Original Post By: Michael Zevon of the Forest Hills Community House. I just wanted to re-post this to spread the word about what's happening in our communities... Be aware!! Show Support!!
First I need to say thank you to all my boys who showed up at the forum. We had about 60 of our current and former participants show up to support the community. Shout out to the Supreme Beings, my Soccer crew, Tigre, the Underdogs, and the Jr. Bilfs of the b-ball league. Shout out to Damon Divinny for coming down! Thank you to my wife and daughter and Brenda Rivera for running the voter registration booth. Richie and Helen, Corner Chris, Bruce and crew, the Buharas, Meryl, Helena, the Beacon staff, Mr Pullano, Susan Matloff and most of all Irma Rodriguez - all staff members at QCH did a great job in short time putting this event together. Meryl really worked hard to piece it together.
The participants spoke about how the programs have helped their lives. Both Seniors and Youth speakers from a number of programs. We had some amazing folks who have dedicated their lives to helping others speak about their experiences and promote some ideas on how we can organize and work together as a team to get our voices heard. I love them all. They really are wonderful people.
Here is where I am FURIOUS! Not 1 elected official showed up that I saw. NOT 1! This turned out to be no more than the chorus preaching to the choir! Its a disgrace!
Here's a little secret. The elected officials were told they were not going to be able to talk but could LISTEN to what their constituents had to say. NOT 1 CAME OUT!
1 person did come down running for office and his name is DAVE KERPEN. He is running for Queens Borough President. He KNEW he couldn't speak but came out to be supportive. He had a brilliant idea to reach all those people who could not attend the forum and it was to send a text message to at least 1 person in your phone book saying to help fight the budget cuts and to pass it on. Chain text message! It could reach a lot of heads. Brilliant idea.
Current Borough President Helen Marshall may be too busy renovating her office at a 2 MILLION DOLLAR taxpayer expense while they cut social services that help people in need.
Clara Haskell Botstein, Project Coordinator from United Neighborhood Housing spoke about a number of ideas and 1 was raising taxes on the rich and I clapped with everyone else but I do not want to fight a class war. It may be a quick answer but I am not a fan of taxing people. How about we take the $ they are using to renovate the office of Helen Marshall instead? How about that? How about we cut WASTEFUL SPENDING LIKE RENOVATING ELECTED OFFICIALS OFFICES.
I am furious! Something needs to be done and soon. Enough of these self serving politicians who are UNREPRESENTITIVE! Where was Melinda Katz? She didnt know this was going on?Where was Nettie Mayhersohn? Where was Toby Ann Savisky? All too busy. Maybe they sent someone from their office. Thanks. I did hear that Congressman Anthony Weiner at least sent a representitive from his office since he couldnt be there. Congressman Weiner helped us with our flag retirement ceremony last year.
What are we gonna do folks? Tell me what to do. What needs to happen? I am willing to go to any lengths to take our borough back from the elites in their ivory towers.
What do we do? Because the people who are in office making decisions do NOT care about us. There is no denying it anymore.
We all need to step up now and take this town back. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
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