2025 Street Works Earth
Activities
Use the buttons to filter. You can stop by “all-day” installations 11am-5pm. Timed workshops/discussions have a beginning, middle, and end, so come early to get your bearings.
Story Time: Set Sail with Sage & Make a boat
2:15-2:45PM, Diamond Spratling
Set sail with Diamond as she reads from Sage Saves the World. Sage embarks on a journey to save the polar bears from the dangers of climate change. After the reading, make your own adventure boat.
Story Time: Small Acts, Big Impacts
3-4PM (every 15-30 minutes)
Join author Tulani Thomas as she reads from her children’s book series, TuTu and The Green Crew! Take a seat, settle in, and get for inspiration and some fun on going green and staying green.
Chat Series: Meet the People Sharing Their Career Journeys
12:00-4:15PM, ~25 Individuals
See who’s sharing their career journey during Street Works. Hear from folks at different points in their careers as they chat about how they got to where they are and the challenges along the way. Not a lecture. Bring your questions!
Dream Green Job: Climate Action Diagram & Trivia Game-Green Jobs Edition
12:00-2:00PM, Girl + Environment
Can any job help the climate crisis? Where do you even start to find a job that helps you and the environment? Girl + Environment (GPE) has got you!
Know Your Rights: Community Safety & Rights Workshop
2:30–3:25pm, Queens Neighborhood Safety
Practical tips to stay informed and prepared, with tools to help you understand your rights, respond safely in challenging situations, and support your neighbors.
Workshop: Creating a Resume
12-12:55PM, NYS Department of Labor
Breaking down the essentials of building a resume that reflects your path, passions, and potential.
Workshop: How to apply for college
1:15–2:10pm, Dabima
How to apply for college, including important fall deadlines and how to navigate complicated application processes.
Improv(ing) your Interviews: Be Yourself and Land the Job
1:15 – 2:10pm, Rachel Bouton
Step into a supportive and confidence-building circle to practice interviews with a skilled improv performer.
Dear Mayor: Green My School!
All Day, ALIGN & Climate Works for All
Send a postcard to the Mayor on changes you want to see in schools, as part of our Green, Healthy Schools campaign call for climate upgrades in public schools.
Landscaping our Climate Future
All day, Frontline Resource Institute
What does a joyful future, free of climate change, look like to you? Add to a collaborative drawing with your response to this question.
Cinema Club
11am-4pm, Kaleidospace & More
Join us for an micro-theater featuring short films on climate justice and local stories, including work by Queens filmmakers.
Listening: What Would You Say to the Future?
Table 2:45-4:45, roaming before; Street Works, El Puente, Global Citizens’ Assembly
Share your perspective at a station collecting video interviews on climate change, public space, and more.
Hip Hop 50 Boombox
All day, Bayeté Ross Smith
Contribute songs on freedom and liberation to Bayeté Ross Smith’s sculpture made of sugarcane & cotton boombox replicas.
Workshop: Becoming the Elder You Envision
1:15–2:10pm, Queens Mutual Aid
Step into a quiet circle for a guided visualization to meet your future self as an elder, an ancestor, a wisdom keeper.
Workshop: Relationship mapping for care & connection
1:15–2:10pm, Sunny Roberts & Jessica Bauman
Reflect together on who is part of our support systems for daily needs, growth, and work, and how we can expand our circles together.
Draw Your Climate Hero—Anime Style
2-2:30PM, Khalil Remtula
A drawing workshop, where you’ll design your own climate hero, in anime style, reflecting your values & vision for change.
Safe Paint: Cosmetic Toxin Safety
All Day, We Act for Environmental Justice
Learn how to spot toxic beauty products and how cosmetics connect to justice and health—especially in BIPOC communities.
1-on-1 Resume Reviews
~10-20 min each, 11AM-12PM & 1-2:45PM, Department of Labor; sign up if interested
Bring a draft of your resume and meet 1-on-1 with a participant for advice on how to organize your story. You must sign up in advance!
Workshop: Supporting Success: A Parent's Guide to NYC High School Admissions
12:00-12:55 PM, Jennifer Blair, Ma.Ed.
How to apply for public high school in NYC, from deadlines to exploring schools that match your interests, including climate.
Day Navigators
All day, (Focus on Future@Work 12-2PM), Satia Koroma & Natalie Bedon/Street Works/MJN
Navigators will help you make sense of the environment, learn about the event, and offer ideas about which activities might best match your interests.