Shaping Our Future, Right on Your Block
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Marcos Salazar in All Politics is Local
Do you know who your elected county committee representative is? And yet that is your most accessible representative. I would venture to say that the vast majority of people do not. Along with District Leader, County Committee is a political position that only political insiders know or care about. However, your committee person plays an [...]
Your District Leaders: Pro Bono but Powerful
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Marcos Salazar in All Politics is Local
District Leader is the person you go to when you need snow and abandoned cars removed, abandoned buildings boarded up, trees pruned and potholes repaired. While an unpaid elected position that only political insiders typically care about, District Leader is an extremely important local office that performs a valuable set of duties on behalf of the [...]
Bridging the Digital Divide through Community
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Marcos Salazar in Agents of Change
With technology seemingly so commonplace in virtually every aspect of our lives, it can be easy for many of us to forget that many people still don’t have regular access to a computer or the Internet. In fact, there is still a large digital divide in our community and Fort Greene Strategic Neighborhood Action Partnership [...]
Bringing Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Together
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Marcos Salazar in Agents of Change
The Fort Greene Association On the “About” section of The Fort Greene Association’s website, the first paragraph begins with, “The Fort Greene Association is an inclusive organization, concerned about the needs of all residents.” To anyone who attended the Fort Greene Association holiday party in December, this inclusiveness was quickly apparent. As you walked through [...]
