Not On My Watch NYC

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

01/24/2026

🌟 You’re Invited: S.I.N.G. Art & Healing Experience 🌟
Not On My Watch, Inc. warmly invites you to our S.I.N.G. — Silence Is Not Golden Art & Healing Experience, a powerful community gathering centered on expression, restoration, and collective healing.
This special experience creates space for truth-telling and reflection through art, movement, music, storytelling, and shared connection, all while raising awareness around human trafficking and exploitation.
🎨 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS & PRESENTATIONS
We are inviting community members of all ages and backgrounds to submit artwork or present a performance or presentation that speaks from the heart. Whether your expression takes the form of painting, drawing, poetry, spoken word, music, dance, or storytelling, your voice matters and your story is welcome.
🧘🏽‍♀️ Special Healing Experience: Trauma-Informed Yoga & Sound Bath
This gathering will include a deeply restorative trauma-informed yoga and sound bath led by Urania. Through gentle, intentional movement, guided breathwork, and sound bowl healing, participants are invited to reconnect with their bodies in ways that feel safe, grounding, and empowering. This sacred session is rooted in compassion and consent—offering a moment to pause, release, and receive. Yoga mats will be available, and you are welcome to bring your own mat or a blanket for comfort.
📩 Interested in submitting art or presenting?
Please contact [email protected] to share your interest.
We invite you to stand with us, create with us, and heal with us.
Together, we will lift our voices and S.I.N.G. — Silence Is Not Golden. 💛

01/24/2026

What an incredibly powerful day of learning, empowerment, community, and healing.
Not On My Watch, Inc. was honored to host our Human Trafficking Awareness Conference under this year’s theme: S.I.N.G. — Silence Is Not Golden. This was more than a conference—it was a sacred space for truth, education, and collective action.
We extend our deepest gratitude to our partners and presenters, including Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, the Chief of the Human Trafficking Unit of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, dedicated HSI Agents, and Not On My Watch’s Lead Human Trafficking Instructor, for equipping our community with critical knowledge and prevention tools.
A powerful highlight of the day was our youth. This year’s B.L.A.S.T. (Bronx Leaders Advocates Students TaskForce) members led a courageous discussion titled “Keeping It R.E.A.L.”, addressing safety, exploitation, fake job recruitment, and the importance of speaking out. Their voices reminded us why youth leadership matters.
The day was filled with education, connection, engagement, and healing—a reminder that prevention begins when communities stand informed and united.
We look forward to seeing you again on Saturday, January 31, 2026, for our Annual Art & Healing Experience. If you’d like to submit art or present a performance, please contact [email protected]. The day will also include a trauma-informed yoga and sound bath led by Urania, offering space for restoration and renewal.
Together, we rise. Together, we S.I.N.G. — Silence Is Not Golden.

11/20/2025

🎨 FREE ART CLASS TOMORROW!
Join us for our first HeARTwork Against Hate session — an initiative of the NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes.

🗓 Thurs, Nov. 20 |
⏰ 3:30–6 PM
📍 811 Allerton Ave., Bronx
🎨 Led by Ms. Jessica Simon | Grades 3–12

💰 Prizes: $500 • $300 • $200 • $50 Honorable Mentions
🎭 All art forms welcome: drawing, poetry, painting, digital art, photography & more!

➡️ If you miss tomorrow, contact us for future availability.

11/10/2025

💜 Ladies, this one’s for YOU! 💜

Join us for a FREE Holistic Healing Spa Evening with Women Empowered —
an evening of sound, breath, sisterhood, and renewal.

✨ Step into peace.
✨ Breathe in healing.
✨ Leave lighter, loved, and lifted.

🗓 Wednesday, November 12, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 815 Allerton Ave, Bronx, NY 10467

Led by Urania Castaneda, LCSW, CCTP, RYT-200
Sound Bowl & Breathwork Journey | Connection | Refreshments

💫 Come to exhale. Come to restore. Come to remember your peace.

06/17/2025

📣💜 STAND WITH US – 3 POWERFUL EVENTS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS! 💜📣
Not On My Watch (NOMW) invites YOU to take part in a time of empowerment, awareness, and celebration!

🗓 JUNE 21 @ 11:00 AM –
S.E.L.F.I.E. Summer Program MANDATORY ORIENTATION
Before we jump into an exciting summer of leadership, confidence, and creativity, ALL participants and a parent/guardian must attend orientation.
✅ Pre-registration is required
👨‍👩‍👧 Orientation is MANDATORY for both youth and guardians.
Let’s get ready for a transformational summer!

🗓 JUNE 23 –
🚨 Street Harassment & Hate Crime Safety Fair
It’s time to SPEAK UP. We can no longer stay silent.
If you’ve experienced harassment or hate in the streets, schools, or on public transportation — you’re not alone.
Join us for:
✔️ Real-life safety training
✔️ Free community resources
✔️ $50 stipends for selected participants who share their experience in a Hate Crime Interview
✔️ Raffle entry for a chance to WIN TICKETS to our Tea Soirée!

🎤 TOGETHER, our voices will be heard. Silence is NOT golden.

🗓 JUNE 29 –
👑 NOMW Annual Uni-TEA Celebration & Honoring Ceremony
A royal afternoon of Legacy, Grace, and Purpose as we celebrate youth advocates, powerful changemakers, and our LIGHT BEARERS.
🎶 Enjoy live music, a youth-led tribute, fashion, fun, and a room full of excellence.
👗👔 Dress to reflect your personal style and elegance.
🎟 Tickets are going fast!

📍Need more info or want to register?
📞 347-275-3400
📧 Zelle: [email protected]

💥 Let’s rise. Let’s speak. Let’s celebrate. 💥

12/07/2024

🎄✨ Spreading holiday cheer with Not On My Watch (NOMW) G.L.A.M.! We’re overwhelmed with gratitude for the Bronx Times Power Women committee, who graciously presented the proceeds from their raffles to support our mission.

Your generosity helps us continue empowering our youth and creating meaningful change in our community. Together, we’re building brighter futures—one step at a time. 💖

Thank you for believing in NOMW and the incredible work we do! Let’s keep the spirit of giving alive this holiday season. 🌟