The installation, We The People, recognizes Brooklyn-based changemakers
In partnership with Photoville, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and Two Trees Management, Brooklyn Org unveiled We The People, a photo installation featuring this year’s Brooklyn Org 25, with portraits by photographer Aundre Larrow. The installation celebrates the people, institutions and communities writing Brooklyn’s next chapter, extending the recognition beyond the Ball and into the borough’s public spaces.
We The People debuted at the Brooklyn Org Changemakers Ball before moving to The Plaza at 300 Ashland on October 30, where the public can experience the portraits and learn about the honorees’ work throughout the month of November.
The Brooklyn Org 25 is an annual recognition of emerging and longtime community leaders whose work is shaping the borough’s future. This year’s recipients reflect three urgent priorities in the face of significant federal policy changes: defending Brooklynites’ rights, protecting Brooklyn families, and preserving the borough’s historic arts and culture. Together, these honorees are a testament to what is possible when neighbors invest in one another and communities come together to meet challenges with solutions and local action.
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About Brooklyn Org
Brooklyn Org is a champion for Brooklyn bringing together community changemakers—families and businesses, grassroots leaders and growing companies, and local nonprofits and the communities they serve—to be a new model for local philanthropy, in pursuit of a more equitable and just borough. Since its founding in 2009, Brooklyn Org has moved over $150 million to nonprofits through its strategic grantmaking and Donor Advised Funds, while driving action to address urgent crises and long-term change in Brooklyn. Learn more at brooklyn.org.
About Photoville
Photoville was built on the principles of addressing cultural equity and inclusion by ensuring that the artists it exhibits are diverse in gender, class and race. Since 2011, Photoville has activated public spaces, amplified visual storytellers and created unique and highly innovative exhibition and programming environments across the five boroughs of New York City. Through creative partnerships with festivals, city agencies, and other nonprofit organizations, Photoville offers visual storytellers, educators, and students financial support, mentorship and promotional & production resources, on a range of exhibition opportunities. For more information visit photoville.com
About Two Trees Management
Since its founding in 1968, Two Trees, a Brooklyn-based, family-owned real estate development firm, has owned, managed and developed a portfolio worth more than $4B in real estate. Today, Two Trees currently owns and manages more than 4,000 apartments, and an additional 3 million square feet of commercial and industrial real estate throughout New York City. twotreesny.com
