Food Justice Initiatives

Monthly Food Distros

Our food distributions are designed to eliminate barriers to accessing food and are grounded in dignity, autonomy, and respect. We do not require identification, social security numbers, registration, or pre-approval of any kind. Neighbors are free to take the amount of food they need, without limits or surveillance.

We operate our distributions as a market-style experience rather than pre-bagging items, allowing community members to choose the foods they want and will actually use. This approach acknowledges that food-insecure individuals have preferences, dietary needs, and allergies, and deserve the same agency as anyone else when accessing nourishment.

Community Fridges

Our community fridges are located in Crown Heights and Flatbush and serve food-insecure neighbors as well as unhoused community members. These fridges act as an ongoing, accessible supplement to our food distributions.

The program encourages neighbors with access to resources to purchase a little extra and share with their community. The fridges are intentionally accessible to children before school hours—an important consideration given that 1 in 7 children in NYC public schools experience housing instability.

Education Initiatives

  • Arts Education

    Reclaiming Our Earth is our no-cost clay education program serving the Brooklyn community. This 10-week Intro to Sculpture course is designed for community members with an interest in clay and no prior experience working with the material.

    The program prioritizes access for immigrant, low-income, and often ESL communities who have historically been excluded from arts education. Centering Black and people of color, these classes provide a welcoming, affirming environment for creative exploration and skill-building, honoring ancestral knowledge and creative expression regardless of financial means.

  • Bodies in Bloom

    A figure art series rooted in truth, care, and collective liberation. We hire real models with real bodies—bodies that reflect the fullness of our communities, not the narrow, sanitized ideals of thin, white normativity. Our sessions intentionally center Black and brown bodies, fat bodies, disabled bodies, and bodies so often excluded from traditional art spaces.

  • Global Liberation Film Series

    The Global Liberation Film Series is an educational program that connects our community to liberation struggles taking place around the world. Grounded in the belief that liberation is interconnected, the series centers stories of resistance, resilience, and collective struggle.

    Each screening is followed by a facilitated community discussion, creating space for reflection, shared learning, and the development of language participants can use to discuss these issues with friends, family, and broader community networks.

  • Abolitionist Book Club

    The Abolitionist Book Club explores literature that challenges oppressive systems, promotes social justice, and fosters critical dialogue. The program is open to lifelong abolitionists, organizers, and those new to abolitionist thought.

    Facilitators and staff cultivate a space rooted in mutual respect and collective learning—no one is lectured, and all participants learn together. Readings span multiple genres, including history, theory, fiction, and plays. Using a shared curriculum, the group reads and discusses texts together to build a grounded, community-centered understanding of abolition, love, and collective liberation.

  • Black Feminist Study Group

    The Black Feminist Study Group introduces participants to key themes in radical Black feminist thought and theory while centering Black feminism as a lived, transformative practice.

    More than a class or book club, this study group is a participatory space for slow learning, connection, and collective care. Together, participants explore how Black feminist ideas can shape how we relate to one another and imagine new ways of living, working toward personal and collective transformation.

Community Cleanup

Direct Action

Our community cleanups support neighborhoods that are often overlooked or underserved by local government. We focus on public, shared spaces such as parks and plazas to ensure accessibility for all.

Through litter removal, graffiti cleanup, planting, and general beautification, these efforts promote environmental health, collective responsibility, and community pride.