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June 27, 2005
Vigil honoring Dwan Prince
Monday, June 27, 2005 (Brooklyn, NY)
Dwan Prince, a black gay man, was severely beaten on June 8, 2005 by three men who were yelling anti-gay slurs. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he now remains in a coma.
GLOBE (Gay and Lesbians Of Bushwick Empowered), a newly formed transgender-led group that offers workshops, counseling and other services/organizing for the LGBT community in Bushwick, has called for a vigil to be held at Brookdale hospital Tuesday, June 28th @ 6PM.
DIRECTIONS
Brookdale Hospital: Linden Blvd. at Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn Public Transportation
By Bus: Church Ave. bus (B35) to East 98th Street; or B7 to Lenox Road & Hegeman Ave; or B10 bus to Hegeman Ave; or B17 bus to Church Ave and then the B35 to East 98th St.; or B11 to Church Ave and the B35; or B14 to Church Ave and then the B35; or the B46 to Church Ave and then the B35; or the B49 to Church Ave. and then the B35; or the B68 to Church Ave and then the B35; or the B78 to Lenox Rd. and Hegeman Ave.
*By subway or train: Long Island Railroad to Atlantic Ave. station. Take IRT subway (Flatbush line) to Church Ave. station and then take B35 bus to E. 98th street.
Driving directions are accessible at: http://sls.downstate.edu/registrar/CSB/directions00.html
CONTACT INFO
GLOBE can be reached @ (718)418-7690, extension 202.
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LGBT group launches Cop Watch program to improve interactions with police
City Limits WEEKLY Week of: June 27, 2005
FIERCE RESISTANCE
LGBT group launches Cop Watch program to improve interactions with police by Bennett Baumer
At a June 21 meeting at the LGBT Center between FIERCE (Fabulous Independent Educated Radicals for Community Empowerment), a queer youth of color activist group, and the Sixth Precinct of the New York Police Department, tensions simmered over accusations of racial, sexual orientation and gender profiling by the police. Weeks before the meeting, FIERCE had informally unveiled plans to launch a “Cop Watch” program this July.
According to Rickke Mananzala, FIERCE’s campaign coordinator, queer youth of color are often subject to illegal stops and searches, along with verbal and physical harassment. FIERCE conducted a recent survey of 40 young people in the West Village and found 52 percent “were given no reason” as to why they were stopped or arrested. Another 66 percent reported “police targeting and profiling” based on race, sexual orientation, gender identity and age.
Read the full article here.
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June 14, 2005
Police ID Gay Bashing Suspect
A Brooklyn man is among the suspects being sought in connection with last week’s bias related attack of a 27-year old.
Dwan Prince was savagely beaten by three men screaming anti-gay slurs, police said. Authorities say Steven Pomie was part of the group that allegedly beat Prince.
The attack took place outside Prince’s building on E. 94th St. and Kings Highway in Brownsville. He has been in intensive care at Brookdale hospital since the Wednesday night attack but doctors say Prince is improving.
To view a photo of the suspect, visit 1010wins.com.
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June 12, 2005
Gay-bash victim in coma
By KATE MEYER, MARISSA WIDDISON, and JONATHAN LEMIRE DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Friday, June 10th, 2005
A frail Brooklyn man was in a coma late yesterday after being savagely beaten and kicked by three men screaming anti-gay slurs, police said.
Witnesses rushed to help Dwan Prince as he lay bleeding outside his building on E. 94th St. and Kings Highway in Brownsville - but they could not stop one of the attackers from rushing back and kicking the 32-year-old again in his head.
“He circled back and kicked the guy in the face,” said a horrified Omar Bascombe, 28, who lives next door. “Then, blood started flowing from his mouth, and he wasn’t breathing.”
Prince, who is HIV-positive, has been in intensive care at Brookdale Hospital since the Wednesday night attack. Though he remained unconscious last night, officials said his condition was improving and he was breathing on his own.
The violence - which is being investigated by cops as an anti-gay hate crime - began shortly before midnight when Prince exchanged words with a man walking by his home, police said.
Investigators did not detail the content of the exchange, but Prince’s neighbors said he made a flirtatious joke.
“I tried to tell [Prince] that you can’t be too nice to everybody, for not everybody will like you,” said Tony Davidson, 43, the superintendent of Prince’s building. “He probably got beat up because he was gay.”
The passerby returned moments later in a dark sedan with two other men. They jumped Prince, pummeling him with their fists and feet, police said.
Scared off by a passing car, the men left only to come back minutes later, witnesses said.
Bascombe, who was sitting on his stoop with a friend, heard the commotion and ran over to find a battered Prince trying to crawl back into his building. Bascombe said he then confronted one of the raging attackers.
“The guy is dying here, and I’m not going to let you kill him in front of my house,” Bascombe told the thug. “I told him not to hit him again,” Bascombe said. “But he did hit him just to show me what he could do.”
Prince, who works as a porter at the building where he lives, momentarily stopped breathing as his attackers sped off.
No arrests were made, and his family was keeping a prayerful vigil at his hospital bed last night.
“He is a great guy, people like him,” said his mother, Valerie Prince, who said Dwan is one of her two sets of twins. “He likes to live life….He’s my only son.”
“He’s a real charmer,” said his stepfather, Melvin Wilder, 50. “I’m upset, he’s a real good kid. This shouldn’t be happening.”
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June 06, 2005
RBCollective Meeting
The next meeting of the Rashawn Brazell Collective is scheduled for next Monday, June 13th 6pm-8pm at the following address:
Community Resource Exchange 39 Broadway, 10th Floor New York, NY 10006
At this meeting, we will be discussing the mission of the Collective as well as ongoing projects and important updates.
Directions:
Take the 1 or the 9 to Rector Street; cross Trinity Place and walk one block west to Broadway.
Take the 2 or the 3 to Wall Street; walk two blocks west on Wall St. to Broadway and then walk two blocks south to 39.
Take the 4 or the 5 to Wall Street and walk two blocks south on Broadway.
Take the A or the C to Fulton St. and walk approximately seven blocks south on Broadway.
Take the J or M to Broad Street; walk one block west on Wall St. to Broadway and then walk two blocks south to 39.
Take the N or R to Rector Street; Trinity Place and walk west one block to Broadway.
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