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Home > Leadership > Mayor > Archive Press Releases > 2006 Archives > March 2006 > Mayor Brown to Address Drum Major Institute

Mayor Brown to Address Drum Major Institute


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Office of the Mayor
Peter K. Culter
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716-851-4841

New York City-Based Public Policy Organization Hosts Mayor of Buffalo

BUFFALO – Mayor Byron Brown will travel tomorrow to New York City tomorrow to deliver remarks at an event hosted by the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.

Mayor Brown was invited to share his views on the state of urban America and how cities across the country can place their shared challenges on a broader national landscape.

"This is a unique opportunity to discuss what's occurring in Buffalo and how that relates to the general condition of urban communities across the country," said Mayor Brown.  "My agenda for addressing Buffalo's various challenges and opportunities is gaining momentum and I look forward to bringing our message of change and the new direction of the city to such a prestigious and well-informed audience."

Originally called the Drum Major Foundation, the Drum Major Institute was founded by Harry Wachtel, lawyer and advisor to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the turbulent years of the civil rights movement.  The Drum Major Institute was relaunched in 1999 by New York attorney William Wachtel, Harry's son, Martin Luther King III, and Ambassador Andrew Young.  Ambassador Young serves as the organization's Chairman.

According to the Institute's literature, "We focus on holding policymakers accountable, and we explain the issues at stake in ways that make sense not just to politicians, but to the working people whose lives these issues affect."

Mayor Brown will be introduced by Martin Luther King III.  The speech will take place at a Manhattan restaurant called BLT Fish, which is located at 21 West 17th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues).

In the past three weeks, Mayor Brown has delivered remarks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, traveled to Baltimore, Maryland to meet with Mayor Martin O'Malley and see firsthand the function of that city's successful CitiStat program and now New York City to share his vision for Buffalo and his impressions on the state of American cities with the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.