I hope you are staying cool in this heat wave! This heat wave is a reminder that our individual actions are not, in fact, for nothing. Adjusting our thermostat, picking up trash along the beach, clothing swaps, compost processing, and other types of events featured in this newsletter all move us towards a world that prioritizes less waste, less pollution, and healthier communities. It’s communities who care, coming together, that push forward policies like NYC’s recent urban forest plan. Keep scrolling for this week’s volunteer and social events, grab a friend, and make a difference!
🌎, Jasmine
P.S. Do you know any NYC green event organizers? Pass along and register for my Green Events Hub Office Hours, which I’m hosting again this month on July 26th!
Thursday
[BK] Planted Culture Market is back! NYC’s Vegan Market at Atlantic Terminal: 4-9 pm. “Planted Culture Market:Brooklyn’s outdoor vegan market featuring plant-based food, diverse local vendors and community.”
Saturday
[BK] Experience Cyanotype: An exploration of Cyanotype Printing on Recycled Materials: 10:30 am-1 pm. “Join us for a 2-hour cyanotype workshop (followed by a 30-min after-class tea time) hosted by artist and educator Ife Oluwamuyide, where you will learn the basics of cyanotype printing. Workshop participants will experiment with cyanotype printing techniques on recycled textiles such as fabric paper.”
Sunday
[MNHTN] The World’s Biggest Mendathon... ON A BOAT, $55: 5-7:30 pm. “Be a part of history, while fixing your clothes! We are gathering the most menders in one place at one time ever, and we are doing it while sailing round the iconic sights of NYC.”
🙋🏽♀️ Anyone else planning to attend this mendathon? Join me for virtual guided breathing via the Sunday Shift later this evening!
I do not run any of the events below. If you have questions about event specifics, please contact the event organizer directly. Volunteer events are followed by a section of social/action events.
Monday | July 6
[MNHTN] PlacePartner Opportunity - It’s a Shore Thing: Trash Clean Up: 8:30-10:30 am. “During this event, we’ll be working together to clean up the park along the shoreline to keep both the land and water clean.”
[BX] After Holiday Weekend Clean Ups: 9 am-12 pm. “Join the Van Cortlandt Park staff in cleaning up the Park after holiday weekends.”
[BX] Street Tree Care w/ Decatur Block Association: 12-2 pm. “We will be briefly discussing the numerous benefit of trees in our urban environment before getting dirty and applying our 5 steps of tree care to as many tree beds as we can get to!”
[MNHTN] Street Tree Canopy Care Volunteer Day: 5-7 pm. “Join us in caring for our urban forest canopy in the LES! Trees clean our air, cool our streets, mitigate flooding, and much more!”
Tuesday | July 7
[BK] Salt Lot Compost Processing with Big Reuse: 9 am-12 pm. “We will be processing food scraps collected from our community drop-offs, maintaining our education corner with smaller compost systems, and taking care of miscellaneous tasks around the site.”
[BK] Monthly Reuse Center Volunteer Day: 11 am-1 pm. “Come join us for a fun day of volunteering at the Reuse Center every first Tuesday of the month - help the environment while having fun!”
Wednesday | July 8
[BX] Community Composting with New Roots Bronx and Big Reuse: 9 am-12 pm. “Join Big Reuse and New Roots Bronx to learn about community composting on this half acre urban farm that grows directly for the community.”
Thursday | July 9
[MNHTN] PlacePartner Opportunity: Tunnel Gardens at W 148th St: 8:30-11 am. “Join us as we steward the garden beds in the tunnel near Ten Mile River Playground!”
Friday | July 10
[QNS] Compost Volunteer Event at SkyFarm LIC: 9 am-12 pm. “Help us compost on a rooftop farm in Long Island City!”
[QNS] Community Composting with Smiling Hogshead Ranch and Big Reuse: 4-6 pm. “Learn more about maintaining Big Reuse’s community compost cubes on a beautiful community garden and thriving food forest!”
Saturday | July 11
[BK] Tree Stewards: 9-11 am. “Help us care for the trees on the Fountain side of the park at this volunteer day!”
[BK] Street Tree Care w/ Walt Shamel Garden: 10 am-12 pm. “Join us to learn about, care for and add compost to street trees.”
[MNHTN] Summer Weeding, Pruning, and Mulching in Tompkins Square Park: 10 am-12 pm. “Join us for Summer weeding, pruning, mulching, and cleanup in our Pollinator Pocket gardens.”
[MNHTN] La Plaza Cultural Community Garden Volunteer Days: 12-2 pm. “Help local communities as we help cultivate this beautiful community garden!”
Sunday | July 12
[MNHTN] Urban Farm Volunteers: 10 am-1 pm. “Our farmers have a lot of farm chores and composting to do weekly and you can help us take care of this important urban educational agricultural resource.”
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Wednesday | July 8
[BK] Mending Club at Lagoon, $28: 6-8 pm. “A guided sewing rendezvous to revive your preloved favorites!”
[MNHTN] BFF Dispensary NYC Clothing Swap: 6-8 pm. “Swap, shop your new-to-you finds, and you could be heading to the runway! Attend our clothing swap for a chance to win tickets to Fashion Week Brooklyn!”
Thursday | July 9
[BK] Planted Culture Market is back! NYC’s Vegan Market at Atlantic Terminal: 4-9 pm. “Planted Culture Market:Brooklyn’s outdoor vegan market featuring plant-based food, diverse local vendors and community.”
[BK] TOO HOT ON THE BLOCK - Art + Community Activation: 6-8 pm. “We’re highlighting the ways that frontline community members have been staying cool + protecting one another as NYC continues to experience unprecedented heat waves.”
Friday | July 10
[BX] Family Fridays in the Garden: 10 am-12 pm. “Come dig for compost critters, water the plants, explore nature, harvest some veggies, and more at Van Cortlandt Park Alliance’s Learning Garden!”
Saturday | July 11
[MNHTN] [INFRASTRUCTOURS] Hunts Point Bike Tour - Food, Fossil Fuels, WaterFronts, $12+: 10 am-1 pm. “We’ll explore a key NYC infrastructure hub - Hunts Point - by bike!!”
[BK] Experience Cyanotype: An exploration of Cyanotype Printing on Recycled Materials: 10:30 am-1 pm. “Join us for a 2-hour cyanotype workshop (followed by a 30-min after-class tea time) hosted by artist and educator Ife Oluwamuyide, where you will learn the basics of cyanotype printing. Workshop participants will experiment with cyanotype printing techniques on recycled textiles such as fabric paper.”
[MNHTN] Electrix Vintage Fill-a-Bag Sale + Market (Midtown), $10: 11 am. “Fill a bag with vintage for JUST $10! + shop our featured vendor: Comso Cowgirl Charm Bar, & sip on complementary Red Bull. The fill-a-bag section has over 2,000+ POUNDS of vintage each day to rummage through!”
[MNHTN] Summer on the Hudson: Mushroom Walk: 11 am-12:30 pm. “Discover and document the hidden world of fungi with the New York Mycological Society.”
[GOV IS] Reset & Chill: Summer Picnic: 1-5 pm. “We’ll gather in nature to soak up the sun, meet new + familiar faces, and tap into our playful side with nostalgic field day games and picnic vibes.”
[BK] NYC Resistor Bike Day, $7: 1-5 pm. “Perfect for those who did not get around to a spring maintenance, here’s an opportunity to learn more about bike repair.”
Sunday | July 12
[BK] Repair Cafe at the Old Stone House: 11 am-3 pm. “Have a cherished lamp, small appliance, bike, piece of clothing, chair or guitar that needs a little fix to restore it to its former glory? Don’t throw it out! A group of volunteers will be available at this community repair event to fix your item, free of charge.”
[GOV IS] Opening Reception of Trees/Plant/People/Time: An immersive multimedia installation about people’s relationship with trees: 3-5 pm. “The installation celebrates trees as part of our stories, and us as part of theirs – through life cycles and seasons.”
[MNHTN] The World’s Biggest Mendathon... ON A BOAT, $55: 5-7:30 pm. “Be a part of history, while fixing your clothes! We are gathering the most menders in one place at one time ever, and we are doing it while sailing round the iconic sights of NYC.”
[VIRTUAL] Sunday Shift | Nature-based Community Breathwork: 9-9:20 pm. “The Sunday Shift is a soothing guided evening breathwork sequence perfect for the person creating an intentional Sunday wind-down routine.”
⭐ Led by yours truly!
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