EYE ON THE COMMUNITY WITH "OLA"

THE 57TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Olanike Alabi

- This Sunday, April 15th from 5-7pm, please join long-time Prospect Heights residents Jezra Kaye and Ellen Greenfield for a reading to celebrate the publication of their new novels, The Tattooed Heart and Come From Nowhere. Both books are page-turners with strong, feisty heroines, and Come from Nowhere is set in New York City during the blackout of 1977. The party, at Park Slope's Community Bookstore, 143 Seventh Avenue, is open to all, so come out and enjoy food, wine, and a taste of local talent!


April 16, 2012, 7PM - 9:30PM
Learn about the various green programs taking place in Fort Greene, their impact in the community, and how you can benefit from them.
Visit www.historicfortgreene.org for more information.

- "How to Buy a Building for Your Business?"
Learn the Basics of Buying, Refinancing & Leasing Mixed-Use/Commercial Real Estate Properties
Monday, April 16, 2012, 6pm - 8:30pm
Bed-Stuy Restoration
1368 Fulton St. - Bklyn
Sponsor: Bridge Street Development Corporation


- Public Hearing: "Oversight: Co-locations in New York City Public Schools"
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 1pm
250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Fl.
Sponsor: The New York City Council - Education Committee
Chair: Hon. Robert Jackson
*See the second flyer attached for more information.

- Office Max located in the Atlantic Center Mall offers Free Personal Computer Check-ups. For more information call (718)783-2614.

- State Senator Eric Adams in conjunction with Central Brooklyn Elected Officials will sponsor an "Oldies but Goodies" concert featuring The Panache All Star Band on Thursday, April 26th, 2pm at Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway. For free tickets, contact the Office of Senator Adams at, (718)284-4700.

- The Office of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz invites you to the Annual Assembly of the Federation of Brooklyn Block Associations
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Darryl Towns, Commissioner/CEO, N.Y.S. Homes and Community Renewal
Thursday, April 26, 2012
5:30 - 8:30pm
Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon St. - Bklyn


- The Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA) in conjunction with the Medgar Evers Center for Law and Social Justice will sponsor a Legal Clinicas follows:
Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 2pm
Medgar Evers College
1650 Bedford Avenue - Bklyn. The clinic will "provide quality, expert legal advocacy, training and services on racial justice issues."
For more information you may send an e-mail to aajaiyeoba@aol.com.

- New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman invites you to review the website established by his office on the New York State Mortgage Settlement. For questions, assistance or general information, click here.

- "Working Together to Mitigate the Disenfranchisement of Latino Boys & Men."
Join legislators, educators and community residents for a policy discussion on this vital topic.
Guest speakers include Regent Dr. Lester Young, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Commissioner Gladys Carrion
and Representative Ed Towns.
Friday, April 20, 2012
10am - 12noon - LIU
*See the first flyer attached for a complete list of speakers and to RSVP.

***Over the past several days, I attended and/or gave remarks at the following:
- A training workshop for community advocates sponsored by the
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (Manhattan)
- Lafayette Gardens Tenant Association Meeting (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- A Community Passover Seder sponsored by the Chabad Jewish Center in Prospect Heights
- A celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & President Barack Obama sponsored by the Mt. Pisgah
Baptist Church (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
- Ebbets Field Residents Organization Meeting (Crown Heights)

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A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. - David Brinkley

Please feel free to contact me about any issues, either by responding to this email, or by emailing me at olanike.alabi@gmail.com. Also, be sure to follow me on Twitter or become a friend on Facebook.

OLANIKE "Ola" ALABI
State Committeewoman / District Leader
57th Assembly District

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