Credits & Acknowledgement

Organzing and Outreach Coordinators

Victoria Quiroz-Becerra, Co-director at Voces Ciudadanas

Javier Salamanca, Co-director at Voces Ciudadanas

Antelma Valdéz, Program Coordinator at Voces Ciudadanas

Participatory-Action Research Coordinator

Gabriela Rendón, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Community Development at Parsons School of Design, The New School

Research Team

Melissa Bosley, Beka Fadila, Daniela Fernandez López, Mae Francke Rojo, Gracia Goh, Sofia Kavlin, Lukas Kernke, and Alex Purcelli

Graphic Design

Translation

Editing

Iconography

Gracia Goh, Beka Fadila, and Daniela Fernandez López

Daniela Fernandez López, Mae Francke Rojo, Gracia Goh, and Sofia Kavlin

Mae Francke Rojo, Melissa Bosley, Sofia Kavlin, Lukas Kernke, and Alex Purcelli

Some of the icons included in the report were developed by Iconoclasistas (iconoclasistas.net)

We want to thank the civic groups and community organizations that participated in the community workshops, meetings and assemblies organized as part of this project; Beyond Care Cooperative, Brooklyn Community Services, Center for Family Life, Chinese-American Planning Council, Coalición Mexicana, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Visión Futuro, PS 516 PTA, PS 94 PTA, Sanctuary for Families, South Brooklyn Mutual Aid, United Community Consulting, United Families of Sunset Park, and United Tenants of Brooklyn, and Community Board 7. We want to express special thanks to Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes and Councilwoman Alexa Aviles as well as their staff members for their support as well as the Community Board 7 and the Sunset Park Public Library for allowing us to use their space and equipment.

We are grateful to have the opportunity to team up with Voces Ciudadanas and for being able to use their space. We want to thank Javier Salamanca, Victoria Quiroz-Becerra, and Antelma Valdéz for their generosity, their support, and their valuable organizing and outreach work. Last, but not least, we want to express our appreciation for the commitment and care offered by the volunteers from Voces Ciudadanas involved in the community activities, special thanks to Britney Espinoza, Laura Espinoza, Maria Guzmán, Yesenia Hernandez, Manuel Martínez, Martha Saldivar, Teresa Saldivar, Isaura Oropeza, Juliana Salas, and Alicia Torres.

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Introduction

Part I: Sunset Park

Understanding The Neighborhood: Demographics and Needs

From Local Economies to Gentrification: A Look at The Economic Landscape

Uniting for Change: Local Groups and Non-Profit Organizations in Action

Part II: Sunset Park Public Library

Past, Present and Future of Sunset Park Library

Interim Sunset Park Public Library

Part III: Envisioning The Future Of The Interim Sunset Park Library

Collecting Local Visions: Voces Ciudadanas Community Survey

Identifying Collaborators: Collective Mapping through a Sociogram

Amplifying Neighborhood Voices: Oral Histories in Community Organizing

Imagining

Part IV: Defining The Community Program And Spatial Organization

Envisioning A Community Space for All

Defining a Possible Community Program

Translating Community Program into the Space

Imagining Spatial Possibilities

Part V: Activating the Space