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Now At Ornithology: A Campaign to End Domestic Violence

The club’s non-profit arm wants to create a “grassroots community of advocates” around Bushwick.

By Katey St John

July 10, 2023 · 2 min read

Community

Now At Ornithology: A Campaign to End Domestic Violence

The club’s non-profit arm wants to create a “grassroots community of advocates” around Bushwick.

Katey St John July 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023 · 2 min read

Now At Ornithology: A Campaign to End Domestic Violence

After months of weekly “Sunday Brunch” sessions featuring various woman-led jazz ensembles, local jazz club Ornithology has another social justice-themed project up its sleeve: a campaign to end domestic violence.

Rie Yamaguchi-Borden, one of the club’s owners, says she designed the campaign after hearing devastating stories of violence from two of her best friends, the jazz musicians Kyoko…

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