Urban Homesteading in South Williamsburg

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Thank you to all 47 Urban Homesteaders who joined us in our 24 hour residence on the sidewalk in front of Union Docs last weekend. From 6 am on Saturday until 6 am on Sunday we enjoyed a steady stream of visitors, who arrived bearing discarded personal items, movies, food, blankets and crafts. We are especially grateful to all the neighbors and passersby who offered commentary and lively discussions about street life, public space, and the utilization of available resources.

We are also thankful to the hurricane Noel for not drenching us, the residents of Greenpoint and Williamsburg for leaving enough junk on the street for us to furnish an entire one-bedroom sidewalk apartment in two hours, and to our wonderful videographers and photographers, including Peter Shapiro, Ricardo Mehedff, Mary Jeys, Francisca Benitez, Levi Stolove and Sereh Nakhost-Karimi.

the Urban Homesteading Project Saturday Nov.3

The Urban Homesteading Project explores the act of making temporary public living areas as a means for creating positive interactions within a community.

Through the creative utilization of discarded, donated and traded living resources, the UHP seeks to promote non-exclusive spaces for public discourse and leisure, while maximizing the potential of our city’s vital street economy.

The Urban Homesteading Project will create a temporary residence on the sidewalk near Union Docs for twenty-four hours, starting at dawn on Saturday November 3rd, 2007.

Please join us for a day and night of collective relaxation, discussion, games, storytelling, cooking, crafts, aerobics, napping and celebration of our vibrant community.

We will be arranging a temporary living room, dining room, kitchen and sleeping area and we need your help to fully furnish our public living space. We urge you to bring furniture and household items that you want to discard or trade, as well as food, beverages and artwork that you want to share.

Starting at dawn on Sunday, November 4th, every single item brought to the temporary living space will be available to all for the taking.

Below is a list of suggested items to bring:
- blankets, pillows and sleeping bags
- tables and chairs
- lamps, extension cords and power strips
- rugs
- forks, knives, plates and cups
- pots and pans
- books
- games
- musical instruments
- personal artwork
- food and beverages
- working televisions, stereos and DVD players

Laura Chipley, Francisca Caporali and Pilar Ortiz created the UHP in 2007.

Hillevi Loven and Union Docs curated this event.

When:
Saturday, November 3rd, starting at 7am
Until
Sunday, November 4th, 7am

Where:
On the sidewalk in front of
Union Docs (http://uniondocs.org)
322 Union Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Directions: L train to Lorimer Street / G to Metropolitan Aver Exit subway and walk south on Union Ave (away from the BQE)