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03/08/26 @1:30pm: Making sense of money: art + dialogue
Join us for a creative brainstorm on how to build wealth in and for our families & communities. We’re first clarifying what's needed, grounding in art, and getting feedback on the sketch of a curriculum for our community.
02/22/26 @1:30pm: Open house + resume reviews
Join an open house where neighbors can drop in and connect with people involved in local community practices. A guest from the Department of Labor (DOL) will be there to offer resume feedback!
02/22/26 @3:30pm: Time bank planning
Join the second time bank planning meeting, immediately following the open house. Attend the open house to find out if this meeting is right for you!
02/13/26 @4:30pm: Street Works blueprint preview & feedback
Are you an artist, community organizer, or neighbor who wants to gather people in public space but feels blocked by cost, bureaucracy, or not knowing where to start? We’re creating a Blueprint to help you. See a preview before an official launch by April.
02/12/26 @7PM: Queens mutual aid Meeting
Join a virtual meeting on 2/12 at 7pm to collaborate on financial literacy trainings, food drives, and more.
01/15/26 @7PM: Queens mutual aid Meeting
Join a virtual meeting on 1/15 at 7pm to shape vision for 2026, which includes collaborating on: financial literacy trainings, food drives, and more.
01/11/26 @1:30pm: Exploring a community timebank
Initiated by Meredith Faltin, we’re exploring what it would take to start a neighborhood timebank, a system where one hour of your help = one hour of someone else’s help. We don’t need to exchange money to support one another!
12/11/25 @7PM: Queens mutual aid Meeting
Join a virtual meeting on December 11th at 7pm to: Check in with one another & rebuild collective rhythm; share updates about ongoing efforts and neighborhood needs; discuss what support systems we want to strengthen or restart.
09/21/25, 11AM—6PM: Street Works Earth details
Street Works Earth is this Sunday, 9/21, from 11 AM-6 PM! This is your at-a-glance guide to what’s going on, when, and how to get here. Directions and schedule inside!
09/21/25: Save the Date for Street Works Earth
Join Make Justice Normal and Street Works for a joyful street arts and climate action festival in Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC, on September 21 (Sept 27 rain date).
We’re bringing together artists, neighbors, and changemakers to co-create art, share stories, and learn about how we can care for our planet and each other.
07/27/25: Mental wellness resource co-share 3
Join us on July 27, 5-7pm on zoom for the third mental wellness co-share, to check in with one another and build on the plans as they’ve evolved.
June 2025 sundays: Street resource share
Join Woodside on the Move, Waterfront Alliance, Street Works/MJN, Queens Mutual Aid, and more for Sunday meetups this June, 1-3pm on June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 to share resources, including voter education ahead of the June 24 primaries.
04/26/25: Earth Day in NYC
The Street Works team was out on the streets April 26th for Earth Day, along with hundreds of others participating in activities, DOT’s Car Free Earth Day!
03/23/25: Mental wellness resource co-share
Queens Mutual Aid held an in-person mental health resource sharing session on March 23, 3-5 p.m. ET at beloved 2nd Story Pilates & Yoga inviting the community to share what community led mental wellness spaces look like and how we should move forward.
02/15/25: South Queens Women's March welcome
Join Queens mutual aid for an intro to South Queens Women’s March on Feb 18, 6pm, on zoom. The SQWM amplifies the voices of South Queens’ diverse women. They are an all-volunteer multi-generational, intersectional platform taking sisterhood to the streets.
Thru 12/11/24: Elmhurst Community Partnership Coat Drive
Queens mutual aid, hosted by Kaleidospace, Veggie Nuggets, and MJN/Street Works is supporting Elmhurst Community Partnership’s efforts to collect/donate warm clothes. We need your help!
11/24/24: Queens Mutual Aid & Reflection
Meeting 3: Sunday Nov 24, 2024 @ 12pm on Zoom. We picked up where we left off in planning specific projects, and updates on specific political education topics that have come up. As always, space is held for how everyone is doing.
11/17/24: Queens Mutual Aid & Reflection
Veggie Nuggets, Kaleidospace, and Street Works/MJN are held our 2nd small potluck on Sunday @ 7:30pm @ Suryaside Yoga, 49-06 Skillman Ave, Woodside, Queens, to continue planning next steps on mutual aid network building.
11/10/24: Queens Mutual Aid & Reflection
Veggie Nuggets, Kaleidospace, and Street Works/MJN held a small potluck on Sunday @ 4:30pm @ 2nd Story Pilates and Yoga Studio to start brainstorming what a local mutual aid network could look like, and more.
With gratitude to partners & supporters!
Gratitude to our partners for their support of Street Works Earth!