DC Statehood Picnic

The Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association is hosting a community picnic as an opportunity for Brooklanders to get together and learn about DC history and the push for DC statehood.  It all happens on June 23rd, 2012 at the playground of Turkey Thicket Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan Avenue, NE from 11 AM - 1:00 PM.  Those attending should bring a picnic lunch and a blanket. 

BNCA Meeting

The next meeting of the Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association will be held Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Brooks Mansion.  The agenda includes a discussion on the BNCA by-laws on voting and an update on community news and events.  Everyone is welcome.

The Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association is an all-volunteer community organization.  BNCA's mission is to: 1) provide a forum for learning about and discussing neighborhood issues, 2) sponsor and participate in activities designed to improve the quality of life in Brookland, 3) advance the interests of BNCA members on issues affecting our community, and 4) work with neighboring communities and the city as a whole when there is an issue of shared concern.  To learn more about us, go to www.BrooklandCivic.org.


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Fifty Yard Sales, One Community

Over 50 houses have signed up for the Great Brookland Yard Sale:

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It all happens Saturday, May 12th.  For the latest on the GBYS, be sure to check out Brookland Avenue or the Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association.

Great Brookland Yard Sale

The Great Brookland Yard Sale is a chance for Brooklanders to host yard sales all at one time, drawing shoppers from across the city. This year's sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 12. More information available here.

Great Brookland Yard Sale

The Great Brookland Yard Sale is a chance for Brooklanders to host yard sales all at one time, drawing shoppers from across the city.  This year's sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 12.  More information available here.

Great Brookland Yard Sale - Save the Date

The Brookand Civic Association (BNCA) will be organizing the Great Brookland Yard Sale again this year and has announced the date - Saturday, May 12.

More info to come. Check for periodic updates on the BNCA site and for updated blog posting on the Brookland Blog.

Brooklanders for DC Statehood

An invitation from Josh on 13th, posted on the Brookland listserve:

"On April 16th, DC Emancipation Day, come and join members of the BNCA's Statehood Committee and our neighbors from around the city under the umbrella group DC Statehood Alliance for a lobby day on Capitol Hill. We'll be targeting specific members of the House of Representatives asking them to sign-on as cosponsors to the Statehood Bill (H.R. 265, the New Columbia Admission Act). To date there are 19 cosponsors on the bill and BNCA Statehood Committee members can take credit for the direct lobbying that led to 5 of those member signing onto the bill. We hope that you will join us in lobbying to ensure that members of Congress and their staff learn that the desire of District citizens is to become full and complete citizens and Statehood is the only way to achieve that. So after taking part in the District's Emancipation Day celebration in the morning join us on the Hill to make the case against Taxation Without Representation as it is also the day before
taxes are due.

"For more information on our work or to sign up for the lobby day please feel free to contact me offline: joshburch1@yahoo.com We'll have a meeting before the lobby day to break up into teams, review team assignments, and go over talking points on April 14th."

More information at www.the51st.org