YOURE INVITED! NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY GARDEN COALITION BACK TO THE GARDEN FUNDRAISER CELEBRATING COMMUNITY GARDENS & GARDENERS Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South 6:30PM-9:00PM Get your ticket TODAY! Join NYCCGC as we recognize the achievements of community gardeners and present awards to honor their work. KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND ACTIVIST AWARD: Helen Slottje, renowned environmental lawyer and recent winner of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize! Helen has worked with communities across New York to ban fracking and has committed to taking back local control of significant decisions that affect social and physical landscapes. More than 170 towns and cities throughout New York have passed local laws prohibiting fracking based on Slottje’s innovative legal framework, protecting our land, air, and water. Leadership Honoree: Speaker of New York City Council, Melissa Mark-Viverito Gardener Honorees: Michael Young, Yonette Fleming,Kristina Erskine, Iyeshima Harris and Benia Darius Musical Guests: Diana Jones, Rashad Brown, Travis Tench Your donation helps NYCCGC achieve our goal of making community gardens in all five boroughs permanent. A portion will go towards the defense fund of the 17-year-old Boardwalk Garden in Coney Island to help restore this landmark garden bulldozed by a developer. Host Committee Honorary Chair: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Tamar Adler, Hilary Baum, Ellen Belcher, Lindsay Campbell, Heather Carlucci, Mary Cleaver, Paulette Cole, Aziz Dehkan, Sheryll Durrant, Raymond Figueroa, Sean-Michael Fleming, Mara Gittleman, Ellen Horan, Aresh Javadi, Sarah East Johnson, Steven Kidd, Nancy Kohn, Mark Leger, Bob Lewis, Demetrice Mills, Emily Noble-Maxwell, Jill Poklemba, Kristin Reynolds, Paula Segal, Phil Silva, Sharon Sockwell, Kate Temple-West, Vandra Thorburn, Karen Washington, Haja Worley Founded in 1996, as the only organization by and for community gardeners, the mission of the New York City Community Garden Coalition is to promote the preservation, creation, and empowerment of community gardens through education, advocacy, and grassroots organizing. nyccgc.org Follow us on twitter @NYCCGC Follow us on facebook /NYCCGC
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 20:16:52 +0000
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