Uhuru Public Forum: Land and community development
Posted by on April 16, 2004
PUBLIC FORUM: Stop the land-grabs and foreclosures! Save our African homes and communities!
THURSDAY, APRIL 22nd at 7:30pm
52nd & SPRUCE Sts, Phila – above “Stop & Dine” Cafeteria (the side entrance on Spruce St)
Speakers:
* Al Alston, African American Business & Residents Association – fighting displacement in Brewerytown
* Connie Burton, African People’s Socialist Party – defeated attempt by private developers, Tampa Housing Authority & City of Tampa to destroy & displace African community
* John Dodds, Philadelphia Unemployment Project, contesting City of Phila’s foreclosures & Sheriff sales
* Richard Rogers, Neighborhoods Against McPenntrification, fighting Penn’s land-grabs in West Phila
* Ruby Gittelsohn, African People’s Education & Development Fund, for economic development for the African community
Sponsored by the African People’s Education & Defense Fund and the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement 215-474-8182 – uhuru99@critpath.org
We Demand:
– Massive economic development for the African community!
– Community control of businesses, schools, housing & health care!
– Stop land-grabs by Penn, the City, Temple & greedy developers! No house for white suburbanites at expense of the African community!
– Stop stealing homes through foreclosures & Sheriff sales!
– Westrum out of Brewerytown! Stables for the Black Cowboys!
– End “One-Strike” evictions from public housing!
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