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Support the People's Garden in Bushwick

Hernan is a staple of Bushwick who cares deeply for his community and has been advocating for queer, Black and brown people in New York for decades. Today, he is in charge of the small but mighty People’s Garden on Greene Avenue and Broadway, which was first opened in 1978 and handed over to Hernan in 1996. Since he took over, Hernan has added a dance floor, gazebo and created a space to “plant love and friendship.” Hernan spends hours each week tending to the space, its resident chickens and opens its gates to anyone who needs it, including children, families and the many women at the shelter across the street. In honor of all the work he puts in to maintain a sense of community in a rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood— all without getting paid for it— we want to help Hernan with the finances to keep running the garden as well as add a little extra for himself.


This GoFundMe was started by Bodeguita 718, a Latinx-founded collective that throws community events. Three-fourths of the proceeds will go to Hernan’s garden and recent work he has done to change the floorboards and install bathrooms. The rest will go to funding a public community event, “A Florecer,” which will feature local BIPOC artists, music and free public art for the community. The event will take place at the People’s Garden on April 17th.

People's Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepeoplesgardenbk/?hl=en

Bodeguita 718 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodeguita718/?hl=en 



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  • Anonymous
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  • Charlotte Fowler
    • $100 
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  • Chann Spellman
    • $200 
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    • $50 
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Bodeguita 718
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Brooklyn, NY

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