Brooklyn For Peace
Two Brooklyn-based peace activist groups are holding vigils in Fowler Square until Friday to protest Israel’s ongoing bombing of Gaza, Palestine [http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q=gaza]. Members of Fort Greene for Peace [http://www.brooklynpeace.org/brooklynforpeace/fort-greene-for-peace.htm] and Brooklyn for Peace [http://www.
Brooklyn Central Booking
Last night at 6pm, dozens of family members and supporters gathered outside Brooklyn Central Booking to remember 37-year-old neighbor Kyam Livingston, who died in a cell there on July 21 [/blog/crime/local-woman-dies-in-police-custody] after guards allegedly denied her pleas for help for seven hours [/blog/news/kyam-livingston-reportedly-requested-medical-help-for-hours-before-dying-in-police-custody-sunday-morning] . Kyam’s family
67th Precinct
We know it’s not directly in the neighborhood, but we also know many of you noticed an increase in police sirens and helicopters flying overhead last night, so it’s worth noting that a vigil last night for Kimani Gray, a 16-year-old who was shot and killed by plainclothes
vigil
A community candlelight vigil was held last night for Fatima Gordon, the 28-year-old mother who was shot and killed last week [/blog/crime/woman-killed-in-shooting-near-prospect-park] in front of her apartment building on Clarkson Avenue. At its peak, hundreds of community members surrounded the apartment building, laid flowers, lit candles, lofted balloons