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.
Ribbon Upcycling Workshop
2 hours, Climate Cafe NYC x Climate Psychology Alliance of North America x Climate Imaginarium
A ribbon upcycling workshop alongside a conversation to process climate emotions and our feelings about consumerism as we make accessories, chokers, and more.
Hello, Future?
All day, Girl+Environment
What would you say if the future picked up the phone? Step into a makeshift phone booth and leave a message about the world you want to live in. Your voice will become part of a collective story about the future we're fighting for, and the world we still have the power to create.
What is environmental justice?
All day, by NY Renews
Stop by for an interactive session on environmental injustice in New York City and learn about the fight for climate justice, from Brooklyn to Buffalo!
Native Plant Seed Bombs & Scavenger Hunt
All day, Queens Public Library
Stop by Queens Public Library to create your very own Native Plant Seed Bombs and complete a Scavenger Hunt for native species in Travers Park to win a prize!
Lehenga Library
All day, Kareena’s Closet
Stop by to explore a curated collection of stunning South Asian formalwear and learn how this community model is reducing textile waste.
Can we own our food future?
All day, Western Queens Food Coop
Meet neighbors working to build a community-owned grocery co-op for Western Queens, starting with a buying club and mobile delivery that will bring affordable, fresh food to multiple neighborhoods.
Mean. Equity.
All Day, Ernest Verrett & Anjali Deshmukh/Street Works/MJN
Interact with a multi-year bead project telling the story of how wealth inequality is inextricably tied to our climate crisis. Special thanks to support from Stella Muti and the World Inequality Database.
Time Bank Launch: What Can We Share? What Do We Need?
All day, facilitated by Time Bank members
Join the public launch of the Street Works Time Bank! This is a new way for neighbors to exchange skills, knowledge, support, and care using time as a shared currency.
Sustainable Fashion Designer of the Year Awards
~4-5:30pm, hosted Mary-Elaine Bullitt
Vote in the competition celebrating artists creating outfits that show how care for people, communities, and the planet can be gorgeous. Designers: Register by June 26.
Chalking: Why Vote? / How to Vote
All day, facilitated by NYC Votes
Join Street Works Earth and NYC Votes in creating a chalk mural exploring: Why vote? If you want to help design the wireframe at the beginning of the day, come at 10:00AM!
Sing-along Workshops
Throughout the day, by SonTierra
Sing back, clap along, and join SonTierra, a multi-generational music ensemble connected to EcoMadres, a project of Moms Clean Air Force.
Sound of the Earth/They are the Earth
45 min, by SonTierra
Sing back, clap along, and join SonTierra, a multi-generational music ensemble connected to EcoMadres, a project of Moms Clean Air Force.