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News From the Acres - May 9, 2013 09 May 2013
There are open acres everywhere. 596 Acres will soon be working on LA Open Acres!We are all about land access advocates. The great thing is - this work can be done in any city. All across the US, city governments hold onto vacant lots for all sorts of reasons. We ... read the restNews From the Acres - May 2, 2013 07 May 2013
vacant lots, watch out - you're about to get LABELED! Ok vacant lots - you can't hide behind that fence anymore! This past weekend we turned on the engines and made more than 150 signs for four boroughs. Keep your eyes tuned to the fences for WAY more labreled lots ... read the restNews From the Acres - April 25, 2013 25 April 2013
NYCCGC Community Garden Mayoral Forumon Saturday.Sign making Sunday! The Newest Lot with Access: A coalition of groups worked for access to this lot in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. The groups include: The Mott Hall IV Middle School, the Eagle Academy for Young Men, the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, and the Brooklyn ... read the restNews From the Acres - April 19, 2013 19 April 2013
Earth Day is Monday, April 21st! ORGANIZING FELLOWS: We are pleased to welcome our three summer organizing fellows to support your work in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. The Bronx: Kimberly Beazer - kimberly@596acres.orgBrooklyn: Rosemarie Miner - rose@596acres.orgManhattan: Kaitlin Dougherty - kaitlin@596acres.orgIf you are working on gaining access ... read the restNews From the Acres - April 11, 2013 11 April 2013
clickclickclick - vote for us! We need your clicks (and those of your friends who live in LA)! 596 Acres is partnering with Community Health Councils in LA to develop a similar tool to our NYC map, custom tailored to LA for the LA2050 campaign. The GOOD Maker ... read the restNews From the Acres - April 4, 2013 04 April 2013
Spring on Pluto Come to the Far Rockaway Library on this Saturday, April 6th, at 2pm for a 596 Acres organizing meeting and a screening of the documentary Soul Food Junkies. Learn how to work to support community-based recovery in the Rockaways, how to find the lot in ... read the restNews From the Acres - March 28, 2013 28 March 2013
Rolling forward! The deadline to apply for our summer fellow opportunity is this Sunday, March 31st! Please apply and spread the word! 596 Acres is seeking an intern who can work with us 10 hours per week for 10 weeksstarting April 24, 2013. Your tasks will include writing ... read the restNew From the Acres - March 21, 2013 21 March 2013
¡Encuentra el lote de tu vida! Today at noon we released our Bronx data and interactive map! Read the press release here. In the coming weeks we will begin distribution of bilingual print maps and signs for labeling lots throughout the borough. Pick some up at this weekend's ... read the restNews From the Acres - March 14, 2013 14 March 2013
public vacant sites being organized around = 101 GreenThumb needs your support! Please go to their budget hearing tomorrow, March 15th, at 9:30am at 250 Broadway, and bring family, colleagues, friends, and whoever else you can find. If you plan to testify, please remember to ask City Council ... read the restNews From the Acres - March 6, 2013 07 March 2013
Here we go! Lots of new grant opportunities below! And lots of organizing meetings!You can now get our handmade book, I'm So Lucky You Found Me at Bergen Street Comics in Brooklyn. Ask for it by name!Reminders596 Acres is hiring! We are proud to announce three Organizing ... read the restNews From the Acres - February 28, 2013 28 February 2013
Small changes... 596 Acres is hiring! We are proud to announce three Organizing Fellow positions for Spring 2013, one each for the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. Positions will run April 15-August 15, 2013; fellows will receive a stipend of $500 per month ($2000 for the entire fellowship) ... read the restNews From the Acres - February 21, 2013 21 February 2013
Planning! We're psyched to be part of a great issue of Shelterforce that examines the value of shared spaces in our communities. Check out Paula's article here. Want to learn about creative composting, building tree guards, or community organizing? The Grow our Grassroots summit on March 16th, ... read the restNews From the Acres - February 14, 2013 14 February 2013
love. Inhabitat featured a really nice story and photo series about our book this week! Check it out here. Want to learn more about the City's land use review process? Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG), El Puente, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy, are hosting aninteractive ... read the restNews From the Acres - January 31, 2013 31 January 2013
Sometimes we make gardens, sometimes we make websites. Hello internet users -- we need a few volunteers to be testers for a new website we are working on that will connect folks with urban agriculture projects around the country. We particularly want folks who have never grown ... read the rest
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