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The Voices of Lefferts Community Writing & Publishing Project documents neighborhood history and publ

07/12/2026

The author reading for issue #16 of Voices of Lefferts: The Flatbush-PLG Community Writing Journal will take place at Compound CoWork, 1120 Washington Avenue, 2nd floor, on Wednesday, July 22, from 6-8 pm.

We hope you can join us! Please see the attached flyer for details and spread the word! A few copies are in stock at Loud Baby, 696 Flatbush Ave.; copies will also be available at the reading.

Many thanks to the Brooklyn Arts Council for supporting this project!

04/12/2026

You may already be aware of this neighborhood cleanup sponsored by Community Cleanup PLG, but if not, they're looking for volunteers. Last year, they collected over 2,300 lbs of trash! On Sunday April 19, they're attempting to clean every block of Prospect Lefferts Gardens in a single day. It's the kind of grassroots, volunteer-driven effort this neighborhood has always been built on. Flexible one-hour shifts, all supplies provided. They need your help! Sign up: https://bit.ly/brooklyntrashathon

Let's clear the way for spring!

Deborah

03/26/2026

Stoop Stories is hosting a free community film screening featuring the premiere of Stoop Chat with Aleathea & Ariam and a re-screening of Stoop Chat with Sue & Robert. These two short documentaries celebrate intergenerational connection and neighborhood storytelling in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
Following the screening, attendees are invited to stay for refreshments and a community conversation about neighborhood life and the power of everyday stories.

EVENT DETAILS:
Date: March 29, 2026
Time: 6:00–7:30 PM
Location: Gallery Particulier — 281 Maple St, Brooklyn, NY
Cost: Free (RSVP required)

02/20/2026

The 2026 Voices of Lefferts free community writing workshop is starting next Saturday, February 28, 3-5 pm! We continue to focus on the theme of "Mapping Black History in Brooklyn" and welcome writers and artists to join us.

There are still a few spots left, so if you're interested in learning, writing, and creating artwork about Black history in Brooklyn and contributing to our ongoing documentation of local history, sign up now by emailing us at [email protected].

The workshop meets every other Saturday, 3-5 pm, starting on February 28 and ending May 3 (with two in-person and five virtual meetings). Please see the flyer for details.

02/07/2026

Voices of Lefferts is continuing the resonant theme of "mapping Black history in Brooklyn" in its free community writing workshop in 2026. The response to our call for participants last year to learn and document the borough's Black history was so strong, the volume of writing and artwork produced so great, and the need to resist the erasure of history in this country so profound that we unanimously voted to open the door to more people to participate.

If you are interested in joining the writing workshop (artists also welcome to participate), please sign up soon to guarantee a spot. The workshop is every other Saturday, 3-5 pm, starting on February 28 and ending May 3 (with two in-person and five virtual meetings). Please see the flyer for details and feel free to DM me with any questions.

01/17/2026

I am excited to announce an author reading for issue #15 of Voices of Lefferts: The Flatbush-PLG Community Writing Journal. The theme of this issue and the next two or three is "Mapping Black History in Brooklyn."

Saturday, January 31, 3-5 pm, at Compound CoWork @ 1120 Washington Avenue. Please spread the word and turn out to support the authors, artists, and oral history interviewers and narrators whose stories, essays, poems, and artwork fill the pages of this brilliant issue! See the flyer for details.

01/07/2026

It's been a while but Voices of Lefferts has been busy behind the scenes, about to publish two issues of the journal based on our 2025 project, "Mapping Black History in Brooklyn." The response to our call for participants was so strong last year and the volume of writing and artwork produced so great that we are continuing with the same theme in 2026. If you are interested in joining our free community writing workshop, please sign up soon. The workshop is every other Saturday, 3-5 pm, starting on February 28 and ending May 3. Please see the flyer for details and feel free to DM me with any questions.

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