ANNOUNCING: The Freedom We Make: Queer Artists on Sound, Struggle, and Sanctuary Spaces Sunday June 22nd and Sunday June 29th 12-2pm, produced by Freedom Festival USA. Join MovingGround’s Artistic Director Krista DeNio and Tomaro Gallery‘s Lisa Calderon, in conversation with panelists Najee Rene aka “Casino“, Window the Artist and Mister Lady Zen, as they discuss: How do we create Sanctuary, Safety, and Protection? How does art become a tool for peace in the face of chaos? How do we preserve sanity while fighting for liberation? And what does it mean to teach, create, and thrive when governments change abruptly? Join us for a conversation on music, memory, and the radical act of making room for ourselves.
From Window, the Black lesbian vocalist and author of Black Lesbian Bedtime Stories, to Mister Lady Zen, an internationally acclaimed composer, cabaret artist, poet, and queer elder. Together these artists use sound, word, and community to build sanctuaries. Meanwhile, Rene “Casino” Reneand, the Berlin-based musician and podcaster behind BABE: Black American Berlin Expat, amplifies diasporic voices across borders.
CO-ORGANIZERS / MODERATORS: Lisa Aurora – ToMaRoGallery.com Krista DeNio – MovingGround.org
PANELISTS/ ARTISTS Window – Vocalist, Singer Songwriter, Artist, and Author of Black Lesbian Bedtime Stories. Najee Rene aka “Casino“ – The Emperor’s Tarot and BABE Black American Berlin Expat
When: Sunday June 22nd 12-2pm & Sunday June 19th 12-2pm
Where: Online
Registration link: https://freedomfestivalusa.org/event/the-freedom-we-make-queer-artists-on-sound-struggle-and-sanctuary-spaces-2/
Cost: $5-50 sliding scale. Additional donations can be made to Venmo | MovingGround; write one word in the payment note that gives or creates in you a sense of sanctuary **Please note that your contribution goes directly to paying the artist fees for all panel experts!
