Just Conversations | Voices from New York State’s Reparations Commission
Center For Brooklyn History x Brooklyn Org
Center For Brooklyn History at BPL, 128 Pierrepont Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
6:30 PM–8:00 PM EST
Community Events
February 2025
Explore Free, Public Events Across Brooklyn
February 1-9
Celebrating the Year of the Snake
Sat. 2/01, 12 - 12:45 PM | Brooklyn Public Dyker Library, 8202 13th Ave. (@ 82nd St.)
Lunar New Year Celebration
Sat. 2/01, 12 - 2 PM | City Point BKLYN, 445 Albee Square W.
Preservation Celebration of Mama Joy's Abolitionist Home
Sun. 2/02, 12:15 - 2:30 PM | The Oratory Church of St. Boniface, 190 Duffield St.
Brooklyn Org Leader Salon: Development Officers
Tues. 2/04, 8:30 - 10 AM | Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Pl. 5th floor
CBH Talk | Joining the Clubs: Inside the Ethnic Power Centers of 1960s Brooklyn Politics
Thurs. 2/06, 6:30 - 8 PM | Center for Brooklyn History, 128 Pierrepont St.
Rest and Restore Yoga
Sat. 2/08, 10 - 11 PM | Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave.
February 10-16
Brooklyn Org Application Clinic for Nonprofits
Tues. 2/11, 11 AM - 12 PM | Online
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training: How to Add DAF Giving to Your Website
Tues. 2/11, 12 - 1:30 PM | Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Pl. 5th floor
Mayoral Candidate Forum on Culture and Arts
Tues. 2/11, 6 - 9 PM | BRIC House, 647 Fulton St.
Connect2Care Lunch & Learn: Diabetes Care + Prevention with Dr. Noel Manyindo
Wed. 2/12, 12 - 2 PM | Brooklyn Public Library, Flatbush Branch (22 Linden Blvd., 2nd Floor)
Conversations Wid De Bushwoman
Thurs. 2/13, 6 - 8 PM | Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Ave.
The BRIC Film Festival
Thurs. 2/13, 6 - 8 PM | BRIC House, 647 Fulton St.
Black History Month: Peace Over Prejudice
Sun. 2/16, 2 - 5 PM | Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Ave.
The Donor Lifecycle
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
12:00 PM–1:30 PM EST
February 17-23
Rikers Public Memory Project: Growing Up Rikers, Then and Now
Weds. 2/19, 6 - 8 PM | Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave.
Just Conversations | Voices from New York State’s Reparations Commission
Weds. 2/19, 6:30 - 8 PM | Center For Brooklyn History at BPL, 128 Pierrepont St.
Volunteer Opportunity with the Urban Indigenous Collective
Thurs. 2/20, 10 AM - 8 PM | UIC Community Center, 315 W 39th Street
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training: The Donor Lifecycle
Thurs. 2/20, 12 - 1:30 PM | Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Pl. 5th floor
Shirley Chisholm Superhero Cape and Resiliency Workshops
Sun. 2/23, 12 - 4 PM | Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Ave
Best Practices For Hiring An Executive Director
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
6:00 PM–8:00 PM EST
February 24-28
Connect2Care Lunch & Learn: Maternal Health + Health Screenings
Weds. 2/26, 11 AM - 2 PM | Prospect Park Boathouse + Audubon Center, 101 East Dr.
CLSJ Community Book Club
Weds. 2/26, 6 - 8:30 PM | Medgar Evers College, AB Building 1 - Second Floor, 1638 Bedford Ave.
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training: Best Practices For Hiring An Executive Director
Thurs. 2/27, 6 - 8 PM | Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Pl. 5th floor
Nikki Giovanni Tribute at 651 ARTS
Fri. 2/28, 6:30 - 9 PM | L10 Arts & Cultural Center, 10 Lafayette Ave.
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Upcoming Events
Brooklyn Org Happy Hour – December 2025
Rustik Tavern, The Market @ Building 77, 141 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
5:00 PM–7:00 PM EST
Fort Greene Park Conservancy Volunteer Day: Leaf No Trace
Fort Greene Park, 85 South Oxford Street Brooklyn, New York 11217
10:00 AM–12:00 PM EST
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Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting & Concert
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
4:00 PM–6:00 PM EST
Brooklyn Book Bodega: Red Hook Tree Lighting 2025 (Book Giveaway All Ages)
Coffey Park Red Hook, Brooklyn, 11231
4:00 PM–8:00 PM EST
UrbanGlass: Glass in Context Part 1
UrbanGlass, 647 Fulton Street
6:00 PM–7:30 PM EST
Volunteer: Decorate Holiday Cookies & Cupcakes For The North Brooklyn Angels
The Service Collective & Chop Cook Cake
El Puente de Williamsburg 211 S. 4th Street
11:00 AM–1:00 PM EST
Prospect Park: It’s A Horse of Course Hike and Greet
With Urban Park Rangers & the Parks Enforcement Patrol Mounted Unit
Parkside Avenue and South Lake Drive in Prospect Park Brooklyn
12:00 PM–1:00 PM EST
Hanukkah Celebration at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg (all ages)
Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Church 275 N 8th St., Lower Level Williamsburg NY 11211
11:00 AM–1:00 PM EST
New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Prospect Park
Brooklyn Org in Partnership with BK Borough President, Prospect Park Alliance & Brooklyn Public Library
Grand Army Plaza, Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238
10:00 PM–11:59 PM EST
Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge 2026
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Prospect Park: New Year’s Day Super Hike
With Urban Park Rangers
Parkside Avenue and South Lake Drive in Prospect Park Brooklyn
11:00 AM–1:00 PM EST
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
5:00 PM–7:00 PM EST
Building Blocks: LOI 101
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
9:00 AM–11:00 AM EST
Building Blocks: Forming A Nonprofit
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
10:00 AM–12:00 PM EST
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
9:00 AM–11:00 AM EST
City Point Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration
Albee Square + City Point BKLYN
1:00 PM–4:00 PM EST
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
9:00 AM–11:00 AM EST