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December 30, 2005
DDDb Achievements
Though DDDb is busy raising money for the future fight against Ratner's taxpayer-subsidized supersized sixties-style megablock arena complex, the group has taken a moment to list their achievements during the past year.
Highlights include: * Community outreach and formation of a volunteer corps, * Release of FIVE reports/white papers, * Promotion of the MTA RFP, resulting in a competing bid for the railyards, * Filing a friend of the court brief in the case of Kelo v. New London, and * Testifying at several public hearings on the project and eminent domain,
Take a moment to check out the entire list. It's hard to believe how much a rag-tag band of unwitting neophytes and seasoned activists have accomplished.
The list not only gives Brooklynites a sense of what can be achieved in a year, but also makes us realize that there still much to do to preserve and promote our quality of life, government fiscal responsibility, and democracy.
Posted by lumi at December 30, 2005 6:18 AM