how the greenhouses and plants  of the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens are being threatened by the planned construction of high-rise  apartment towers which would block off their access to sunlight.  And she will also tell us how  we can join with the community to fight back and help stop this!  

Jeffries Picket - Real Green New Deal Now! - February 24th 2020 Real Green New Deal Now! Long Island University, 161 Ashland Place, Brooklyn Members from "Food and Water Watch NY", "Friends of The Earth US", "New York Communities Change", "350.org" and others showed up to Urge Representative  Jeffries to support ambitious policies that move the nation off fossil fuels to renewable energy, while creating good jobs,  healthy communities, and an economy that works for all of us. Representative Jeffries is delivering his State of the District address -- and we'll be there, urging him to champion a real Green New Deal The group was there to call on Jeffries to support bold legislation that protects our communities from climate change while addressing rising inequality. #GreenNewDeal #ClimateChange #Environment #Hakeemjeffries