Honoring People and Community
Woodside on the Move
Woodside on the Move is a leading force in NYC tenant advocacy initiatives and one of the largest free after school and summer camp providers in the city, serving over 800 elementary school children in the Queens community.
Mazorca Colectiva
Mazorca Colectiva fosters alternative intergenerational spaces of care, mutual aid, collective storytelling, and cultural revival. Through community workshops and a community garden located in East Elmhurst, Queens, Mazorca Collectiva centers ancestral practices and nourishing traditions for Indigenous children, Elders, community teachers, and immigrant community that are often overworked and highly exploited by racial capitalism.
Ernest Verrett
Ernest Verrett is co-founder of Street Works and co-founder of Dabima, a tech platform making it more affordable for kids to get advice and project management tools to apply to college.
Anjali Deshmukh
Anjali is an MJN co-founder and Street Works co-founder, artist, game designer, and writer dedicated to creating for, with, and in community in public spaces.