Poughkeepsie Community Action Collaborative

Hello beautiful humans!

Thanks to everyone who attended our last meeting! The minutes are attached. Our next meeting is Wednesday, February 2, from 6-7:30pm (email [email protected] for zoom link). Before now and the next meeting we'll be asking for volunteers to join committees to address our two priority initiatives, one for youth programs in the City of Poughkeepsie and another for ongoing work in police reform. We'll have at least one meeting for the youth programs committee before our next regular meeting, so please respond to this email if you'd like to be involved with either committee. If you don't have time to join the committee but would like to submit suggestions regarding problems that need to be addressed in the city and possible youth programs that would address them please feel free to send an email to that effect to [email protected]

Community happenings/events:
Common Council Public hearing TONIGHT on Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP)- TONIGHT, Tuesday, January 18th there is an important hearing on the city’s proposed Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP). This is an important plan that will guide future development in the city all along the river and up to Market Street, as well as along the Falkill. The administration has presented a draft LWRP that favors residential development over open space, public access, and recreational amenities. It lacks any vision for the future protection of our vital waterfront resources and puts the interests of one developer over those of our community. We need everyone who is able to attend the hearing and speak out to say we need to preserve our last remaining public spaces on the waterfront for everyone’s enjoyment and to mitigate climate change impacts. Please urge the Common Council to fulfill their duty as lead agency for the LWRP and amend it to put people over profits.

Register for the zoom meeting here- https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eQeFSAHiSQG6OLlKDwzReQ and sign up to speak by emailing [email protected] before 4pm.

Race Unity Circle- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Facets of an American Jewel; Please join the Race Unity Circle as we relive the emotion, and revisit the man, the philosopher, the prophet through a study of some of his lesser-known works. Wednesday, January 19, from 7-9pm. The registration link is in the attached flyer and here ==>> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsduqgpz0vHt1NaYj3qDSxdumD-xH7Z40k

Dutchess County Interfaith Council Call for Peace- Call for Peace, a Community Candlelight Vigil hosted by the Dutchess County Interfaith Council. Thursday January 20th, 2022 at 5:30pm, at The First Congregational Church (269 Mill St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601) *Outdoors on the Front Lawn, Parking in Municipal Parking across the Street*

MASKS Required, See Attached Flier for More Information

SIGN THE PETITION: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/invest-in-poughkeepsies-future-invest-in-our-youth

Peace Family,

To spread the word and reach our goal of at least 1,000 signatures by December 1, we are looking for volunteers to canvas the City of Poughkeepsie THIS upcoming Saturday Nov. 27th and Sunday Nov. 28th from 12pm-4pm on both days!

In an effort to amplify our impact, we are asking that all volunteers please bring at least 2 people, preferably youth, with them to canvas.

ACTION ITEM: Please email me ASAP at [email protected] with the following information:

Name
Phone Number
Email
Availability To Canvas (Nov. 27, Nov. 28th, or Both)

ACTION ITEMS:

- Please attend the December 1st PCAC Meeting from 6pm-7:30pm via zoom. Link to be posted on the PCAC page.

- Please attend the December 16th Common Council Finance Meeting to approve the proposed 2022 budget.

- Finally, Please do not forget to sign the petition here https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/invest-in-poughkeepsies-future-invest-in-our-youth, continue to spread the word individually, to make a daily social media post, and to share the petition with your networks.

Thank you in advance for your hard work and efforts. We are better together and Happy Grateful Day to you all!

-The PCAC

*Please see attached English and Spanish flyers for Adults and Youth to be posted and distributed*

This is why we define our mission as being “police reform” and why we highlight the need for “community action initiatives”