Food Not Bombs http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html offers a vegetarian meal share, using donated food:
Sundays, 4:30pm, in Tompkins Sq. Park [Manhattan]
Help cook at 1:00PM in Catholic Worker, 36 E. 1st St., btw. 1st & 2nd Aves.
[ https://goo.gl/maps/jgDo61j7yp22 ]  fnb@abcnorio.org (212) 254-3697 ext. 27
or http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html

L. I. Food Not Bombs http://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/bedstuy  currently shares free groceries and hot meals,
every Saturday, 3:00pm at Lafayette Ave. & Marcy Ave. [Brooklyn] just outside Von King/Tompkins Park.
lifnb.com , communitysolidarity.org , LongIslandFoodNotBombs@gmail.com or info@communitysolidarity.org [please ask correct ending time. -t.]

Excerpts from a mailing follow. Please see  http://freegan.info follow.  .

Ongoing Sustainable and Mutual Aid Events
Fixers Collective • N/A
The Brooklyn Commons Boycott has been brought to our attention:
“In a time of skyrocketing hate crimes and aggressive organizing campaigns by far right groups, the Brooklyn Commons has now advertised itself as a platform open to racist and fascist speakers. This has occurred after the space’s sole owner, Melissa Ennen, chose to host Christopher Bollyn, an anti-Semitic speaker and Trump supporter with neo-Nazi ties, in September 2016. She has since said she would welcome members of the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups to use the space. While it is Ennen’s legal right to collaborate with the far right, we will not assist her in this.
“Common Decency is therefore calling on all people who are interested in equality and justice to boycott the cafe and event space at the Brooklyn Commons until their policy is changed to disallow its use by openly racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, and other far right speakers, organizers, and organizations.”
– commondecencynyc.com
Freegan.info stands in solidarity with Common Decency.
Freegan.info will not promote any Fixers Collective events as long as the Collective continues to use the Brooklyn Commons as a host for some of its events.

Weekly Bike Repair Workshops by Times Up
BROOKLYN CLASSES
FIX YOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP
Every Sunday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Every Wednesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
99 South 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Open shop: you use our tools and stands to work on your bike.
Experienced mechanics will be present to answer questions but you do the work.
MANHATTAN CLASSES
OUTDOOR BIKE REPAIR CLASS
Every Tuesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Subjects are covered in a four-week rotation beginning the first week of every month.
FIRST FRIDAY BIKE REPAIR CLASS
First Friday of every month, 3:00pm-6:00pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Rains re-schedules the class for the following Friday.
 times-up.org

Wild Food Tours
“Wildman” Steve Brill holds frequent tours where you can learn to find and harvest wild growing plants for food and medicine.
Suggested donation is $20 ($10 for children under 12), sliding scale.
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Upcoming Tours:
6/2, 11:45am, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
6/3, 9:30am, Northwest Park, Windsor, CT
6/3, 1pm, Tarrywile Park, Danbury, CT
6/9, 11:45am, Central Park, Manhattan
6/10, 12pm, McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
6/16, 11:45am, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
6/17, 11:45am, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
wildmanstevebrill.com

Community Swaps by GrowNYC
Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, house wares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free! You don’t have to bring something to take something. No furniture or large items, please.
Upcoming Swaps:
Saturday, June 2 – Bay Ridge
12pm-3pm, St. Anselm Church Parking Lot
4th Ave b/t 82nd & 83rd Sts, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, will be moved indoors in inclement weather
Sunday, June 3 – Forest Hills
11am-2pm, Central Queens YM-YWHA Outdoor Lot
108th St b/t 68th Ave & 68th Rd, Queens
*In case of rain, event will take place at the Central Queens YM-YWHA at 67-09 108th St from 11am-1:30pm
Saturday, June 9 – Soundview
12pm-3pm, Sonia Sotomayor Community Center
1000 Rosedale Ave, Bronx
Saturday, June 16 – Park Slope
12pm-3pm, Old Stone House
4th St at 5th Ave, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, subject to cancellation with inclement weather
Saturday, June 23 – Midtown
BOOK SWAP ONLY
12pm-3pm, 53rd Street Library
18 W 53 St, Manhattan
INFO: grownyc.org/swap

Composting
New York City Department of Sanitation Food Composting
Food scraps can be turned into useful compost that helps make NYC green. You can take certain food scraps for composting to drop-off sites (PDF) located throughout the five boroughs. 
INFO & interactive map: tinyurl.com/zdlu3a4
Lower East Side Ecology Center (lesecologycenter.org) accepts organic material for composting (fruit & vegetable peelings, cut flowers, etc.) at:
– Union Square Greenmarket (Mon, Wed, Fri, & Sat 8am-5pm);
– Community Garden, E. 7th St. btwn B & C (Sundays, 8am-5pm).
They also offer compost drop-off for commuters:
– 1st Ave. between Houston & First St. (Mon, Wed & Fri, 8-11am);
– West 23rd St. at 8th Avenue (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– Clinton at Grand (Mon & Fri, 8-11am);
– East Broadway at Rutgers (Wed, 8-11am);
– Hudson Square, 6th Ave. & Spring St (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– 127th Street and Malcom X Blvd. (Wed, 8-11am).
INFO: lesecologycenter.org/programs/compost/compost-drop-off-locations
GrowNYC has greatly expanded composting collection.
See the expanded dropoff site list here: grownyc.org/compost/locations

Computer and Electronics Recycling
lesecologycenter.org/calendar/category/ewaste/ewaste-events
They also have a permanent e-waste collection center at 469 President St (at Nevins St.) near the D,N,R, open Tues 10-5, Wed 12-7, Thurs 10-5, Fri 10-5 and Sat 10-4.
  lesecologycenter.org/programs/ewaste/

New York City’s Zero Waste Program has events and drop-off locations
http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/safe-disposal
Drop-Off Sites:
(http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/special-waste-drop-offs)
Make sure to check the, Safe Handling & Disposal of Harmful Products, guide before you try to dispose of anything:
(https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/docs/harmful-products-brochure-06310-f.pdf)

Textile Recycling
{snip}  http://greentreetextiles.org/farmersmarkets/
 

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Justice Mondays
4:30 PM outside Rodino Federal Bldg.,
970 Broad St., Newark, at Walnut St.
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/9MELzQqVwnE2
descriptions  https://goo.gl/LXQ4ed  = (https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/32407361_816902118519929_4599256872699035648_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=4c33d2d5c775237d6ecf4afa0fc5c027&oe=5B7EF493)
calendar www.njpop.org/wordpress/?page_id=27
https://twitter.com/peoplesorganiz1   info@njpop.org  973-801-0001

Rise and Resist Meeting
Every Tuesday in The Church of the Village
201 W. 13th St. at 7th Av.; #1, 2, 3, A, C, E, F, M, PATH to various 14th St stops;
L Train to 6th Av. or to 8th Av.; N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14 St.-Union Sq.;
elevator in L Train 8th Ave stop & A, C, E 14th St. stop;
transit https://goo.gl/maps/xhUPHVAiNFr
event description https://facebook.com/events/398929070581585/
https://facebook.com/groups/RiseandResistNYC/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/RiseandResistNYC/events/  info@riseandresist.org

https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/
Rise & Resist meets every Tuesday, 7:00PM until 9:00PM. Doors open at 6:30.

We've developed a flat, all volunteer group united in anger, organized into working groups, and committed to direct action. We're focusing on everything from policy and data analysis to organizing protests to ensure that we have the largest impact possible.

We need people with all skills and interests. Whether you are an artist or a software developer or just somebody who wants to get involved, everybody’s contribution is valuable.

The meetings are at the Church of the Village (201 W 13th St.). The space is wheelchair-accessible via the entrance on 13th Street. There is an elevator.

An agenda will be sent out via email ahead of time. If you are not yet on our email list you can sign up using this form: http://eepurl.com/cCzq1X

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: http://riseandresist.org

If you haven't liked our Facebook Page, please click here:
https://facebook.com/RiseandResistNYC/

And if you haven't joined our Facebook group, please click here:
https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RiseandResistNY

Rise and Resist

We are taking direct action together for equality, justice, and human rights. We are rising against oppression and tyranny. We are building a better world.

[ Please always check sources for any changes.  -t.]

EVENT TIME NOT CLEAR.  Ask producers what "dusk" means.   volunteer@bronxriver.org
Related:  https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/new-york?month=7

More legible & perhaps updated info at http://bronxriver.org/calendar
https://facebook.com/pg/BronxRiver/events/ https://twitter.com/BxRiverAlliance  info@bronxriver.org  (718) 430-4665

excerpted from...

Bronx River Alliance Events for July 2018

July 07, 2018 (9am)NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
Soundview Park - Morrison Ave & Lafayette Ave
Join New York Road Runners for free weekly 2.5 mile runs through Soundview Park. All runs are directed by volunteers and its every Saturday from July 7 to July 28.
registration, click here.Volante Español aquí

 
July 07, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing and Birding
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
Join Rocking the Boat for free community rowing. Explore the Bronx River aboard student-built wooden row boats, accompanied by Rocking the Boat staff and participants who teach them about the local waterways. The free program takes place every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Community Birding brings birdwatching to the shores of the Bronx River. Identify and learn about local species with knowledgeable guides. Binoculars and field guides will be provided. (Goes from 2-5pm)

July 11, 2018 - September 01, 2018 (dusk) [ASK CORRECT EVENT TIME. -t.]
Fish Popping on the Bronx River
Bronx Zoo: Enter through the Rainey Gate off Fordham Road
Additional Monitoring Dates
Wednesdays from July to September
Come join us to help monitor juvenile fish popping on the Bronx River! "Popping" refers to the feeding behavior of a young alewife, when they leap out of the water to capture insects on the surface. We will be monitoring and counting the bubbles that we see to let us know how many juvenile alewives were born in our river.
Bring your own binoculars if you have and dress comfortable for weather at dusk. More details to come. For more information contact volunteer@bronxriver.org or call 718-430-4665.

July 12, 2018 (4:30pm)
Soundview Oyster Reef Monitoring
Soundview Park-311 Leland Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Join us with NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Bronx River oyster reef to begin the symmer oyster monitoring season!
We will meet at the park entrance located at the corner of O'Brien Ave and Leland Ave at Soundview Park     Please be on time. Each monitoring session lasts approximately 3.5-4 hours, depending on tide. We will be entering the water and wading out to the reef (you will put on chest waders) to perform hands-on monitoring and data collection. Know Before You Go   Bring socks (for the waders), dress in weather appropriate clothing, bring a bottle of water and sunscreen/hat, and prepare to get muddy! It’s a lot of fun, and you’ll meet new people who are looking to achieve the same goals as you.
To RSVP for the event click here.

July 14, 2018 (1pm-5pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Sailing
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
All community members from all ages are welcomed to come explore the beautiful Bronx River and learn to sail with our long time partners, community rowing experts, Rocking the Boat!
No reservations necessary  For more info please visit Rocking the Boat or call 718.466.5799
Directions: Take {snip}

July 14, 2018 (10:00am-1:00pm)
Project WASTE
Muskrat Cove | 4202-4288 Webster Avenue
Project WASTE (Water and Street Trash Elimination) is one of the Bronx River Alliance's Citizen Science stewardship project focused on source-reduction of trash pollution. As of June 2016, there have been two installed trash booms that capture floatable trash in the Bronx River - one maintained by the DEP and the other by Alliance staff and volunteers.
This event is part of our hands-on outreach strategy which includes trash collection and assessment. As a volunteer, you will count, assess and remove trash from the Muskrat Cove boom and tally the floatable trash into distinct categories. Information on the quantity, toxicity, material, and brands of trash will help to identify sources of pollution and to inform communities, businesses and municipal officials of this Bronx River problem.
Volunteers will be asked to hop into waders and join us in the water to remove the litter, please wear clothing you do not mind getting dirty. Also, please bring an extra pair of socks. All participants must sign a liability waiver in order to participate. This event is ideal for those ages 13 and over.
 register for this event

July 14, 2018 (10:30a)
Lake Paddle // Bronx Zoo Mitsubishi River Walk
Bronx River Lake Paddle  Registration available HERE. 
In preparation for your Bronx River adventure, visit our FAQ section!
(Please note, registration opens 1 week prior to trip date at 10a and ends 2 days before trip at 2p. In order to provide a safe trip experience there is a limit of 20 available tickets, we do not currently offer wait lists.)

July 14, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
Join Rocking the Boat for free community rowing. Explore the Bronx River aboard student-built wooden row boats, accompanied by Rocking the Boat staff and participants who teach them about the local waterways. The free program takes place every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
For more information, click here.

July 14, 2018 (9am)
NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
Soundview Park - Morrison Ave & Lafayette Ave
 registration, click here. Volante Español aquí

July 16, 2018 (7am)
Soundview Oyster Reef Monitoring
Soundview Park-311 Leland Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Additional Monitoring Dates
Tuesday, July 17: 7am
Wedneday, July 18: 7am
Join us with NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Bronx River oyster reef for oyster monitoring!
We will meet at the park entrance located at the corner of O'Brien Ave and Leland Ave at Soundview Park
Please be on time. Each monitoring session lasts approximately 3.5-4 hours, depending on tide. We will be entering the water and wading out to the reef (you will put on chest waders) to perform hands-on monitoring and data collection.Know Before You GoBring socks (for the waders), dress in weather appropriate clothing, bring a bottle of water and sunscreen/hat, and prepare to get muddy! It’s a lot of fun, and you’ll meet new people who are looking to achieve the same goals as you.
To RSVP for the event click here.

        [ all event descriptions at http://bronxriver.org/calendar  ]

July 17, 2018 (1-2pm)
Creating Partnerships to Promote Citizen Science and Advocacy
Webinar

July 21, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing and Birding
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
For more information, click here.

 
July 21, 2018 (9am)
NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
For more information and registration, click here.
Volante Español aquí
 

    
City of New York Parks and recreation     The Alliance works in close partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
and with over one hundred other partners to reclaim the Bronx River. Bronx River Alliance Partners

Please check also https://twitter.com/CountMeInNYC
http://twitter.co  m/hashtag/countmein
https://facebook.com/pg/CountMeInNYC/events/

 . Count Me In Rally, every Tuesday, 3:30 to 4:30 PM in Columbus Cir. (until Sep 25)
https://facebook.com/events/243270636420373/
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dew_Ip9WkAIA0te.jpg
Take our fight to Related’s front door! Tuesday rallies at 10 Columbus Circle.

 . Count Me In Rally, every Thursday, 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM at Hudson Yards,
W. 34th St. & 10th Ave. (until Sep 27) The fight for 50 Hudson and the W Yards is real!

with:
New York State Laborers' Organizing Fund,
Count Me In,
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades,
Laborers Local 78,
Laborers Local 79 - New York City,
LIUNA,
New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO,

Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers

FIND CONTACTS LIST AT BOTTOM OF THIS ENTRY.

TUESDAY, JUN 12 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 14 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUN 19 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 21 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUN 26 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 28 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 3 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 5 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM
TUESDAY, JUL 10 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 12 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 17 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 19 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 24 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 26 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 31 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 2 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 7 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 9 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 14 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 16 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 21 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 23 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 28 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 30 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 4 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 6 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 11 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 3 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 18 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 20 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 25 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 27 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM

[a possibly still relevant or usefule, older list of contacts follows -t.]
https://facebook.com/pg/NYCCLC/events   https://facebook.com/pg/nylecet/events
https://facebook.com/pg/Laborers79/events
https://facebook.com/pg/UALU1ThePlumbersofNYC/events
https://facebook.com/pg/smartunion/events  https://twitter.com/NYCBldgTrades
information@nysaflcio.org http://www.nysaflcio.org (518) 436-8516
(609) 860-2887 (212) 452-9300 http://www.districtcouncil9.net  (212) 255-2950
http://www.ualocal1.org (718) 738-7500   info@smart-union.org
http://www.smart-union.org  https://twitter.com/smartunionworks (212) 465-7900
79@laborerslocal79.org http://www.local79.org  https://twitter.com/local79nyc

Resistance Calls & Cards: Contact Elected Officials
Midtown Lunch and Social Justice Event
Every Thursday, 12:30 to 2:00 pm in Congregation Beit Simchat Torah M Building
130 W. 30th St. (in Lobby), btw. 6th & 7th Aves.; #1, 2, 3 to 34 St.-Penn Sta. (south exit
to W.32nd & 7th Av.); N, Q, R, W, PATH, B, D, F, M to 34 St.-Herald Sq. (south exit to W.32nd, Broadway & 6th Av.); A, C, E to 34 St.-Penn Sta. (south exit to W.33rd St. & 8th); #6 to 28 St. (at Park Av. So.); cross town buses via 34th St. or 23rd St.
transit https://goo.gl/maps/mBo7b5aKVKA2
RSVP so we can order ``enough`` pizza == > https://goo.gl/ysFyPs  
https://cbst.org/content/resistance-%E2%80%93-calls-cards
sabrinafarber@yahoo.com
venue 212-929-9498
Make phone calls and write postcards to protest the atrocities, or to express gratitude to the heroes. Come for as long as you are able.  Come every week, or whenever you can.

CBST's 130 W 30th St lobby for pizza, phone calls, postcards, and general social action!  Please come with a  == >  cell phone and laptop if possible!

Household Special Waste Drop-Off Site:
Hunts Point at Farragut Street and the East River, next to the Fulton Fish Market. Enter on Farragut Street, off Food Center Drive.Hours of Operation:10AM - 5PM on the last Friday of each month. Every Saturday, except for the last Saturday of each month
These sites operate on a monitored “do-it-yourself” basis. A DSNY official
will instruct residents to empty their Special Wastes into labeled storage containers. Be sure to dress accordingly — for example, sturdy shoes, casual clothing, and work gloves are recommended. If dropping off lithium or rechargeable batteries there are special handling requirements, see Safety and Packaging Requirements.
Residents are expected to deposit their empty paint cans, corrugated cardboard, and any trash into designated containers for proper recycling or disposal after emptying their Special Waste. ALSO SEE:"take it back nyc" for manufacturer and retailer take-back programs.

Food Not Bombs http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html offers a vegetarian meal share, using donated food:
Sundays, 4:30pm, in Tompkins Sq. Park [Manhattan]
Help cook at 1:00PM in Catholic Worker, 36 E. 1st St., btw. 1st & 2nd Aves.
[ https://goo.gl/maps/jgDo61j7yp22 ]  fnb@abcnorio.org (212) 254-3697 ext. 27
or http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html

L. I. Food Not Bombs http://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/bedstuy  currently shares free groceries and hot meals,
every Saturday, 3:00pm at Lafayette Ave. & Marcy Ave. [Brooklyn] just outside Von King/Tompkins Park.
lifnb.com , communitysolidarity.org , LongIslandFoodNotBombs@gmail.com or info@communitysolidarity.org [please ask correct ending time. -t.]

Excerpts from a mailing follow. Please see  http://freegan.info follow.  .

Ongoing Sustainable and Mutual Aid Events
Fixers Collective • N/A
The Brooklyn Commons Boycott has been brought to our attention:
“In a time of skyrocketing hate crimes and aggressive organizing campaigns by far right groups, the Brooklyn Commons has now advertised itself as a platform open to racist and fascist speakers. This has occurred after the space’s sole owner, Melissa Ennen, chose to host Christopher Bollyn, an anti-Semitic speaker and Trump supporter with neo-Nazi ties, in September 2016. She has since said she would welcome members of the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups to use the space. While it is Ennen’s legal right to collaborate with the far right, we will not assist her in this.
“Common Decency is therefore calling on all people who are interested in equality and justice to boycott the cafe and event space at the Brooklyn Commons until their policy is changed to disallow its use by openly racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, and other far right speakers, organizers, and organizations.”
– commondecencynyc.com
Freegan.info stands in solidarity with Common Decency.
Freegan.info will not promote any Fixers Collective events as long as the Collective continues to use the Brooklyn Commons as a host for some of its events.

Weekly Bike Repair Workshops by Times Up
BROOKLYN CLASSES
FIX YOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP
Every Sunday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Every Wednesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
99 South 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Open shop: you use our tools and stands to work on your bike.
Experienced mechanics will be present to answer questions but you do the work.
MANHATTAN CLASSES
OUTDOOR BIKE REPAIR CLASS
Every Tuesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Subjects are covered in a four-week rotation beginning the first week of every month.
FIRST FRIDAY BIKE REPAIR CLASS
First Friday of every month, 3:00pm-6:00pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Rains re-schedules the class for the following Friday.
 times-up.org

Wild Food Tours
“Wildman” Steve Brill holds frequent tours where you can learn to find and harvest wild growing plants for food and medicine.
Suggested donation is $20 ($10 for children under 12), sliding scale.
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Upcoming Tours:
6/2, 11:45am, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
6/3, 9:30am, Northwest Park, Windsor, CT
6/3, 1pm, Tarrywile Park, Danbury, CT
6/9, 11:45am, Central Park, Manhattan
6/10, 12pm, McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
6/16, 11:45am, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
6/17, 11:45am, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
wildmanstevebrill.com

Community Swaps by GrowNYC
Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, house wares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free! You don’t have to bring something to take something. No furniture or large items, please.
Upcoming Swaps:
Saturday, June 2 – Bay Ridge
12pm-3pm, St. Anselm Church Parking Lot
4th Ave b/t 82nd & 83rd Sts, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, will be moved indoors in inclement weather
Sunday, June 3 – Forest Hills
11am-2pm, Central Queens YM-YWHA Outdoor Lot
108th St b/t 68th Ave & 68th Rd, Queens
*In case of rain, event will take place at the Central Queens YM-YWHA at 67-09 108th St from 11am-1:30pm
Saturday, June 9 – Soundview
12pm-3pm, Sonia Sotomayor Community Center
1000 Rosedale Ave, Bronx
Saturday, June 16 – Park Slope
12pm-3pm, Old Stone House
4th St at 5th Ave, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, subject to cancellation with inclement weather
Saturday, June 23 – Midtown
BOOK SWAP ONLY
12pm-3pm, 53rd Street Library
18 W 53 St, Manhattan
INFO: grownyc.org/swap

Composting
New York City Department of Sanitation Food Composting
Food scraps can be turned into useful compost that helps make NYC green. You can take certain food scraps for composting to drop-off sites (PDF) located throughout the five boroughs. 
INFO & interactive map: tinyurl.com/zdlu3a4
Lower East Side Ecology Center (lesecologycenter.org) accepts organic material for composting (fruit & vegetable peelings, cut flowers, etc.) at:
– Union Square Greenmarket (Mon, Wed, Fri, & Sat 8am-5pm);
– Community Garden, E. 7th St. btwn B & C (Sundays, 8am-5pm).
They also offer compost drop-off for commuters:
– 1st Ave. between Houston & First St. (Mon, Wed & Fri, 8-11am);
– West 23rd St. at 8th Avenue (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– Clinton at Grand (Mon & Fri, 8-11am);
– East Broadway at Rutgers (Wed, 8-11am);
– Hudson Square, 6th Ave. & Spring St (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– 127th Street and Malcom X Blvd. (Wed, 8-11am).
INFO: lesecologycenter.org/programs/compost/compost-drop-off-locations
GrowNYC has greatly expanded composting collection.
See the expanded dropoff site list here: grownyc.org/compost/locations

Computer and Electronics Recycling
lesecologycenter.org/calendar/category/ewaste/ewaste-events
They also have a permanent e-waste collection center at 469 President St (at Nevins St.) near the D,N,R, open Tues 10-5, Wed 12-7, Thurs 10-5, Fri 10-5 and Sat 10-4.
  lesecologycenter.org/programs/ewaste/

New York City’s Zero Waste Program has events and drop-off locations
http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/safe-disposal
Drop-Off Sites:
(http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/special-waste-drop-offs)
Make sure to check the, Safe Handling & Disposal of Harmful Products, guide before you try to dispose of anything:
(https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/docs/harmful-products-brochure-06310-f.pdf)

Textile Recycling
{snip}  http://greentreetextiles.org/farmersmarkets/
 

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Justice Mondays
4:30 PM outside Rodino Federal Bldg.,
970 Broad St., Newark, at Walnut St.
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/9MELzQqVwnE2
descriptions  https://goo.gl/LXQ4ed  = (https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/32407361_816902118519929_4599256872699035648_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=4c33d2d5c775237d6ecf4afa0fc5c027&oe=5B7EF493)
calendar www.njpop.org/wordpress/?page_id=27
https://twitter.com/peoplesorganiz1   info@njpop.org  973-801-0001

Rise and Resist Meeting
Every Tuesday in The Church of the Village
201 W. 13th St. at 7th Av.; #1, 2, 3, A, C, E, F, M, PATH to various 14th St stops;
L Train to 6th Av. or to 8th Av.; N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14 St.-Union Sq.;
elevator in L Train 8th Ave stop & A, C, E 14th St. stop;
transit https://goo.gl/maps/xhUPHVAiNFr
event description https://facebook.com/events/398929070581585/
https://facebook.com/groups/RiseandResistNYC/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/RiseandResistNYC/events/  info@riseandresist.org

https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/
Rise & Resist meets every Tuesday, 7:00PM until 9:00PM. Doors open at 6:30.

We've developed a flat, all volunteer group united in anger, organized into working groups, and committed to direct action. We're focusing on everything from policy and data analysis to organizing protests to ensure that we have the largest impact possible.

We need people with all skills and interests. Whether you are an artist or a software developer or just somebody who wants to get involved, everybody’s contribution is valuable.

The meetings are at the Church of the Village (201 W 13th St.). The space is wheelchair-accessible via the entrance on 13th Street. There is an elevator.

An agenda will be sent out via email ahead of time. If you are not yet on our email list you can sign up using this form: http://eepurl.com/cCzq1X

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: http://riseandresist.org

If you haven't liked our Facebook Page, please click here:
https://facebook.com/RiseandResistNYC/

And if you haven't joined our Facebook group, please click here:
https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RiseandResistNY

Rise and Resist

We are taking direct action together for equality, justice, and human rights. We are rising against oppression and tyranny. We are building a better world.

[ Please always check sources for any changes.  -t.]

EVENT TIME NOT CLEAR.  Ask producers what "dusk" means.   volunteer@bronxriver.org
Related:  https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/new-york?month=7

More legible & perhaps updated info at http://bronxriver.org/calendar
https://facebook.com/pg/BronxRiver/events/ https://twitter.com/BxRiverAlliance  info@bronxriver.org  (718) 430-4665

excerpted from...

Bronx River Alliance Events for July 2018

July 07, 2018 (9am)NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
Soundview Park - Morrison Ave & Lafayette Ave
Join New York Road Runners for free weekly 2.5 mile runs through Soundview Park. All runs are directed by volunteers and its every Saturday from July 7 to July 28.
registration, click here.Volante Español aquí

 
July 07, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing and Birding
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
Join Rocking the Boat for free community rowing. Explore the Bronx River aboard student-built wooden row boats, accompanied by Rocking the Boat staff and participants who teach them about the local waterways. The free program takes place every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Community Birding brings birdwatching to the shores of the Bronx River. Identify and learn about local species with knowledgeable guides. Binoculars and field guides will be provided. (Goes from 2-5pm)

July 11, 2018 - September 01, 2018 (dusk) [ASK CORRECT EVENT TIME. -t.]
Fish Popping on the Bronx River
Bronx Zoo: Enter through the Rainey Gate off Fordham Road
Additional Monitoring Dates
Wednesdays from July to September
Come join us to help monitor juvenile fish popping on the Bronx River! "Popping" refers to the feeding behavior of a young alewife, when they leap out of the water to capture insects on the surface. We will be monitoring and counting the bubbles that we see to let us know how many juvenile alewives were born in our river.
Bring your own binoculars if you have and dress comfortable for weather at dusk. More details to come. For more information contact volunteer@bronxriver.org or call 718-430-4665.

July 12, 2018 (4:30pm)
Soundview Oyster Reef Monitoring
Soundview Park-311 Leland Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Join us with NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Bronx River oyster reef to begin the symmer oyster monitoring season!
We will meet at the park entrance located at the corner of O'Brien Ave and Leland Ave at Soundview Park     Please be on time. Each monitoring session lasts approximately 3.5-4 hours, depending on tide. We will be entering the water and wading out to the reef (you will put on chest waders) to perform hands-on monitoring and data collection. Know Before You Go   Bring socks (for the waders), dress in weather appropriate clothing, bring a bottle of water and sunscreen/hat, and prepare to get muddy! It’s a lot of fun, and you’ll meet new people who are looking to achieve the same goals as you.
To RSVP for the event click here.

July 14, 2018 (1pm-5pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Sailing
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
All community members from all ages are welcomed to come explore the beautiful Bronx River and learn to sail with our long time partners, community rowing experts, Rocking the Boat!
No reservations necessary  For more info please visit Rocking the Boat or call 718.466.5799
Directions: Take {snip}

July 14, 2018 (10:00am-1:00pm)
Project WASTE
Muskrat Cove | 4202-4288 Webster Avenue
Project WASTE (Water and Street Trash Elimination) is one of the Bronx River Alliance's Citizen Science stewardship project focused on source-reduction of trash pollution. As of June 2016, there have been two installed trash booms that capture floatable trash in the Bronx River - one maintained by the DEP and the other by Alliance staff and volunteers.
This event is part of our hands-on outreach strategy which includes trash collection and assessment. As a volunteer, you will count, assess and remove trash from the Muskrat Cove boom and tally the floatable trash into distinct categories. Information on the quantity, toxicity, material, and brands of trash will help to identify sources of pollution and to inform communities, businesses and municipal officials of this Bronx River problem.
Volunteers will be asked to hop into waders and join us in the water to remove the litter, please wear clothing you do not mind getting dirty. Also, please bring an extra pair of socks. All participants must sign a liability waiver in order to participate. This event is ideal for those ages 13 and over.
 register for this event

July 14, 2018 (10:30a)
Lake Paddle // Bronx Zoo Mitsubishi River Walk
Bronx River Lake Paddle  Registration available HERE. 
In preparation for your Bronx River adventure, visit our FAQ section!
(Please note, registration opens 1 week prior to trip date at 10a and ends 2 days before trip at 2p. In order to provide a safe trip experience there is a limit of 20 available tickets, we do not currently offer wait lists.)

July 14, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
Join Rocking the Boat for free community rowing. Explore the Bronx River aboard student-built wooden row boats, accompanied by Rocking the Boat staff and participants who teach them about the local waterways. The free program takes place every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
For more information, click here.

July 14, 2018 (9am)
NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
Soundview Park - Morrison Ave & Lafayette Ave
 registration, click here. Volante Español aquí

July 16, 2018 (7am)
Soundview Oyster Reef Monitoring
Soundview Park-311 Leland Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Additional Monitoring Dates
Tuesday, July 17: 7am
Wedneday, July 18: 7am
Join us with NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Bronx River oyster reef for oyster monitoring!
We will meet at the park entrance located at the corner of O'Brien Ave and Leland Ave at Soundview Park
Please be on time. Each monitoring session lasts approximately 3.5-4 hours, depending on tide. We will be entering the water and wading out to the reef (you will put on chest waders) to perform hands-on monitoring and data collection.Know Before You GoBring socks (for the waders), dress in weather appropriate clothing, bring a bottle of water and sunscreen/hat, and prepare to get muddy! It’s a lot of fun, and you’ll meet new people who are looking to achieve the same goals as you.
To RSVP for the event click here.

        [ all event descriptions at http://bronxriver.org/calendar  ]

July 17, 2018 (1-2pm)
Creating Partnerships to Promote Citizen Science and Advocacy
Webinar

July 21, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing and Birding
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
For more information, click here.

 
July 21, 2018 (9am)
NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
For more information and registration, click here.
Volante Español aquí
 

    
City of New York Parks and recreation     The Alliance works in close partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
and with over one hundred other partners to reclaim the Bronx River. Bronx River Alliance Partners

Please check also https://twitter.com/CountMeInNYC
http://twitter.co  m/hashtag/countmein
https://facebook.com/pg/CountMeInNYC/events/

 . Count Me In Rally, every Tuesday, 3:30 to 4:30 PM in Columbus Cir. (until Sep 25)
https://facebook.com/events/243270636420373/
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dew_Ip9WkAIA0te.jpg
Take our fight to Related’s front door! Tuesday rallies at 10 Columbus Circle.

 . Count Me In Rally, every Thursday, 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM at Hudson Yards,
W. 34th St. & 10th Ave. (until Sep 27) The fight for 50 Hudson and the W Yards is real!

with:
New York State Laborers' Organizing Fund,
Count Me In,
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades,
Laborers Local 78,
Laborers Local 79 - New York City,
LIUNA,
New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO,

Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers

FIND CONTACTS LIST AT BOTTOM OF THIS ENTRY.

TUESDAY, JUN 12 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 14 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUN 19 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 21 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUN 26 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 28 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 3 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 5 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM
TUESDAY, JUL 10 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 12 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 17 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 19 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 24 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 26 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 31 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 2 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 7 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 9 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 14 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 16 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 21 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 23 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 28 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 30 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 4 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 6 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 11 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 3 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 18 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 20 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 25 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 27 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM

[a possibly still relevant or usefule, older list of contacts follows -t.]
https://facebook.com/pg/NYCCLC/events   https://facebook.com/pg/nylecet/events
https://facebook.com/pg/Laborers79/events
https://facebook.com/pg/UALU1ThePlumbersofNYC/events
https://facebook.com/pg/smartunion/events  https://twitter.com/NYCBldgTrades
information@nysaflcio.org http://www.nysaflcio.org (518) 436-8516
(609) 860-2887 (212) 452-9300 http://www.districtcouncil9.net  (212) 255-2950
http://www.ualocal1.org (718) 738-7500   info@smart-union.org
http://www.smart-union.org  https://twitter.com/smartunionworks (212) 465-7900
79@laborerslocal79.org http://www.local79.org  https://twitter.com/local79nyc

Resistance Calls & Cards: Contact Elected Officials
Midtown Lunch and Social Justice Event
Every Thursday, 12:30 to 2:00 pm in Congregation Beit Simchat Torah M Building
130 W. 30th St. (in Lobby), btw. 6th & 7th Aves.; #1, 2, 3 to 34 St.-Penn Sta. (south exit
to W.32nd & 7th Av.); N, Q, R, W, PATH, B, D, F, M to 34 St.-Herald Sq. (south exit to W.32nd, Broadway & 6th Av.); A, C, E to 34 St.-Penn Sta. (south exit to W.33rd St. & 8th); #6 to 28 St. (at Park Av. So.); cross town buses via 34th St. or 23rd St.
transit https://goo.gl/maps/mBo7b5aKVKA2
RSVP so we can order ``enough`` pizza == > https://goo.gl/ysFyPs  
https://cbst.org/content/resistance-%E2%80%93-calls-cards
sabrinafarber@yahoo.com
venue 212-929-9498
Make phone calls and write postcards to protest the atrocities, or to express gratitude to the heroes. Come for as long as you are able.  Come every week, or whenever you can.

CBST's 130 W 30th St lobby for pizza, phone calls, postcards, and general social action!  Please come with a  == >  cell phone and laptop if possible!

Food Not Bombs http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html offers a vegetarian meal share, using donated food:
Sundays, 4:30pm, in Tompkins Sq. Park [Manhattan]
Help cook at 1:00PM in Catholic Worker, 36 E. 1st St., btw. 1st & 2nd Aves.
[ https://goo.gl/maps/jgDo61j7yp22 ]  fnb@abcnorio.org (212) 254-3697 ext. 27
or http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html

L. I. Food Not Bombs http://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/bedstuy  currently shares free groceries and hot meals,
every Saturday, 3:00pm at Lafayette Ave. & Marcy Ave. [Brooklyn] just outside Von King/Tompkins Park.
lifnb.com , communitysolidarity.org , LongIslandFoodNotBombs@gmail.com or info@communitysolidarity.org [please ask correct ending time. -t.]

Excerpts from a mailing follow. Please see  http://freegan.info follow.  .

Ongoing Sustainable and Mutual Aid Events
Fixers Collective • N/A
The Brooklyn Commons Boycott has been brought to our attention:
“In a time of skyrocketing hate crimes and aggressive organizing campaigns by far right groups, the Brooklyn Commons has now advertised itself as a platform open to racist and fascist speakers. This has occurred after the space’s sole owner, Melissa Ennen, chose to host Christopher Bollyn, an anti-Semitic speaker and Trump supporter with neo-Nazi ties, in September 2016. She has since said she would welcome members of the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups to use the space. While it is Ennen’s legal right to collaborate with the far right, we will not assist her in this.
“Common Decency is therefore calling on all people who are interested in equality and justice to boycott the cafe and event space at the Brooklyn Commons until their policy is changed to disallow its use by openly racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, and other far right speakers, organizers, and organizations.”
– commondecencynyc.com
Freegan.info stands in solidarity with Common Decency.
Freegan.info will not promote any Fixers Collective events as long as the Collective continues to use the Brooklyn Commons as a host for some of its events.

Weekly Bike Repair Workshops by Times Up
BROOKLYN CLASSES
FIX YOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP
Every Sunday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Every Wednesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
99 South 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Open shop: you use our tools and stands to work on your bike.
Experienced mechanics will be present to answer questions but you do the work.
MANHATTAN CLASSES
OUTDOOR BIKE REPAIR CLASS
Every Tuesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Subjects are covered in a four-week rotation beginning the first week of every month.
FIRST FRIDAY BIKE REPAIR CLASS
First Friday of every month, 3:00pm-6:00pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Rains re-schedules the class for the following Friday.
 times-up.org

Wild Food Tours
“Wildman” Steve Brill holds frequent tours where you can learn to find and harvest wild growing plants for food and medicine.
Suggested donation is $20 ($10 for children under 12), sliding scale.
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Upcoming Tours:
6/2, 11:45am, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
6/3, 9:30am, Northwest Park, Windsor, CT
6/3, 1pm, Tarrywile Park, Danbury, CT
6/9, 11:45am, Central Park, Manhattan
6/10, 12pm, McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
6/16, 11:45am, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
6/17, 11:45am, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
wildmanstevebrill.com

Community Swaps by GrowNYC
Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, house wares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free! You don’t have to bring something to take something. No furniture or large items, please.
Upcoming Swaps:
Saturday, June 2 – Bay Ridge
12pm-3pm, St. Anselm Church Parking Lot
4th Ave b/t 82nd & 83rd Sts, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, will be moved indoors in inclement weather
Sunday, June 3 – Forest Hills
11am-2pm, Central Queens YM-YWHA Outdoor Lot
108th St b/t 68th Ave & 68th Rd, Queens
*In case of rain, event will take place at the Central Queens YM-YWHA at 67-09 108th St from 11am-1:30pm
Saturday, June 9 – Soundview
12pm-3pm, Sonia Sotomayor Community Center
1000 Rosedale Ave, Bronx
Saturday, June 16 – Park Slope
12pm-3pm, Old Stone House
4th St at 5th Ave, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, subject to cancellation with inclement weather
Saturday, June 23 – Midtown
BOOK SWAP ONLY
12pm-3pm, 53rd Street Library
18 W 53 St, Manhattan
INFO: grownyc.org/swap

Composting
New York City Department of Sanitation Food Composting
Food scraps can be turned into useful compost that helps make NYC green. You can take certain food scraps for composting to drop-off sites (PDF) located throughout the five boroughs. 
INFO & interactive map: tinyurl.com/zdlu3a4
Lower East Side Ecology Center (lesecologycenter.org) accepts organic material for composting (fruit & vegetable peelings, cut flowers, etc.) at:
– Union Square Greenmarket (Mon, Wed, Fri, & Sat 8am-5pm);
– Community Garden, E. 7th St. btwn B & C (Sundays, 8am-5pm).
They also offer compost drop-off for commuters:
– 1st Ave. between Houston & First St. (Mon, Wed & Fri, 8-11am);
– West 23rd St. at 8th Avenue (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– Clinton at Grand (Mon & Fri, 8-11am);
– East Broadway at Rutgers (Wed, 8-11am);
– Hudson Square, 6th Ave. & Spring St (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– 127th Street and Malcom X Blvd. (Wed, 8-11am).
INFO: lesecologycenter.org/programs/compost/compost-drop-off-locations
GrowNYC has greatly expanded composting collection.
See the expanded dropoff site list here: grownyc.org/compost/locations

Computer and Electronics Recycling
lesecologycenter.org/calendar/category/ewaste/ewaste-events
They also have a permanent e-waste collection center at 469 President St (at Nevins St.) near the D,N,R, open Tues 10-5, Wed 12-7, Thurs 10-5, Fri 10-5 and Sat 10-4.
  lesecologycenter.org/programs/ewaste/

New York City’s Zero Waste Program has events and drop-off locations
http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/safe-disposal
Drop-Off Sites:
(http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/special-waste-drop-offs)
Make sure to check the, Safe Handling & Disposal of Harmful Products, guide before you try to dispose of anything:
(https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/docs/harmful-products-brochure-06310-f.pdf)

Textile Recycling
{snip}  http://greentreetextiles.org/farmersmarkets/
 

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Rise and Resist Meeting
Every Tuesday in The Church of the Village
201 W. 13th St. at 7th Av.; #1, 2, 3, A, C, E, F, M, PATH to various 14th St stops;
L Train to 6th Av. or to 8th Av.; N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14 St.-Union Sq.;
elevator in L Train 8th Ave stop & A, C, E 14th St. stop;
transit https://goo.gl/maps/xhUPHVAiNFr
event description https://facebook.com/events/398929070581585/
https://facebook.com/groups/RiseandResistNYC/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/RiseandResistNYC/events/  info@riseandresist.org

https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/
Rise & Resist meets every Tuesday, 7:00PM until 9:00PM. Doors open at 6:30.

We've developed a flat, all volunteer group united in anger, organized into working groups, and committed to direct action. We're focusing on everything from policy and data analysis to organizing protests to ensure that we have the largest impact possible.

We need people with all skills and interests. Whether you are an artist or a software developer or just somebody who wants to get involved, everybody’s contribution is valuable.

The meetings are at the Church of the Village (201 W 13th St.). The space is wheelchair-accessible via the entrance on 13th Street. There is an elevator.

An agenda will be sent out via email ahead of time. If you are not yet on our email list you can sign up using this form: http://eepurl.com/cCzq1X

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: http://riseandresist.org

If you haven't liked our Facebook Page, please click here:
https://facebook.com/RiseandResistNYC/

And if you haven't joined our Facebook group, please click here:
https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RiseandResistNY

Rise and Resist

We are taking direct action together for equality, justice, and human rights. We are rising against oppression and tyranny. We are building a better world.

[ Please always check sources for any changes.  -t.]

EVENT TIME NOT CLEAR.  Ask producers what "dusk" means.   volunteer@bronxriver.org
Related:  https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/new-york?month=7

More legible & perhaps updated info at http://bronxriver.org/calendar
https://facebook.com/pg/BronxRiver/events/ https://twitter.com/BxRiverAlliance  info@bronxriver.org  (718) 430-4665

excerpted from...

Bronx River Alliance Events for July 2018

July 07, 2018 (9am)NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
Soundview Park - Morrison Ave & Lafayette Ave
Join New York Road Runners for free weekly 2.5 mile runs through Soundview Park. All runs are directed by volunteers and its every Saturday from July 7 to July 28.
registration, click here.Volante Español aquí

 
July 07, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing and Birding
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
Join Rocking the Boat for free community rowing. Explore the Bronx River aboard student-built wooden row boats, accompanied by Rocking the Boat staff and participants who teach them about the local waterways. The free program takes place every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Community Birding brings birdwatching to the shores of the Bronx River. Identify and learn about local species with knowledgeable guides. Binoculars and field guides will be provided. (Goes from 2-5pm)

July 11, 2018 - September 01, 2018 (dusk) [ASK CORRECT EVENT TIME. -t.]
Fish Popping on the Bronx River
Bronx Zoo: Enter through the Rainey Gate off Fordham Road
Additional Monitoring Dates
Wednesdays from July to September
Come join us to help monitor juvenile fish popping on the Bronx River! "Popping" refers to the feeding behavior of a young alewife, when they leap out of the water to capture insects on the surface. We will be monitoring and counting the bubbles that we see to let us know how many juvenile alewives were born in our river.
Bring your own binoculars if you have and dress comfortable for weather at dusk. More details to come. For more information contact volunteer@bronxriver.org or call 718-430-4665.

July 12, 2018 (4:30pm)
Soundview Oyster Reef Monitoring
Soundview Park-311 Leland Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Join us with NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Bronx River oyster reef to begin the symmer oyster monitoring season!
We will meet at the park entrance located at the corner of O'Brien Ave and Leland Ave at Soundview Park     Please be on time. Each monitoring session lasts approximately 3.5-4 hours, depending on tide. We will be entering the water and wading out to the reef (you will put on chest waders) to perform hands-on monitoring and data collection. Know Before You Go   Bring socks (for the waders), dress in weather appropriate clothing, bring a bottle of water and sunscreen/hat, and prepare to get muddy! It’s a lot of fun, and you’ll meet new people who are looking to achieve the same goals as you.
To RSVP for the event click here.

July 14, 2018 (1pm-5pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Sailing
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
All community members from all ages are welcomed to come explore the beautiful Bronx River and learn to sail with our long time partners, community rowing experts, Rocking the Boat!
No reservations necessary  For more info please visit Rocking the Boat or call 718.466.5799
Directions: Take {snip}

July 14, 2018 (10:00am-1:00pm)
Project WASTE
Muskrat Cove | 4202-4288 Webster Avenue
Project WASTE (Water and Street Trash Elimination) is one of the Bronx River Alliance's Citizen Science stewardship project focused on source-reduction of trash pollution. As of June 2016, there have been two installed trash booms that capture floatable trash in the Bronx River - one maintained by the DEP and the other by Alliance staff and volunteers.
This event is part of our hands-on outreach strategy which includes trash collection and assessment. As a volunteer, you will count, assess and remove trash from the Muskrat Cove boom and tally the floatable trash into distinct categories. Information on the quantity, toxicity, material, and brands of trash will help to identify sources of pollution and to inform communities, businesses and municipal officials of this Bronx River problem.
Volunteers will be asked to hop into waders and join us in the water to remove the litter, please wear clothing you do not mind getting dirty. Also, please bring an extra pair of socks. All participants must sign a liability waiver in order to participate. This event is ideal for those ages 13 and over.
 register for this event

July 14, 2018 (10:30a)
Lake Paddle // Bronx Zoo Mitsubishi River Walk
Bronx River Lake Paddle  Registration available HERE. 
In preparation for your Bronx River adventure, visit our FAQ section!
(Please note, registration opens 1 week prior to trip date at 10a and ends 2 days before trip at 2p. In order to provide a safe trip experience there is a limit of 20 available tickets, we do not currently offer wait lists.)

July 14, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
Join Rocking the Boat for free community rowing. Explore the Bronx River aboard student-built wooden row boats, accompanied by Rocking the Boat staff and participants who teach them about the local waterways. The free program takes place every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
For more information, click here.

July 14, 2018 (9am)
NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
Soundview Park - Morrison Ave & Lafayette Ave
 registration, click here. Volante Español aquí

July 16, 2018 (7am)
Soundview Oyster Reef Monitoring
Soundview Park-311 Leland Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Additional Monitoring Dates
Tuesday, July 17: 7am
Wedneday, July 18: 7am
Join us with NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Bronx River oyster reef for oyster monitoring!
We will meet at the park entrance located at the corner of O'Brien Ave and Leland Ave at Soundview Park
Please be on time. Each monitoring session lasts approximately 3.5-4 hours, depending on tide. We will be entering the water and wading out to the reef (you will put on chest waders) to perform hands-on monitoring and data collection.Know Before You GoBring socks (for the waders), dress in weather appropriate clothing, bring a bottle of water and sunscreen/hat, and prepare to get muddy! It’s a lot of fun, and you’ll meet new people who are looking to achieve the same goals as you.
To RSVP for the event click here.

        [ all event descriptions at http://bronxriver.org/calendar  ]

July 17, 2018 (1-2pm)
Creating Partnerships to Promote Citizen Science and Advocacy
Webinar

July 21, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing and Birding
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
For more information, click here.

 
July 21, 2018 (9am)
NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
For more information and registration, click here.
Volante Español aquí
 

    
City of New York Parks and recreation     The Alliance works in close partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
and with over one hundred other partners to reclaim the Bronx River. Bronx River Alliance Partners

Please check also https://twitter.com/CountMeInNYC
http://twitter.co  m/hashtag/countmein
https://facebook.com/pg/CountMeInNYC/events/

 . Count Me In Rally, every Tuesday, 3:30 to 4:30 PM in Columbus Cir. (until Sep 25)
https://facebook.com/events/243270636420373/
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dew_Ip9WkAIA0te.jpg
Take our fight to Related’s front door! Tuesday rallies at 10 Columbus Circle.

 . Count Me In Rally, every Thursday, 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM at Hudson Yards,
W. 34th St. & 10th Ave. (until Sep 27) The fight for 50 Hudson and the W Yards is real!

with:
New York State Laborers' Organizing Fund,
Count Me In,
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades,
Laborers Local 78,
Laborers Local 79 - New York City,
LIUNA,
New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO,

Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers

FIND CONTACTS LIST AT BOTTOM OF THIS ENTRY.

TUESDAY, JUN 12 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 14 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUN 19 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 21 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUN 26 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 28 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 3 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 5 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM
TUESDAY, JUL 10 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 12 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 17 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 19 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 24 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 26 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 31 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 2 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 7 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 9 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 14 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 16 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 21 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 23 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 28 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 30 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 4 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 6 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 11 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 3 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 18 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 20 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 25 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 27 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM

[a possibly still relevant or usefule, older list of contacts follows -t.]
https://facebook.com/pg/NYCCLC/events   https://facebook.com/pg/nylecet/events
https://facebook.com/pg/Laborers79/events
https://facebook.com/pg/UALU1ThePlumbersofNYC/events
https://facebook.com/pg/smartunion/events  https://twitter.com/NYCBldgTrades
information@nysaflcio.org http://www.nysaflcio.org (518) 436-8516
(609) 860-2887 (212) 452-9300 http://www.districtcouncil9.net  (212) 255-2950
http://www.ualocal1.org (718) 738-7500   info@smart-union.org
http://www.smart-union.org  https://twitter.com/smartunionworks (212) 465-7900
79@laborerslocal79.org http://www.local79.org  https://twitter.com/local79nyc

Resistance Calls & Cards: Contact Elected Officials
Midtown Lunch and Social Justice Event
Every Thursday, 12:30 to 2:00 pm in Congregation Beit Simchat Torah M Building
130 W. 30th St. (in Lobby), btw. 6th & 7th Aves.; #1, 2, 3 to 34 St.-Penn Sta. (south exit
to W.32nd & 7th Av.); N, Q, R, W, PATH, B, D, F, M to 34 St.-Herald Sq. (south exit to W.32nd, Broadway & 6th Av.); A, C, E to 34 St.-Penn Sta. (south exit to W.33rd St. & 8th); #6 to 28 St. (at Park Av. So.); cross town buses via 34th St. or 23rd St.
transit https://goo.gl/maps/mBo7b5aKVKA2
RSVP so we can order ``enough`` pizza == > https://goo.gl/ysFyPs  
https://cbst.org/content/resistance-%E2%80%93-calls-cards
sabrinafarber@yahoo.com
venue 212-929-9498
Make phone calls and write postcards to protest the atrocities, or to express gratitude to the heroes. Come for as long as you are able.  Come every week, or whenever you can.

CBST's 130 W 30th St lobby for pizza, phone calls, postcards, and general social action!  Please come with a  == >  cell phone and laptop if possible!

Food Not Bombs http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html offers a vegetarian meal share, using donated food:
Sundays, 4:30pm, in Tompkins Sq. Park [Manhattan]
Help cook at 1:00PM in Catholic Worker, 36 E. 1st St., btw. 1st & 2nd Aves.
[ https://goo.gl/maps/jgDo61j7yp22 ]  fnb@abcnorio.org (212) 254-3697 ext. 27
or http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html

L. I. Food Not Bombs http://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/bedstuy  currently shares free groceries and hot meals,
every Saturday, 3:00pm at Lafayette Ave. & Marcy Ave. [Brooklyn] just outside Von King/Tompkins Park.
lifnb.com , communitysolidarity.org , LongIslandFoodNotBombs@gmail.com or info@communitysolidarity.org [please ask correct ending time. -t.]

Excerpts from a mailing follow. Please see  http://freegan.info follow.  .

Ongoing Sustainable and Mutual Aid Events
Fixers Collective • N/A
The Brooklyn Commons Boycott has been brought to our attention:
“In a time of skyrocketing hate crimes and aggressive organizing campaigns by far right groups, the Brooklyn Commons has now advertised itself as a platform open to racist and fascist speakers. This has occurred after the space’s sole owner, Melissa Ennen, chose to host Christopher Bollyn, an anti-Semitic speaker and Trump supporter with neo-Nazi ties, in September 2016. She has since said she would welcome members of the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups to use the space. While it is Ennen’s legal right to collaborate with the far right, we will not assist her in this.
“Common Decency is therefore calling on all people who are interested in equality and justice to boycott the cafe and event space at the Brooklyn Commons until their policy is changed to disallow its use by openly racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, and other far right speakers, organizers, and organizations.”
– commondecencynyc.com
Freegan.info stands in solidarity with Common Decency.
Freegan.info will not promote any Fixers Collective events as long as the Collective continues to use the Brooklyn Commons as a host for some of its events.

Weekly Bike Repair Workshops by Times Up
BROOKLYN CLASSES
FIX YOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP
Every Sunday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Every Wednesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
99 South 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Open shop: you use our tools and stands to work on your bike.
Experienced mechanics will be present to answer questions but you do the work.
MANHATTAN CLASSES
OUTDOOR BIKE REPAIR CLASS
Every Tuesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Subjects are covered in a four-week rotation beginning the first week of every month.
FIRST FRIDAY BIKE REPAIR CLASS
First Friday of every month, 3:00pm-6:00pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Rains re-schedules the class for the following Friday.
 times-up.org

Wild Food Tours
“Wildman” Steve Brill holds frequent tours where you can learn to find and harvest wild growing plants for food and medicine.
Suggested donation is $20 ($10 for children under 12), sliding scale.
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Upcoming Tours:
6/2, 11:45am, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
6/3, 9:30am, Northwest Park, Windsor, CT
6/3, 1pm, Tarrywile Park, Danbury, CT
6/9, 11:45am, Central Park, Manhattan
6/10, 12pm, McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
6/16, 11:45am, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
6/17, 11:45am, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
wildmanstevebrill.com

Community Swaps by GrowNYC
Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, house wares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free! You don’t have to bring something to take something. No furniture or large items, please.
Upcoming Swaps:
Saturday, June 2 – Bay Ridge
12pm-3pm, St. Anselm Church Parking Lot
4th Ave b/t 82nd & 83rd Sts, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, will be moved indoors in inclement weather
Sunday, June 3 – Forest Hills
11am-2pm, Central Queens YM-YWHA Outdoor Lot
108th St b/t 68th Ave & 68th Rd, Queens
*In case of rain, event will take place at the Central Queens YM-YWHA at 67-09 108th St from 11am-1:30pm
Saturday, June 9 – Soundview
12pm-3pm, Sonia Sotomayor Community Center
1000 Rosedale Ave, Bronx
Saturday, June 16 – Park Slope
12pm-3pm, Old Stone House
4th St at 5th Ave, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, subject to cancellation with inclement weather
Saturday, June 23 – Midtown
BOOK SWAP ONLY
12pm-3pm, 53rd Street Library
18 W 53 St, Manhattan
INFO: grownyc.org/swap

Composting
New York City Department of Sanitation Food Composting
Food scraps can be turned into useful compost that helps make NYC green. You can take certain food scraps for composting to drop-off sites (PDF) located throughout the five boroughs. 
INFO & interactive map: tinyurl.com/zdlu3a4
Lower East Side Ecology Center (lesecologycenter.org) accepts organic material for composting (fruit & vegetable peelings, cut flowers, etc.) at:
– Union Square Greenmarket (Mon, Wed, Fri, & Sat 8am-5pm);
– Community Garden, E. 7th St. btwn B & C (Sundays, 8am-5pm).
They also offer compost drop-off for commuters:
– 1st Ave. between Houston & First St. (Mon, Wed & Fri, 8-11am);
– West 23rd St. at 8th Avenue (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– Clinton at Grand (Mon & Fri, 8-11am);
– East Broadway at Rutgers (Wed, 8-11am);
– Hudson Square, 6th Ave. & Spring St (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– 127th Street and Malcom X Blvd. (Wed, 8-11am).
INFO: lesecologycenter.org/programs/compost/compost-drop-off-locations
GrowNYC has greatly expanded composting collection.
See the expanded dropoff site list here: grownyc.org/compost/locations

Computer and Electronics Recycling
lesecologycenter.org/calendar/category/ewaste/ewaste-events
They also have a permanent e-waste collection center at 469 President St (at Nevins St.) near the D,N,R, open Tues 10-5, Wed 12-7, Thurs 10-5, Fri 10-5 and Sat 10-4.
  lesecologycenter.org/programs/ewaste/

New York City’s Zero Waste Program has events and drop-off locations
http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/safe-disposal
Drop-Off Sites:
(http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/special-waste-drop-offs)
Make sure to check the, Safe Handling & Disposal of Harmful Products, guide before you try to dispose of anything:
(https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/docs/harmful-products-brochure-06310-f.pdf)

Textile Recycling
{snip}  http://greentreetextiles.org/farmersmarkets/
 

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Rise and Resist Meeting
Every Tuesday in The Church of the Village
201 W. 13th St. at 7th Av.; #1, 2, 3, A, C, E, F, M, PATH to various 14th St stops;
L Train to 6th Av. or to 8th Av.; N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14 St.-Union Sq.;
elevator in L Train 8th Ave stop & A, C, E 14th St. stop;
transit https://goo.gl/maps/xhUPHVAiNFr
event description https://facebook.com/events/398929070581585/
https://facebook.com/groups/RiseandResistNYC/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/RiseandResistNYC/events/  info@riseandresist.org

https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/
Rise & Resist meets every Tuesday, 7:00PM until 9:00PM. Doors open at 6:30.

We've developed a flat, all volunteer group united in anger, organized into working groups, and committed to direct action. We're focusing on everything from policy and data analysis to organizing protests to ensure that we have the largest impact possible.

We need people with all skills and interests. Whether you are an artist or a software developer or just somebody who wants to get involved, everybody’s contribution is valuable.

The meetings are at the Church of the Village (201 W 13th St.). The space is wheelchair-accessible via the entrance on 13th Street. There is an elevator.

An agenda will be sent out via email ahead of time. If you are not yet on our email list you can sign up using this form: http://eepurl.com/cCzq1X

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: http://riseandresist.org

If you haven't liked our Facebook Page, please click here:
https://facebook.com/RiseandResistNYC/

And if you haven't joined our Facebook group, please click here:
https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RiseandResistNY

Rise and Resist

We are taking direct action together for equality, justice, and human rights. We are rising against oppression and tyranny. We are building a better world.

[ Please always check sources for any changes.  -t.]

EVENT TIME NOT CLEAR.  Ask producers what "dusk" means.   volunteer@bronxriver.org
Related:  https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/new-york?month=7

More legible & perhaps updated info at http://bronxriver.org/calendar
https://facebook.com/pg/BronxRiver/events/ https://twitter.com/BxRiverAlliance  info@bronxriver.org  (718) 430-4665

excerpted from...

Bronx River Alliance Events for July 2018

July 07, 2018 (9am)NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
Soundview Park - Morrison Ave & Lafayette Ave
Join New York Road Runners for free weekly 2.5 mile runs through Soundview Park. All runs are directed by volunteers and its every Saturday from July 7 to July 28.
registration, click here.Volante Español aquí

 
July 07, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing and Birding
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
Join Rocking the Boat for free community rowing. Explore the Bronx River aboard student-built wooden row boats, accompanied by Rocking the Boat staff and participants who teach them about the local waterways. The free program takes place every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Community Birding brings birdwatching to the shores of the Bronx River. Identify and learn about local species with knowledgeable guides. Binoculars and field guides will be provided. (Goes from 2-5pm)

July 11, 2018 - September 01, 2018 (dusk) [ASK CORRECT EVENT TIME. -t.]
Fish Popping on the Bronx River
Bronx Zoo: Enter through the Rainey Gate off Fordham Road
Additional Monitoring Dates
Wednesdays from July to September
Come join us to help monitor juvenile fish popping on the Bronx River! "Popping" refers to the feeding behavior of a young alewife, when they leap out of the water to capture insects on the surface. We will be monitoring and counting the bubbles that we see to let us know how many juvenile alewives were born in our river.
Bring your own binoculars if you have and dress comfortable for weather at dusk. More details to come. For more information contact volunteer@bronxriver.org or call 718-430-4665.

July 12, 2018 (4:30pm)
Soundview Oyster Reef Monitoring
Soundview Park-311 Leland Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Join us with NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Bronx River oyster reef to begin the symmer oyster monitoring season!
We will meet at the park entrance located at the corner of O'Brien Ave and Leland Ave at Soundview Park     Please be on time. Each monitoring session lasts approximately 3.5-4 hours, depending on tide. We will be entering the water and wading out to the reef (you will put on chest waders) to perform hands-on monitoring and data collection. Know Before You Go   Bring socks (for the waders), dress in weather appropriate clothing, bring a bottle of water and sunscreen/hat, and prepare to get muddy! It’s a lot of fun, and you’ll meet new people who are looking to achieve the same goals as you.
To RSVP for the event click here.

July 14, 2018 (1pm-5pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Sailing
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
All community members from all ages are welcomed to come explore the beautiful Bronx River and learn to sail with our long time partners, community rowing experts, Rocking the Boat!
No reservations necessary  For more info please visit Rocking the Boat or call 718.466.5799
Directions: Take {snip}

July 14, 2018 (10:00am-1:00pm)
Project WASTE
Muskrat Cove | 4202-4288 Webster Avenue
Project WASTE (Water and Street Trash Elimination) is one of the Bronx River Alliance's Citizen Science stewardship project focused on source-reduction of trash pollution. As of June 2016, there have been two installed trash booms that capture floatable trash in the Bronx River - one maintained by the DEP and the other by Alliance staff and volunteers.
This event is part of our hands-on outreach strategy which includes trash collection and assessment. As a volunteer, you will count, assess and remove trash from the Muskrat Cove boom and tally the floatable trash into distinct categories. Information on the quantity, toxicity, material, and brands of trash will help to identify sources of pollution and to inform communities, businesses and municipal officials of this Bronx River problem.
Volunteers will be asked to hop into waders and join us in the water to remove the litter, please wear clothing you do not mind getting dirty. Also, please bring an extra pair of socks. All participants must sign a liability waiver in order to participate. This event is ideal for those ages 13 and over.
 register for this event

July 14, 2018 (10:30a)
Lake Paddle // Bronx Zoo Mitsubishi River Walk
Bronx River Lake Paddle  Registration available HERE. 
In preparation for your Bronx River adventure, visit our FAQ section!
(Please note, registration opens 1 week prior to trip date at 10a and ends 2 days before trip at 2p. In order to provide a safe trip experience there is a limit of 20 available tickets, we do not currently offer wait lists.)

July 14, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
Join Rocking the Boat for free community rowing. Explore the Bronx River aboard student-built wooden row boats, accompanied by Rocking the Boat staff and participants who teach them about the local waterways. The free program takes place every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
For more information, click here.

July 14, 2018 (9am)
NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
Soundview Park - Morrison Ave & Lafayette Ave
 registration, click here. Volante Español aquí

July 16, 2018 (7am)
Soundview Oyster Reef Monitoring
Soundview Park-311 Leland Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Additional Monitoring Dates
Tuesday, July 17: 7am
Wedneday, July 18: 7am
Join us with NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Bronx River oyster reef for oyster monitoring!
We will meet at the park entrance located at the corner of O'Brien Ave and Leland Ave at Soundview Park
Please be on time. Each monitoring session lasts approximately 3.5-4 hours, depending on tide. We will be entering the water and wading out to the reef (you will put on chest waders) to perform hands-on monitoring and data collection.Know Before You GoBring socks (for the waders), dress in weather appropriate clothing, bring a bottle of water and sunscreen/hat, and prepare to get muddy! It’s a lot of fun, and you’ll meet new people who are looking to achieve the same goals as you.
To RSVP for the event click here.

        [ all event descriptions at http://bronxriver.org/calendar  ]

July 17, 2018 (1-2pm)
Creating Partnerships to Promote Citizen Science and Advocacy
Webinar

July 21, 2018 (1-6pm)
Rocking the Boat: Community Rowing and Birding
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Ave & Edgewater Road
For more information, click here.

 
July 21, 2018 (9am)
NYRR: Open Run in Soundview Park
For more information and registration, click here.
Volante Español aquí
 

    
City of New York Parks and recreation     The Alliance works in close partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
and with over one hundred other partners to reclaim the Bronx River. Bronx River Alliance Partners

Please check also https://twitter.com/CountMeInNYC
http://twitter.co  m/hashtag/countmein
https://facebook.com/pg/CountMeInNYC/events/

 . Count Me In Rally, every Tuesday, 3:30 to 4:30 PM in Columbus Cir. (until Sep 25)
https://facebook.com/events/243270636420373/
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dew_Ip9WkAIA0te.jpg
Take our fight to Related’s front door! Tuesday rallies at 10 Columbus Circle.

 . Count Me In Rally, every Thursday, 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM at Hudson Yards,
W. 34th St. & 10th Ave. (until Sep 27) The fight for 50 Hudson and the W Yards is real!

with:
New York State Laborers' Organizing Fund,
Count Me In,
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades,
Laborers Local 78,
Laborers Local 79 - New York City,
LIUNA,
New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO,

Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers

FIND CONTACTS LIST AT BOTTOM OF THIS ENTRY.

TUESDAY, JUN 12 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 14 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUN 19 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 21 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUN 26 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUN 28 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 3 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 5 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM
TUESDAY, JUL 10 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 12 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 17 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 19 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 24 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, JUL 26 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, JUL 31 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 2 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 7 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 9 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 14 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 16 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 21 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 23 fr/ 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, AUG 28 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUG 30 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 4 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 6 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 11 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 3 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 18 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 20 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM TUESDAY, SEPT 25 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPT 27 fr/6:00 AM - 6:45 AM

[a possibly still relevant or usefule, older list of contacts follows -t.]
https://facebook.com/pg/NYCCLC/events   https://facebook.com/pg/nylecet/events
https://facebook.com/pg/Laborers79/events
https://facebook.com/pg/UALU1ThePlumbersofNYC/events
https://facebook.com/pg/smartunion/events  https://twitter.com/NYCBldgTrades
information@nysaflcio.org http://www.nysaflcio.org (518) 436-8516
(609) 860-2887 (212) 452-9300 http://www.districtcouncil9.net  (212) 255-2950
http://www.ualocal1.org (718) 738-7500   info@smart-union.org
http://www.smart-union.org  https://twitter.com/smartunionworks (212) 465-7900
79@laborerslocal79.org http://www.local79.org  https://twitter.com/local79nyc

Resistance Calls & Cards: Contact Elected Officials
Midtown Lunch and Social Justice Event
Every Thursday, 12:30 to 2:00 pm in Congregation Beit Simchat Torah M Building
130 W. 30th St. (in Lobby), btw. 6th & 7th Aves.; #1, 2, 3 to 34 St.-Penn Sta. (south exit
to W.32nd & 7th Av.); N, Q, R, W, PATH, B, D, F, M to 34 St.-Herald Sq. (south exit to W.32nd, Broadway & 6th Av.); A, C, E to 34 St.-Penn Sta. (south exit to W.33rd St. & 8th); #6 to 28 St. (at Park Av. So.); cross town buses via 34th St. or 23rd St.
transit https://goo.gl/maps/mBo7b5aKVKA2
RSVP so we can order ``enough`` pizza == > https://goo.gl/ysFyPs  
https://cbst.org/content/resistance-%E2%80%93-calls-cards
sabrinafarber@yahoo.com
venue 212-929-9498
Make phone calls and write postcards to protest the atrocities, or to express gratitude to the heroes. Come for as long as you are able.  Come every week, or whenever you can.

CBST's 130 W 30th St lobby for pizza, phone calls, postcards, and general social action!  Please come with a  == >  cell phone and laptop if possible!

Food Not Bombs http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html offers a vegetarian meal share, using donated food:
Sundays, 4:30pm, in Tompkins Sq. Park [Manhattan]
Help cook at 1:00PM in Catholic Worker, 36 E. 1st St., btw. 1st & 2nd Aves.
[ https://goo.gl/maps/jgDo61j7yp22 ]  fnb@abcnorio.org (212) 254-3697 ext. 27
or http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html

L. I. Food Not Bombs http://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/bedstuy  currently shares free groceries and hot meals,
every Saturday, 3:00pm at Lafayette Ave. & Marcy Ave. [Brooklyn] just outside Von King/Tompkins Park.
lifnb.com , communitysolidarity.org , LongIslandFoodNotBombs@gmail.com or info@communitysolidarity.org [please ask correct ending time. -t.]

Excerpts from a mailing follow. Please see  http://freegan.info follow.  .

Ongoing Sustainable and Mutual Aid Events
Fixers Collective • N/A
The Brooklyn Commons Boycott has been brought to our attention:
“In a time of skyrocketing hate crimes and aggressive organizing campaigns by far right groups, the Brooklyn Commons has now advertised itself as a platform open to racist and fascist speakers. This has occurred after the space’s sole owner, Melissa Ennen, chose to host Christopher Bollyn, an anti-Semitic speaker and Trump supporter with neo-Nazi ties, in September 2016. She has since said she would welcome members of the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups to use the space. While it is Ennen’s legal right to collaborate with the far right, we will not assist her in this.
“Common Decency is therefore calling on all people who are interested in equality and justice to boycott the cafe and event space at the Brooklyn Commons until their policy is changed to disallow its use by openly racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, and other far right speakers, organizers, and organizations.”
– commondecencynyc.com
Freegan.info stands in solidarity with Common Decency.
Freegan.info will not promote any Fixers Collective events as long as the Collective continues to use the Brooklyn Commons as a host for some of its events.

Weekly Bike Repair Workshops by Times Up
BROOKLYN CLASSES
FIX YOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP
Every Sunday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Every Wednesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
99 South 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Open shop: you use our tools and stands to work on your bike.
Experienced mechanics will be present to answer questions but you do the work.
MANHATTAN CLASSES
OUTDOOR BIKE REPAIR CLASS
Every Tuesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Subjects are covered in a four-week rotation beginning the first week of every month.
FIRST FRIDAY BIKE REPAIR CLASS
First Friday of every month, 3:00pm-6:00pm
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Intro Class: basics of bicycle maintenance.
Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups.
Rains re-schedules the class for the following Friday.
 times-up.org

Wild Food Tours
“Wildman” Steve Brill holds frequent tours where you can learn to find and harvest wild growing plants for food and medicine.
Suggested donation is $20 ($10 for children under 12), sliding scale.
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Upcoming Tours:
6/2, 11:45am, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
6/3, 9:30am, Northwest Park, Windsor, CT
6/3, 1pm, Tarrywile Park, Danbury, CT
6/9, 11:45am, Central Park, Manhattan
6/10, 12pm, McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
6/16, 11:45am, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
6/17, 11:45am, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
wildmanstevebrill.com

Community Swaps by GrowNYC
Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, house wares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free! You don’t have to bring something to take something. No furniture or large items, please.
Upcoming Swaps:
Saturday, June 2 – Bay Ridge
12pm-3pm, St. Anselm Church Parking Lot
4th Ave b/t 82nd & 83rd Sts, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, will be moved indoors in inclement weather
Sunday, June 3 – Forest Hills
11am-2pm, Central Queens YM-YWHA Outdoor Lot
108th St b/t 68th Ave & 68th Rd, Queens
*In case of rain, event will take place at the Central Queens YM-YWHA at 67-09 108th St from 11am-1:30pm
Saturday, June 9 – Soundview
12pm-3pm, Sonia Sotomayor Community Center
1000 Rosedale Ave, Bronx
Saturday, June 16 – Park Slope
12pm-3pm, Old Stone House
4th St at 5th Ave, Brooklyn
*Outdoor event, subject to cancellation with inclement weather
Saturday, June 23 – Midtown
BOOK SWAP ONLY
12pm-3pm, 53rd Street Library
18 W 53 St, Manhattan
INFO: grownyc.org/swap

Composting
New York City Department of Sanitation Food Composting
Food scraps can be turned into useful compost that helps make NYC green. You can take certain food scraps for composting to drop-off sites (PDF) located throughout the five boroughs. 
INFO & interactive map: tinyurl.com/zdlu3a4
Lower East Side Ecology Center (lesecologycenter.org) accepts organic material for composting (fruit & vegetable peelings, cut flowers, etc.) at:
– Union Square Greenmarket (Mon, Wed, Fri, & Sat 8am-5pm);
– Community Garden, E. 7th St. btwn B & C (Sundays, 8am-5pm).
They also offer compost drop-off for commuters:
– 1st Ave. between Houston & First St. (Mon, Wed & Fri, 8-11am);
– West 23rd St. at 8th Avenue (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– Clinton at Grand (Mon & Fri, 8-11am);
– East Broadway at Rutgers (Wed, 8-11am);
– Hudson Square, 6th Ave. & Spring St (Tues & Thurs, 8-11am);
– 127th Street and Malcom X Blvd. (Wed, 8-11am).
INFO: lesecologycenter.org/programs/compost/compost-drop-off-locations
GrowNYC has greatly expanded composting collection.
See the expanded dropoff site list here: grownyc.org/compost/locations

Computer and Electronics Recycling
lesecologycenter.org/calendar/category/ewaste/ewaste-events
They also have a permanent e-waste collection center at 469 President St (at Nevins St.) near the D,N,R, open Tues 10-5, Wed 12-7, Thurs 10-5, Fri 10-5 and Sat 10-4.
  lesecologycenter.org/programs/ewaste/

New York City’s Zero Waste Program has events and drop-off locations
http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/safe-disposal
Drop-Off Sites:
(http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/special-waste-drop-offs)
Make sure to check the, Safe Handling & Disposal of Harmful Products, guide before you try to dispose of anything:
(https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/docs/harmful-products-brochure-06310-f.pdf)

Textile Recycling
{snip}  http://greentreetextiles.org/farmersmarkets/
 

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Rise and Resist Meeting
Every Tuesday in The Church of the Village
201 W. 13th St. at 7th Av.; #1, 2, 3, A, C, E, F, M, PATH to various 14th St stops;
L Train to 6th Av. or to 8th Av.; N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14 St.-Union Sq.;
elevator in L Train 8th Ave stop & A, C, E 14th St. stop;
transit https://goo.gl/maps/xhUPHVAiNFr
event description https://facebook.com/events/398929070581585/
https://facebook.com/groups/RiseandResistNYC/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/RiseandResistNYC/events/  info@riseandresist.org

https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/
Rise & Resist meets every Tuesday, 7:00PM until 9:00PM. Doors open at 6:30.

We've developed a flat, all volunteer group united in anger, organized into working groups, and committed to direct action. We're focusing on everything from policy and data analysis to organizing protests to ensure that we have the largest impact possible.

We need people with all skills and interests. Whether you are an artist or a software developer or just somebody who wants to get involved, everybody’s contribution is valuable.

The meetings are at the Church of the Village (201 W 13th St.). The space is wheelchair-accessible via the entrance on 13th Street. There is an elevator.

An agenda will be sent out via email ahead of time. If you are not yet on our email list you can sign up using this form: http://eepurl.com/cCzq1X

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: http://riseandresist.org

If you haven't liked our Facebook Page, please click here:
https://facebook.com/RiseandResistNYC/

And if you haven't joined our Facebook group, please click here:
https://facebook.com/groups/762691670546792/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RiseandResistNY

Rise and Resist

We are taking direct action together for equality, justice, and human rights. We are rising against oppression and tyranny. We are building a better world.

[ Please always check sources for any changes.  -t.]