NYC CIVIC FAIR
Fabrik DUMBO
20 Jay St., Suite 218
Tuesday, June 3, free with advance registration (suggested donation $10), 6:00
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If posting about politics and critical local issues on social media is not doing it for you and you want to make more of a difference, the people behind NYC Primary Bootcamp are hosting a special event on June 3 at Fabrik DUMBO. The NYC Civic Fair will give attendees a chance to connect with a variety of organizations, and one or more might be just what you’re looking for to increase your community engagement, especially with primary day approaching on June 24. Among the participating groups are ​Abundance New York, ​Climate Club Friends, ​Indivisible BK, ​Maximum New York, ​New Kings Democrats, ​New Liberals, ​Open New York, ​Open Plans, ​Regional Plan Association, ​Riders Alliance, ​Sunrise Movement NYC, and ​Transportation Alternatives. Admission is free, but there is a suggested donation of ten bucks if you can afford it in order to cover the cost of food and drink.

The fair is part of the grander Primary Bootcamp, in which registrants accumulate points as they complete as many actions as they can, from signing up for a community board newsletter and following both their city council member and state assembly person on social media to planning a volunteer day and reminding five people to register to vote by June 14. The word “civic” is disappearing from our discourse and the subject is no longer being taught in schools, so there’s no better time than right now to work to keep it alive.

[Mark Rifkin is a Brooklyn-born, Manhattan-based writer and editor; you can follow him on Substack here.]