Tom,
Figured you would answer in this manner - like I would hide this from the public. This is great news!! I found out when you found out. Dmaz told me that they were working out a Voluntary agreement that would fit exactly what the ABRA Law and DCRA Law stipulated. So as to stroke Don Padou's and the rest ego, he was going to sign one. Seems like he did sign a "voluntary" agreement on April 3rd and ABRA signed it on the April 25. Don't know when he found out about the ABRA's approval but I know that he has been extremely busy on some other business. Communication could have been better. Nevertheless, great news - isn't it.
What's even better, if he had told me, I would have never met and followed up with the Protester who had the copy of the letter Sunday Abraham was passing out with all that Hate language in it as I just met him 1.5 weeks ago. VERY INTERESTING, isn't it. Now that opens a whole different Ball Game.
So you know, I didn't know that the Board was done with their work - maybe you will believe the ownership issue now!
1. Now Tom - since you are thanking Don, maybe you can be fair and ask Why he had ABRA in the Court of Appeals twice for two years on this matter and protesting the initial license of the Cafe for 3 years. Seem like an ____________ to me. What about to you?
2. Maybe while you are talking to him, you can ask Don what he got out of this protest of the indoor/outdoor expansion and how parking affected him at the Cafe along with the other protester who lives 1 block away from Manomale but neither protested that location which has ZERO PARKING!! Other than Mr. Lumukanda just following ABRA's and DCRA Law as the parking was already disclosed - What exactly was the purpose of the Protest AGAIN?? Nothing - the protest just became really stupid. How needed was this "voluntary" Agreement when only two people had vehicles in that could be affected and there is the entire Otis street between 12 and 13th available on both sides?
Smells of Prejudice, Religious and Racial issues if you ask me. What do you think? Interesting about that Email I put out earlier about what was passed out dated October 26th, 2011. Ask Don if a Lawsuit is eminent!
Still waiting on your answers on the "Behavior" guidelines!!
Great News, and the shoe is on the other foot now as to Lawsuits. I wonder how much the Cafe can collect in lost income for all that time it went through the Protest?
Rob Ramson
Don,
Thank you for sharing this update that somehow Mr. Ramson had failed to share with anyone publicly.
Voluntary agreements, despite their oddly-chosen name, are certainly a good thing.
Tom
--- In Brookland@yahoogroups.com, "oulton56" <oulton56@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello neighbors
>
> Despite what Mr. Ramson implies, the protest against the Brookland Cafe is over. The protestants dropped their protest in March when the Brookland Cafe signed a voluntary agreement. I was the designated representative of the protestants during the protest, but my role is over. I am not involved with the former protestants and I am not responsible for their actions.
>
> In summary, under the voluntary agreement, the Brookland Cafe agreed not to block the sidewalk out front; to stop serving alcohol at 11pm to outside customers; and to put up a sign directing customers to a parking lot the Brookland Cafe has rented.
>
> If anyone has any questions, feel free to give me a call at 202-664-4395.
>
> Sincerely,
> Don Padou
>
>
>
> --- In Brookland@yahoogroups.com, "jy" <amazonmom101@> wrote:
> >
> > I couild only read part of this diatribe, and had to stop. Come on folks. Let's be reasonable. The last I looked, all candidates for Ward 5 were people of color. So how can it be racist to say you want to tear down Delano Hunter's signs. I want to take down all the candidates signs, including the winner. They are ugly and no longer necessary. The knife? Yes, to get some of the signs down, one needs a knife or sharp scissors to cut through the scotch tape. And if the Brookland Cafe is getting discriminatory letters from so called "Christ" groups, communicate with them and the police if needed. There are nuts of every persuasion and race. Can we please not start up again with the crazy name calling. And stop attacking neighbors by name.
> >
> > --- In Brookland@yahoogroups.com, Aaron McCormick <aaron.mccormick01@> wrote:
> > >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > From: Rob <indianrob@>
> > > Date: Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:39 AM
> > > Subject: [ward5] "Christ's servant" vs. Nation of Islam Apparel
> > > To: ward5@yahoogroups.com, Ward 5 Google Groups <wardfive@googlegroups.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom,
> > >
> > > To answer Mr. Peloquin's second statement about a Lawsuit -- Hmmm!! Let's
> > > start with the protesters of the Cafe. So you know, *I have lots of
> > > witnesses to statements that are degrading to the Cafe, the Inn, Mr.
> > > Lumukanda and myself. Now, and Just Received - a signed handwritten paper
> > > handed out by Sunday Abraham stating "Mr. Lumakanda's Apparrel is that of
> > > the Nation of Islam" signed **"Sincerely, Christ's Servant"** complete
> > > with a signature and the recipient is willing to testify that Abraham
> > > Sunday gave it to him - - After all our discussion and now this, if you
> > > (Tom) and the rest of this doubting Thomas community don't see the huge
> > > issues that this neighborhood is facing regarding race, social and
> > > educational inequities, people displacement/colonialism, etc., I can't help
> > > you any further?? *This anti Cafe propaganda is the same propaganda
> > > technique of fear that Republicans are using that President Obama was not
> > > born in the United States - after 4 years of being President!!
> > >
> > > *So yes, actually both the Brookland List Serv and the Protesting Group of
> > > the Cafe can be sued.* The reality is that too many in the community
> > > would be dragged into court and this would become a larger problem if not
> > > contained.
> > >
> > > As for the Brookland Listserv, they have definitely been prejudiced against
> > > me - I have received no reason for the censoring that has occurred. They
> > > have a proven racist person working as a moderator and I can't be sure that
> > > some of the others aren't racist or have racial tendencies. For example,
> > > they have people use violent words and allow it through like the following
> > > that was posted a few days after our last election:
> > >
> > > *"I don't disagree, just wondered if the campaigns were required to clean
> > > up. My wife and I went for a walk along 12th St on Thursday evening taking
> > > down signs between Jackson and Newton, at least the one's that I could
> > > reach. I had my utility knife along **for the Delano Hunter signs**. I need
> > > to go to 9th and Monroe **with my knife**"*. No signs needed a knife to
> > > remove so why just Delano's? I was wondering if anyone would say anything
> > > about that!! Guess not!
> > >
> > > Sounds like there is a HUGE Double Standard of acceptable
> > > "behavior/community standards" here in Brookland!! If it was me who
> > > tweeted what you tweeted and wrote what was written above instead *about
> > > Kenyan,* all kinds of outpouring of comments would probably be posted. Me,
> > > I would be a *bad bad* man or as you say "my behavior does not fit
> > > community standards"!!
> > >
> > > As for Don Padous - *he is not a Bully* - that would only be if the cafe
> > > rolled over because of his egotistic, selfish, prejudiced and nasty
> > > behavior!! He is ____________ But, I am sure that Long and Foster will be
> > > happy to know that the Padous are signed on to such a prejudice 3 year
> > > Protest that does not affect them at all and now with what is in writing, a
> > > "Nation of Islam" religious persecution and possible hate language
> > > propaganda!* He and his wife may have some of you White community members
> > > believing that the two of them are so "innocent" and that Don is only
> > > involved because "others" want him to represent them but he isn't fooling
> > > most of us. Anyways, I thought that Lawyers could represent without
> > > signing the protest petition*. The fact that Don and Abigail is signed on
> > > to a liquor license protest which has utilized propaganda by apparent
> > > Christian Crusaders against "Mr. Lumukanda's" Nation of Islam (African
> > > American/Islamic) Apparel is a game changer!!
> > >
> > > The overall community is suffering *just so the Padous Ego to get stroked!!*
> > > Sure don't see anyone else other than the cafe having many healthier/vegan
> > > choices as an option!! Below are just some of the assemblage of evidence
> > > that would be presented if/when this makes it to court!
> > >
> > > 1. * *So you know, community members like Caroline Petite, Former
> > > Commissioner Phillip Blair, other members of past Brookland Civic, other
> > > community leaders could be given subpoenas to come into court to testify on
> > > what was told to them as well as lots of others and people who wrote stuff
> > > on this internet. So, know that I have friends in that organization as well
> > > who were present to hear the comments being made - I guess they would have
> > > to convince a jury why they chose not to take a "stand" against such a
> > > horrible place in their community - a clear dereliction of their "Civic
> > > Responsibilities"!*
> > >
> > > *2. *For great weight* - I am sure that the Lawyer from the Archdiocese
> > > into Court and a District Attorney in the neighborhood could testify on
> > > what was said to them as to slander.
> > >
> > > 3. In addition, there are witnesses that will testify to words like me
> > > money laundering, drug dealing, prostitution, whore house, after hours
> > > spot.
> > >
> > > 4. There is two years of harassment by Sunday Abraham and customers of the
> > > Cafe who will testify as to comments made towards them degrading the Cafe.
> > >
> > > 5. Let's not forget Don Padou email where he said I made statements that I
> > > never made so as to drum up support.
> > >
> > > 6. Let's not forget the ANC commissioners who heard John Feeley
> > > misrepresent the facts many times from the beginning to create distrust on
> > > the Cafe.
> > >
> > > 7. The Cafe still has a Protesting Resident regarding parking at the Cafe
> > > who lives 1 block (south) away from Manomale's (an approved liquor lic.
> > > business that has no parking) but somehow doesn't affect the protester 1
> > > block away - go figure!!
> > >
> > > 8. The Padous somehow not protesting Manomale based on parking or
> > > proximity to school is prejudicial and does lend to being malicious!
> > >
> > > 9. Last, let's us not forget many folks who had a wrong idea of the people
> > > and the businesses located there because of all the intentional bad
> > > propaganda.
> > >
> > > Anyways, don't think for a minute that every statement and the person who
> > > made it is on record. So while it hurts the Cafe financially, the overall
> > > community is suffering *just so the Padous Egos get stroked!!* Sure don't
> > > see anyone else other than the cafe having many healthier/vegan choices as
> > > an option!! Like my wife said, this latest documentation about Christ vs.
> > > the Nation of Islam sounds like some undercover Skin Head/Nazi propaganda!!
> > >
> > > BTW - I wonder how this *"Behaviors that Meet Community Standards"** fits
> > > into everything!!* The fact that this goes unanswered says a lot to me and
> > > I am sure to others!! I would like to know what we are supposed to behave
> > > like!! Do you and your wife share in these "dress code" type of beliefs!
> > >
> > > --
> > > R. Ramson
> > > 3744 12th Street, N.E.,
> > > Washington D.C., 20017
> > > 202-438-5988
> > >
> > > "We must become the change we want to see" - Mohandas Gandhi-
> > > (Together, for a Brighter Tomorrow)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > *Aaron McCormick
> > > 571-505-0605*
> > >
> >
>
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