NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING


       Clergy Caucus (From left to right) Top row: Rev. Charles Mock, Rev. Nelson Belizario, Sister Irene Freely, Pastor Eugene Koene, Jefferson Thorne, Organizer Abby Bellows.  Second row: Pastor Cross, Pastor Diana Brown, Charmtote Henry, David Currier, Pastor Fr. Jean Baltiste Rock.  Third row: Rev. Edward Tinsley, Samuel Opoku.  Fourth row: Rev. Sheila Beckford, Rev. Doug Cunningham, Rev. Richard Hannah, Rabbi Eugene Katz, Rev. Brenda Berry, Rev. Leo Curry, Rev. Gordon Edwards.  Front row: Pastor Irving Rivera, Fr. Ambiorix Rodriguez, Pastor Katrina Foster, Imam Abdul Muhaimin Ladan, Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter, and Fr. Thomas Lynch

In each region of the Northwest Bronx, we organize locally around large campaign issues that have a local focus (housing, schools, city services, etc.) and quality of life issues including safety, traffic, parks, and sanitation.

Neighborhood organizing is about:

  • Respecting ourselves enough to live in a neighborhood that is clean and safe
  • Making democracy real so that the people have a real say in what happens in their neighborhood
  • Learning how to effectively make change and being a leader
  • Creating a united community where neighbors know their neighbors and the people who represent them

Our work is organized into three regions:

Heights Region (Kingsbridge Heights and University Heights)

Northern Region (Fordham-Bedford, Bedford Park, Norwood, Riverdale, Woodlawn)

Southern Region (Mt. Hope, Crotona, Burnside, Tremont)

 

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