Thursday, April 30, 2009

FUREE Screens "Some Place Like Home"; 5/16; 12PM; FUREE Building

If you haven't gotten the chance to see it yet, we very much suggest you check out Families United for Racial and Economic Equality's (FUREE's) film, Some Place Like Home. It is narrated by writer and activist Kevin Powell, and focuses on the exclusion of low-income families and small businesses from the development of Fort Greene and Downtown Brooklyn.

Screening is-
Saturday, May 16, 2009
12PM- 5PM
FUREE Conference Room
81 Willoughby Street, #701
Brooklyn, NY 11201

*For more information, contact FUREE's Valery Dean at valery@furee.org or call (718) 852-2960, ext. 301. RSVP required. A light lunch and beverages will be served.*

UPDATE: SCREENING FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF COMMUNITY HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND HISTORIC ICONS AFFECTED BY THE REZONING AND REDEVELOPMENT OF FORT GREENE & DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN.

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