From The New York Shitty Inbox, Part II: Say So!

March 26, 2011 ·
Filed under: 11201, Brooklyn, Downtown Brooklyn

This item comes courtesy of my buddy Judy over at Bad Advice. She writes:

Hey Heather,
If you could publicize this, I’d be so grateful… I’m also copying and pasting the press release letter.

No problem. Here’s the 411 per the press release!

Safe Horizon Brooklyn Rape and Sexual Assault Program is proud to present Brooklyn’s second annual SAYSO! (Sexual Assault Yearly Speak Out!). SAYSO! is dedicated to promoting healing and raising awareness about sexual assault and New York City’s specialized rape crisis services. SAYSO! is planned for April 13^th 2011 from 3:00 to 7:30 pm and will be held in Cadman Plaza, outside of Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Safe Horizon is the nation’s leading victim assistance organization. The Brooklyn Rape and Sexual Assault Program provides time-limited counseling and advocacy to survivors of sexual assault, along with their families and friends. The program also raises awareness of sexual violence through presentations and outreach.

This year, we are organizing Brooklyn’s second annual SAYSO! event in conjunction with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. From 6:00 to 7:00 pm on the day of the event, they will be presenting VOICE OUT (Victims On the Impact of Crime Event), a program to honor victims of all crimes.

We are reaching out to you due to your insight and connections to the rape and sexual assault community. We invite you to become involved in the following ways:

Represent your organization at a table
Speak – share about how sexual violence has affected you and/or your community
Perform – dance, read a poem, play music, sing, etc.
Recruit your clients, friends, family or peers to speak or perform
Facilitate a healing activity of your choice
Volunteer to help set up and clean up for the event.
Other- we welcome any suggestions you have about how your organization might contribute!

We welcome your suggestions and contributions for this exciting event!

Any and all wishing to participate in this event or simply want more information should point and click their way over to Say So Brooklyn’s web site. Thanks for passing this along, Judy!

Miss Heather

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THIS WEEK: Meet Hector

April 5, 2010 ·
Filed under: Brooklyn

Being a lover of Pits (Greenpoint has many) and a hater of dog fighting I feel compelled to pass this item along. It comes courtesy of a gentleman named Thaddeus. He writes:

Hector the Pitbull will be at Brooklyn Law School on Wednesday 4/7 @ 1pm for a humane education lecture about pit bull myths.

Hector is one of the dogs rescued from Michael Vick’s dog fighting operation. Hector was a fighting dog and carries the external scars of his former life, but he is now a certified therapy dog and humane educator – showing that those scars were not internal.

We would love it if you would come to Brooklyn Law School and meet Hector and share the event with your readers.

The event is open to the public though we request all attendees RSVP to bls (dot) saldf (at) gmail (dot) com so we can get them past security.