Meditating for Black Lives, a local organization that supports community efforts to heal oppression using principles and practices of various meditation traditions, hosted their very first meditation session in Herbert von King Park last June. “We were just going to meditate and think and hold this space for each other in light of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and countless others. That’s what was going to happen,” says founder Brittany Micek.

That’s not exactly what happened. 2,000 people showed up on that summer morning to what would be the first of many community meditations in Bed-Stuy and Brownsville.

For many of us, last summer was the impetus for advocacy against systemic racism. But it’s critical we honor those who have been working for decades to dismantle it. Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation is one such organization.

With Earth Day just around the corner, you might be thinking about how you can help tackle climate change.

Shreema Mehta writes the Community articles in this newsletter, spotlighting different businesses and organizations in the Brooklyn neighborhoods the Co-op serves.

Did you know that October was National Co-op Month? This year’s theme was “Co-ops Commit: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” and Katherine Rowland spoke with member-owners about how we might better uphold our commitments to these values. Read on to learn about the concerns and suggestions the Co-op members voiced.

Have you ever wondered where Greene Hill Food Co-op’s organic waste goes? Since March, we’ve been partnering with BK ROT, a rad, bike-powered, sustainable, anti-racist educational and political composting nonprofit. For more on their work, read the full article.