FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Part of the Greening the City event sponsored by The Laundromat Project and the Weeksville Heritage Center. Location: 1698 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Greening the City
The Laundromat Project in partnership with Weeksville
Heritage Center will present Greening the City (formerly Seeding the City) – a day of workshops, demonstrations, and art
activities focused on environmental awareness and urban beautification. Greening the
City brings environmentalism
down to earth. This free outdoor event is an opportunity for Brooklynites
of all ages to connect with artists, farmers, and food activists about
everyday way to make eco-friendly choices that are fun and affordable. Greening the
City will take place on
Saturday, August 4th (rain
date: August 5th) from 12pm to 4pm on the grounds of Weeksville
Heritage Center located at 1698 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213.
About The Laundromat Project
Understanding
that creativity is a central component of healthy human beings, vibrant
neighborhoods, and thriving economies - The Laundromat Project organizes art
programs in laundromats throughout New York City through its two core programs, Create Change andWorks in Progress. By bringing art to
where our neighbors already are (everyone has to do their laundry), we aim to
raise the quality of life for people of color whose incomes do not guarantee
broad access to mainstream arts and cultural facilities. www.laundromatproject.org
About Weeksville Heritage Center
Weeksville
Heritage Center is a multifaceted museum that celebrates the history of
Weeksville, an African American community established in 1838. Located in
Brooklyn, the mission of Weeksville Heritage Center is to document, preserve
and interpret the history of free African, Caribbean, and African American
communities in Weeksville, Brooklyn, and beyond to create and inspire
innovative, contemporary uses of history through education, the arts, and civic
engagement. www.weeksvillesociety.org