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Brooklyn For PeacepresentsThursday, November 18, 20217:00 pm - 8:15 PMVirtual Gala
Illustration by Sarah SillsProgram by Veronica Nunn
Brooklyn For PeaceWe are excited to be hosting our eighth annual gala this year on Zoom! Since 2013, Brooklyn For Peace has held this event to honor organizations and indi-viduals who have played a leadership role in working to nd nonviolent reso-lutions to conict. The name of our award, PathMakers to Peace, emphasizes that there are many roads to reaching the goal of a peaceful and just world.This year, we are proud to honor Wynton Marsalis: American trumpeter, composer, teacher and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, for his life-time achievement in unifying people all over the world through the music of Jazz. “The Democracy! Suite” which he released in January 2021 speaks profoundly to the key issues of our time. Because of the accessibility of art, it has been used throughout history to give voice to social change, and to communicate the deepest needs of society. Art energizes and elevates people. Through its authenticity, it connects and unies diverse and varied cultures.Brooklyn For Peace has been working in Brooklyn since 1984. We are primarily an educational organization, with activism as an integral part of our mission. We are dedicated to connecting global and local issues. Over the years the specic issues have changed, but urgent challenges remain: to end US militarism; to promote social justice at home and abroad; to tackle the climate emergency; to address the continuing impact of white supremacy and the profound racial inequalities that still characterize our country. As we approach a major crossroad and transition of leadership in our organization, we are grateful for your ongoing support and commit-ment. We greatly appreciate your participation and many contributions to Brooklyn For Peace over the years. Thank you for being here tonight with us!Welcome to the 2021 PathMakers to Peace Virtual GalaCharlotte Phillips, M.D.Chairperson, Brooklyn For PeaceVeronica Nunn, Co-Vice-Chair, Brooklyn For PeaceOrganizer, PathMakers to Peace 2021In solidarity,
PathMakers to Peace 2021 Program6:30 PM - 7:00 PMPre-event “Mood”Mocktails & Music7:00 PM - 7:10 PMIntroductionAbout Us - Betta Broad7:05 PM - 7:15 PMPresentation of the AwardRemarks by honoree Wynton Marsalis7:15 PM - 7:55 PMThe ProgramWynton Marsalis commentary on The Democracy! SuiteJazz at Lincoln Center Septet plays: Ballot Box BounceBe PresentCome Round Gin7:55 PM - 8:00 PMClosing8:00 PM - 8:15 PMAnnoucement and Virtual Fellowship (via use of Zoom Chat Room)EmceeVeronica Nunn
ballet, expanding the vocabulary for jazz and classical music with a vital body of work that places him among the world’s nest musicians and composers.Marsalis’ core beliefs and foundation for living are based on the principles of jazz. He promotes individual creativity (improvisation), collective cooperation (swing), gratitude and good manners (sophistication), and faces adversity with persistent optimism (the blues). With his evolved humanity and through his seless work, Marsalis has elevated the quality of human engagement for indi-viduals, social networks and cultural institutions throughout the world.Marsalis has won at least nine Grammy Awards, and his Blood on the Fields was the rst jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He is the only musician to win a Grammy Award in two categories, Jazz and Classical, during the same year. He co-founded a jazz program at Lincoln Center. In July 1996, due to its signicant success, Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) was installed as a new con-stituent of Lincoln Center, equal in stature with the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, and New York City Ballet – a historic moment for jazz as an art form and for Lincoln Center as a cultural institution.He presently serves as Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and Director of Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School and continues to compose, tour, teach, and perform.Mr. Marsalis’ biography is extensive! We couldn’t put it all here. Please visit his website at www.wyntonmarsalis.org to nd out more.Wynton Marsalis is an inter-nationally acclaimed musician trumpeter, composer, bandlead-er, educator, and leading advo-cate of American culture. He has created and performed an expansive range of music from quartets to big bands, chamber music ensembles to symphony orchestras and tap dance to Wynton Marsalis
Brooklyn For PeaceBrooklyn For Peace is committed to eliminating war and the so-cial injustices that are its causes. We seek to empower our community and ourselves to be an active force in securing a peaceful future for generations to come. We assert that negotiation and diplomacy lead to better outcomes in the resolution of conict than military action. We advocate for U.S. policies based on peace, justice, democracy, human rights and respect for international law.We work to: • transfer resources from military to human needs, leading to economic and social justice within and among nations.• eliminate nuclear, biological, chemical, and conventional weap-ons by all entities in an internationally coordinated process.• resolve international conicts peacefully via the UniteNations and the promotion of internationally accepted rules of law.A demonstration in the late 1980s opposing the establishment of a nuclear homeport in Staten Island.Our Mission
Brooklyn For Peacefounded in 1984Brooklyn For Peace was founded in 1984 by nursery-school parents who were spurred into action by the U.S. invasion of Grenada. We soon joined other groups in a coalition which succeeded in deterring the Navy from opening a nuclear-capable homeport on Staten Island, and opposing U.S. intervention in Central America. We mobilized local opposition to the 1991 Gulf War, while ghting to preserve welfare, Medicaid, and public edu-cation in NYC. In the wake of September 11, 2001, we organized Brooklyn communities to oppose a U.S. military response, advocating for the protection of our civil liberties and against the detention of immigrants arrested without charges. We initiated a campaign aimed at high school youth to counteract the misleading claims of military recruiters, offering concrete advice on getting an education and career training. We regularly hold forums, providing historical and political analysis on a wide variety of topics. And we’re on street corners and fairs too. Have you noticed those posters in neighborhood store windows declaring that “Refugees and Immigrants Are Welcome Here?” That’s the work of Brooklyn For Peace volunteers. We all have obligations to family, friends, schools and jobs, but through Brooklyn For Peace we are nding ways to work for peace with justice to whatever extent we are able. Please join us.Visit our new website to nd out more about our organization at www.brooklynpeace.org.Our History
BFP BoardChair:Charlotte Phillips, M.D. Co-Vice Chairs:Bruce AltschulerCarolyn “Rusti” EisenbergVeronica Nunn Secretary:Melissa CorbettTreasurer:Robert NelsonMembers at large: Charlene BarkerBetta BroadThomas CoxAnn Fawcett AmbiaSam KoprakMohammed Nurhussein, M.D.Eleanor PreissBFP Advisory BoardTed AuerbachMukti BanerjeeLeah Gunn BarrettJ. Tara CurrieKen DiamondstoneSasha Dobos-CzarnochaHenry FlorsheimJaki FlorsheimEd GoldmanMel GrizerCarolyn HughesCarol Husten (In memoriam)Lucy KoteenVicki McFadyenEllen MeyersMary NolanNancy RomerSpiritchldMajor Owens, (Ret.) Congressmember (In memoriam)Eric ShtobDavid Tykulsker Matthew Weinstein
Plus....Mukti BanerjeeCharlene BarkerMelissa CorbettKen DiamondstoneFran MinichielloVeronica NunnCharlotte PhillipsFundraising CommitteeThank you to our Events Coordinator and the Fundraising Committee for planning and executing PathMakers to Peace!Virtual Events Coordinator - Michelle SmithBruce AltschulerAnn Fawcett AmbiaBetta BroadThomas CoxCarolyn “Rusti” EisenbergHenry and Jaki FlorsheimEd GoldmanSam KoprakTravis ShookMatthew WeinsteinEven though these people are not on the fundraising committee, a special thank you to the following for their extra efforts to make this event a success!
2021 SponsorshipEd BriodyKen DiamondstoneJoe KopitzJean NolanMohammed NurhusseinCharlotte Phillips Trailblazers - $500 or morePeacemakers - $250 or moreFriends - $25 or moreSupporters - $100 or moreTom CoxLeonard Polletta & Karen GisonnyNew Yorkers for Clean PowerGenevieve StewartVokashiThank you to our sponsors for their contributions!Marilyn AckermanNaomi AllenM. Phyllis CunninghamLaura KogelFran MinichielloRoy PingelRalph’s BodegaRobin S. Cohen and Roque RistorucciMichael ScottAlan Singer (in honor of Judith Singer)Jill Martino WilliamsWorld Can’t WaitYulaine Spa and Hair Salon Jeff BlumJune DuffyElizabeth DulayHenry & Jaki FlorsheimAlex GrantcharovGo Greene HardwareFran HellerSteve KramerMolly NolanLaramie & Theodore PalmerPamela SassCarol Horwitz & Michael SchwartzElinor Tucker
Allan Eisenberg, PhDAmorina PizzaArab American Assocation of New YorkBelli OsteriaBlack Veterans for Social JusticeBFP Arts and Culture CollectiveBFP Darfur/Africa Task ForceBFP Diversity Outreach Task ForceBFP Israel-Palestine CommitteeBFP Peace & Economic Justice Committee BFP UNICEF CommitteeBob & Bonnie NelsonBob Marsh Friends & FamilyBrooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX)Brooklyn Society For Ethical CultureCambridge Dental PCCamp Kinderland, Inc.CBID: Central Brooklyn Independent DemocratsCenter for Constitutional RightsCharlotte Phillips & Oliver FeinClark, Yvette D. (Congresswoman)Dead Horse RecordsDJ ShellySHELLDomestic Workers Unitededwardjones.com Member SIPCEleanor Preiss & Mitch CohnFat Tail Financial Advisory GroupFlatbush Food CooperativeFoodtown of Prospect HeightsFriends of Assemblymember Robert CarrollGo Greene HardwareGranny Peace BrigadeGreenpoint FramesHoffman-Grizer FamilyHolyland Auto RepairHungry Ghost CafeIn honor of Sharlene GoldscherKen DiamondstoneAdvertisersMargaret & Marty MelkonianMelanie & Buddy WilliamsMichelle SmithMove the Money --NYC (MTM-NYC)New Yorkers for Clean PowerNYC War Resisters League Peace Action Bay RidgePeace Action New York StatePeople’s WorldPerelandra Natural Foods CenterPhillips-Fein FamilyPhysicians for a National Health Program/ NY MetroRalph’s BodegaRobin S. Cohen & Roque RistorucciRothberg Law FirmSavemor Digital PrintingUnited Community Centers- East New York (UCC-ENY)United University ProfessionsVelazquez, Nydia (Congresswoman)Veris Wealth PartnersVokashi: Eco-Lving Compost Service
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