Coworking & Events
Our Offerings
401 State Street in Brooklyn is a physical home for movement work. Grassroots efforts and leaders make use of 401 State Street for coworking, events, meetings, and programming. All for free, or at a heavily subsidized rate.
We host community gatherings, convenings, films and art, and activities that cultivate relationships and joy.
This is not a venue. It is infrastructure.
From January to June of 2026, we had the pleasure of hosting 28 events, with over 860 attendees. Over that same period, we had 300 desk bookings for co-working, with over 40 active members.
Movement partners taking space at 401 State Street through events and working is a daily demonstration of what WBU was built to prove: that a place shaped by harm can be remade into a space of care and collective power.
Get In Touch
401 State Street is a gathering place for collaboration, healing, and organizing. Our event spaces, coworking offices, and meeting rooms are available to community members and partner organizations — free or heavily subsidized. The building is fully accessible and equipped for large (up to 80 people) and small gatherings.
This space is a home for:
Women and gender-expansive people directly impacted by carceral systems, whose wisdom and leadership are the heart of our work.
Grassroots advocates and organizations resourcing and serving this core community.
Community-based organizations and movement partners committed to challenging oppressive systems and building an equitable economy.
By prioritizing our collective well-being and directing resources back into our communities, we engage in struggle to transform the future together. If these are your roots and values, you belong here.
To inquire about coworking, reach out to coworking@womenbuildingup.org.
