FORCE AND FLOW'S THIRD ANNUAL

Vendors still needed Sunday, Dec 12 12 - 7PM, Force and Flow 1102 Dean St. #4, Between Franklin & Bedford Ave's To throw a little spice into the holiday shopping season and to offer beautiful, locally crafted alternatives to petroleum based plastic gifts from China, Force and Flow is once again organizing a holiday bazaar. Inspired by the wildly colorful markets of the Morocco, the studio will transform into an exhilarating venue for affordable hand crafted goods. Here's a chance to spend your money on gifts that support the community, sustain the environment and satisfy your taste buds all at once. With live music, bodywork samples and other suprises, this promises to be your most surprising and exhilarating shopping outing this year! We still have space for a few more vendors, so if you would like to sell your goods at the bazaar please contact us at info@forceandflow.com

SOUND WALK

SOUND WALK Sunday, Nov 28th 6PM, meet at Force and Flow 1102 Dean St. #4 $15 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds Our monthly Sound Bath series returns with a very special installment of sonic immersion - a guided Sound Walk! On Sunday, Nov 28 Katie will lead us on a walking meditation on how we hear through the streets of Brooklyn. We will take turns, half the group at a time, walking blindfolded so that our listening senses become heightened as our ears become ever more finely tuned to the sonic environment around us. Walkers will experience the phenomenon of deep listening through other senses such as touch, taste, and smell, getting in touch with the soundscapes we usually take for granted. This is a sonic adventure not to be missed, a great way to get to know the neighborhood and to walk off all that extra Thanksgiving food!!! Bring a warm hat and coat, and if it decides to rain on us we'll do a more traditional Sound Bath indoors. For more info please contact us at info@forceandflow.com

4th Annual Daffodil Bulb Planting on Franklin Ave.

Saturday November 6th @ 10:AM at Park Place and Franklin Avenue  

Join your neighbors as we plant daffodil bulbs on Franklin  Avenue and the front of the Garden. In the spring, watch the flowers that we planted bloom!  

From 10:00 a.m. to noon,  volunteers will loosen soil in tree pits and plant boxes & plant daffodil bulbs  

Wear clothing and shoes that you don't mind getting some dirt on.  

if you can, bring: a hand cultivator, a trowel, a bulb borer, anything else that's useful for digging and planting, extra gardening tools, if you have them, for your neighbors to use.  

Please RSVP so that I know how many people are committed. 

RECYCLE YOUR LEAVES

We are participating in

NYCLeaves: Project Leaf Drop:

http://nycleaves.org/

Please bring your leaves to

the Crow Hill Community Garden

Saturday November 6th

Sunday November 14th

11 AM - 2 PM

Franklin Avenue between Park Place & Franklin

Please bring your leaves to the Crow Hill Community Garden to be used for composting & mulch. If possible, please use paper leaf bags (available at Home Depot) We will have composting information available at the garden during the drop off times. The city no longer collects leaves for composting, if you put them out in your trash, they end up in landfill.

HALLOWEEN PARADE

Our Kids Halloween Parade will be Saturday Oct 30
It will start at 3:30 at the Community Garden at 1099 Dean St
and will end at the Crow Hill Community Garden on Franklin
Afterwards there will be pumpkin painting here at LaunchPad (just across the street) sponsored by Urban River Arts
Bring noise makers/instruments

OCTOBER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Public Safety: Without being alarmist, we want people to continue to be aware of crime in the community: there was an attempted rape this past month on a Sunday, at 10:30 p.m. at 679 Sterling Place (between Franklin & Bedford Avenue). The victim was unable to give a description of the man because he approached her from behind and she didn't see his face. Please be alert when you are on the street, especially when you are entering your vestibules. Burglaries are still up, it is critical that we keep our windows locked, especially those on fire escapes. Intake Center at the Armory: A brief update from CBAAR (Coalition for Bedford/Atlantic Armory Reform) The news regarding the Bedford Atlantic Armory is both good and bad. We have been in contact with the new Commissioner for the Department of Homeless Services: Seth Diamond. In response to our queries he has said that there are no immediate plans to open the intake center for single homeless men at the Bedford Atlantic Armory shelter. However when the intake center at Bellevue closes, the city still intends to open the intake center at the Armory. We are holding the city off but we must remain vigilant and continue to oppose the intake center. We have requested that DHS keep us informed about the status of the intake center. However there is no guarantee they will do this. Right now and for the foreseeable future, it is imperative that each of us keep an eye on the shelter and report any changes back to us November Elections EVERYONE MUST VOTE: This is the most important community effort that you can make in November! It is crucial to the work that the Association undertakes that Crown Heights (and specifically Crow Hill) is seen as a caring and vocal community. The issues that we face are duplicated throughout the City and there are limited resources to deal with them. The communities which get out and vote and make the most noise, are going to be the communities that receive the most attention, it is that simple. Please be sure to vote on November 2. Landmarking Crow Hill: On Tuesday, October 26th the Landmarks Preservation Commission will be holding a meeting at which a group of 13 buildings on Park Place between Franklin & Bedford will be presented for landmarking. Landmark status has already been granted to parts of Prospect Heights and other areas of Crown Heights North, we ask everyone who has an interest in extending this status into Crow Hill to attend this meeting in support. Again, the meeting is Tuesday, October 26th at 11:35 in the Public Meeting Room of the Municipal Building: 1 Centre St, 9th floor North in Manhattan. SOS Peace March: On Wednesday (tomorrow) there will be a walk sponsored by Save Our Streets beginning at 6 PM at the northwest corner of Utica & Eastern Parkway. We will walk west towards Franklin Avenue ending at Franklin and Eastern Parkway. There we will recognize the lives lost and those affected by gun violence in Crown Heights North. For more information contact Lisa Jones, S.O.S. Program Manager at 718-679-9410. Garbage The Go Green/Go Clean committee has been working to get a Big Belly Solar powered trash receptacle/compactor for Franklin Avenue. It would be EXTREMELY helpful if whenever you see an overflowing city garbage can any corner of Franklin Ave. if you would call 311 and give its location.

SOS CROWN HEIGHTS PEACE MARCH

S.O.S. CROWN HEIGHTS PEACE MARCH Wednesday, Oct. 20th at 6 PM. March will begin at the Northwest corner of Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue. We will walk West towards Franklin Avenue ending at Franklin and Eastern Parkway. There we will recognize the lives lost and those affected by gun violence in Crown Heights North. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Lisa Jones, S.O.S. Program Manager at 718-679-9410. Please visit the Crown Heights Mediation Center blog for more information. And here's a link to S.O.S.'s brand new blog: http://soscrownheights.blogspot.com/.

FREE FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSES

the Pratt Area Community Council is hosting FREE financial literacy courses just up Franklin Avenue at Lefferts Place this November, and registration is open now. Call 718-783-3549 or email Charrisse Smith at Charrisse_Smith {at} prattarea {dot} org for more information or to register. (via http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/)

Free Art Classes at LaunchPad

Free Art Classes at LaunchPad Adults & children Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-6PM until 10/22 721 Franklin Ave Interns also needed for Sunday 10/24 noon-6PM see this flyer for more information or contact Kimberly urbanriverarts@gmail.com or 917-584-4616

SOS Shooting Response, Wednesday 8/18