The North Fork Environmental Council seeks volunteers to assist our existing Land Use Committee in many facets of conserving our precious land, water and air. We need volunteers to help us "Save What's Left¨ of our environment. What does the word environment mean? "Environment" means all the external conditions or influences under which humans, animals and plants live or are developed.
What are some of the duties of our Land Use Committee?
to establish and recommend programs designed to foster increased public concern and awareness of the environment; to ensure that all the aspects of preservation and maintenance of the natural environment are fully considered in the administration of land use and resource development, and minimize and prevent waste of those resources. to inquire into/study any matter related to the environment or land use; and if considered advisable, to make recommendations to the Board of Directors of NFEC respecting any matter relating to the environment and the development and use of land and other natural resources.
We're there - every step of the way! Our Land Use Committee needs additional voices to help us "Save What's Left" for generations to come.
If you, or someone you know, share an interest in this area, our Land Use Committee is seeking New Members.
To learn more about their efforts in our community, contact the NFEC at (631) 298-8880.
Ken Rubino, President North Fork Environmental Council
nfec@optonline.net
The People of Clarendon County—A Play by Ossie Davis
Riverhead Middle School, 600 Harrison Street, Riverhead
Invites You to a Book Celebration & Performance
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 • 6 PM
In the RMS Café
Free to the Public
The People of Clarendon County—A Play by Ossie Davis
& the Answer to Racism!
Based on the book edited by Alice Bernstein
This 1955 play by Ossie Davis honors South Carolina parents who risked their lives for
their children's education. Their courageous legal challenge to segregation led to the
Supreme Court’s landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
Hear journalist and Aesthetic Realism Associate Alice Bernstein tell of conversations
with Ossie Davis in 2004 which led to her finding his play. With his encouragement, she
gathered documents about these unsung heroes, and essays on the education that can
end racism: Aesthetic Realism, founded in 1941 by Eli Siegel.
See Riverhead Middle School and High School students enact scenes from “The People
of Clarendon County,” originally performed in 1955 by the young actors—Ossie Davis,
Ruby Dee, and Sidney Poitier.
Experience the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method as educator Monique Michael, a
contributor to this book, presents a science lesson she’s taught to first graders. See how,
as children learn successfully, they become kinder and prejudice ends!
Special guests include people in our own community who helped change history!
Light refreshments and Book Signing
Invites You to a Book Celebration & Performance
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 • 6 PM
In the RMS Café
Free to the Public
The People of Clarendon County—A Play by Ossie Davis
& the Answer to Racism!
Based on the book edited by Alice Bernstein
This 1955 play by Ossie Davis honors South Carolina parents who risked their lives for
their children's education. Their courageous legal challenge to segregation led to the
Supreme Court’s landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
Hear journalist and Aesthetic Realism Associate Alice Bernstein tell of conversations
with Ossie Davis in 2004 which led to her finding his play. With his encouragement, she
gathered documents about these unsung heroes, and essays on the education that can
end racism: Aesthetic Realism, founded in 1941 by Eli Siegel.
See Riverhead Middle School and High School students enact scenes from “The People
of Clarendon County,” originally performed in 1955 by the young actors—Ossie Davis,
Ruby Dee, and Sidney Poitier.
Experience the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method as educator Monique Michael, a
contributor to this book, presents a science lesson she’s taught to first graders. See how,
as children learn successfully, they become kinder and prejudice ends!
Special guests include people in our own community who helped change history!
Light refreshments and Book Signing
Conference on Affordable Housing in Riverhead
Peconic Community Council, Inc.’s 25th Annual Conference on
Affordable Housing for the Long Island Workforce and the Homeless
Friday - June 13, 2008 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Keynote Speakers:
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy
Captain Colette Masom, Salvation Army
In addition Captain Masom will be receiving the Mary Carnicelli Award
Speakers and Panelists
Congressman Tim Bishop
County Legislator Jay Schneiderman
Diana Weir, V.P. of L.I. Housing Partnership
Rosemary Dehlow, L. I. Director Community Housing Innovations
Riverhead Town Supervisor Phil Cardinale
A Continental Breakfast and 25th Anniversary Luncheon will be served
Location: Riverhead Polish Hall
Directions to The Riverhead Polish Hall, 214 Marcy Ave., Riverhead, NY
Long Island Expressway East, Take Exit #72 – Route 25 towards Riverhead – go 0.3 miles bear Right on West Main Street – go 2.8 miles,
turn Left on Marcy Ave. – go 0.1 miles Riverhead Polish Hall is on your Right
For more information please contact PCC
Phone: 631-727-6831
Fax: 631-727-6836
E-mail: Information@pccouncil.org
Peconic Community Council Inc.
554 East Main Street, Suite 303
Riverhead, NY 11901
Affordable Housing for the Long Island Workforce and the Homeless
Friday - June 13, 2008 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Keynote Speakers:
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy
Captain Colette Masom, Salvation Army
In addition Captain Masom will be receiving the Mary Carnicelli Award
Speakers and Panelists
Congressman Tim Bishop
County Legislator Jay Schneiderman
Diana Weir, V.P. of L.I. Housing Partnership
Rosemary Dehlow, L. I. Director Community Housing Innovations
Riverhead Town Supervisor Phil Cardinale
A Continental Breakfast and 25th Anniversary Luncheon will be served
Location: Riverhead Polish Hall
Directions to The Riverhead Polish Hall, 214 Marcy Ave., Riverhead, NY
Long Island Expressway East, Take Exit #72 – Route 25 towards Riverhead – go 0.3 miles bear Right on West Main Street – go 2.8 miles,
turn Left on Marcy Ave. – go 0.1 miles Riverhead Polish Hall is on your Right
For more information please contact PCC
Phone: 631-727-6831
Fax: 631-727-6836
E-mail: Information@pccouncil.org
Peconic Community Council Inc.
554 East Main Street, Suite 303
Riverhead, NY 11901
Week of May 15
Click Here for Updates
"Who can protest and does not, is an accomplice in the act" Talmud ( Sabbath, 54b)
Southampton Town Board Puts Grave Site Purchase on Hold
"Who can protest and does not, is an accomplice in the act" Talmud ( Sabbath, 54b)
Southampton Town Board Puts Grave Site Purchase on Hold
IR 1105 Approved by Suffolk Legislature
Names of the War Dead: May 25 in East Hampton
Peace and Justice Calendar
Suffolk Peace Vigils
WPKN/WPKM East End Programs for download updated May 15:
East End Ink: We Begin Here: Poems for Palestine and Lebanon - May 15 at 12 Noon
Tidings fromHazel Kahan: Moving Sets You in Motion - May 22 at 12 Noon
Recommended Reading:
Rashid Khalidi - Palestine: Liberation Deferred
Sixty Years of the Palestinian Nakba
Israel at 60: We Will Not Be Celebrating
Palestine: Orphanages Face Threat
Boycott Big Three Oil Companies
Food Crisis in Haiti
Israeli Activist Jeff Halper Arrested Defending Home from Demolition - Again
Hazel Kahan's Tidings Blog
Reverend Wright's Sermons - What did he really say?
Long Island Wins: Immigration 101 and more - updated daily
Revealed: the US plan to start a Palestinian civil war
International Food Aid May Be Rationed - BBC Report
Arundhati Roy on Genocide: Listening to Grasshoppers
AFSC Iraq Video on YouTube / and more
US Fatalities in Iraq
Counter Recruiting Schedule Revised Feb 14
Alternative Media
Democracy Now!
The independent news hour with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez:
on Riverhead/Southampton/Southold/Shelter Island Channel 20:
Monday 10 pm
Tuesday 11 pm
Wednesday 7pm
Thursday 6pm
Friday 9 pm
Saturday - 6:30 am
Also on WUSB 90.1 FM 5pm Mon-Friday and East Hampton LTV Ch 20
_________________________________________________
For more Information on Peace Activism on LI
see North Fork People of Conscience at www.nfpofc.blogspot.com
see Suffolk Progressive Vision at www.spv.active.ws
___________________________________________
The East End Report is compiled by Tony Ernst.
Send corrections or comments to eastendreport@yahoo.com
Email subscribers may un-subscribe: reply with "Don't Send" to eastendreport@yahoo.com
Town Board Puts Grave Site Purchase on Hold
After it was revealed that a portion of the Water Mill site where a skull was unearthed in December 2006 is the subject of a law suit, the Southampton Town board put off the purchase
of the property with CPF funds until 'a future date'.
The property was to be purchased so it would remain vacant land because it is a known ancient native settlement and burial site.
A resolution had been prepared by the Board which called for the purchase for 5 million dollars. The 9.5 acre property consists of 3 buildable lots and wetlands. A 4.8 acre lot was was under contract for a home construction and land purchase. After the deal fell through the prospective purchaser, a Mr. Garfinkel attempted to buy the land for $850k but Greg Konner the developer/owner declined. Konner is being sued by Garfinkel.
Konner stated at the meeting that this was disclosed to the Town. He has been working with the Town and the Shinnecocks to arrange for the purchase.
Community Preservation Fund Director Mary Wilson said that the purchase would not be made before a title search.
Supervisor Linda Kabot stated that the resolution to purchase will be withdrawn and "pending discussion by the Board in executive session the resolution may be re-introduced at a later date." In the mean time written comments addressed to the Board will be accepted for the next 10 days.
Several archeological studies have been done over the years that indicate the area, just south of Montauk Highway in Water Mill had been an Indian Village. The skull, part of the remains unearthed in 2006, is awaiting re-burial.
Members of the Shinnecock Nation and others testified in support of the purchase during Tuesday's Town Board meeting and they requested that the Board take up their long standing request for local grave protection legislation. New York State is one of four states without such a law.
Becky Genia of Shinnecock who is head of the Inter-Tribal Historical Preservation Task Force made a plea for action by the board. Ms. Genia said
"This discovery of native graves, I suspect it occurs more often than we know,
but when it occurs, a Chinese fire drill occurs."
Stankevich said the Shinnecock have proposed that there be a systematic approach to this in regard to native and colonial American graves.
This would involve calling the coroner, identification of the remains, and the meeting of a committee of consisting of Town Board members, members of the Native community and the historical society.
Stankevich added "It should not be necessary to acquire an entire building lot if the site is minor. This would give solace to builders, who in many cases don't know what to do.
It is suspected that sites are bulldozed in the middle of the night and life continues."
"We have had several meetings with the Town Board requesting they go over this
legislation, but the requests have been buried. We thought that with the new
administration there would be a change. "
Referring to a presentation about a hearing aid firm who were honored at the meeting by
the Town for providing help to families communicating with soldiers in Iraq, Stankevich said
"we might suggest that we get a hearing aid for each board member and set it to Native American affairs so they can better understand the concerns of the community for these issues rather than throwing it in the bottom drawer until the next Chinese fire drill."
Supervisor Kabot replied that 'these pleas are not falling on deaf ears'.
She referred to recent meetings between the Board and Shinnecock Tribal leaders.
of the property with CPF funds until 'a future date'.
The property was to be purchased so it would remain vacant land because it is a known ancient native settlement and burial site.
A resolution had been prepared by the Board which called for the purchase for 5 million dollars. The 9.5 acre property consists of 3 buildable lots and wetlands. A 4.8 acre lot was was under contract for a home construction and land purchase. After the deal fell through the prospective purchaser, a Mr. Garfinkel attempted to buy the land for $850k but Greg Konner the developer/owner declined. Konner is being sued by Garfinkel.
Konner stated at the meeting that this was disclosed to the Town. He has been working with the Town and the Shinnecocks to arrange for the purchase.
Community Preservation Fund Director Mary Wilson said that the purchase would not be made before a title search.
Supervisor Linda Kabot stated that the resolution to purchase will be withdrawn and "pending discussion by the Board in executive session the resolution may be re-introduced at a later date." In the mean time written comments addressed to the Board will be accepted for the next 10 days.
Several archeological studies have been done over the years that indicate the area, just south of Montauk Highway in Water Mill had been an Indian Village. The skull, part of the remains unearthed in 2006, is awaiting re-burial.
Members of the Shinnecock Nation and others testified in support of the purchase during Tuesday's Town Board meeting and they requested that the Board take up their long standing request for local grave protection legislation. New York State is one of four states without such a law.
Becky Genia of Shinnecock who is head of the Inter-Tribal Historical Preservation Task Force made a plea for action by the board. Ms. Genia said
"We know we can't stop the wave of destruction and demoliton in Southampton. We can only hope to slow it down by asking that when graves are unearthed the land become the highest priority on your list of preservation and protection. Graves protection legislation has not been a priority and should be, starting now. Accidental unearthing of graves are only an accident the first time around. Anything after that is intentional desecration of human remains."George Stankevich, an attorney who represents the Shinnecock Nation said:
"This discovery of native graves, I suspect it occurs more often than we know,
but when it occurs, a Chinese fire drill occurs."
Stankevich said the Shinnecock have proposed that there be a systematic approach to this in regard to native and colonial American graves.
This would involve calling the coroner, identification of the remains, and the meeting of a committee of consisting of Town Board members, members of the Native community and the historical society.
Stankevich added "It should not be necessary to acquire an entire building lot if the site is minor. This would give solace to builders, who in many cases don't know what to do.
It is suspected that sites are bulldozed in the middle of the night and life continues."
"We have had several meetings with the Town Board requesting they go over this
legislation, but the requests have been buried. We thought that with the new
administration there would be a change. "
Referring to a presentation about a hearing aid firm who were honored at the meeting by
the Town for providing help to families communicating with soldiers in Iraq, Stankevich said
"we might suggest that we get a hearing aid for each board member and set it to Native American affairs so they can better understand the concerns of the community for these issues rather than throwing it in the bottom drawer until the next Chinese fire drill."
Supervisor Kabot replied that 'these pleas are not falling on deaf ears'.
She referred to recent meetings between the Board and Shinnecock Tribal leaders.
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