Celebrating Community
Care Forward is a Brooklyn-based standards-raising initiative for care workers and women and this is the country’s first neighborhood based standards-raising initiative for domestic workers. Care Forward, an initiative of the Carroll Gardens Association and We Rise, had an event at JJ Bryne Park on April 28 since President Biden and the White House federally proclaimed April as Care Workers […]
On May 15, I attended the monthly meeting of the revived Red Hook Civic Association at P.S. 15 on Sullivan St. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 6 PM but I arrived early and chatted with some other attendees outside of the school. Shortly afterward, Jacqui Painter arrived we were allowed into the building. We went to the auditorium, […]
While walking down Henry St., I noticed a shop called Catrina NYC with colorful jewelry and t-shirts outside the front door. Looking through the window, I could see there was more jewelry, artwork, dolls, toys, textiles, and much more. After going inside, I was greeted by Karina Perez and her dog, a dachshund named Caramelo. Perez was kind enough to […]