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  Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn
  Brooklyn FAM is making multi-sensory storytelling accessible for the community on themes like intergenerational healing. Quilting a piece across multiple events, in-person story-sharing, and conversations with local storytellers is encouraging attendees to tell their own stories alongside others in...
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