2024 Environmental Humanities grantee Alberto Martinez Garcia and collaborator Andrea Molina Cuadro have organized a special walking tour and workshop around Newtown Creek, which runs between Brooklyn and Queens in New York City and which has suffered from severe pollution over the past two centuries. They invite participants of all ages, including community members, neighbors, and artists, to share perspectives and co-create speculative futures for the creek and its shores.
The event is co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Public Library as part of a series called Eco-Fiction Labs, collaborative workshops that use fiction as a design tactic to help communities imagine and shape ecological transitions in urban environments. It will take place on Saturday, May 10, from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Learn more and register at the Brooklyn Public Library’s website.