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5 people are interested
Calling all artists for the Summer Peace Jam!
ORGANIZATION: Washington Parks & People
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5 people are interested
Since our beginnings in 1990, Washington Parks & People (a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization) has been helping to transform forgotten and even dangerous locations into living green places that serve their communities. Parks & People connects immediately and directly to people where they live. We understand and address ecological and social issues in a local, human way-by equipping neighbors with knowledge and tools to reclaim their own public spaces. Our scope is geographically small-in some cases literally block by block. We work across the city to address injustice and empower local residents to transform their public spaces, parks, and communities.
Parks & People and partner Konsider Dis Radio is hosting a Ward 7 Summer Kickoff Peace Jam in Marvin Gaye Park on June 30 th, 2018. This year the Summer Kickoff is being held as a way to unite community members while promoting peace within Ward 7. Since the beginning of 2018, there has been a 44% increase in homicides throughout the city and often Ward 7 is a forgotten area within the district when trying to combat this horrific statistic. The event will get the community outside and into the park, celebrating with music, food, games, and fun with other organizations including the local police department.
WPP and Konsider Dis Radio is looking for volunteer performers for the event- live, art, dance, spoken word, etc. All talents can apply! This is a great opportunity for free exposure for the community to see your art! If you are interested please email konsiderdisradio@gmail.com for more information.
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About Washington Parks & People
Location:
2437 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, US
Mission Statement
To grow city-wide park-based community health, equity, and justice through innnovation and partnerships across DC.
Description
Parks & People is DC's award-winning city-wide community parks partnership. Founded in 1990 to reclaim Meridian Hill/ Malcolm X Park, the organization led the transformation of that park from the most crime-ridden national park in the area to one of the safest. Parks & People has now helped advance over 250 parks, trails, streams, playgrounds, schoolyards, and community gardens and farms. Our facilities include the Josephine Butler Parks Center, an award-winning 40-room "greenhouse" for revitalizing DC greenspaces; the historic Riverside Healthy Living Center, providing park programming, youth development, and healthy park-based business incubation; the Marvin Gaye Community Greening Center, a year-round community farm, native reforestation hub, and base of park reclamation and job training through our DC Green Corps; the Piney Spring Green; and the North Columbia Heights Green, a once-blighted vacant lot that serves as a hands-on outdoor classroom for year-round healthy food production. Parks & People has led the community reclamation and transformation of Marvin Gaye Park, DC's longest municipal park, for 23 years. It also helps the Escarpment Ridge and Fort Circle network of parks, Walter Pierce Park (where 8,428 African Americans were buried after the Civil War), the east side of Rock Creek park, and numerous schoolyards. Since its founding a generation ago, Parks & People has mobilized over 300,000 volunteers for parks and green spaces of all kinds. Parks & People volunteers work hard, have fun, and make a massive difference.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Marvin Gaye Park/ Riverside Center601 Division Avenue NEWashington, DC 20009
DATE POSTED
May 23, 2018
SKILLS
- Photography
- Storytelling
- Visual Arts
- Music Arts
- Dance
- Theater Arts
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- 3 hours