“As the Brujas have increased, in members and lore, so has their activism. What began in parks and playgrounds now extends into other arenas of organizing. Some of the women said they had spoken out at City Council hearings on rezoning plans; helped marshal protesters for rallies fighting mass incarceration; and put together open-mike nights highlighting underserved voices.
Increasingly, the Brujas have become interested in fostering a sense of community among minority youths across the city. In June, the group collaborated with By Us for Us, a project advocating Black-Asian solidarity, to organize a party called Anti-Prom at a former factory in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The gathering was an effervescent celebration of people usually sidelined by traditional prom culture, namely L.G.B.T. racial and ethnic minorities.
Of late, the Brujas have been busy with their most ambitious effort yet: a free alternative camp for young people with little else to pass the languid summer months. The program is hardly formal, but it has attracted a loyal following, said Ms. Gil, with games of capture the flag, nutrition classes,alternative medicine workshops and hikes through Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx”
(text: Noah Remnick photography: Edwin J. Torres)
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