On the morning of December 11th, organizers with Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard approached board members of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) as they arrived for the last board meeting of the year. We handed them letters demanding they terminate lease agreements with two of their genocide profiteering tenants: Easy Aerial (Bldg 77, Suite 610) and Crye Precision (Bldg 128B). These companies supply the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) with military drones and tactical gear to use in the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.
WE DEMAND BROOKLYN NAVY YARD EVICT EASY AERIAL AND CRYE PRECISION, AND COMMIT TO PROHIBIT CONTRACTS WITH ALL GENOCIDE PROFITEERS!
The overwhelming response from many board members was aggressive and dismissive — rapidly shutting down conversation once Palestine or the word "genocide" was mentioned. Despite being calmly approached by community members open to conversation, they responded with hostile comments, cowered behind the erratic security, and demanded our removal.
During our action we learned that each board meeting includes a public comment section, which BNYDC does not make widely known. Two of our Palestinian comrades were able to enter the meeting and address the board with our letter that many had refused to read, share powerful personal statements, and emphasize the impact of Brooklyn Navy Yard’s complicity with genocide. We continued with our regular noise demo outside of the meeting to make sure BNYDC knew we weren’t going anywhere until our voices were heard.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. We will be back Feb 5th for a PICKET + TEACH-IN during the next public board meeting. Now, we call on you, people of conscience, to join workers and community members to continue the pressure to meet our demands!
FROM TURTLE ISLAND TO PALESTINE, SHUT DOWN ALL WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS AND GENOCIDE PROFITEERS!
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ACT NOW: 1.) Sign our petition to demand Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation evict Easy Aerial and Crye Precision! https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/2MR7g1BW27CnRNG5e+o7b1cjzY6GM+R25cb0eX26Vo0
2.) Email + Call BNYDC President & CEO Lindsay Greene:[email protected] / (718)907-5908
3.) Email BNYDC Board Chair Henry Gutman:[email protected](Link to call + email scripts with articles and zines to learn more about our campaign on: linktr.ee/demilitarizebrooklynnavyyard)
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SAY NO TO GENOCIDE TECH MANUFACTURED IN THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD!
DEMILITARIZE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD!
FREE PALESTINE!🇵🇸