Welcome to our third and final workshop in a series on public park buildings (the focus was on Stanton Street for the first two)!
“On July 27, the Stanton Building Task Force will host a workshop for LES park-goers and residents to learn how to advocate for our parks while staying responsive and rooted in our local communities – in the midst of rapid neighborhood change. Topics will include getting access to underutilized buildings, influencing public funding, working with the Parks Department, elected officials and the community board, forging coalitions and learning from one another to build power.
The Land! Money! Power! workshop will take place at the BRC at Sara D Roosevelt Park, 30 Delancey St (between Forsyth and Chrystie) on Wednesday July 27 from 6:30-9pm. Food and Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese and ASL interpretation will be provided.
The Workshop is part of the NYCommons project, a collaboration between 596 Acres, the Community Development Project at Urban Justice Center and Common Cause/NY developing tools to guide New Yorkers protecting and expanding the City’s public places.”
We especially thank Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and her representative and Council Member Margaret Chin’s and Alice Cancel’s representatives for taking part two weeks ago!
Our coastal community needs places to anchor our communities, organize for better parks, generate relationships and build resiliency in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods.
We need tools and real information to remain or become ‘defenders of the commons’ for our parks and greenspaces. Our public buildings, especially those located outside flood zones, could function as refuges in times of disruption. Our parks are in the heart of communities that are being priced out of financially viable democratic spaces.
…stop by if you get a chance….!
Stanton Building Task Force
To RSVP, contact apple@greenmap.org
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