PUBLIC ASSISTANTS, NY
Public Assistants is a mutual aid network, design lab, and resistance hub.
Founded on June 6, 2020 as an organizing base in response to the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic and global socio-political uprising, PA has both led and partnered a number of community initiatives since its recent inception.
Among them, a paid youth mural residency program to empower and employ young community members through public art making, an open call radio program, a free bike repair and refurbish initiative, a community fridge and garden, toy and coat drives, hot meal/care package distribution, and wellness workshops for collective care and resilience.
In addition to community programming, our eclectic team of artists, makers, organizers, and builders have the capacity to design, produce, and fabricate just about anything.
Capabilities include:
- Banners, sets, and media for protest and direct action
- Murals
- Visual media
- Photography
- Videography
- Garment design
- Sustainable green design
All of our services to QTBIPOC members of the community are pro-bono and donation based.