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September 18, 2012

Weds, Sept 19, 6:30pm: Free Screening and Panel Discussion of Battle for Brooklyn

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn

Fifth Avenue Committee Invites you to a Panel Discussion and Special Screening of:

Battle for Brooklyn

Wednesday, September 19
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Old First Reformed Church
729 Carroll Street between 6th & 7th Avenues

With the Barclays Center arena less than two weeks from opening, and promised jobs and affordable housing nowhere in sight, the battle for accountability at Brooklyn's largest development project is just getting started. Join us to find out what we can do to make sure the future of Atlantic Yards won't be like the past.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with FAC's Executive Director Michelle de la Uz as moderator, Michael Galinsky, and Suki Hawley, producers of the documentary, Rev. Clinton Miller, Brown Memorial, Gib Veconi of BrooklynSpeaks and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, Daniel Goldstein, co-founder of Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Councilwoman Letitia James (invited).

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The screening is free.

Posted by eric at September 18, 2012 11:44 AM