(Image courtesy of Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon’s office, via Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Soon, posters will be seen in Brooklyn storefronts as part of a new campaign to support Arabic-speaking neighbors. Community groups including the Cobble Hill Association and United Neighborhood Houses have signed on, and local politicians endorse the effort, writes Mary Frost in Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
The poster idea was the brainchild of Brooklyn Heights resident and transit advocate Quinn Raymond.
“I wanted to do something to show our neighbors that we are a caring community and welcome them,” he said in a statement on Monday. “The elected officials and civic leaders responded immediately, which confirmed my faith in our community. I hope other neighborhoods will follow suit.”
“The We Support Our Neighbors poster campaign is a simple way that neighbors can demonstrate both their opposition to these divisive federal policies and their support of all members of our communities,” state Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon said in a statement on Monday.
“As neighborhoods which have been home to various Middle Eastern communities for many decades, we have deep appreciation and concern for our neighbors. At the same time, we have the freedom, and one might argue the greater obligation, to stand up for the broader community,” she added.
Go to Brooklyn Daily Eagle to hear what Joseph Botros, board chairman of the Arab American Family Support Center, had to say about the effort.