South Bronx Tree Plant-in
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Black Forest is partnering with Bronx is Blooming and One Love Community Fridge to organize our 2nd community event to plant over 40 trees for Black lives in the South Bronx 10am–1pm on June 7th.
RSVP at link in bio for event location and name submission. FYI you don’t need to attend to submit a name. People of all ages and abilities as well as families are invited to attend and participate. There will also be non planting activities.
After serving you west African food from Teranga and snack and drinks from One Love, we’ll guide you through a series of activities including saying the names of Black ancestors, listening to the trees and planting them.
Black Forest is a tree planting and story telling initiative founded by artist and researcher Ekene Ijeoma at his former MIT lab Poetic Justice. Starting in November 2022, he’s organized events with local governments, organizations, and communities to plant over 500 trees of many species and sizes in parks, lawns, and sidewalks across 8 states. Please help us plant over 40,000 trees across all 50 states in the next 8 years by participating, sharing and donating at black-forest.us.
Until last month, all the trees (and resources needed to plant them had been) donated by our partners, many of whom received funds from the Biden administration However in March, Trump canceled $75M in Biden funds. Please help us reduce heat islands, food deserts, asthma rates, and increase the quality of life for these communities through a tax-deductible donation at black-forest.us. We’ll also be selling limited-edition tote bags (with zippers and pockets) at the event.
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