All Ages Movie Night (with pictures)

All Ages Movie Night (with pictures)

Last Thursday, we enjoyed another All Ages Movie Night, with old and new friends. There were snacks to share, and even some music making and dancing after the movie was over. We can;t wait until the next one!

 

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Ethics for Children – Community Garden Service Project (with pictures)

Ethics for Children – Community Garden Service Project (with pictures)

For our April service day the Ethics for Children program participated in a Spring Garden Work Day at the Brooklyn’s Finest Community Garden (48 Lefferts Place). We helped remove an old brick walkway and lay stones for a new one, prepared raised beds, put up a border fence and even learned about rat mitigation techniques! The garden members were very welcoming and made us promise to stop in again to see how the garden grows throughout the season.

 
 

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Anti-Billionaire Bash (with pictures)

Anti-Billionaire Bash (with pictures)

In times of stress and concern, it is important to make space to have fun in community, so last week we hosted a costume party fundraiser for the Trans Health Legal Fund and New Immigrant Community Empowerment. The theme was an Anti-Billionaire Bash. What a great way to have fun and support important organizations!

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Ethics for Children with Elders (with pictures)

Ethics for Children with Elders (with pictures)

The Children’s Ethics program hosted some of the elder members of BSEC for one-on-one interviews with the kids. The intergenerational gathering was an opportunity for students to get to know people they often see during the transition between their program and the platform on Sundays. It also served to deepen the connections within our community. 

 

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Community Trip to National Museum of the American Indian

Last Saturday, we had an enjoyable and worthwhile visit to the National Museum of the American Indian, part of the Smithsonian Institution. The Museum contains one of the largest collections of native American objects, representing many different cultures and communities from Alaska to the end of South America.
 
Our group included Angel, her daughter Saskia, Kerry, Malang, Micheleen, Janna, her daughters Nadine and Beatrice, DuPree and Burt. Angela Blair joined from Staten Island, Elaine and Jean Pierre from London and Italy and Eliot (Guest from CA). We toured the galleries at our own pace, immersing ourselves in the historical, artistic and cultural exhibits and narratives. We attended a short, interesting film on what it means to be a “native” New Yorker. We were exposed to some of the enormous cruelties imposed on indigenous peoples and left with a deeper understanding and a heavy heart. Before returning home, we looked at Fraunces Tavern from the Revolutionary War days and had a tasty buffet lunch. All in all, a trip to remember.
By Burt Hurwitz
 
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