On October 18th, Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition held their 50th Anniversary Gala at Manhattan College. AYON Studio Project Manager Sanika Kulkarni and Marketing and Communications Manager Alicia Koledin joined NWBCCC, supporters, and all the esteemed 2024 honorees, in celebration of their continued mission for racial justice and economic democracy.
Founded in 1974 when the Bronx was literally burning due to disinvestment in the borough, the group unites diverse peoples and institutions through intergenerational community organizing to transform the Bronx and beyond. At the event, Executive Director Sandra Lobo announced that they are now going Bronx-wide —merging with the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI). As gentrification and climate change threaten to displace working families and communities of color who built the Bronx, this borough-wide force will champion smart and sustainable planning, community organizing, and economic development.
We commend the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition on 50 years of building the Bronx’s future and wholeheartedly congratulate all its honorees.