Fw: Flatbush African Burial Ground: Community Input Meeting April 24 @ 6:30pm

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Corazón Valiente

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Hi All,
Ive shared before on this messaging board that one of the things I like doing is participating in protecting the Flatbush African Burial Ground.
Parks Department has finally issued their first meeting notice for gathering community input on what should be done with the space.
Wanted to share the invitation here to you as well.
The city agency that was in charge of the land previously, wanted to get away with saying community engagement was about 50 or so people showing up on average to the meetings, which for anyone that knows the area (Church and Bedford Aves) that is a B35 at rush hour. I wanna see these zooms packed with 100s of people from the diaspora, allies, people with an interest in protecting indigenous and sacred spaces.



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Corazón L. Valiente
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From: Corazón Valiente <Cor...@madewithloveduh.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 9, 2023 12:21 AM
Subject: Fw: Flatbush African Burial Ground: Community Input Meeting April 24 @ 6:30pm
 
Good evening all,
An FYI/reminder for some who may have already received this notice, and for others I wanted to include this short note-

I began my foray into local grassroots organizing by activating around the Flatbush African Burial Ground located 4 blocks from where I live. Matter of fact (if we haven't already) the 2nd year anniversary of the day I had the conversation about the site and the organizing efforts up to that point with Natalia, one of the founders of Q Gardens, is approaching.
Before April 2021, my only organizing experience had been with volunteering in national campaigns that targeted issues on a broader scale or hosting charity events for those campaigns that took place online.

Although Patience and I continue to do a dance where I find new ways to step on her toes, through working with the burial ground and exploring the varying ways environment, food, sustainability, government agency, and labor rights intersect, our dance has become a little more fluid. Reminding myself that the work in protecting, honoring and uplifting the space has only just begun. (I still step on her toes though...maybe someday soon we'll get through a number unscathed)

Excited to see y'all on the z o o m. (I promise to not make faces :p)
Please forward in your networks. 
Thank you ~


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Here are some articles and news/video clippings:
https://youtu.be/H-3l5xOA09E - rally we had in October 2021 in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc83qt5qO7Q - June 2021 Activists call for memorial at Flatbush African burial ground Haitian Times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqfBnuHyl8k - Feb 2023 CBS CUNY Students help preserve African Burial Ground

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGfD9lrWSOc - Feb 2023 Chancellor Matos Rodríguez Joins Flatbush African Burial Ground Walking Tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrBuxerQw2Y - June 2022 Famoro Dioubate & Heartland Drummer at Flatbush African Burial Ground on Juneteenth

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Corazón L. Valiente
Owner | Made with Love, DUH! LLC

From: Laura Limuli <ljli...@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2023 10:06 PM
To: Corazón Valiente <Cor...@madewithloveduh.com>
Subject: Flatbush African Burial Ground: Community Input Meeting April 24 @ 6:30pm
 

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From: Ives, Davey (Parks) <Davey...@parks.nyc.gov>
Date: Fri, Apr 7, 2023, 6:00 PM
Subject: Flatbush African Burial Ground: Community Input Meeting April 24 @ 6:30pm
To: BKspecialevents (Parks) <BKspeci...@parks.nyc.gov>


Good evening everyone –

My name is Davey Ives, I’m the Chief of Staff for Brooklyn Operations at NYC Parks. I got your email from our community partners and want to give you a heads up about some good news.

 

On the evening of Monday, April 24th at 6:30pm NYC Parks, in conjunction with Council Member Rita Joseph, and Community Board 14 will be conducting a public input session for the future park design of the Flatbush African Burial Ground site at Church and Bedford Avenues. This input meeting is the start of the NYC Parks design process to renovate the parcel for public use as a park.

 

In order to attend the meeting, attendees must register on the Parks website here. We ask that you spread the word to make sure as many people in the community can be heard. Attached is a flyer with information about how to register. We appreciate any boost you can give this meeting!

 

Please let us know if you have any questions. Feel free to email me or the BKspeci...@parks.nyc.gov address.

 

Apologies for the email late on a holiday weekend, but we are very excited to begin this design process with you!

 

Many thanks,

Davey Ives (he/him – what’s this?)

Chief of Staff, Brooklyn

 

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T 718.965.6951
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NYC Parks
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Flatbush African Burial Ground - public input flyer 4.24.23.pdf
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