--- title: "SUNDAY, Sept 15: NYC art build before Sept 20 youth-led climate strike" date: 2019-09-12T16:08:31Z modified: 2023-10-09T15:28:09Z permalink: "https://350.org/media-advisory-nyc-strikes-art/" type: post status: publish excerpt: This comes as the NYC Department of Education announces it will excuse absences of all students participating in the Climate Strikes. wpid: 105793 categories: - Climate Strikes --- ##### [**PHOTOS FROM LAST WEEKEND’S ART BUILD CAN BE FOUND HERE**](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10RxfANirRk35kvNcf3GpRr6x_jgZNWqx) #### [MEDIA RSVP](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-DAcyK1WTH7NrpSSMx7pcoObBzpM0x6LPjizZo3-6JieTRQ/viewform) _Brooklyn, NY —_ This Sunday, organizers of the September 20th NYC Climate Strike will hold one of the last [public art-build before next Friday’s march](https://actionnetwork.org/events/climate-strike-nyc-art-build-sept-15). This comes as the [NYC Department of Education announced](https://twitter.com/NYCSchools/status/1172191885928095744) it will excuse absences of all students participating in the Strikes. On Sunday, participants will paint massive parachutes, banners, signs, flags, and more. Spokespeople will be available for interview. > **WHAT:** Final art-build ahead of massive Sept 20th climate strike > > **WHEN:** Sunday, September 15 from 12 – 6pm. > > **WHERE:** [Thomas Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY 11217](https://g.page/thomas-greene-playground?share) > > **WHO:** Youth climate strikers, New Yorkers of all ages; co-sponsored by Fridays For Future – NYC; [350.org](https://350.org); [ArtBuilt](https://artbuilt.org/) / Mobile Studio in the Park; Artist Gan Golan ([TimeSeed](https://www.timeseed.life)); Peoples Climate Movement – NY, and more! ![](https://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ArtBuilt_EstherRobinson_2-700x422.jpg) _Photo Credit: Esther Robinson_ ![](https://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_6002-700x525.jpg) Photo credit: Gan Golan \### For more information on the NYC Sept 20 March, visit [ClimateMarchNYC.net](https://ClimateMarchNYC.net) and [explore this media pack](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dCzB8UoUgUoD449hzaT8g9qJ5NS0DVkVFe8_8wa3FYA/edit). **Contact**: Lindsay Meiman, , (347) 460-9082