Readings and musings by those inspired by the defender of neighborhoods – MC’d by Rev. Billy Talen and Savitri D!
Tuesday, September 22nd * 7pm to 9 PM with Afterparty to follow!
Presented by Reverend Billy Talen for Mayor NYC:
Why?: After a street in the Village was named Jane Jacobs Way –and the presiding city official of the ceremony was Christine Quinn– we learned a lesson. The legacy of our heroes will be appropriated by our opponents as a matter of strategy. The letter to Saving Coney Island by Ned Jacobs, Jane’s son, urging resistance to the Bloomberg-and-Quinn backed highrises of Coney – underscores the need to hold our values in the face of sophisticated public relations spin.
What: Jane Jacobs Night. Activists and authors read excerpts from “Death and Life of Great American Cities” and correspondence that Ms. Jacobs sent in support of neighborhood-saving campaigns over the years.
Who:
With:
Michael Premo, New York Hip Hop Festival and Picture the Homeless
Cathryn Swan, Washington Square Park Blog and Save Union Square (Yes, that’s me! Come say hello.)
Christabel Gough, NYC preservationist hero
Bob Holman, Howl Festival, Bowery Poetry Club
Joy Chatel, Defender of the Duffield House Brooklyn Underground Railroad landmark
Philip Dipaolo, The People’s Firehouse and Brooklyn neighborhood activists
Carol Greitzer, City Councilwoman, Landmarking of Tammany Hall building on Union Square
Evening is hosted by Rev. Billy Talen and Savitri D
We celebrate Jane Jacobs Night to share the personal impact that she has had on our campaigns to save neighborhood diversity here in the city.
Where: Judson Memorial Church
239 Thompson Street and Washington Square South
Take the B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to West 4th Street, or the R, W trains to 8th Street/NYU station
Free. Donations encouraged for space rental.
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More on Jane Jacobs (one of my first blog entries) and Washington Square Park here.