Guyanese Americans rally to keep Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park together
February 12, 2012 | By KNews |
A strong and unified coalition of Guyanese Americans took the Queens Borough
District Leader Albert Baldeo advocating on the steps of Queens Borough Hall for Richmond Hill and S. Ozone Park to be kept together, and not gerrymandered, so that common solutions to common problems can be found.
Hall by storm last Tuesday, and demanded that the Legislative Task Force for Demographic Research and Reapportionment (LATFOR), rectify their proposed Richmond Hill legislative district before submitting it for approval to the State Legislature. The coalition of community leaders, religious organizations, business owners, professionals and residents, staged rallies on Liberty Avenue, before boarding a large bus and dominating a packed public hearing at Queens Borough Hall.
District Leader and Community Advocate Albert Baldeo, and Vishnu Mahadeo, the President of the Richmond Hill Economic Development Council rallied the troops together, backed by comprehensive data highlighting the fact that Richmond Hill is really “Little Guyana” in terms of demographics researched by John Albert and Rachana Shah of the Taking Our Seat organization and Jerry Vattamala of the Asian American Legal Defense Fund. [Read more]
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