Crown Heights Community Mediation Center 2011 Save Our Streets Multimedia Contest

CHMC is seeking talented youth and adult artists to contribute to our antigun violence public education campaign. The goal is to convey the strong message that shooting and killing are not acceptable in Crown Heights.

Your Creativity Could Save a Life- Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, 256 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11213, http://crownheightsmediationcenter.blogspot.com/

For questions or to receive the S.O.S. logo for your submission, contact Micah Weiss at mweiss@crownheights.org, or Phone: 718-773-6886 - Fax: 718-773-5349
E-mail: mweiss@crownheights.org http://soscrownheights.blogspot.com/Register and download the full contest guidelines on our blog: soscrownheights.blogspot.com/

The 2011 Save Our Streets Multimedia Contest
• Accepting submissions for Public Service Announcement, Video or Radio Short, and Poster Design categories.  • Winners will have their work appear all over Crown Heights
and receive a monetary reward.  • Deadline for first review round in January 28th, 2011.

ATTENTION: North Flatbush Avenue BID Banner Contest

The North Flatbush Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) invites the submission of graphic designs for decorative banners that hang from street lamp posts in the BID district. There are thirty vinyl banners that advertise the district. All submissions should include four designs that represent the uniqueness of the area and identifies the BID as a shopping destination.

The projected date of completion for this project is Friday, December 10, 2010. The selected designer will receive a check in the amount of $500 dollars when work is fully completed, as well as the opportunity to have their work displayed throughout the district.

For complete details and the RFP submittal package, please send a request to info@nfbid.com.

ATTENTION: Upcoming Community Event, Important Information

Emmanuel Baptist Church will host a college readiness financial aid workshop on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 36 St. James Place, from 12noon-2pm in Room 201. The workshop is geared towards parents of and students that are high school junior and seniors preparing for college.

RSVP is appreciated corbettfc@yahoo.com.
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Join Congressman Major Owens (retired) and the Central Brooklyn Martin Luther King Commission as they present their 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Essay, Poetry & Art Awards Ceremony:

Monday, January 18, 2010, 1pm (Doors open at 12:30pm)

Prospect Heights High School Campus

883 Classon Avenue

Brooklyn, NY. 11225
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Collecting for Haiti
Following Brooklyn Tech's collection for displaced Haitians, we have some more info on who's collecting.

-Council Member Darlene Mealy, of the (nearby) 41st district in Central Brooklyn, will be collecting relief items of non-perishable food, clothing, blankets and other necessities, for the victims of the devastating earthquake. Any such items can be brought to her office at 1757 Union Street (near Utica Avenue), anytime during office hours Monday thru Saturday from (9am-6pm).

-The Brooklyn-based St. Paul Community Baptist Church (SPCBC) is the Brooklyn drop-off point for Yele Haiti. Items requested are blankets, solar flash lights, power bars/protein bars, clothes, and medical supplies. Financial donations are also accepted, and checks or money orders should be made out to St. Paul Community Baptist Church with "Yele Haiti" in the memo line (click the above link to donate online).
See more information at the NYT-Local blog here.

ATTENTION: Love Your (NYC) Block Contest, Applications due 2/15

Trees-- New York Citizen Pruners

Love Your (NYC) Block Contest, Applications due February 15

Mayor Bloomberg and Citizens Committee for New York City invite your volunteer-led neighborhood group to apply for a $1,000 cash award to transform the public spaces on your block. Twelve groups from across the five boroughs will be selected as finalists, and each will receive a $1,000 grant to beautify their block. The group that demonstrates the most impressive transformation will win an additional $3,000 to be used toward future block improvements. The groups will be supported by services from multiple City agencies, including the Mayor’s Office and the Community Affairs Unit; and the departments of Transportation, Sanitation, and Parks. For more information, visit www.citizensnyc.org or contact Saleen Shah at 212.989.0909 or sshah@citizensnyc.org.

ATTENTION: Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy 2009 Movies With A View Short Films

Fort Greene artists,

For those not aware, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy website can to accessed at
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/. The Conservancy works towards the goal of bringing a park to the Brooklyn waterfront.

The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy is now soliciting submissions of short films for the 2009 Movies With A View outdoor movie series. Now in its 10th year, Movies With A View is one of New York City's premiere film series and runs for 8 Thursdays in July and August.

To be considered, short films should run no longer than 10 minutes and be suitable for a wide audience of 2,000-3,000. Unfortunately, we cannot accept films with subtitles. Preference is given to local filmmakers and those that involve Brooklyn in some way.

Final selections will be made in April 2008. Deadline to submit is March 1, 2009.

Please send a DVD screening copy of your short film to:

MWAV Film Committee
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
334 Furman Street
Brooklyn NY 11201

Include your name, address, e-mail, phone number and length of film on your entry. DVDs will not be returned unless a postage-paid envelope is included with your submission.

Short films will be screened and selected by a Volunteer Film Committee.

TeamTish encourages Brooklyn filmmakers and other artists to seek out local opportunities to showcase their work for their community, and wish all applicants good luck.

2008 Greenest Block In Brooklyn Ceremony

The Office of Council Member James was represented at Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s “2008 Greenest Block in Brooklyn” Ceremony on October 2, 2008. The event was co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s GreenBridge Program with support from Sovereign Endowment Fund.

Council Member James would like to congratulate all the blocks that were awarded at this event, and would especially like to recognize the following blocks:

Commercial Category- 3rd Place Winners- Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership for Myrtle Avenue between Waverly and Washington Avenues (South Side, Clinton Hill)

Greenest Storefront- 1st Place Winners- Cake Man Raven at 708 Fulton Street entered by Cake Man Raven Block Association (Fort Greene)

2nd Place Winners- Burrito Bar at 307 Flatbush Avenue entered by North Flatbush Business Improvement District (Prospect Heights)

Best Greenbridge Window Box Kits- 1st Place Winners for Shady Box- Callie Janoff & Randi Stolzfus entered by 1200 Dean Street Block Association (Crown Heights)

Residential Honorable Mentions- Atlantic Village Homeowners Association for Fulton Street between Cumberland & Carleton Avenues (Fort Greene)

B & W Sterling Street Block Association for Sterling Street between Washington & Bedford Avenues (Crown Heights)

Commercial Honorable Mentions- Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership for Myrtle Avenue between Hall Street & Washington Avenue, North (Clinton Hill)