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Join Brooklyn Org, BRIC, and community partners for a panel of North & Central Brooklyn leaders to discuss our borough’s most pressing challenges and opportunities with their City Councilmembers. This will be a moderated conversation on the key issues impacting Brooklyn: affordability, housing, immigration, mental health, and community safety.

Please note

Brooklyn Org and BRIC are committed to nonpartisanship. This event is not a political debate. The event is 501(c)(3) compliant.

Confirmed Speakers

• Ligia Guallpa, Workers Justice Project
• Chino Hardin, Center for Nu Leadership
• John Leyva, BMT/Save 63 Tiffany St.
• Kendra Chiu, North Brooklyn Angels
• Sada Connel, KAVI + Coro New York Leadership Fellow
• Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso
• D33 Councilmember Lincoln Restler
• D35 Councilmember Crystal Hudson
• D39 Councilmember Shahana Hanif
• D40 Councilmember Rita Joseph

Invited Speakers

• D34 Councilmember Jennifer Gutiérrez
• D35 Councilmember Crystal Hudson
• D36 Councilmember Chi Ossé
• D37 Councilmember Sandy Nurse
• D39 Councilmember Shahana Hanif
• D41 Councilmember Darlene Mealy
• D42 Councilmember Chris Banks
• D45 Councilmember Farah. N. Louis

Community Partners

• Age Friendly Central Brooklyn
• BloomAgainBklyn
• Brooklyn Community Pride Center
• Brooklyn Level Up
• Brownsville Community Culinary Center
• Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS)
• Envision Freedom Fund
• Carroll Gardens Association
• Documented
• Fifth Avenue Committee
• The Flossy Organization
• Fort Greene Park Conservancy
• Girls for Gender Equity (GGE)
• Griot Circle
• Heights and Hills
• Laundry Workers Center
• Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY
• Raising Health Partners
• Street Vendor Project
• United for Brownsville
• Worker’s Justice Project