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NYCCGC Forum 2013 :
STAND FOR OUR LAND! MAYORAL FORUM and GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING TEACH-IN
Saturday, April 27th
9:30am - 4:00pm The Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street
Register for the forum today! As always, the NYCCGC annual forum is completely free of cost.
New York City Community Garden Coalition’s Forum 2013 will serve as a platform for mayoral candidates to go on record with their policies on community gardens, parks, and urban agriculture. We will also use this day to organize and inspire the grassroots movement to protect and increase our community gardens and open public spaces so New Yorkers can grow healthy food, learn from one another, celebrate our diversity, and nurture our planet and our communities.
Pete Seeger, international icon and legendary folk singer, song writer, environmentalist and tireless social justice crusader will make an appearance at the NYCCGC Mayoral Forum.
Forum Schedule:
9:30 - Registration
10 - Opening Remarks and Keynote Speaker
10:30 - Mayoral Candidates
12 - Pete Seeger & Musicians
12:45 - Lunch
1:30 - Grassroots Organizing Teach-In
3 - Teach-In Report-Back
3:30 - Raffle & Closing Statements
Keynote Speaker: Karen Washington
Confirmed Candidates:
Sal Albanese
Bill de Blasio
Adolfo Carrion
Randy Credico
Tony Gronowicz
Joe Lhota
John Liu
Christine Quinn
Erick Salgado
Moderator: Robert Knight
Grassroots Organizing Teach-in
Workshops:
* Vacant Buildings, Vacant Land, and Human Rights - by Picture the Homeless
* Defending Public Open Space - How We Can Protect our Community Gardens, Parks and Playgrounds from Private Development - by LaGuardia Corner Gardens and their lawyer Jim Walden
* Procuring Materials, Resources and Funding for your Garden - by Howard Hemmings, Community Coordinator with NCYHA
* Introduction to Grassroots Legislative Organizing - by Tenants and Neighbors
* "Stand for Our Land" 101: Preservation, Self-governance and Transparency - by the NYCCGC Legislative Committee
* Still Dealing with SANDY: Aftermaths that won't go away - by La Plaza Cultural and LUNGS
* Youth & Child Empowerment in Community Gardens: Using the chicken magnet, fruit tree power & other tools for transformation - by Children's Magical Garden
* Privatizing Public Land: Boycott FRESH DIRECT - by South Bronx Unite
* Fracking in New York
...and more
Musical Guests:
Pete Seeger: Internationally-acclaimed folk troubadour, civil rights and environmental activist
Morley: Socially-conscious singer-songwriter for social justice and global equality
Stephan Said: Singer-songwriter, rapper and global activist for social change
Pierce Turner: Poetic Celtic soul
Fula Flute: Haunting sounds of West African flute duo Bailo Bah & Sylvain Leroux
RAFFLE PRIZES!
Attendees who pre-register will be automatically entered to win garden prizes! Prizes include donations from Green New Yorkers and more.
Supporting Organizations:
HUGE thank you to the North Star Fund and Citizens Committee for NYC, who is partially funding this great event! 
We also thank Cooper Union for hosting us!
Co-Sponsoring Organizations:
596 Acres
Brooklyn Queens Land Trust
Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger
East New York Farms!
EcoStation:NY
Farming Concrete
Tenants & Neighbors
Brooklyn GreenBridge
Green Guerillas
Just Food
More Gardens
New Yorkers for Parks
Bronx Green-Up
New York Restoration Project