Tag: DIVAS for Social Justice
The Intersection Between Food Justice , Technology, South Jamaica & Black...
Self-determination and food sovereignty have been growing at South Jamaica Houses for over 20 years. Behind the building, located at 108-10 159th is a...
Building A Path For All
The Garden Of Resilience has a new wheelchair accessible path. National Grid , Garden Of Resilience and Greenthumb hosted a Volunteer Day on June...
Hydroponics Initiative Highlights Afro-Caribbean Diaspora At Garden Of Resilience
Students from The Ralph Bunche School of Laurelton successfully installed a Hydroponics Tower at The Garden Of Resilience. The initiative was led by Jason...
Local Teen Hosts Seed Distribution Event At The Garden Of Resilience
Article written by Linda Derry and Clarisa James
In a time where too many of our youth of color are highlighted because of encounters with...
Seed & Book Distribution At The Garden Of Resilience
Linda Derry, a youth from Springfield Gardens will lead a community service project at The Garden Of Resilience on April 17, 2021. Derry was...
DIVAS for Social Justice Expands Free Programming Through Verizon
DIVAS for Social Justice will expand its programming in 2021 with support from Verizon. Verizon has committed $43 million dollars to help bridge the...
Somewhere That’s Green
Children need to see themselves as leaders and that can only happen with engagement and definitive outputs. Inspired by the work of The Laurelton...
COVID19 Has Changed Schools As We Know It.
Coronavirus has sparked changes throughout the education system forcing students and teachers to participate in virtual learning. Disinfecting the schools and social distancing guidelines...
A Greener Laurelton Actualized
In the past 5 months COVID-19 has surfaced to the forefront of communities of color, the issue of food insecurity. Laurelton earned its name...
A Dream Team Emerges In The Age Of Corona Through ...
For the past five months, DIVAS for Social Justice has worked extremely hard to pivot to remote learning for their Southeast Queens participants. Schools...
