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10/15/2013 |
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This
Week: Campaign Activities in High Gear. We Need YOU!
 There are plenty of ways to get involved with the anti-casino
movement this week:
Tuesday
Jeffries Point
Neighborhood Association Meeting - Both No Eastie Casino and Suffolk Downs will
be presenting at the monthly neighborhood meeting. Come support No Eastie Casino
as we present our in-depth critique of the mitigation agreement, and bring an
undecided friend! 7 p.m., Jeffries
Point Yacht Club
Wednesday
Deadline to Register to
Vote! Are you registered in East Boston? Are your anti-casino
neighbors? Make sure! Download materials for registration and absentee ballots
here.
Volunteer
Activity Night: Join us for the latest updates, connect up with your
precinct captain, interact with voters, and prepare materials to share with
neighbors. Sacred Heart Church (303 Paris St), 6-8 p.m.
( RSVP: Nicole)
Thursday
Phone Banking and
Precinct Work: Reach out to voters in your precinct by phone. This work
is crucial ... please consider coming for an hour or two. Sacred Heart
Church (303 Paris St), 6-8 p.m. (RSVP: Steve)
Saturday
SUPER
SATURDAY! We're looking for volunteers to hit the streets with a
smile and a stack of handouts and signs in Eagle Hill, Jeffries Point, Orient
Heights, Maverick and the Wood Island area. Meet at Sacred Heart Church
(303 Paris St), 9 a.m. (RSVP: Nicole)
Sunday
 Day of Solidarity and Action: No Eastie Casino and Friends of East Boston join forces to
publicly declare that we reject the idea of a predatory casino in our
neighborhood! Details to come, but mark your calendars!
Other needs:
- Phone banking or volunteer outreach from home - Let us
bring you some call sheets so you can call folks on your own time. Call Nicole
at (857) 574-0224.
- Data entry at the NEC HQ! Call Nicole at (857) 574-0224 to
schedule a time to drop by.
- Flyering in the morning - Bring information around to homes
of East Boston voters. (Contact: Sandra)
- Block and Precinct Captains - Precinct leaders still needed
for several precincts. Call Nicole today if you're available!
- Small Business Outreach: Let our local businesses know the
ways a casino will hurt them! (Contact: Sandra)
- Host a house party - We're still raising money so we can
keep bringing our neighbors the whole story regarding casinos. Host a
fundraising house party to raise funds and participation!
- Got an idea? Let us know! Call Nicole: (857)
574-0224.
Hope to see you at one or more of these
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Mark Your Calendars for Thurs., Oct. 24: Casino
Impacts Forum
We're pulling together a "star-studded" lineup
of experts, from our community and beyond, to discuss what our Nov. 5th decision
is really about: the irreparable damage a casino would do to our
historic, family- and business-oriented neighborhood. Mark your calendars and
start inviting undecided friends today. 6-8 p.m., Location
TBD |
"My sergeant
told us to come down...some kind of casino protest."
On Friday, while No Eastie Casino volunteers were
peacefully holding signs in Maverick Square and handing out literature to
commuters, several police officers arrived and began to stare down the
volunteers. One officer parked his large police vehicle near our volunteers,
turned on his lights and left them going -- apparently for no reason. (shown
above) Our volunteers were well within their First Amendment rights to
peacefully assemble, and no one was acting in a way unbefitting of our group as
a whole. Several of the volunteers said they felt quite intimidated by the
sudden increased police presence.
As things heat up over the next couple
weeks, this kind of encounter could happen again. For that reason, our own Matt
Cameron, Esq., has developed a basic checklist/guide on to how to approach any
future police encounters together as well as a written notice to be provided to
officers if necessary. We're hoping we never have to use any of this, but better
to be prepared than surprised! DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE
HERE
Photo by Matt Cameron on
10/11/13 |
In The News
WATCH: Fr. Thomas Domurat of Friends of East Boston argues that
building a casino is a terrible way to create good jobs in East Boston (click to
watch):
The Boston Herald: "Sign wars in Eastie over casino
vote"
Bright green pro-casino signs
are plastered around East Boston and Revere urging voters to approve a $1
billion Suffolk Downs resort in a November ballot question, but conspicuously
absent from the placards is the most important word in the debate:
casino.
"It's by design," says
Celeste Myers of the group No Eastie Casino. "From the beginning they've been
trying to target people's heartstrings and affinity for Suffolk Downs. They've
been playing that nostalgia card for a while. We are very aware that they pull
the 'casino' language out of things as much as they can."
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