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Events and Happenings this Weekend.

Events and Happenings this Weekend.

Apr 12, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

It’s going to be a beautiful weekend, getting up in the 70’s again on Sunday! Hurray! Spring is here and we are planning on taking full advantage and spending our days outside this weekend. Saturday is an important day for all of us resisting the current administration and all the craziness that comes with it. […]

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Participatory Budgeting is Almost Here.

Mar 22, 2017 ,,,,,,

Participatory budgeting is a wonderful opportunity to have a say in what improvements are made to your community.  There is a list of nominated projects and you can vote for which ones, within your district, you think the budget should include.  This year it’s even easier to share your opinion because they have made it […]

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Zerowaste in NYC by Sachia Munroe

Mar 20, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,,,,

I met a young woman at my train stop in Bed-Stuy who works for NYC Compost Project and is collecting items for soiling at Red Hook Community Farm. Living in a city among so many other human beings, we all know how important it is to reduce our waste. Here is just one small thing […]

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Bell House hosts Women’s History Variety Show Tonight.

Mar 09, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,,

This event not only sounds like a lot of fun but it’s perfect timing after International Women’s Day and the “A Day Without Women” strike yesterday.  Time After Time is a variety show about movies and women’s history. So plan on seeing amazingly tough women on screen throughout the years. There is more or a […]

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Today Without Women.

Mar 08, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,

As most of you know today is the National Women’s Strike, “A Day Without Women”. Many women across New York are participating in the strike, which is wonderful, but it’s been a little controversial as well.  Many can’t afford to take a day off.  There were also questions about whether teachers and substitutes should strike. […]

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General Nationwide Strike on February 17th.

Feb 07, 2017 ,,,,,,,,

As many of you may have already heard, most likely from your Facebook feeds, Anti-Trump resistance organizers are calling for a general strike the Friday before Presidents day, February 17th.  What exactly does this mean? Citizens are urged to stay home from work and school and not spend any money.  It’s meant to exclaim our […]

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Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming Forum Tonight.

Feb 03, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,,

We just got word from Carlos Menchaca’s office that there will be a forum tonight to address the needs of transgender and gender non-conforming members of our community.  The meeting will begin at 6pm at the YWCA of Brooklyn (30 3rd Ave) and will run until 9pm. The purpose is to strategize with fellow community leaders, elected officials […]

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100 Days of Impact Offers Free Workshops.

Jan 25, 2017 ,,,,,,,,

If you are like many Americans that went to the Women’s March on Saturday and are thinking “What can I do now?”, these workshops are for you.  So many of us want to stay active and don’t want the momentum to end.  100 Days of Impact offers free workshops every weekday.  The kick off party […]

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New Bar on Court Street.

Jan 16, 2017 ,,,,,,,,,,

We passed a bar at 517 Court Street that we’d never seen (or never noticed) before called The Watershed.  It’s quite large so we assumed we’d have noticed it before.  As you can see in the photo it’s the storefront of a new building and has nice big windows spanning the whole space. You can […]

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Trump Sites on the Boycott List.

Jan 12, 2017 ,,,,,,,,

Feeling anxious during the congressional hearing process?  You can definitely use that energy to call your senators.  You can also use your money (or rather not use it) to make a difference.  There is a national #grabyourwallet movement boycotting businesses that Trump or his family are involved with.  And there are a lot of them! […]

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