Bushwick’s local Tedx chapter has announced its 2016 lineup—and it’s nothing if not dynamic, with presenters ranging from a New York City civil rights attorney who will speak about police and community relations to the executive director of Clowns Without Borders

Sure, you can watch the edited talks from this year’s main TED Conference once they go up on YouTube while you procrastinate with a coworking buddy or wait for your laundry to complete the spin cycle

In case you were in doubt, Bushwick ideas indeed are worth spreading

If you’ve ever shopped at the Bushwick Food Coop, you know that no trip to its tiny storefront at The Loom would be complete without at least one conversation about food