EMERGENCY TOWN HALL MEETING ABOUT RECENT VIOLENCE

EMERGENCY TOWN HALL MEETING

MONDAY, June 30, 2014

at

Concern for Independent Living

151 Rochester Avenue

(btw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Place)

Brooklyn, NY 11213

6:00 - 8:00 PM

Invited Guests

77th Precinct, Police Service Area 2,

City Council Members Robert Cornegy,

Laurie Cumbo, Darlene Mealy

Borough President Eric Adams,

Assemblyman Karim Camara

& Parks Department

COME OUT AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!

For more information contact CB8 @ 718.467.5574

bklyn50, thank you so much for posting! I plan to attend.

One of many efforts to tackle the violence in eastern Crown Heights.

http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/38855/let039s-talk-about-the-violence-in-eastern-crown-heights#Item_67

BTW, you may want to pass this article out. Many of the people committing violence are, after all, people who have been in contact with our criminal justice system previously:

http://www.courtinnovation.org/research/evidence-based-strategies-working-offenders

How did it go? I was unable to come because of a childcare snafu.

I was able to stay for about an hour.   About 100 people showed up.

It was thoughtful crowd in that:

a.    No one tried to make CO accountable for some injustice they saw/perceived previously committed by a police officer.

b.    The CO didn't blame people for poorly raising/supervising their children.  

[Neither of the above ends well]

A productive conversation was had.   The CO (Capt Lott) stated he is going to put as many resources as he can into keeping the parks (Lincoln Terrace, St. Johns and Brower) safe this summer.

I think it was a productive meeting!! 

It received coverage from Amsterdam News

http://m.amsterdamnews.com/news/2014/jul/03/violence-creates-summer-state-emergency/