{"id":990,"date":"2014-12-26T07:47:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T07:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/develop.mtopp.org\/?p=990"},"modified":"2021-01-22T08:12:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T08:12:01","slug":"the-strategy-of-civil-disobedience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtopp.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/26\/the-strategy-of-civil-disobedience\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strategy of Civil Disobedience"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Strategy of Civil Disobedience<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We won<\/strong> a tremendous battle<\/strong> on September 23, 2014<\/strong>, by engaging in a strategy called civil disobedience. Despite<\/strong> people calling this childish, immature etc\u2026 \u00a0\u00a0it is a powerful strategy<\/strong> but hard to control,\u00a0because one is using emotions<\/strong>, unrest and even anger<\/strong> to decide\u00a0an outcome or situation.\u00a0 We bordered on a fine line, of how to control<\/strong> the meeting without closing<\/strong> it down!<\/p>\n

And we did it<\/strong>! We had these goals<\/strong> in mind.<\/p>\n

Not to allow City Planning to speak!<\/strong>\u00a0 (And they didn\u2019t)<\/em><\/h5>\n

Why? Because City Planning shouldn\u2019t be involved<\/strong>\u00a0in this stage of the game.<\/p>\n

This is a community concern,\u00a0we<\/strong> should be deciding<\/strong> for ourselves<\/strong> what we want and how to create a request to ensure <\/strong>that is what we get.\u00a0 Once that is done<\/strong>, then City Planning should be involved.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That is the process!!!\u00a0 That is the process <\/strong>that wasn\u2019t followed<\/strong>, that Fred Baptist<\/strong> \u2013 Community Board member complained about when the first resolution<\/strong> was passed and the reason<\/strong> he put forth the motion to rescind it.<\/p>\n

Do the process<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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To show that the current resolution did not have community support!<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

Not only with those letters<\/strong> and signatures (<\/strong>almost 4,000) <\/strong>that we produced on the stage, stating clearly there is no community support <\/strong>for residential<\/strong> on Empire Blvd,\u00a0but with the people showing up and booing<\/strong> anyone who even tried<\/strong> to support this idea!\u00a0 We wanted no doubts<\/strong> that the community does not<\/strong> want residential<\/strong> on Empire Blvd!<\/p>\n

And we showed that<\/strong>!<\/p>\n


\nTo get this issue out into the wider public, via the news media!<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n

This issue has been brewing<\/strong> for awhile and only certain bloggers have been covering it.\u00a0We wanted a wider media outlet<\/strong>, because we know this will have an impact <\/strong>upon our elected officials <\/strong>as wells as put us in touch\u00a0with other resources<\/strong> in the city that could help us<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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To put a spot light onto the inner workings of Community Board 9.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

This is crucial because there is a lot of corruption<\/strong>\u00a0going on at Community Board 9<\/strong> level. \u00a0Pearl Miles<\/strong> is just the tip of the iceberg <\/strong>and the community<\/strong> needed to see for themselves how unprofessional<\/strong> this group of representatives<\/strong> are and level of disrespect<\/strong> them have for us<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=udwZrv3qZ2k <\/a>
\n(watch this one minute you tube video)<\/em><\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t<\/strong> the first <\/strong>time we met with Community Board 9 members and had them tell us<\/strong> to shut-up! <\/strong>When we met with City Planning and Community Board 9 on August 4, 2014.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Laura Imperial<\/strong>, Vice-Chair, during a heated meeting with homeowners who have Empire Blvd as their backyards, took her finger<\/strong> and pointed<\/strong> at us and said \u201cShut up!\u00a0 I have enough of you!\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

And who is she? A woman who<\/strong> just got on the board last year<\/strong>, this year she is the vice-chair<\/strong>, and who works for a construction company<\/strong>! We also wanted to know <\/strong>how our community board members<\/strong> \u00a0stand on this issue<\/strong>! No more back room<\/strong> deals, put your vote<\/strong> where your politics are<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To allow the community an opportunity to vent their displeasure at what is happening here in our community.\u00a0<\/em> <\/strong><\/h5>\n

For too long<\/strong> this community has been dis-empowered<\/strong> by community Board members and Pearl Miles<\/strong>. We<\/strong> have watched her not address<\/strong> our concerns, <\/strong>refuse our voice<\/strong>, show her displeasure<\/strong> at us <\/strong>and finally<\/strong> the community got a chance to show how they feel<\/strong> about her.<\/strong>\u00a0 At the end of the meeting, \u00a0I was told <\/strong>that a request<\/strong> for her removal <\/strong>is in place. Now we have to see who Eric Adams <\/strong>wants<\/strong> to put in her place\u00a0and if we don\u2019t like it<\/strong>, then we better do<\/strong> something <\/strong>about it, otherwise<\/strong> we will have another Pearl Miles<\/strong>!!!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To put in the spot light the idea of \u201cPreserving an Affordable Community\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

We are a perfect example<\/strong> of de Blasio\u2019s plan that calls for preserving \u00a0200,000<\/strong> thousand affordable units. \u00a0Because of our density<\/strong>, creating isn\u2019t good<\/strong> for us, and because we are the 2nd most affordable<\/strong> community in Brooklyn, preserving is<\/strong> what we should be focusing on. The City cannot keep insisting that a blanket overall plan <\/strong>works for all communities<\/strong>.\u00a0 Maybe in some communities it is creating affordable housing<\/strong>, but not all<\/strong>!\u00a0 Here is a perfect place<\/strong> to start to look at the Preserving part<\/strong> of the plan and really assist<\/strong> the people<\/strong> in staying in their homes<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

<\/h5>\n
To set-up evidence that we will use in a court of law, if Community Board 9 and City Planning tries to proceed with this particular request! <\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

 <\/p>\n

It is clear that City Planning<\/strong> will never <\/strong>get a request from Community Board 9 that gives them so much power<\/strong> over what will happen, they realize this resolution<\/strong> is their best chance<\/strong>!!\u00a0 It will never happen again!\u00a0<\/strong>What do<\/strong> they have to lose<\/strong> by trying to push it forward? Developers<\/strong> have spent years planning<\/strong> this event. Thousands if not millions of dollars<\/strong> to get it to happen. Do you<\/strong> think they won\u2019t<\/strong> keep trying?<\/p>\n

Thus we must<\/strong> prepare to take this to court<\/strong>!\u00a0 We can wage two wars<\/strong> on the court level.\u00a0 The Supreme Court<\/strong> and the Appellate Court<\/strong>,\u00a0together it could take a few years<\/strong>, and when we win <\/strong>then the City will have to do the entire study over again<\/strong>!!!\u00a0 And we will win<\/strong>, because there must be community consensus <\/strong>at the community level<\/strong> for rezoning changes<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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One group<\/strong> cannot decide for an entire community<\/strong> what they want.\u00a0 The home owners<\/strong> that border<\/strong> along Empire Blvd <\/strong>would be viewed<\/strong> in the eyes of the law<\/strong> as the most affected <\/strong>by<\/strong> this rezoning<\/strong> and thus should have <\/strong>and must have<\/strong> a say in this!\u00a0 That is our power<\/strong>!\u00a0 Without that<\/strong>, rezoning lacks community support <\/strong>and should never<\/strong> have been put forward or processed<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Now there is a question<\/strong> on the table of whether the resolution<\/strong> that was passed on Sept 23, <\/strong>was valid or not.\u00a0 At this point it doesn\u2019t matter<\/strong>! It served its purpose<\/strong>!\u00a0 People came out<\/strong>, felt empowered <\/strong>and accomplished a goal<\/strong>! We have now showed<\/strong> the City and the people<\/strong> of Flatbush, Crown Heights and Prospect Park Lefferts Garden, that we are a force to be reckoned with<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

We are organized<\/strong>, powerful<\/strong>, have purpose<\/strong> and direction! <\/strong>We were a sleeping giant <\/strong>and we have now woken up!<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We Will Not Be Displaced!<\/strong><\/p>\n

No Residential On Empire Blvd!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preserve Our Affordable Community!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Down zone Empire Blvd!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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