Early American quilts often share the simplicity of this geometric design. Their most complex feature is the ornamental stitching across the entire surface of the bedcovering. Referred to as “whole-cloth” quilts, such works are made of large pieces of fabric in solid colors.

More space, more popular education, more art builds, more base building, more resistance against climate change ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽💚♥️🖤 #climatejustice

"This issue behind Fair Chance for Housing is also a racial justice issue, and that’s why it’s so fundamentally important," said @AndreA.Ward of The Fortune Society. In New York Amsterdam News this morning–why New York City Council & Mayor Eric Adams must pass the #FairChanceForHousing Act: amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/08/0…

🌻 It's #FarmFriday! Come visit us at the QBG Farm on August 11th, where we will showcase a diverse range of tomatoes bred at Cornell University, up to 24 varieties! You will get to talk to those that participated in this effort as well as taste some yourself and take some home!

Tonight, The New Yorker, Theater of War, and The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR are partnering for a dramatic reading of the New Yorker article "The System that Failed Jordan Neely." eventbrite.com/e/theater-of-w…

Beyond Delicious eomega.org/workshops/beyo…

Lahaina Town on Maui is almost totally burnt to the ground. Firefighters are still trying to get the fires under control, and our first responders are in search and rescue mode. If you want to help, please do so here. Thank you. hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

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Calling volunteers! On select Tuesdays-Saturdays in August & September we could use extra help from group and individual volunteers at our Eco-Hubs! 🌱 Spend the day outdoors connecting to the earth & supporting NYCHA communities. Sign up at greencityforce.org/get-involved/ ! #volunteer

BCA 🤝 Artists Looking for Opportunities Go check out the Opportunities Page on our website for artist calls, jobs and internships, studio spaces, residencies, and fellowships! We are here to help YOU be the most successful artist you can be here: bit.ly/3sclgHt

To the writers, the breakers, the DJs, and the MCs — today is your day. Thank you for keeping the culture alive and bringing joy to millions of fans. I’m incredibly proud to represent a borough that has contributed so much to this movement. Happy #HipHop50

Saturday, August 19 at 7PM: Listen to some authentic country music at our Global Mashup: Ghana Meets New Orleans event! "Unknown queen of Americana," queenesther.bsky.social will share with you the folk music of the Deep South. Get a free dance lesson w/ your ticket: buff.ly/3rWX3H5

See the past and the future on the Sailors' Snug Harbor Historical Tour! On Aug 20, learn the history that put Snug Harbor on the map, featuring six of the first NYC landmarks. Explore our master plan and share your vision for the future. Tickets: ow.ly/YqmC50OhiZ7

Great interview by The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast of @scharloppowers, ED of NaturalAreasNYC, on their groundbreaking research that shows that urban forests in cities are literally the coolest places in town! Nature Conservancy NY Brooklyn Botanic Garden

This Saturday 8/19 join #NYCH2O nurul fakhriyyah for the Alice Austen Park Beach Cleanup (Buono Beach) 10AM - 12PM Signup here: bit.ly/AliceAusten_8_… Also thankful to our program partners PartnershipsForParks and Alice Austen House Museum for their support!

Bye bye mountains of trash bags!

LadyBug Release! This Saturday 1-3pm M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden M’Finda Kalunga Garden Rivington btwn Chrystie & Forsyth NYC Parks NYC Parks GreenThumb GreenMapNYC The Tenement Museum University Settlement FABnyc Remote Theater Project BRC_org Community Board 3 @lesecologyctr

Save The Date! Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and other NYC and community agencies invite you to celebrate the African Heritage Festival. Join a celebration of African heritage on September 16 at Joyce Kilmer Park.Please register at bit.ly/3OeUwiU

.President Donald J. Trump has NOT declared a climate emergency. He doesn’t get to take credit without putting in the work. Join us September 17 in NYC to demand President Biden take real action: endfossilfuels.us #EndFossilFuels