LED BY NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK, ACTIVISTS TO LAUNCH A FOUR WEEK OCCUPY THE CORNER CAMPAIGN IN ALL FIVE NEW YORK BOROUGHS TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE WHO: National Action Network leaders and NYC anti-violence activists WHAT: LAUNCH OF OCCUPY THE CORNERS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE WHEN: Friday, July 12 - July 13, 3023 TIME: 11:00 PM – 1:00A M LOCATIONS: MANHATTAN - 125th Street & Amsterdam Ave. Led by: Akil Rose Contact: akilrose727@yahoo 129th & Lenox Ave. Led by: Street Corner Resources Iesha Sekou ieshasekou57@gmail BRONX: Southern Blvd & 163rd Street Led By: NAN Bronx Chapter Contact: DaShawn Williams nanbronxchapter@gmail BROOKLYN: Myrtle Ave & Tompkins Ave. Led By: Central Brooklyn Chapter: Kirsten John Foy kirstenjohnfoy@gmail Mother Gaston Blvd. & Sutter Ave Led By: Brooklyn-East Chapter Contact: therbert7@gmail Glenwood Houses Ralph Avenue & Foster Avenue Led By: Joan Bakiriddin [email protected] 646-316-6318 (Cell) 718-826-0807 (Office) Eric Waterman –[email protected] Marcy Alves – [email protected] Gravesend Houses Neptune Ave & 33rd Street Led By: NAN South Brooklyn Chapter QUEENS: Sutphin Blvd & South Road Led By: The Kings of Kings Foundation & The Feurtado Brothers Contact: txbxgproductions@aol Merrick Blvd & Baisley Blvd Led By: NAN Queens Chapter Contact: Phil Craig phil.craig@live STATEN ISLAND: Jersey Street and Benziger Avenue Led By: NAN Staten Island Chapter Contact: Cynthia Davis cindycares4u@gmail BACKGROUND: National Action Network (NAN) and Rev. Al Sharpton, responding to the recent rash of shootings that have plagued the country are launching NAN’s second annual "Occupy the Corners campaign. For four weekends NAN and community activists, politicians, church leaders, and the like, will stand on corners in "hotspot" areas throughout the city, watching for any signs of violence, talking to residents, and taking back the streets. OTC is not a patrol, says Sharpton, but an opportunity to show strong real-life neighborly support in our communities most plagued by gun violence. National Action Network 106 W. 145TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10039
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 12:21:36 +0000
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