By Tangerine Clarke
Saturday, Aug.21, is expected
to be a day of enjoyment,
thanks to Senator Kevin S.
Parker, who will celebrate his
16th Annual Harvest Fest, to
welcome the fall season, and
back-to-school celebration,
Brooklyn Style, after the event
was scaled down last year, due
to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Sen. Parker, who will start
the event from noon at the
Paerdegat Park, East 40th
Street, Brooklyn (Farragut
Road & Albany Avenue), has
partnered with Sesame Flyers
International, Inc., Target,
DSW, Brooklyn Kappa League,
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Inc. Delta Rho Omega Chapter,
and others, for a day of entertainment
and edutainment.
Representing the diverse
21st Senate District in Brooklyn,
which encompasses Flatbush,
East Flatbush, Flatlands,
Senator Kevin Parker with residents of his 21st Senatorial
District, Brooklyn, during a past Harvest Fest Backpack
giveaway. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
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Windsor Terrace and
Park Slope, Sen. Parker, a lifelong
Brooklyn resident, who
has been a Flatbush resident
for more than 31 years, will
deliver the back-to-school supplies
and interact with families,
during the five-hour giveaway
festival.
The first come, first serve,
day of fitness activities, children’s
activities, music, youth
programs information, cultural
arts performances, raffles
and much more, is free and
open to the public, while mask
and social distancing rules
apply.
Sen. Parker’s District Office
could be contacted at 718-629-
6401 for further information.
Parker to
host Annual
Harvest
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Solidarity with Haiti
Caucus in a statement.
“This earthquake could
not have come at a worse time
for the people of Haiti,” they
added. “The nation is in the
throes of a political crisis, the
effects of the compounding
COVID-19 pandemic, and is
still recovering from the disastrous
earthquake that hit
the island’s (country’s) southern
peninsula more than a
decade ago.
“We remain committed to
championing adequate aid to
the region, supporting bilateral
relations and policies
that will ensure Haiti’s full
economic and political recovery,
and the emergence of a
durable, Haitian-led democracy,”
continued the chairs
of the Congressional Haiti
Caucus.
New York City Public Advocate
Jumaane Williams, the
son of Grenadian immigrants,
said “the people of Haiti, who
have already suffered so much
pain and trauma in the last
weeks, months and years,
are once again reeling in the
wake of a devastating natural
disaster.
“My appreciation and
respect for the Haitian people
and culture runs as deep as
the Diaspora’s roots here in
New York City,” he told Caribbean
Life. “I offer my prayers
for peace and comfort to the
families of those who have
lost their lives, and to everyone
in Les Cayes, in Jeremie,
on the island (country) and
throughout the Diaspora still
waiting for information on
their loved ones, as so many
lives and livelihoods have
been destroyed.
“Together, with our prayers,
we must provide sustained
support,” Williams added. “In
the past, people and nations
have rushed to Haiti’s aid in
the immediate moment of
crisis, when the headlines
are fresh and the cameras
are present, only to abandon
them in the aftermath and
invite future crises.
“Just five weeks ago the
President of Haiti was assassinated,
and while that upheaval
is ongoing, the world’s attention
has not been,” the Public
Advocate continued. “This
cycle cannot continue. We
must come together today,
yes, but stay together through
recovery and rebuilding.”
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