House Party: A Fundraiser for the East Brooklyn Liberation Center

The AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus and the CBK and NBK Community Solidarity Committees of the NYC Democratic Socialists of America are teaming up with an incredible lineup of DJs, hosts and speakers to bring you HOUSE PARTY: A FUNDRAISER FOR THE EAST BROOKLYN LIBERATION CENTER. Powered by the sonic magic of DOLLNXTDOOR, ELLEN.J, BEATS BY MELBEATSS and SIMISOLA, we’ll be partying all night for a revolutionary purpose you won’t want to miss. HOUSE PARTY is raising funds so the East New York Community Land Trust -- a member-led group that organizes to remove land and housing from the private market and bring it under democratic community ownership -- can purchase 161 Jamaica Avenue, a historic building in East NY that will become the East Brooklyn Liberation Center, ENYCLT’s new organizing home and a permanently affordable hub for solidarity economy-aligned organizations. HOUSE PARTY takes inspiration from the Rent Parties of 1920s and 30s Harlem, where Black tenants facing exploitative rents threw lively parties, charged admission, and used the proceeds to pay rent and keep each other housed. Born out of the Great Migration, these gatherings were mutual aid in its most joyful and powerful form: community coming together to pool resources while building culture that would define a generation. On Thursday April 23 we’re keeping that revolutionary tradition alive, but instead of just raising funds to pay rent, we’re buying the whole damn house! All proceeds from HOUSE PARTY go toward purchasing 161 Jamaica Avenue for the East New York Community Land Trust and building a permanent HOME for community organizing in East New York for generations to come. Interspersed between the beats of our incredible DJ lineup, we’ll hear inspiring speeches from ENYCLT members and from elected officials including State Senator JULIA SALAZAR, State Assemblymember EMILY GALLAGHER, and City Councilmember SANDY NURSE, as well as candidates for State Assembly CHRISTIAN CELESTE TATE and EON TYRELL HUNTLEY. There will also be an unforgettable performance by the stunning CHERRY VERONICA JAYMES! And the night will be emceed by the iconic CARLA MARIE DAVIS (of DREAM, Don’t Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor) and AL SCOTT (lifelong East NY resident, community organizer, and co-founder of the ENYCLT). Let’s show up and show out for East New York and make this a HOUSE PARTY to remember! Entry is $30 on a sliding scale - pay what you can and donate generously if you’re able. Tickets will be available at the door and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. To learn more about the East New York Community Land Trust and the East Brooklyn Liberation Center, check out the links below or @eastnewyorkclt on Instagram. The Community Solidarity Committees of NYC-DSA build meaningful, trust-based relationships in our neighborhoods focusing on long-term solidarity and grassroots organizing; to learn more and get involved visit the links below. You can find the Afrosocialists Caucus of DSA at @afrosoc.dsa on Instagram. /// Entry is at the discretion of our door staff. Online purchases are limited to four tickets maximum per person. If tickets are sold out here, we always hold a good amount at the door. We will do our best to admit those without tickets but entrance is not guaranteed. Violence, non-consensual touching, racist, homophobic, transphobic, sexist, ageist or other discriminatory language, and leering are not allowed within our walls or in our back yard. If someone says or does something to make you feel uncomfortable while you’re here, let us know. /// Accessibility: The wheelchair entrance to our indoor space is in the driveway, which is the access point most commonly used to enter Nowadays. During parties the driveway gate is locked, so please ask staff at the street entrance for assistance with entry. All of our bathrooms are gender-neutral. There is one accessible stall indoors. Just ask any Nowadays staff member for the key, and they can show you the way. During parties, seating is available both on and off the dance floor. While we don’t have a dedicated quiet space indoors during parties, the booths next to coat check are a little quieter, and the deck and back yard a little quieter than that. Most nighttime parties include the use of strobe lights and water based haze.