Join us: Vacant Lots and a City of Tents

Posted July 19th, 2009 by surplus


It must be summer. We’ve got a grill, boom box, dog, drill, and assembly line of art-builders on the sidewalk out front. Not An Alternative is back to props production, and this time we’re teaming up with Picture The Homeless to architect a tent city.

The homeless population continues to escalate at the same time that landlords and the city sit on empty buildings. In fact, the total volume of potential apartments in vacant buildings and lots in Manhattan alone exceeds the number of homeless households in shelters and on the street citywide.

From Miami to Sacramento to here in New York City, homeless people aren’t waiting around. This Thursday, July 23rd, Picture The Homeless and allies will liberate the lots and build a tent city installation.

We need you!

   Kick down. Money, tents, tarps, pylons, food, water, and money.  No amount too small, all donations are tax deductible. Material donations can be dropped off at The Change You Want To See Gallery, address below. 

   Show up. Come paint, drill, trace, cut, fold, spray and staple. No skills necessary. On the job training, food, folks and fun.

Sunday - Tuesday, 12pm – 7pm
@ The Change You Want To See Gallery
http://www.thechangeyouwanttosee.org
84 Havemeyer St, at Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn NY 11211
917-202-5479

Spread the word. Download, print, copy, distribute, email, Twitter, txt, and MyFaceSpace it around. We’ll rendez-vous on the 23rd at Union Square South, 9:30am. See ya’s there!

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One Response to “Join us: Vacant Lots and a City of Tents”

  • Susan Says:
    July 19th, 2009 at 9:03 am

    Thank you. This is just the sort of action we need to get going here in my hometown of Vancouver, BC, Canada - where so many folks are sleeping outside, with no homes. Meanwhile our city is going deep into debt for the 2010 Olympics. I will spread the word on your important project.

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