#SaveLionHeart

[equalityforflatbush]

We have​ ONLY  8 days left ​to ​#SaveLionHeart  Won’t you please give $5, $10, $25 or $100​ TODAY​  to help raise the remaining $3280 so that small business owner Tracey Reid can reach her $7K  goal by January  5th ?  https://www.gofundme.com/saveLionHeart Please GIVE TODAY to keep this Black woman-owned business on Nostrand Ave, where it belongs. Background: After 16 years in the neighborhood, Tracey Reid, the owner of Lionheart Herbs and Spices must be out of her 676 Nostrand Ave location in Crown Heights by January 5th, 2018.   Thank you to everyone who has given to The #SaveLionheart fundraising campaign ! Please Continue to SPREAD THE WORDIf EVERYONE you knew gave just $5 to the campaign,  Tracey Reid would be able to cover the rent, security and moving costs to open at her new location just 2 blocks away on January 1st.  Together we CAN #SaveLionheart  #TeamTracey #SaveLionHeart #CrownHeightsIsNotforSale #IBelieveThatWeWillWin

[imanihenry]

We are now at $4,103 Thank you everyone !! Please NOW is the time to GIVE there is ONLY 7 Days left to #SaveLionheart Time is running out to raise $7K so Lionheart can pay it’s moving costs & open on 1/2 at it’s new location at 782 Nostrand Ave Pls GIVE TODAY - $5, $10, $25 or $100 to keep this Black woman-owned business on Nostrand Ave, where it belongs. https://www.gofundme.com/saveLionHeart Background: After 16 years in the neighborhood, Tracey Reid, the owner of Lionheart Herbs and Spices has been ordered by a judge to vacate her 676 Nostrand Ave location in Crown Heights by January 5th, 2018. Please Come by this weekend to help Tracey Reid pack the store! Saturday the 30th 11AM-4PM 676 Nostrand Ave Drop in and lend a hand! We'll be there with plenty of boxes and packing tape. Contact Tracey if you have questions (718) 715-2115. Thank you again to everyone who has given to The #SaveLionheart fundraising campaign ! Please Continue to SPREAD THE WORD #TeamTracey #SaveLionHeart #CrownHeightsIsNotforSale #IBelieveThatWeWillWin (at Lionheart Natural Herbs & Spices)

[equalityforflatbush]

As of 12/ 21, The #SaveLionheart fundraising campaign has raised $3,620  

We have ONLY 15 more days to reach the $7K  goal.  

If ALL of us donated just $5 , we will be able to #SaveLionheart

https://www.gofundme.com/saveLionHeart

After 16 years in the neighborhood, Tracey Reid, the owner of Lionheart Herbs and Spices must be out of her 676 Nostrand Ave location in Crown Heights by

January 5th, 2018.  

We are raising $7K so that Tracey Reid will be able to cover the rent, security and moving costs to open at her new location just 2 blocks away on January 1st.

Please GIVE TODAY to #SaveLionheart and keep this Black woman-owned business on Nostrand Ave, where it belongs.

#TeamTracey #SaveLionHeart #CrownHeightsIsNotforSale #IBelieveThatWeWillWin

[equalityforflatbush]

please post widely Please Come to a Community Rally & Speak Out to #SaveLionHeart & other small businesses in #CrownHeights :

SAT November 25th 12pm- 2pm at Lionheart at 676 Nostrand Ave   https://www.facebook.com/events/322056014941090/

and Please Help Tracey Reid, the owner of Lionheart reach $3500 by 11/25 Let’s #SaveLionheart and keep this Black owned business on Nostrand Ave In #CrownHeights https://www.gofundme.com/saveLionHeart

[equalityforflatbush]

URGENT ACTION ALERT : #SAVELIONHEART

Keep Lionheart Natural Herbs and Spices at 676 Nostrand Avenue

PACK THE COURT: Friday, October 6th, 141 Livingston (Room 603), 10:30 a.m.

Wear your Brooklyn is Not for Sale  or Defend Brooklyn shirt  or a Black shirt

SIGN THE PETITION:  Tell landlord Frank Morris:  

Brooklyn SUPPORTS LIONHEART Natural Herb and Spices !

Offer Tracey Reed a new lease !

Fix the bathroom and provide heat at 676 Nostrand Avenue !

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/750/087/767/

#BeforeItsGone #TakeItBack #MYNYClandlord #NoEviction

#CrownHeightsIsNotforSale #SupportSmallBusinesses

Background:

For over 15 years , Lionheart Natural Herbs & Spices, has been a cultural fixture in the Crown Heights business community. Owned, by Tracey Reed, a Caribbean single mom, Lionheart, sells a host of Afrocentric products, from herbs and spices to clothing and art.  Now with the rapid gentrification of  Crown Heights, her landlord, Frank Morris is trying to evict Ms. Reed, from her 676 Nostrand Avenue location.

Historically, Frank Morris has been a bad landlord. Along with failing to make essential repairs, Morris has not provided heat in the space since 2001.  The lack of heat then resulted in the pipes in the bathroom icing over and bursting.  Frank Morris never fixed the bathroom, forcing Tracey Reed, the owner of Lionheart to use the restroom at local bars and supermarkets for the last 16 years.  Fed-up with the lack of a working toilet and lack of heat , Ms. Reed withheld rent from Frank Morris, but because of this dispute, the landlord has not offered Ms. Reed a lease since 2008.

These problems have significantly impacted Reed’s business. Ceiling leaks led to damaged copper bracelets and other products. She could not hire a staff because of the lack heat and a working toilet at the store.  Not having a lease disqualified her from small business loans that would allow Lionheart to grow. And now, on October 6th , Frank Morris is attempting to evict Ms. Reed and her business from 676 Nostrand Avenue.

Tracey Reed and Lionheart Natural Herbs and Spices needs our support to keep Lionheart Natural Herbs and Spices at 676 Nostrand Avenue

PACK THE COURT: Friday, October 6th, 141 Livingston (Room 603), 10:30 a.m.

Wear your Brooklyn is Not for Sale  or Defend Brooklyn shirt  or a Black shirt

SIGN THE PETITION:  Tell landlord Frank Morris:  

Brooklyn SUPPORTS LIONHEART Natural Herb and Spices !

Offer Tracey Reed a new lease !

Fix the bathroom and provide heat at 676 Nostrand Avenue !

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/750/087/767/

#BeforeItsGone #TakeItBack #MYNYClandlord #NoEvictionZone

#CrownHeightsIsNotforSale #SupportSmallBusinesses

[equalityforflatbush]

Want to stop yet another long-time small business from closing in #Brooklyn ? Well, If We all gave $5 , We will be able to #SAVELIONHEART

As of 12/ 18, The #SaveLionheart fundraising campaign has raised $3,470 https://www.gofundme.com/saveLionHeart We have only 17 more days to reach the $7K goal. Tracey Reid, the owner of Lionheart Herbs and Spices must be out of her 676 Nostrand Ave location in Crown Heights by January 5th, 2018.

So if EVERYONE gave just $5 , Tracey Reid would be able to cover the rent, security and moving costs to open at her new location just 2 blocks away on January 1st. Please GIVE TODAY to #SaveLionheart and keep this Black woman-owned business on Nostrand Ave, where it belongs. #TeamTracey #SaveLionHeart #CrownHeightsIsNotforSale#IBelieveThatWeWillWin

[equalityforflatbush]

OCTOBER 20TH UPDATE : Tracey Reid NOW  has until January 5th 2018 to raise $10K to find a new home for Lionheart Natural Herbs & Spices on Nostrand Avenue Please Give Today to Keep #SaveLionHeart in #CrownHeights , #Brooklyn https://www.gofundme.com/saveLionHeart #BeforeItsGone #TakeItBack #MYNYClandlord #NoEviction #CrownHeightsIsNotforSale #SupportSmallBusinesses #SaveLionHeart

Watch the new film https://youtu.be/Syu80eEsdZU  created by Jen Marlowe of http://donkeysaddle.org for Equality for Flatbush #BeforeItsGone #TakeItBack #MYNYClandlord #NoEviction #CrownHeightsIsNotforSale #SupportSmallBusinesses #SaveLionHeart

[equalityforflatbush]

Thank you & Happy New Year from Tracey Reid, the owner of #Lionheart “At this time words can hardly express how grateful I am to all the people around the world who have taken time to watch my companies Go fund me video, sign petitions , rally in front of the store and even give generous donations to support Lionheart Natural Herbs and Spices relocation on Nostrand Ave. I, Tracey Reid would like to thank all of you for loving kindness caring and sharing . May the Universe continue to bless. You i all with continuous abundance Happy New Year “ ONLY 2 MORE DAYS to reach $7K  goal by January 5th to help with moving costs https://www.gofundme.com/saveLionHeart  #TeamTracey #SaveLionHeart #CrownHeightsIsNotforSale #IBelieveThatWeWillWin (at Lionheart Natural Herbs & Spices)