9th Year Anniversary: Staying Put

Summer 2025

In such trying times, now more than ever, coming together as a form of resistance feels crucial to nurturing our communities and networks of care when we need them the most. We are excited to be hosting our 9 year anniversary celebration Sunday, June 29th from 1-5PM at Columbus Park. We will gather as a recommitment to our politics of refusal and staying put: we refuse to be moved; we refuse the inevitability of displacement; we refuse to let the history of this neighborhood and the land it occupies fade into abstraction. We are building on the lineages that have brought us to where we are now and asking: how can we continue cultures of care and interdependence under pressure?

9th Year anniversary: Staying put program

Staying Put: 9 Years of The W.O.W. Project Anniversary Fair

Building upon the lineage of past youth and art collective health fairs and field days convened in Columbus Park, The W.O.W. Project is hosting an afternoon full of interactive art activities and performances inspired by questions of belonging and interdependence as we enter our 10-year milestone on Mott St. Join us as we practice waging love as resistance!

A woman with a large floral hat holding a map, speaking to a group of four women, with two women wearing glasses and one wearing a helmet, outdoors near a black metal fence and green foliage.

Three women sitting on colorful stools at a small table outdoors, with a basketball court and stairs with red treads in the background. They appear to be engaged in a conversation, surrounded by greenery and urban buildings.

Two people singing and dancing outdoors with a crowd in the background.

Group of people making jewelry at an outdoor craft table.

A man in a white tuxedo with a green bow tie and yellow sash, speaking into a microphone outdoors. Background includes a decorative banner, green foliage, and a metal barricade.

A group of people gathered at an outdoor table during daytime, with some browsing through papers, a person holding a colorful fan, and others engaged in conversation, in a park with trees and buildings in the background.