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Brooklyn Org and The Center for Fiction Present Hannah Lillith Assadi on Paradiso 17 with Colum McCann

Event poster for "Hannah Lillith Assadi on Paradiso 17 with Colum McCann" at The Center for Fiction, March 17, 7 PM ET, featuring photos of both authors and the book cover.

Brooklyn Org Pick

Mar 17

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

Stoop Stories Film Screening: 2 PLG “Stoop Chat” Docs

Two women sit together smiling, each holding colorful artwork. Event details for "Stoop Chat with Alethea & Ariam," a documentary film screening, are overlaid on the image.

Brooklyn Org Pick

Mar 29

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 Nonprofit Leader Salon

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Brooklyn Org Pick

Apr 9

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

Prospect Park Lunar New Year Celebration (2026)

Mar 14

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

Mar 14

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

Mar 16

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

NEW DATE – Building Blocks: Networking and Maintaining Donor Relationships

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Mar 18

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)”

Mar 18

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!

Mar 22

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

Mar 28

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

Brooklyn Org Spark Prize 2027 Application Clinic

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Mar 30

Brooklyn Org Spark Prize 2027 Application Clinic

Zoom
12:00 PM– EDT

Building Blocks: Building a Strong Leadership Team

Mar 30

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

Cinema with a Cause: “Judas and The Black Messiah”

Apr 22

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

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Apr 25

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

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Apr 25

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

Three women wearing gloves sort through clothing in a bag indoors, focused on organizing or distributing jackets.

Apr 25

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

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Apr 25

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

A younger Black woman kneels over a patch of cabbages in a green house

Apr 25

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

Apr 25

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

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Apr 25

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”

A woman with gray braids paints a mural on an outdoor wall, holding a paintbrush and cup, while others work alongside her.

Apr 25

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

A group of people kneel on the ground and work together in a community garden, digging and sorting soil with tools and gloves.

Apr 25

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

Several people sit at a table with laptops and notebooks, working and conversing in a meeting room. One person in the center is smiling while typing on their laptop.

Apr 25

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

BKO Volunteer Day: Sure We Can – Recycling

A group of seven individuals standing in front of compressed bales of recyclable materials with shipping containers in the background.

Apr 25

BKO Volunteer Day: Sure We Can – Recycling

Ages 8+ with guardian

Sure We Can, 219 McKibbin St., Brooklyn, NY 11206, Outdoors
12:00 PM–2:00 PM EDT

BKO Volunteer Day: Black Trans Femmes in the Arts – Studio Beautification Project

Two women in a photo studio, one standing holding a phone and the other sitting on a stool wearing a cowboy hat, next to a camera on a tripod.

Apr 25

BKO Volunteer Day: Black Trans Femmes in the Arts – Studio Beautification Project

Ages 14+

141 Flushing Ave, Suite 1319, Brooklyn, NY 11205, Indoors
12:00 PM–3:00 PM EDT

Brooklyn Events

Brooklyn Org and The Center for Fiction Present Hannah Lillith Assadi on Paradiso 17 with Colum McCann

Stoop Stories Film Screening: 2 PLG “Stoop Chat” Docs

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon

Prospect Park Lunar New Year Celebration (2026)

Tracing The Mountain – Hunterfly on The Hill

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Competition: Submission Deadline

NEW DATE – Building Blocks: Networking and Maintaining Donor Relationships

Cinema with a Cause: “The Inquisitor (Barbara Jordan)”

Old Stone House | Colonial Cooking: No Stamp Act!

LGBTQ+ History Stroll

Brooklyn Org Spark Prize 2027 Application Clinic

Building Blocks: Building a Strong Leadership Team

Cinema with a Cause: “Judas and The Black Messiah”

Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day 2026

BKO Volunteer Day: Mixteca – Weekly Food Distribution

BKO Volunteer Day: Asiyah Women’s Center Free Store – Unpacking & Store Setup

BKO Volunteer Day: YVote – Planting & Beautification At Ft. Greene Park

BKO Volunteer Day: The Campaign Against Hunger – Urban Farming

BKO Volunteer Day: The Campaign Against Hunger – Pack Food Pantry Grocery Bags

BKO Volunteer Day: CHiPS – Food Prep & Pantry Distribution

BKO Volunteer Day: The B.R.O. Experience Foundation – Mural Painting & Packing “Bro Kits”

BKO Volunteer Day: Red Hook Initiative – Urban Farming

BKO Volunteer Day: Surveillance Technology Oversight Project – Phone Banking Advocacy

BKO Volunteer Day: Sure We Can – Recycling

BKO Volunteer Day: Black Trans Femmes in the Arts – Studio Beautification Project

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