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23
Jul
Arverne, NY 11692 United States
Come meet and learn from fellow New Yorkers who are organizing with their neighbors for access to vacant spaces — in order to transform them into community places! Learn from folks who have succeeded in successfully gaining access, and who now steward open community spaces together. This is a great chance to share stories, learn from each others’ experiences, and discover partnership opportunities. We can advise and support one another! After an afternoon of workshop activities, stay for a by-donation vegetarian Soul…
24
Jun
Long Island City, NY 11101 United States
596 Acres is bringing the Community Land Access booth to the Windmill Community Garden Grand Opening and Block Party! The booth will feature… community land access story collection: remember when Windmill Community Garden was the site of a decrepit, abandoned city-owned building? Come tell your story to our story collectors! vacant lot help booth: find out about the vacant lot in your life and how to transform it! community land access opportunities: find out about the 8 acres of vacant city-owned land just along Newtown Creek that can…
22
Jun
New York,
Join 596 Acres, Equitable Neighborhoods of the Community Development Project of Urban Justice Center, NYC Council Members Antonio Reynoso and some of the 17 others who wrote this letter to Department of Finance (DOF), and New Yorkers whose places are directly threatened by the tax lien sale on the steps of City Hall to encourage swift action on a new bill introduced this week that will exempt charities from the tax lien sale, and to protect 176 community properties before this Friday’s deadline (moved to…
15
Jun
New York,
Urban Renewal Area planning has left acres of abandoned city-owned lots in NYC’s neighborhoods that had already suffered decades of disinvestment caused by legally-instituted racism. We have long been holding the city accountable to its abandoned Urban Renewal Area Plans via our tool urbanreviewer.org. Now the City is making moves to hold itself accountable! On Thursday, June 15 at 2pm (City Hall’s Council Chambers), join 596 Acres and fellow advocates as we testify to City Council about Intro 1533-2017, potential…
01
Jun
BROOKLYN, 11231 United States
Join us for a glimmering evening in celebration of community strength, stewardship and resilience. Party Basics… June 1, 2017 7pm to 10 pm @ Genius in Gowanus: 84 4th Street, BROOKLYN between Hoyt and Bond Honoring these incredible community land stewards: Isabahlia Ladies of Elegance Foundation (Brownsville) BK ROT (Bushwick) The Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Service (Cityline) Council Members Inez Barron, Antonio Reynoso and Rafael Espinal will join us to talk about 596 Acres’ impacts in their districts and the…
22
Apr
New York, NY 10002 United States
Meet 596 Acres at the Hester Street Fair this Earth Day for… STORIES FROM THE ACRES: Listen to short audio documentaries about Lower East Side community land history at our table from 11am to 6pm — and on the hour, every hour, at Hester Street Fair central’s speakers! The Lower East Side has a rich history of residents organizing for access to our land (listen here)! OPPORTUNITIES TO TRANSFORM VACANT PUBLIC BUILDINGS: Find out about opportunities to transform the Lower East Side’s vacant Parks Department buildings into vibrant community spaces!…
31
Mar
Brooklyn, NY 11212 United States
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — On Friday, March 31, 2017, Green Valley Community Farm will break ground on an extension to its greenhouse, which will accommodate an aquaponics system. Aquaponics is the fusion of aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (growing plants in water only, without soil). WHAT: Aquaponics system groundbreaking WHEN: Friday, March 31, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Green Valley Community Farm, 93 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212 WHO: Brenda Duchene, director, Green Valley Community Farm Councilmember Inez Barron, District…
25
Mar
New York, NY 10451 United States
Attorney and founder of 596 Acres Paula Z. Segal will moderate a discussion led by farmers and gardeners who are advocating to keep their spaces and/or to create new ones. Participants will learn what strategies are working in the present political context. We will plan practical paths forward to support the presenters and others across the boroughs working to keep and create community growing spaces. Community land steward line-up (* indicates spaces that are at risk; ~ indicates spaces that are no…
25
Mar
New York, NY 10451 United States
Lead is a fact in the urban environment, and a legacy of past practices that allowed its use in products like paint and gasoline. Contamination from these and other sources continues to impact New York’s environmental justice communities. In this workshop, you will learn the science of lead in the garden, hear updates on research taking place in GreenThumb gardens, and best practices for keeping gardeners and neighbors safe. We will also celebrate the role that gardeners play in mitigating…
25
Mar
New York, NY 10451 United States
Attorney and founder of 596 Acres Paula Z. Segal will moderate a discussion led by farmers and gardeners who are advocating to keep their spaces and/or to create new ones. Participants will learn what strategies are working in the present political context. We will plan practical paths forward to support the presenters and others across the boroughs working to keep and create community growing spaces. Community land steward line-up (* indicates spaces that are at risk; ~ indicates spaces that are no…
