Eastern District 3
The United Order of Tents is a Black women's fraternal order located in Brooklyn, NY. Established in the 19th century, The United Order of Tents originally provided aid to those escaping slavery via the Underground Railroad. Now, our current mission is to serve our community, especially our elderly neighbors. We recognize and solve local issues through our bond of sisterhood.
Something is reemerging.
The United Order of Tents Eastern District #3 invites you to a Spring Tea.
We have always gathered in sacred spaces. This spring, we gather again.
The United Order of Tents, founded in 1867 by women who chose each other when the world would not, extends an invitation to community.
Come as you are. Come ready to witness.
The location is a secret because... why wouldn't it be
The welcome is not.
Five days before the tea, confirmed guests receive the address. Until then — trust the process.
[Reserve Your Seat → bit.ly/uot-spring-tea]
Photo Credits:
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Brooklyn: Macon Street - Tompkins Avenue" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 2, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-d858-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
United Order of Tents Eastern District #3 recipient of 2021 BedStuy Create and Connect Fund from the Laundrymat Project!!
Click here to find out more information on Tea with the Tents coming this spring, The Bed Stuy Create and Connect Fund and the Laundrymat Project.
Click on this picture to learn more about the United Order of Tents Eastern District 3
Green, Bernice Elizabeth. “Our Time Press@Home…Where Legacy Begins.” Our Time Press, 2021, www.ourtimepress.com/our-time-presshomewhere-legacy-begins/.
United Order of Tents ED #3 Superintendent Mrs. Peterson, and Tent Sisters Mrs Gregory and Mrs. Levine with Friends of Tents Kelly Britt.
Mrs. Gregory with Senator Schumer too!
Juneteenth Celebration
Contact us by emailing easterndistrict3@gmail.com or by filling out our Google Form
Reflections on Black Sisterhood and The United Order of Tents event in honor of Women's History Month April 2, 2022. Hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library Macon Branch.
Features reflections from Annette Lane Harrison Richter, the great-great-granddaughter of co-founder Annetta M. Lane.
Additional thoughts shared by the Honorable Inez D. Barron, a former juvenile member of The United Order of the Tents.
Reflections on Black Sisterhood and The United Order of Tents event in honor of Women's History Month April 2, 2022. Hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library Macon Branch.
Features reflections from Annette Lane Harrison Richter, the great-great-granddaughter of co-founder Annetta M. Lane.
Additional thoughts shared by the Honorable Inez D. Barron, a former juvenile member of The United Order of the Tents.