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Arts & Democracy Poster at Othering and Belonging Conference

Arts & Democracy is partnering with our allies in Kentucky to share a poster at the Othering and Belonging Conference in Louisville October 9 and 10, 2026! Arts & Democracy board member Judi Jennings will present our poster which shares examples of how arts and culture strengthens belonging in New York City and across Kentucky.

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National , Northeast , Southeast , Democracy , Traditional Cultural and Spiritual , Visual Art , Multi / Inter-disciplinary , Community Engagement , Policy / Law Change

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Cultural organizing resources

Muslim Women Write the Body

Muslim Women Write the Body was a series of workshops organized with writer Roohi Choudhry (Nov-May, 2022), focused on Muslim identity and the gray areas of faith, particularly for women. Participants explored their identities in relation to past, present, and future, considering gender, culture and more. Choudhry and guest artists Nsenga Knight, Demo Ibrahim, Hala Shah, Aizzah Fatima led workshops on Zoom with follow up debrief and coaching sessions. The creative work was presented live at our annual Community Iftar on the Avenue C Plaza. 



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Northeast , Human Rights / Social Justice , Immigration , Literary , Multi / Inter-disciplinary , Education / Awareness Raising

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Community Iftar

After two years of virtual Iftars we were thrilled to hold our Community Iftar in person at the Avenue C Plaza. Neighbors broke fast together and learned about and celebrated Ramadan. The delicious food came from Jalsa Grill and Gravy, Rahuni, and Taj Kebab, representing Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Uzbekistan. Muslim women artists and activists presented their work, with some of it growing out of our Muslim Women Write the Body Workshop. The Community Iftar was hosted by Arts & Democracy, and co-sponsored by ArtBuilt, NOCD-NY, and City Councilmember Shahna Hanif.
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Northeast , Human Rights / Social Justice , Literary , Traditional Cultural and Spiritual , Multi / Inter-disciplinary , Education / Awareness Raising , Community Engagement

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Event reports

Getting Out the Vote with the Arts!

Arts & Democracy engaged the arts to get out the vote in the 10th year of Participatory Budgeting with City Councilmember Shahana Hanif and the District 39 District Committee. An artmaking workshop helped PB Delegates create posterboards of their projects, which were then displayed at a Community Expo at the Park Slope Armory. A concert at Kensington Plaza with The Singing Winds and a salsa class with Dancewave at the Old Stone House made it fun to vote for community projects.
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Northeast , Democracy , Dance , Music , Visual Art , Community Engagement

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Cultural organizing resources

Storytelling in Crisis

The virtual dialogue, Storytelling in Crisis, presented by Storyline, Arts & Democracy, The Laundromat Project, Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY (NOCD-NY) and US Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) explored strategies for crafting storytelling responses that center care and connection, amplify resistance, and support resiliency. We heard from storytellers who have learned from their experience of making work grappling with pandemics; epidemics; and natural, social, political and economic disasters. Michael Premo (Storyline) facilitated a discussion with Steven Thrasher (Northwestern University), Nick Slie (Mondo Bizarro, Cry You One, I -10 Witness Project), and Regina Campbell (Rikers Public memory Project).  

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Midwest , Northeast , Southeast , Criminal Justice , Health , Human Rights / Social Justice , Film / Video / Audio / Digital , Theater / Performance / Spoken Word , Multi / Inter-disciplinary , Alliance / Movement / Field Building , Community Engagement , Political Engagement , Policy / Law Change

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Briefing calls

Prokash / Reveal

Led by artist Monica Jahan Bose, the bilingual workshop series Prokash/Reveal took place from July - Oct 2021 providing an opportunity for immigrants and first generation youth to bridge multigenerational points of views related to identity, immigration, and biculturalism. The culminating performance on October 9 at the Ave C Plaza in Kensington, Brooklyn featured a community scroll that connected the tapestries created by participants and an open mic.

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Northeast , Environment , Human Rights / Social Justice , Immigration , Visual Art , Multi / Inter-disciplinary , Community Engagement

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Workshop resources

Kensington Cares

Kensington Cares honored community members who led mutual aid efforts in Kensington, Brooklyn. We created this public art exhibition at the Ave C Plaza with photographers Anna and Jordan Rathkopf, Photoville, and ArtBuilt. Programming around the exhibit included a community celebration honoring the groups featured in the photographs and a neighborhood food tour. The exhibit was included in Photoville's fall festival and featured at our October concert on the plaza. 

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Northeast , Health , Human Rights / Social Justice , Visual Art , Community Engagement

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Cultural organizing resources

A Quest for Home Upside Down Edition

A Quest for Home Upside Down Edition was a series of workshops with Roohi Choudhry over the summer of 2020 that contributed to a Zine that was launched on Dec 12, 2020. Fifteen participants from the South Asian Diaspora from across the globe participated, with a desire and passion for storytelling. We wrote about the places and people we longed for, and talked about maps and counter-maps and imagination as a kind of knowledge. Though it was broken up into little squares, we made a kind of home.
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International , Northeast , Immigration , Literary , Multi / Inter-disciplinary

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Cultural organizing resources

Cultural Organizing for Community Change 2020

Arts & Democracy joined with Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY to present Cultural Organizing for Community Change, December 5, 2020 on Zoom. The daylong workshop included a cultural organizing framework; connecting in small groups; and two rounds of participatory arts and popular education workshops. While we missed connecting face to face, our Zoom version of our annual workshop allowed us to extend the workshop to national and international participation.
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National , Northeast , Multi / Inter-disciplinary , Alliance / Movement / Field Building

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Workshop resources

Activating the Cultural Power of a Movement

On Oct 9, 2020, Arts & Democracy, The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, and NOCD-NY convened Activating the Cultural Power of a Movement, an event that showcased inspiring, movement based organizations across the country. The webinar featured presentations by leaders from racial justice, environmental justice, immigrant rights, and economic justice groups including Michelle Ramos (Executive Director, Alternate ROOTS), Angeles Solis (Director of Worker Organizing, Make the Road Action), Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson (a member of Movement for Black Lives’ policy table leadership team), Charon Hribar (Revivals Coordinator, Poor People's Campaign), and Nina Eichner (Creative Projects Manager, Sunrise Movement).

Artwork by Melanie Cervantes, Dignidad Rebelde

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National , Northeast , Southeast , Southwest , Democracy , Human Rights / Social Justice , Multi / Inter-disciplinary , Alliance / Movement / Field Building

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Briefing calls

NOCD-NY

Arts & Democracy was the co-organizer of the roundtable which stimulated the creation of NOCD-NY, a citywide alliance. NOCD-NY came together in response to the vision, sustained needs, and creative resilience of our communities. It recognizes the power of neighborhood-based arts and culture as an integral part of an equitable and culturally vital city. NOCD-NY is a frequent partner when Arts & Democracy works in NYC.
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Northeast , Community / Regional Development , Cultural / Media Policy , Multi / Inter-disciplinary , Alliance / Movement / Field Building

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NOCD - NY resources

PB NYC

New York City is experiencing a new kind of democracy. Through Participatory Budgeting, residents are directly deciding how to spend public money. Community members are exchanging ideas, working together to turn ideas into project proposals, and voting to decide what proposals get funded. Arts & Democracy is involved throughout the process as a cultural resource.

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Northeast , Democracy , Film / Video / Audio / Digital , Theater / Performance / Spoken Word , Community Engagement

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Cultural organizing resources

A Quest For Home

Every Saturday morning for six weeks, 10 strangers with different paths came together to write away their thoughts. At first, they all believed they had nothing in common. But they all yearned for love and acceptance. They were all on a quest for home. Read here about this journey and download the Zine that grew out of this workshop with Roohi Choudhry. 

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Northeast , Human Rights / Social Justice , Immigration , Literary , Multi / Inter-disciplinary

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Cultural organizing resources

Cultural Organizing for Community Change 2018

This annual Brooklyn-based learning exchange, cosponsored with Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY (NOCD-NY), brought together organizers, artists, media makers, and policy makers to learn effective ways to deepen our work and engage our creativity in organizing for community change. The day included a cultural organizing framework, hands on skill building workshops, case studies, networking, and resources. It began at Littlefield, and afternoon breakouts took place at nearby Gowanus community organizations including Fifth Avenue Committee, Gowanus Neighborhood Convervancy, Interference Archive, and Theater Mitu.
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Northeast , Multi / Inter-disciplinary , Alliance / Movement / Field Building , Leadership and Skill Development

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Workshop resources