Social Justice Walks uses walks as a medium to dig beneath the surface of what people walking the streets of New York regularly see – and in the process we come to understand the incredible challenges New Yorkers have taken on, connecting with the city's proud and creative histories of resistance. We offer monthly public programs to local New Yorkers and visitors seeking to engage in radical, place-based, visceral and emotional self-education. Our intrinsic focus is on engaging people in critical dialogue about the past, present and future of our city from the perspective of both well-known and underappreciated social movements. And our ultimate aim is to assist in movement building; that is to spread information, expose injustice and highlight inequality in a digestible, understandable way to encourage thought and inspire action.
Private Group Experiences
Unsettling Streets: Policing Public Space in NYCNYC cops are famous, or you could say notorious, worldwide. So are Manhattan's edifices of justice, from the streets leading between precincts and prisons, to the lofty colonnades holding up the ceilings of the Supreme Court. But have you ever walked through those Manhattan "movie sets" and thought about how they got there? Have you ever wondered: "Where does the NYPD come from?"
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Women's History of Greenwich VillageEven before Greenwich Village became known as the center of American Bohemianism, extraordinary women have been making their mark here with art, activism and unconventional living. During its pre-WWI heyday the Village was a magnet for feminists, and it continued to be home to women artists and entrepreneurs throughout the 20th century, including those who helped to lay the foundation for a thriving queer community.
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Gentrification in Downtown BrooklynNYC cops are famous, or you could say notorious, worldwide. So are Manhattan's edifices of justice, from the streets leading between precincts and prisons, to the lofty colonnades holding up the ceilings of the Supreme Court. But have you ever walked through those Manhattan "movie sets" and thought about how they got there? Have you ever wondered: "Where does the NYPD come from?"
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Public Participatory Programs
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