Operation Clean Up Supports The Laurelton Farmers Market

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Melissa Gueye 15, gives back to the Laurelton community by participating in Operation Clean Up

Operation Clean served as a support to The Laurelton Farmers Market on August 29, 2020 from 8AM- 10 AM. Volunteers from The Federated Blocks Of Laurelton, NYPD Explorers, The UPS Store and local residents came out to support the clean up effort. The Laurelton Farmers Market launched two weeks ago and will be offered until October 31, 2020 Saturday and Sunday 10-2PM.  Many local residents came out even in the cloudy weather to give back to Laurelton. Melissa Gueye, 15, a resident of Valley Stream said, ” It important to serve the community for a cleaner world.”

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Clarisa James
Clarisa James is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice. For the past seven years DIVAS has provided free or sliding scale technology training to youth in underserved communities in Central Brooklyn and Southeast Queens. Ms. James has been dedicated to youth development work for the past 15years in the roles of Teaching Artist, After School Director, Curriculum Specialist and artist. Her life's work encompasses empowering youth in underserved communities to use technology for social change and think critically about the issues that are affecting them most. For the past seven years Ms. James has facilitated workshops that help youth develop multimedia projects around environmental justice, housing, leadership development and reproductive justice. Ms. James holds an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College's Film & Media Department. In addition to DIVAS for Social Justice, Ms. James currently serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Cabinet, Office of the Deputy Mayor Strategic Policy Initiatives at City Hall. Clarisa James is full of gratitude to her parents for providing such a wonderful upbringing and having the foresight to move into the community of Laurelton in the early 1970's. Clarisa is proud to be a daughter of Laurelton.