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Katey St. John

Katey St. John

Katey St John is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, activist, and baker whose passions lie where food and sustainability intersect. Inspired and motivated by youth climate activists, Katey uses her voice to elevate stories of people and communities making positive environmental impacts.

At BK Reader, Katey creates videos and writes articles about Brooklyn food, art, events and more. She sees video as a tool for learning and hopes to create lasting change in the world, one film at a time.

Recent Work by Katey

BK Nonprofit AAFSC Provides Asylum Seekers a Second Home

BK Nonprofit AAFSC Provides Asylum Seekers a Second Home

As the number of new asylum seekers in NYC tops 200,000, the Arab American Family Support center steps up to help.
A Place to Heal and Call Home: BK’s Mixteca Offers Immigrants a Helping Hand Upon Arrival

A Place to Heal and Call Home: BK’s Mixteca Offers Immigrants a Helping Hand Upon Arrival

The nonprofit works on the frontlines of the migrant crisis, helping asylum seekers and immigrants from all over the world as they struggle to call NYC home.
BK Nonprofit Worker’s Justice Project Gives Voice, Empowers Low-Wage Laborers

BK Nonprofit Worker’s Justice Project Gives Voice, Empowers Low-Wage Laborers

Led and founded by Ligia Guallpa, WJP aims to create a more “inclusive, beautiful and powerful” labor movement.
Brooklyn Recycling Center, Sure We Can, Fights for Higher Deposit for NYC Canners

Brooklyn Recycling Center, Sure We Can, Fights for Higher Deposit for NYC Canners

As trash continues to grow around the five boroughs, the work of canners becomes necessary in waste management.
From Canvas to Concrete: Groundswell's Mission is to Color New York with Purpose

From Canvas to Concrete: Groundswell's Mission is to Color New York with Purpose

Groundswell, a Gowanus-based nonprofit, creates murals as a spotlight on social justice in the community.
BKLYN Sauce: PISTE Academy

BKLYN Sauce: PISTE Academy

Watch Brooklyn native Nzingha Prescod teach kids discipline, goal orientation and focus through fencing in East New York.
Steel Pan Drums and Tennis: The Double Life of Brooklyn's Adrian Clarke

Steel Pan Drums and Tennis: The Double Life of Brooklyn's Adrian Clarke

The director of the Prospect Park Tennis Center loves playing steel pan drums, a call back to his Caribbean childhood.
VIDEO: Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade 2023 — a Roaring Love Letter to the Caribbean

VIDEO: Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade 2023 — a Roaring Love Letter to the Caribbean

Tens of thousands of participants — including Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams — gathered on Eastern Parkway this Monday for the West Indian Day Parade
VIDEO: A Bed-Stuy Treasure Approaches 100 Years, Led by This One, Phenomenal Music Teacher

VIDEO: A Bed-Stuy Treasure Approaches 100 Years, Led by This One, Phenomenal Music Teacher

Extraordinary music, education, laughter and dedication permeate the Patricia F. Robinson Music School, continuing the institution's nearly 100-yr-old practice.
Movers on a Mission: This BK Moving Company is Fighting Hunger Crisis with Food Rescue Fleet

Movers on a Mission: This BK Moving Company is Fighting Hunger Crisis with Food Rescue Fleet

By deploying its trucks and employees, Dumbo Moving rescues food and delivers it to the communities that need it most — all at no charge.
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