Each year, hundreds of charitable organizations, community gardens, and houses of worship are charged improper tax, water and sewer bills. The city sells this illegally-accrued debt as liens to Wall Street investors each summer. Suddenly, hundreds of community places like houses of worship, community gardens, daycares and more become at risk of having their doors closed by private speculators. Let’s #protectourplaces! Join Council Member Antonio Reynoso and The Protect Our Places Coalition (including 596 Acres, Progressives Educating New Yorkers, #EquitableNeighborhoods practice at Community Development Project,Picture…

596 Acres will share stories about community land access organizing in NYC, followed by a hands-on workshop to create signs for sparking community organizing! With signs, we can make visible opportunities to create community spaces in our neighborhoods, and connect with our neighbors. All welcome! Ground floor, no steps to get in. There will be some snacks and so many good ideas. It’s part of Earth Arts Center’s a day long festival! Facebook event here.

596 Acres is ready to do some day drinking and dancing with y’all so come thru and bring a friend! Proceeds from the event will go towards 596 Acres! Thank you Ode to Babel for partnering with us and providing the space for our turn up ! We will have a signature cocktail and snacks for folks to enjoy along with information on our latest campaign #protectourplaces available for folks in the garden area of the venue! Shout out to DJ E.O.…

You can also order a legacy lead sign for your garden, backyard or other outdoor space at the 596 Acres store, and pick it up at the 596 Acres table at GrowTogether!

We invite farmers and gardeners advocating to keep their spaces and/or create new ones to share stories. Learn what’s working in the present political context and plan practical paths forward together! So much can happen when we sit in a circle and talk. Spanish interpretation will be available. Invitamos a los agricultores y jardineros que abogan por mantener sus espacios y / o crear otros nuevos para compartir historias. ¡Aprenda lo que funciona en el contexto político actual y planifique…

Join 596 Acres for stories, networking, and action: Community land stewards from across the boroughs will tell their stories of struggling to protect their gardens, parks and farms, hubs of local food justice and self determination. You will learn about farms and gardens that need our help now and those that have been recently permanently preserved via land trusts or conveyance to the NYC Parks Department from their stewards. Find out what it takes to protect space for food justice,…