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Brooklyn Activist Honored for Peace Work Surrounding War Prevention
Dr. Charlotte Phillips of Cobble Hill received a major commendation from the American Public Health Association at its 138th Annual Meeting in Denver for outstanding efforts to prevent war and promote international peace. Phillips co founded Brooklyn For Peace in 1984 and her group advocates education on Iraq Afghanistan Iran Israel Palestine Darfur and Africa along with nuclear disarmament and the domestic impact of military spending. The report also notes a pending five month 295000 study by the DOT URS and Federal Transit Administration on a Red Hook streetcar with plans to update a Community Advisory Committee and a public meeting anticipated in early 2011.
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