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The Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc.Invites you to our 16 Annual Day of Remembrance for Nicholas Heyward, Jr.

Nicholas was a 13 year old honor student from Boerum Hill Gowanus Houses, Killed by housing police, while playing cops & robbers. I met Nicolas Sr., in the late 1990′s when I was a teenager just getting politicized and working against police brutality in NYC during the “Giuliani Time”. Nicholas Sr., was one of the few fathers, among mothers who held marches, rallies, and followed then Mayor Giuliani, making sure that wherever he and his police chief was, so were we, with pictures of the dead. When Nicholas was killed all he was doing was playing, the way children should. When Nicholas was killed, the Housing Police were separate from the NYPD. So many years later, Nicholas’ father struggles on against a police force that has consolidated power and now runs the projects, the subways, and the schools (as well as the streets). So many years later, Nicholas and I see each other at rallies, now I have a child who will be the same age Nicholas was when he was shot and killed, and we hug, as parents, as fighters.

Please support if you are in the area.

Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010

Place: Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. Park
Wyckoff Street between Hoyt and Bond Streets

Time: 1:00pm – 7:00pm

All are invited! Fun, food and actives

Ø Basketball Game

Ø Arts & crafts

Ø Music

Ø Face-painting

Ø Jay-Jay the Clown

Ø Exchange toy guns for gifts

Ø Special guests,

Ø Voter Registration ext,

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