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:
- Isabel Hendrix, Takoma Park
- Mahalia Iwogu, Takoma Park
- Eliza Wapner, Takoma Park
- Ashe Durban, Takoma Park
- Trevor Gibson, Takoma Park
- Ife Adelona, Takoma Park
- Eva Blockstein, Takoma Park
- Maaike Laanstra-Corn, Takoma Park
- Salah Khanjari, Takoma Park
- Dio Cramer, Takoma Park
- Alex Frandsen, Takoma Park
- Ariela Sirota, Takoma Park
- Ben Segal, Takoma Park
- Jenny Bates, Takoma Park
- Haki Johnson, Takoma Park
- Leila Bartholet, Takoma Park
- Lucas Richie, Takoma Park
- Adrian Kombe, Takoma Park
- Jeanne Jarvis-Gibson, Takoma Park
- Sam Dembling, Takoma Park
- Nick Huget, Takoma Park
- Jacob Rini, Takoma Park
- Sandy Hunter, Takoma Park
- Miles White, Takoma Park
- Ellie Struewing, Takoma Park
- Peter Berger, Takoma Park
- Alex Fairhall, Takoma Park
- Geneva Jimreivat, Takoma Park
- Dana Cook, Takoma Park
- Mattie Cohen, Takoma Park
- Erin Nolan, Takoma Park
- Amelia Langer, Takoma Park
- John Fair, Takoma Park
- James Fair, Takoma Park
- Becca Richie, Takoma Park
- Mer Caprioglio, Takoma Park
- Aimee Miller, Takoma Park
- Alison Goodman, Takoma Park
- Nesha Ruther, Takoma Park
- Molly Ellison, Takoma Park
- Paul Munger, Takoma Park
- Stella Del White, Takoma Park
- Jesse Broad-Cavanagh, Takoma Park
- Miles Royce, Takoma Park
- Lyla DiPaul, Takoma Park
- Ben Miller, Takoma Park
- Ian Askew, Takoma Park
- Alexis Redford-Maung Maung, Takoma Park
- Conor Donohue, Takoma Park
- Aidan Keys, Takoma Park
- Amye Gulezian, Takoma Park
- Karis Danner-McDonald, Takoma Park
- Sebi Medina-Tayac, Takoma Park
And the following young people from surrounding Maryland towns and DC, joined them in signing:
- Maya Montenegro, Silver Spring
- Emanuel Enrique Ceron, Silver Spring
- Will Buckley, DC
- Cole Garcia, Washington DC
- Jasper Saah, Glenmont
- Amir Price, Washington DC
- Connor Smith, Silver Spring
- Naomi Weintraub, Silver Spring
- Alex Michell, Silver Spring
- Naeem Alam, Silver Spring
- Conor James, Silver Spring
- Elia Tzoukermann, Silver Spring
- Rob Millar, Silver Spring
- Jonathan Chang-Min Hyon, Silver Spring
- AJ Jayawardena, Columbia
- Matthew Kickenson, Silver Spring
- Wyatt Qualiana, Silver Spring
- Serena Faruqee, Silver Spring
- Marco Saah, Glenmont
- Blue Keleher, Silver Spring
- James Anthony, Silver Spring
- Eric Suter-bull, Bethesda
- Charlie Flack, Washington DC
- Sean Durkin, Silver Spring
- Thea Piccone, Washington DC
- Stefan Bindley-Taylor, Fort Washington
- Leigh Cook, Silver Spring
- Kalanzi Kanjubi, Glenmont
- Harper Leigh, Silver Spring