#save227duffield

EMERGENCY MARCH AND RALLY to #SAVE227DUFFIELD from demolition! Feb 22 | 12pm http://bit.ly/31Fv1yF Saturday, February 22st, 12pm (noon) | Gather outside of the Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn 1pm March to 227 DUFFIELD STREET After 5-months of campaigning, The Friends of Abolitionist Place has confirmed that the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) intends to rule against landmark protection for 227 Duffield Street, a stop on the Underground Railroad and the last Abolitionist home left on Abolitionist Place in Downtown Brooklyn, NY. See footage of the tunnels in the 227 Duffield basement: http://bit.ly/2OHrYAV This means the DEMOLITION could happen anytime in February 2020 during Black History Month, unless WE stop it! Friends of Abolitionist Place are now asking for your help in a last ditch effort to #SAVE227DUFFIELD. Here’s how: 1. Join the 227 Duffield Emergency Organizing Team Contact Equality for Flatbush (E4F) today to get regular updates involved in the struggle to #Save227Duffield at 646 820-6039 (call or text) or email [email protected] 2. Sign-on as an Individual or as an Organization to Become an Endorser of The EMERGENCY Mobilization to #Save227Duffield : https://forms.gle/eM2dSRBmMFjrd2ZS9 . Share the endorsement form with all the community members, activists, historians, media personnel, faith leaders, elected officials, celebrities, businesses, cultural and educational institutions in your NYC, nationally and global networks. Here is the current endorsement list : http://bit.ly/393nM6j. 3. Participate in the upcoming rallies, media events, social media and publicity campaigns that will be announced in the coming days. We are also asking everyone to please spread the word to your social media and email networks. : To sign our petition 4. #Save227Duffield Testimonial Video and Selfie Social Media Campaign. We encourage everyone in the NYC area to visit 227 Duffield Street in downtown Brooklyn and learn more about its history. While you’re there, please take selfies or videos to share on social media. Please say “I want to save 227 Duffield because…” and then express why this historical house is important (at Barclays Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XT_g7Awvd/?igshid=1vrz7ybdywpys

BREAKING : 1/27/2020 Urgent Update: The LPC will not Landmark 227 Duffield Street ! After 5-months of campaigning, The Friends of Abolitionist Place has confirmed that the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) intends to rule against landmarking 227 Duffield Street/Abolitionist Place, a stop on the Underground Railroad located in downtown Brooklyn, NY. The LPC’s negative decision will allow the Department of Buildings (DOB) to grant a demolition permit to the developers. This means the demolition could happen within the next 2 weeks unless WE stop it! Join the 227 Duffield Emergency Organizing Team Contact Equality for Flatbush (E4F) today to get regular updates involved in the struggle to #Save227Duffield at 646 820-6039 (call or text) or email [email protected] There are rallies, social media and publicity campaigns that will be announced in the coming days. We are asking everyone to please spread the word to your social media and email networks. Join the #AbolitionistChallenge. The #AbolitionistChallenge aims to raise both money and awareness to stop this demolition. Help us raise $5,000,000 to buy back the property from the developer and send a strong message that we won’t just let them take our history. Donate here bit.ly/2GeXiCi To donate to the #AbolitionistChallenge: bit.ly/2GeXiCi #StopThisDemolition #AbolitionistChallenge #Save227Duffield #BlackLandmarksMatter #BrooklynIsNotforSale #BlackHistoryMatters #preserveblackhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/B71-wREgHMW/?igshid=qbk7m7aefjeq

Dressed as 1800s Abolitionists , Friends of Abolitionist Place activists did a visibility action on the @todayshow ! After 5-months of campaigning, The Friends of Abolitionist Place has confirmed that the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) intends to rule against landmark protection for 227 Duffield Street, a stop on the Underground Railroad and the last Abolitionist home left on Abolitionist Place in Downtown Brooklyn, NY. The LPC’s negative decision will allow the Department of Buildings (DOB) to grant a demolition permit to the developers who want to build luxury rentals at 227 Duffield. This means the demolition could happen anytime in February 2020 during Black History Month , unless WE stop it! To get involved in The EMERGENCY Mobilization to #Save227Duffield contact @EqualFlatbush at 646 820-6039 or [email protected] #BlackHistoryMonth2020 #AbolitionistChallenge #BlackLandmarksMatter #BrooklynIsNotforSale #BlackHistoryMatters #PreserveBlackHistory http://bit.ly/39558e9 (at The Today Show) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8K2fSZgk90/?igshid=115bsjl9ifehj

If they demolish #227Duffield , a stop on the #UndergroundRailroad in #Brooklyn , NY that history will be gone forever. We want to turn it into a museum because #Brooklyn doesn’t need any more luxury rentals . Please Sign-on as an Individual or as an Organization to Become an Endorser of The EMERGENCY Mobilization to #Save227Duffield . contact @EqualFlatbush at 646 820-6039 or [email protected] to get involved or endorse . #StopTheDemolition #BlackHistoryMonth2020 #AbolitionistChallenge #BlackLandmarksMatter #BrooklynIsNotforSale #BlackHistoryMatters #preserveblackhistory #BHM (at 227 Abolitionist Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/B84-VNMgz2G/?igshid=1gw8bjone9nip

We MUST #Save227Duffield & #PreserveBlackHistory for future generations. Thank you to our youngest warriors fighting to #StopTheDemolition of a stop on the #UndergroundRailroad in #Brooklyn, NY! To endorse : https://forms.gle/eM2dSRBmMFjrd2ZS9… #BlackHistoryMonth2020 #BHM https://www.instagram.com/p/B84-G4JA8LU/?igshid=c589pepwwik7

Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2/22 Emergency March & Rally to #Save227Duffield & to #StopTheDemolition, of a stop on the #UndergroundRailroad in #Brooklyn, NY To get involved contact @EqualFlatbush at 646 820-6039 or [email protected] #blackhistorymonth (at 227 Abolitionist Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/B844-L0gTd_/?igshid=11o5ublq1jukm

if you believe that #blacklandmarksmatter then please get involved in The EMERGENCY Mobilization to #Save227Duffield : contact @EqualFlatbush at 646 820-6039 or [email protected] It is up to US #StopThisDemolition . Here is what need to do : http://bit.ly/39558e9 https://www.instagram.com/p/B84429hA56h/?igshid=18kcpq1gh16wy

Listen up @LisaKersavage @nyclandmarks @NYCDOB NO LANDMARKS ! NO PEACE! Donate here : http://bit.ly/2GeXiCi to #Save227Duffield #BrooklynIsNotForSale #StopTheDemolition #blackhistorymonth2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B843mtsATeZ/?igshid=1bdnw2ovfqegt