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.
Submit Your Community Events
Upcoming Events
Lunch & Learn with Melissa Prober: Ask A Legal Expert
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Zoom
1:00 PM– EDT
Brooklyn Community Board 14’s Annual Youth Resource Fair
Flatbush YMCA, 1401 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210
3:30 PM–6:30 PM EDT
Prospect Park Lunar New Year Celebration (2026)
Prospect Park Alliance & Chinese-American Planning Council
Prospect Park Boathouse, 101 East Drive Brooklyn, NY 11225
10:00 AM–2:00 PM EDT
Tracing The Mountain – Hunterfly on The Hill
Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
12:00 PM–3:00 PM EDT
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Competition: Submission Deadline
New York State, in partnership with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation and the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Commission
Brooklyn Org and The Center for Fiction Present Hannah Lillith Assadi on Paradiso 17 with Colum McCann
The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
7:00 PM– EDT
NEW DATE – Building Blocks: Networking and Maintaining Donor Relationships
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
3:00 PM–5:00 PM EDT
Cinema with a Cause: “The Inquisitor (Barbara Jordan)”
The Center for Law and Social Justice
Medgar Evers College (Student Services Building), 1637 Bedford Ave, 1st Floor Room S122, Brooklyn, NY 11225
6:00 PM–8:30 PM EDT
Old Stone House | Colonial Cooking: No Stamp Act!
Old Stone House & Washington Park
Old Stone House of Brooklyn, 336 3rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11215
1:00 PM– EDT
LGBTQ+ History Stroll
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211
1:00 PM–2:00 PM EDT
Stoop Stories Film Screening: 2 PLG “Stoop Chat” Docs
Funded In Part By Brooklyn Org
Gallery Particulier, 281 Maple St, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
6:00 PM–7:30 PM EDT
Brooklyn Org Spark Prize 2027 Application Clinic
Zoom
12:00 PM– EDT
Building Blocks: Building a Strong Leadership Team
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor Brooklyn NY 11217
3:00 PM–5:00 PM EDT
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 EDT
Cinema with a Cause: “Judas and The Black Messiah”
The Center for Law and Social Justice
Medgar Evers College (Student Services Building), 1637 Bedford Ave, 1st Floor Room S122, Brooklyn, NY 11225
6:00 PM–8:30 PM EDT
Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day 2026
Join Brooklyn Org and our community partners at multiple family-friendly volunteer sites throughout the day!
Multiple Locations Across Brooklyn
8:00 AM– EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: Mixteca – Weekly Food Distribution
Ages 12-16 with guardian, 16+ without guardian
Mixteca, 245 23rd St (Near 5th Ave), Brooklyn 11215, Outdoors
8:15 AM–11:30 AM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: Asiyah Women’s Center Free Store – Unpacking & Store Setup
Ages 15+
Southwest Brooklyn, Indoors/Outdoors, Address Provided On Registration
8:30 AM–12:00 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: YVote – Planting & Beautification At Ft. Greene Park
All Ages with guardian, 14+ without guardian
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY 11217, Outdoors
9:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: The Campaign Against Hunger – Urban Farming
Ages 14+
1965-1971 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11233, intersection of Hull St. / Fulton St. / Saratoga Ave., Outdoors
9:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: The Campaign Against Hunger – Pack Food Pantry Grocery Bags
Ages 14+
744 Berriman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208, Indoors/Outdoors
9:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: CHiPS – Food Prep & Pantry Distribution
Ages 16+
CHiPS Soup Kitchen, 200 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 11217, Indoors & Outdoors
10:00 AM–2:00 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: The B.R.O. Experience Foundation – Mural Painting & Packing “Bro Kits”
Ages 8+ with guardian, 14+ without guardian
7 Marcus Garvey Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11206, Indoors
10:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: Red Hook Initiative – Urban Farming
Ages 13+
Red Hook Farm, 560 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, Outdoors
10:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: Surveillance Technology Oversight Project – Phone Banking Advocacy
Ages 14+ with guardian
80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217, Indoors
10:30 AM–12:30 PM EDT