[1519] in peace2
FW: Important info about a March 1 protest and demonstration
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lori Tsuruda)
Thu Feb 28 17:08:15 2002
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Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:10:06 -0500
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From: Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>
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> This protest is being organized and led by the Campaign to Protect
>Chinatown. -----Original Message-----
>From: Jeremy Liu [mailto:jeremy@asiancdc.org]
>Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:23 PM
>Subject: Important info about a March 1 protest and demonstration in
Chinatown
>
> Dear friends, This is one of Be a part of this historic event to
>proclaim a new day for the rights of residents and neighborhoods over big
>business! See below or the attached flyer for more details. A large,
>publicly-traded real estate company is proposing to build a massive
>30-story, 300-foot tall skyscaper in the heart of Chinatown. "" Our
>demands are not complex and expensive exactions from the developer; we
>simply want then to heed the City of Boston's zoning code and the
>Chinatown Masterplan They also propose to create 300+ new parking
>spaces which will add 300+ new cars to Chinatown's and downtown Boston's
>streets. We are planning a drive-in protest and demonstration and In
>essence, the developer will be creating a project that increases tax
>revenue for the City of Boston by squeezing money from the hard work of
>each of Chinatown’ This is one way to bring some public scrutiny on
>a the developers and the City to help them realize how serious the impacts
>will be and how serious we are about stopping them. I am more than
>happy to provide greater detail if you'd like. Please email me if you have
>any questions. If not, I hope to see you on March 1st! Jeremy Liu
>Operation *Car Jam* We're planning an exciting direct action to protest
>the planned development of a 30-story, luxury apartment building in
>Chinatown and we want you to be involved. The project will create 300 new
>parking spaces in our neighborhood, adding to already congested streets,
>creating more dangerous conditions for our seniors and children, and
>creating more pollution that we will have to breathe.
>
>This planned development, known as Liberty Place, does not meet any of the
>zoning code's prescriptions for height and density on this site. Liberty
>Place is being rammed down the throat of the Chinatown community and
>especially our residents; we will have to breathe the pollution and live
>with its impacts while the City of Boston pushes for development against
>its own zoning code.
>What you can do: We need 300 activists, members of the Chinatown
>community and other concerned individuals, to each get in a car to drive
>around the site of the proposed development as a drive-in demonstration
>and protest The developers must be stopped from profiting off of
>Chinatown and the lungs of our people!
>
>If you don't or can't drive, please think about coming anyway because we
>will have demonstrators on feet in front of the site as well. These
>pedestrian demonstrators will be sticking informational flyers on cars,
>holding protest signs, and vocally protesting this monstrosity! When:
>Friday, March 1st, 2002
>11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
>Where to meet? CARS: Around the Liberty Place Block: Washington Street,
>Essex Street, Harrison Street and Beach Street
> PEDESTRIANS: at Campaign to Protect Chinatown office at 33 Harrison Ave,
>3rd Floor
> PLEASE RSVP!! So we can get a head and car count! Coffee, Tea and
>Pastries will be served!!
> Questions? Can’t make the date but would like to help out in other
> ways?
>Contact the Campaign to Protect Chinatown at 617.426.0643 or cproct@aol.com.
>Address: 33 Harrison Avenue, 3rd Floor.
