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Saturday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. At 1100 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn 596 Acres, the New York City Community Garden Coalition and Farming Concrete are leading the “What’s So Great About Your Garden?” workshop at Making Brooklyn Bloom. Event details are here: http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/making_brooklyn_bloom_2016 Making Brooklyn Bloom 2016 is dedicated to the memory of Luke Halligan, educator and lifelong Brooklyn gardener. The theme this year is “Deep Seeded Gardening.” We were honored to be invited to design and lead a…
11
Mar
New York, NY 10036 United States
Friday, March 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. At The Murphy Institute for Labor Studies, 25 W. 43rd St., 18th & 19th Floors New York, NY 10036 What should the next system look like — and how can we get there? Full details at http://nyc.thenextsystem.org/ Growing inequality, climate disruption, mass incarceration, perpetual warfare and too many other crises to name have woken us up: the current system doesn’t work for the vast majority of us, and we need to work toward…
04
Mar
Nanjing, China
Friday, March 4 to Thursday, March 31 At Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts (AMNUA) Nanjing, China: Right now, 596 Acres’ signs and posters are included in Silk Road International, an exhibition by the Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts (AMNUA) from March 4 to 31. The exhibit explores contemporary art practices from around the world that engage in political economy practices with both operation systems and ideologies. From the Silk Road International Curator’s Statement: “Whether…
24
Feb
The city silently took away our park! It was not published or announced anywhere that it was going to be closed and saved for possible future development; but that is what happened. The only way to save it is to let the city know that the Vermont/Alexandrine park is needed and there are many children who play there. Let them know it is anything but under-utilized and should stay a park. We don’t want to wait years to see if…
15
Feb
São Paulo, Brazil
Monday, February 15 from 6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. At Goethe-Institut São Paulo | Rua Lisboa, 974 Enquanto Isso: políticas públicas para espaços transitórios http://www.goethe.de/ins/br/sap/ver/pt15119529v.htm Enquanto isso – In Between – Zwischendurch A series of places in our cities are in intermediate situations, unoccupied of any original functions because of the perspective of any sort of public intervention, the lack of interest of private actors and the difficulties occupying the place from the owners. Or these places are being used…
13
Feb
São Paulo, Brazil
Saturday, February 13 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. At Av São João 588, 01036000 São Paulo, Brazil. Co-sponsored by Lanchonete.org. Event details & RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1496539103986615/
24
Jul
Brooklyn, NY 11215 United States
Have you ever enjoyed the transformational quality of creating a new space together with your neighbors? 596 Acres has facilitated the transformation of 32 vacant lots into something better! Help us continue to cultivate green spaces from vacant land by joining us in raising funds and fun at 596 Acres’ Summer *FUN*raiser on Friday, July 24th from 7 pm to 2 am. Can’t wait to see you there! TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR $20! Kids get in…
11
Jan
Queens, NY 11368 United States
596 Acres presents Reviewing Renewal on the Queens Museum Panorama January 11 to February 8, 2015 596 Acres will present all 155+ urban renewal plans that the City has ever adopted in an intervention directly on the Panorama of the City of New York, realizing the online Urban Reviewer map on a 1:1200 scale of the 9,335 square foot Panorama. New York City began to adopt “urban renewal plans” in 1949 to get federal funding to acquire land, relocate the…
02
Oct
Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States
Thursday, October 2 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. At 16 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn Have you ever enjoyed the transformational quality of creating a new space together with your neighbors? 596 Acres has facilitated the transformation of 28 vacant lots into something better, ten in 2014 alone. Help us continue to cultivate green spaces from vacant land by coming to our gala. Join us on October 2, 2014, at 7pm in DUMBO! We invite you to enjoy… * a pig roast by the…
06
Sep
Long Island City, NY 11101 United States
Saturday, September 6 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Rain date September 13, 2014) At Smiling Hogshead Ranch, 25-30 Skillman Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 http://596acres.org/lot/4001000002/ Lease Signed with MTA: A New Era for Smiling Hogshead Ranch Join The Ranch Organizers for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Smiling Hogshead Ranch is celebrating the execution of an agreement with the property owner, the MTA/LIRR. This is the official transition from an informal garden to a fully endorsed public space. Please join us…
