Young Folks Against the Proposed Development

Last night at City Council, three young Takoma residents read the statement below, representing young people from Takoma, and others who grew up spending time in Takoma. They noted, “These signatures were collected over the past 24-hours alone and the list is growing by the minute.”

Here is their statement:

Those of us young folks signed below, urge you to vote no on the proposed Junction site-plan. We are concerned about the racial and socioeconomic exclusion that would undeniably result from this huge, high-end retail development, and instead urge you to put the community before corporations, by considering a plan with more communal, free, space.

The following 50 young voters in Takoma Park have currently signed the statement:

1. Isabel Hendrix, Takoma Park
2. Mahalia Iwogu, Takoma Park
3. Eliza Wapner, Takoma Park
4. Ashe Durban, Takoma Park
5. Trevor Gibson, Takoma Park
6. Ife Adelona, Takoma Park
7. Eva Blockstein, Takoma Park
8. Maaike Laanstra-Corn, Takoma Park
9. Salah Khanjari, Takoma Park
10. Dio Cramer, Takoma Park
11. Alex Frandsen, Takoma Park
12. Ariela Sirota, Takoma Park
13. Ben Segal, Takoma Park
14. Jenny Bates, Takoma Park
15. Haki Johnson, Takoma Park
16. Leila Bartholet, Takoma Park
17. Lucas Richie, Takoma Park
18. Adrian Kombe, Takoma Park
19. Jeanne Jarvis-Gibson, Takoma Park
20. Sam Dembling, Takoma Park
21. Nick Huget, Takoma Park
22. Jacob Rini, Takoma Park
23. Sandy Hunter, Takoma Park
24. Miles White, Takoma Park
25. Ellie Struewing, Takoma Park
26. Peter Berger, Takoma Park
27. Alex Fairhall, Takoma Park
28. Geneva Jimreivat, Takoma Park
29. Dana Cook, Takoma Park
30. Mattie Cohen, Takoma Park
31. Erin Nolan, Takoma Park
32. Amelia Langer, Takoma Park
33. John Fair, Takoma Park
34. James Fair, Takoma Park
35. Becca Richie, Takoma Park
36. Mer Caprioglio, Takoma Park
37. Aimee Miller, Takoma Park
38. Alison Goodman, Takoma Park
39. Nesha Ruther, Takoma Park
40. Molly Ellison, Takoma Park
41. Paul Munger, Takoma Park
42. Stella Del White, Takoma Park
43. Jesse Broad-Cavanagh, Takoma Park
44. Miles Royce, Takoma Park
45. Lyla DiPaul, Takoma Park
46. Ben Miller, Takoma Park
47. Ian Askew, Takoma Park
48. Alexis Redford-Maung Maung, Takoma Park
49. Conor Donohue, Takoma Park
50. Aidan Keys, Takoma Park
51. Amye Gulezian, Takoma Park
52. Karis Danner-McDonald, Takoma Park
53. Sebi Medina-Tayac, Takoma Park

And the following young people from surrounding Maryland towns and DC, joined them in signing:

1. Maya Montenegro, Silver Spring
2. Emanuel Enrique Ceron, Silver Spring
3. Will Buckley, DC
4. Cole Garcia, Washington DC
5. Jasper Saah, Glenmont
6. Amir Price, Washington DC
7. Connor Smith, Silver Spring
8. Naomi Weintraub, Silver Spring
9. Alex Michell, Silver Spring
10. Naeem Alam, Silver Spring
11. Conor James, Silver Spring
12. Elia Tzoukermann, Silver Spring
13. Rob Millar, Silver Spring
14. Jonathan Chang-Min Hyon, Silver Spring
15. AJ Jayawardena, Columbia
16. Matthew Kickenson, Silver Spring
17. Wyatt Qualiana, Silver Spring
18. Serena Faruqee, Silver Spring
19. Marco Saah, Glenmont
20. Blue Keleher, Silver Spring
21. James Anthony, Silver Spring
22. Eric Suter-bull, Bethesda
23. Charlie Flack, Washington DC
24. Sean Durkin, Silver Spring
25. Thea Piccone, Washington DC
26. Stefan Bindley-Taylor, Fort Washington
27. Leigh Cook, Silver Spring
28. Kalanzi Kanjubi, Glenmont
29. Harper Leigh, Silver Spring