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.
Workshop: Electricity Basics
12-12:55PM, New York Power Authority
Stop by to learn how electricity works, and career paths in energy and engineering.
Cloth Culture: Cut from the same Cloth
5-6pm, Kaleidospace
We’re turning old fabric into fresh art with paint, stamps, and stencils. No experience needed!
Headlines of our Future
All day, Grist
Imagine what a clean, green, and just future can look like by writing your own hopeful climate headline for the year 2050.
Reclaim Your Sole
2-4pm, Mikayla Yi/Cari Hanson/Street Works/MJN
Customize and refurbish your sneakers with paint & patches.
Affirmation Station
All day, Queens Mutual Aid
Recharge with calming prompts, reflective questions, and affirmations rooted in care for self, community, and the Earth.
Green Gratitude Wall
All day, Queens Mutual Aid
Honor the people, places, and acts that sustain you and our planet. Add a note or drawing to help build a shared story of climate resilience, care, and community power.
When the Water Rises, So Do We
All Day, Southeast Queens Residents Environmental Justice Coalition
Learn about Southeast Queens’s fight against groundwater flooding and the siting of lithium-ion battery storage in stones throw from homes and a hospital. You’ll walk away with tips on how to prepare for floods from folks who’ve learned by doing.
Improv: Adaptation & Resilience for a Changing World
2:30–3:25pm, Improv Draft
In a time of climate change, adaptability is everything. And that’s exactly what improv is all about. Join us for a performance and workshop where you help shape what happens next.
Strong Roots, Safe Future / Raíces Fuertes, Futuro Seguro
All day, Latin Academy
Learn how climate change impacts the Latiné community while learning Spanish nature words, games, and free face painting.
Rising Leaders: Youth Organizing Workshop
2:30-4PM, Veggie Nuggets
A 90-minute workshop, by and for youth, to explore the basics of advocacy and community organizing together.
Local Grassroots Climate Onramp
2:30–3:25pm, Queens Climate Project
Hear how organizing with your neighbors can drive real change, and how you can shape local actions
Painted By The Sun
All Day, Team AOC
Join a hands-on creative project using sunlight and light-sensitive paper to make unique sun print. As you create, we’ll explore the Green New Deal, jobs and justice-centered plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy in ten years
Tiny Worlds in Balance: Terrarium Making
2PM onward, (until materials run out), MJN
Join us in making sealed gardens that can thrive without you ever needing to water it. Terrariums show us how ecosystems sustain, a reminder that balance makes life possible in a jar, a neighborhood, or the planet.
Workshop: Intergenerational Community Organizing
1:15–2:10pm, Durga Sreenivasan
A workshop on building coalitions across generations for meaningful climate action.
Workshop: Applying to High School in NYC
TBD, TBD
How to apply for public high school in NYC, from deadlines to exploring schools that match your interests, including climate.