EVENT: Fort Greene Peace Meeting, 12/6

The next open meeting of Fort Greene Peace will be on Monday, Dec. 6 starting at 7:30 sharp at Tillies (DeKalb & Vanderbilt).


These meetings usually run 1 to 1 1/2 hours. If you plan to attend please try let us know so we can reserve enough
seats in this otherwise crowded venue. Please arrive on time. Thanks.

Agenda:
1. Report on the film screening (Nov.18) and planning for future
events (alternating between film screenings and discussions with
speakers) the third Thursday of each month.

2. Decide if we should begin planning for the second winter Fort
Greene/Clinton Hill Progressives' Pot Luck.

3. Report on & plan next steps for our ongoing petition drive to
Congressman Towns calling on him to continue to oppose the US war in
Afghanistan.

4. Report on recent meeting with Fort Greene Snap regarding their
work in local school and planning a community meeting about police
stop and frisk tactics and police in the community.

5. General discussion of where we are going through the upcoming
winter and how we are doing in general

6. Report on plan to us the internet for PayPal fund raising.

7. Report on FGP setting up a Facebook account and/or a web site.

Join the Google Group: Fort Greene Peace, fortgreenepeace@googlegroups.com

EVENT: Brooklyn for Peace Open Community Meeting, 12/1

Brooklyn For Peace Open Community Meeting:
Wed Dec 1, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
The Commons, 388 Atlantic Ave between Hoyt and Bond, downtown
Brooklyn.

Join your Brooklyn neighbors for a discussion of a future strategy and
activities.
---New Congress! In the aftermath of the elections, where do we go
from here?
---Are there new opportunities for peace?
---Are there new dangers of war and violence?
---What's the effect on the economic crisis?
---What can we do?

Trains: A/C/G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn; F/G to Bergen St; B/M/Q/R to
Atlantic-Pacific
2/3/4/5 to Nevins; LIRR to Flatbush Ave
Bus: B63 and B65.

All welcome!

Questions? Call 718-624-5921 or e-mail bfp@brooklynpeace.org

EVENT: Out of Afghanistan Call-In Days: Tuesday Nov 30 & Wednesday Dec 1

Out of Afghanistan Call-In Days: Tuesday Nov 30 & Wednesday Dec 1

The Obama Administration seems determined to continue the war in Afghanistan until 2014 and beyond, while ramping up a dangerous drone war inside Pakistan. Large numbers of Congressional representatives know this is folly, but have not raised their voices in a clear and consistent way. They need to hear from their constituents that these wars are not a back-burner issue and must be addressed now.

Call Congressman Towns:
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Towns' Brooklyn office: 718-855-8018

Remind him its time to stop these wars. and ask him to do the
following:
1/ Remain on the Out of Afghanistan Caucus and

2/ Commend him for being a co-sponsor of HR 6045, Barbara Lee's bill
limiting the use of government funds to the " safe and orderly
withdrawal from Afghanistan" of all military personnel and Defense
Department contractors.

And don't forget:
Please sign and circulate the Out of Afghanistan petition.
www.gopetition.com/petition/40697.html


Sponsored by United for Peace and Justice, Peace Action, American Friends
Service Committee, Just Foreign Policy, Friends Committee on National
Legislation, Progressive Democrats for America, Tom Hayden Peace and
Justice Resource Center, CODEPINK (List still in Formation)

EVENT: Banneker HS 2010 Town Hall Safety Meeting

Banneker HS 2010 Town Hall Safety Meeting

When: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 @ 6:30pm

Where: Benjamin Banneker H.S., 77 Clinton Avenue between Park Ave (on corner of Park). and Myrtle Ave.

Included: Banneker Staff, Parents, Community, NYPD/School Safety, FDNY, Myrtle Avenue Merchants, Clinton Hill/Fort Green Block Association

EVENT: 10/7 Town Hall Meeting

Town Hall Meeting
Boys & Girls High School

1700 FULTON STREET@ STUYVESANT AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Phone (718) 467-1700 ext 2701

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
TIME: 7:00 P.M.

Agenda

. Presentation and open forum on the state of Boys and Girls High School as a community institution

.Introduction of "Achievement For All" mentoring initiative

.Community Clergy adoption of Boys and Girls HS

. State of Affairs of Bedford Stuyvesant Community

VOTE: Brooklyn DoGooder Awards

The Brooklyn Community Foundation is running the Brooklyn DoGooder Awards. You should check them out, and vote if you are so inclined. It's great to see so many fantastic advocates and community members represented there.

The site: http://dogoodrighthere.org/

You can vote 5 times a day through October 15.

In keeping with our motto to "Do Good Right Here," the first annual Brooklyn Do Gooder Awards campaign celebrates the altruism, philanthropy and commitment of five Brooklyn Do Gooders who are working toward a stronger Brooklyn. From now through September 30, 2010, we invite the larger Brooklyn community to submit nominations for those who they believe embody the highest value of community service and philanthropy; exceptional individuals who display an outstanding sense of giving back locally--with time, talent and/or charity. After a public voting period from October 1-October 15, 2010, judges will select five winners from among 20 finalists. The Foundation will then publicly honor the winners at the Foundation's anniversary celebration on November 3, 2010 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

EVENT: 10/2 One Nation, Working Together: Peace, Jobs and Justice Now!

October 2: One Nation Working Together rally in Washington DC

onenationworkingtogether.org/

The mission of One Nation, Working Together

We are One Nation, born from many, determined to build a more united America – with jobs, justice and education for all.

We are young people, frustrated that society seems willing to spend more locking up our bodies than educating our minds, yet still we find ways to succeed and shine.

We are students and newly-returned veterans – persevering in the face of mounting debt – determined not to be the first generation to end up worse off than our parents.

We are baby boomers and seniors – who saw hope killed in 1968 and will not let the dream of a united America be taken from us again.

We are conservatives and moderates, progressives and liberals, non-believers and people of deep faith, united by escalating assaults on our reason, our environment, and our rights.

We are workers of every age, faith, race, sex, nationality, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and ability – who have suffered discrimination but never stopped loving our neighbors, or our nation.

We are American Indians and Alaska Natives – citizens of Native nations – who maintain our cultures, protect our sovereignty, and strength America’s economy.

We are the new immigrants, raising our children in the torchlight of the Statue of Liberty, while confronting the shadows that are bigotry and mass deportations.

We are the native born. We inherited the divided legacies of settlers and American Indians, black slaves and white and Asian indentured servants. And yet, in this moment of shared suffering, we rejoice in newfound friendships and new alliances.

We are people who got thrown out – thrown out of our jobs, schools, houses, farms and small businesses – while Wall Street's wrongdoers got bailed out. We are families who pray every day – for peace and prosperity; for deliverance from foreclosures; for good jobs to come back to urban and rural America.

We are unemployed workers – forced to watch hopes for bold action dashed – because some Senators threaten filibusters, and other would-be champions fold in fear.

And yet, we are the majority – fueled by hope, not hate. We have the pride, power and determination to keep ourselves – and our country – moving up and out of the valley greed created.

And most importantly – from ensuring women are treated fairly at work, to expanding health care coverage for millions– we have been victorious whenever we worked together. We have proven the only thing we need to succeed is each other.

And on 11-2-10, we will march again – into the voting booths. We will bring our families, our friends, and our neighbors. And once the ballots are counted, we will keep organizing, we will hold our leaders accountable, and we will keep making our dream real.

This movement will grow. It will put America back to work, pull America back together, and keep us moving ever forward.

Join us. We are One Nation Working Together: For Jobs, For Justice, For Education, For All.

Join the March in DC. Be a part of much needed change.