Celebrating Community
They work with at-risk neighbors, and in collaboration with long standing community members, non-profit organizations, local officials and businesses to leverage community access to resources and engage volunteers within a network of mutual care. Through working directly with local Red Hook organizations like Miccio Community Center, Red Hook Initiative, Red Hook Farms, Red Hook Art Project and Red Hook Container […]
Hook Arts Media (formerly Red Hook’s Dance Theater ETC) has been approved for a $50,000 award as part of the federal CARES Act. Hook Arts Media (HAM) is one of the 855 arts organizations approved for CARES Act funding. HAM’s in-school multidisciplinary programs primarily serve NYC transfer high schools. Also, Hook Arts Media’s community filmmaking programs pay young people as […]
Italy has always been a Catholic country thanks to the Pope living in Rome. That being said, ever since the XII century in the boot there’s a little Protestant community, called Waldensian Evangelical Church, which makes a lot of noise in both Italian and European public debate. The Waldensians number only 25,000 in Italy and 45,000 worldwide of which 5,000 […]
In an opinionated world, the conversation surrounding food and gender is openly voiced. One of our readers is exploring this correlation, dissecting her own body’s health while investigating society’s negative food stigma towards women. I have struggled with my weight since I was a child. Even at a young age, my stomach packed on bloat in a round balloon-shape, similar […]