🍵 About
The Tea Stand is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit devoted to serving free tea with the intention of building community. We serve free tea at public parks, food distributions, and events to create spaces for strangers to connect and communities to come together.
We've been serving Brooklyn since 2022, when Miles first decided to set up a small table in his local park and offer free tea to passersby. As community members shared ideas and collaboration opportunities, The Tea Stand naturally evolved into a larger project featuring a newsletter, a zine, and thousands of cups of free tea.
A 30-second video introducing The Tea Stand, specifically the ⛩️ Popups.
The Tea Stand serves its mission through 4 different programming types:
⛩️ Popups: A small, simple table is set up in a public space (e.g. a park) and free tea is offered to all passersby. Weekly, announced via Instagram.
🫖 Tea Talks: a small group, in-person, intimate conversation about a certain topic (e.g. "childhood") over tea. Monthly, announced via our newsletter.
🎁 Distros: in collaboration with mutual aid groups, free tea is served to folks waiting in line for food distributions. Monthly, announced via Instagram.
📀 Steeped in Sound: an intimate DJ + tea event co-hosted with LEEJAY (in his beautiful Greenpoint loft!). Bimonthly, announced via Instagram.
Visit the Calendar to see all upcoming events.