Theatre artist and educator Kathie diStefano from Rotterdam’s Avalanche Arts employs participatory techniques and theatre art to create awareness with youth and seniors about the environment through creative strategies to recycle and make smart consumer decisions to reduce waste. Ms. diStefano collaborated with Rodette Jones, manager of Filbert Street Community Garden, to conducted several projects related to trash, recycling, composting, and healthy eating in the Brooklyn-Curtis Bay community in fall 2017, including:
| Curtis Bay Rec Center |
Operation Trash workshop — Nov 2, 2017 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library, Brooklyn branch |
Composting & Trash event — Nov 6, 2017 |
Financial support
Partial funding for fall 2017 activities provided by a SB7 Sagamore grant
We are currently soliciting funding for possible spring 2018 Operation Trash activities for the Brooklyn-Curtis Bay community.
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Operation Trash workshop at Filbert Street Community Garden in Brooklyn-Curtis Bay
Photo by Jaclin Paul