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May 1 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
MAY DAY Open mic + Party Honoring the legacy of Nipsey Hussle
Following the rallies/marches around the city commemorating MAY DAY we will come together to celebrate our culture and movements. For this edition of RAIZ UP, let’s honor the legacy of Nipsey Hussle, and the commitment of building our communities from within, promoting values and principles that uplift us to build people power.
May 7 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday, repeating until May 8, 2019
HOME: A Performance Project by The Open Program
HOME offers regular rehearsals at different locations, open to everybody at all times. You can join the project from the beginning, or even at the last moment. A team of professional artists from different parts of the world will help you develop your story or poem, discover with you how to work on speech, vibration, rhythm and meaning, or assist you in creating a song or an acting fragment, a dramatic piece based on what you think and feel is meaningful for you and your people, and rehearse with you on what you created.
May 8 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Exposure On Writing in Prison
What risks do incarcerated writers face when their words travel beyond prison walls? Dynamic authors, poets, activists, and actors Mahogany L. Browne, Aja Monet, Jon Sands, Christopher Soto, Kirya Traber and Jecoina Vinson bring the writers’ messages to life on the stage.
May 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
HOME: Theater Performance
Join us in experiencing the culminating performance of HOME. HOME is a theater piece created by people who have to tell you something about this human experience – its different aspects, abuses, struggles, hopes, circumstances and obstacles, and the fight to to be able to say, HOME.
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Kashmir Charity Iftar
Please join us for a Kashmir Charity Iftar on May 14, 7-10 PM. Everyone is welcome, and please bring your family and friends! We will be raising funds to support the Pellet Victims Welfare Trust, an organization that works to support the medical and financial needs of the more than 1300 victims of pellet guns in Kashmir.
June 10 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Monday, repeating until June 10, 2019
Jazz and Self Determination: Session 2
Join musician and scholar Ras Moshe for a panel and performance followed by a two session course examining the historical parallels between Jazz and socio-political engagement.
June 21 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
SUMMER SOLSTICE SOLIDARITY:Artists for Feed the People
An all-ages punk show featuring all local bands and artists as well as vendors.
July 11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Reconstructing Rangoli: Growing through the Immigrant Experience
To capture the resilience of immigrants and the essence of creating home, this performance will weave together the stories of a womxn and a seed, as they fight to grow, put down roots, and blossom into themselves.
July 12 @ 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Hip Hop Latinx Showcase
This showcase is a Latinx hip hop event focused on a message of hope, optimistic thinking and social awareness. Focused on Latin people and Colombian culture dedicated to music and hip hop.
August 17 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
PUNK SHOW: ABC No Rio’s Saturday Matinee
For or over twenty-five years ABC No Rio's Saturday Matinee has been run by a volunteer collective dedicated to providing an all-ages venue for the independent punk and hardcore music scene.
August 29 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Raiz Up! Showcase & Open Mic
This is a monthly open mic and showcase welcoming emcee’s, singers, dancers, poets, and all other artists!
September 10 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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One event on September 10, 2019 at 6:00 pm
One event on September 24, 2019 at 6:00 pm
JAZZ AND SELF DETERMINATION
This will be the sixth edition of the "Jazz and Self Determination" series where the primaries converse about the synthesis of jazz and socio political activity.
