The Laundromat Project
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We bring art, artists, and arts programming into laundromats and other everyday spaces to amplify the creativity that already exists within our communities.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined June 2009
✨ Hop on The LP train as we jet from Bed-Stuy to the other boroughs, revisiting a few of our most memorable 2023 activation sites and reflections on the past year...
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We're Hiring! We're looking for a Development Coordinator to join our growing team. Are you excited about art, activism, and social justice? Learn more and apply today: https://t.co/6uPQLBYncR
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🌱 Watch to learn more about the Fellows’ community-based approach to resisting a capitalist healthcare system. Click the link below to watch the full presentation! https://t.co/FE7yQdEPQO
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...At The LP, we value turning inward and activating ancient community practices as a source of healing. Khadija Tudor, the co-founder of Life Wellness Center, says it perfectly:
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🎉 Today, we are traveling back to Bed-Stuy to revisit our 2023 Create Change Fellows’ Wellness Kickback, which took place in June...
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Today we’re taking the 7 train to Corona Plaza in Queens to revisit LP 2023 Artist-in-Residence Pedro Juan Cruz Cruz at his Open Studio! Watch 📺 to learn about his collab with the Corona Plaza Association of Vendors to support the fight against the street vendor injustices...
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...Uplifting deeply humanistic stories leads to a greater understanding of this vibrant neighborhood and builds the blueprint for a collective, autonomous future for commerce and connection. Thank you all for supporting The LP this year! Stay tuned for our next stop!
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...✨ The powerful work of Urban Bush Women grounds us in the evolutionary mission and pedagogy of The LP: to advance artists & neighbors to #createchange in their own communities. Click below to learn about the artists & cultural leaders who inspire us! https://t.co/cBI94wcPfk
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...Today’s quote illuminates how our bodies carry and help us navigate our social realities. How can we use movement to “work out” the limitations imposed on our bodies as we seek to reclaim our truths?...
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💃🏽 What’s a good way to reset after a long week? Move your body! Today we’re uplifting the eternal power of movement through Urban Bush Women, a BK-based, Black women-led dance company bringing community members together through performances, artist development, and education..
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...She also visited Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration, curated by Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood, which included panel discussions around critical social justice issues. The discussion & exhibition amplify the voices of those impacted by the criminal justice system...
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It’s about time for an LP staff-share! ✨ Catherine Mbali Green-Johnson, our Director of Programs visited The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to attend “On Housing: Exploring the Intersections of Housing, Homelessness, and Criminalization"...
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...Want to see the exhibition? Visit the Schomburg Center Center for Research in Black Culture before it closes on December 4th and tap the link in our bio to read Catherine’s blog post and learn more about the exhibition! https://t.co/LIn1x7fmkZ
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At The Laundromat Project, we understand that art is not just a mirror to society but an opportunity to shape it. Recently, I attended a powerful conversation at The Schomburg Center for Research in...
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Today we're highlighting Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. This quote reflects on how they centered disability justice to support a youth incarcerated under gang injunction and anti-terrorism laws.
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✨ Happy Sunday, LP Fam! As we practice rest and replenishment, we consider the meaning of our work across an array of life experiences. The complex realities of artists & neighbors within The LP community inspire our collective consciousness and support for disability justice...
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...💡Think & Reflect: How might you use the framework of disability justice to deepen your work and relationships?
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🍵 Sunday’s = RRR, but sometimes we need to extend it to Monday mornings. Stay healthy with The LP’s cold season care package! Today we're sharing a soothing, ancient healing recipe from South Asia: haldi doodh, or “golden milk”, passed onto Munira by her nanima (grandmother)...
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...This yummy elixir is an immune-boosting remedy for cough & cold symptoms & a delicious treat to share with friends. 🌱 Think & Reflect: Family recipes carry our lineages forth to each generation, and nourish the body, mind, & spirit. What recipes help you honor your family?
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We are deeply grateful to YOU, LP Fam. Whether you contributed to this year's People-Powered Challenge, amplified our messaging, or joined us for GATHER, we sincerely appreciate you! Click the link to join our mailing list! Stay tuned for more photos! https://t.co/cBI94wcPfk
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✨ WOW! Beautiful, right?! GATHER 2023 was a magical night filled with delightful libations, warm embraces, inspired conversations—and a spectacular performance by @alicesmithmusic... Song: "Mello-Fi" by Otis McDonald
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