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Inaugural Freedom Festival and Juneteenth Celebration
June 15, 2013 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT
This event celebrates diverse freedom movements, and is inspired by Juneteenth, the oldest national commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the United States. The festival features performances by Taína Asili y la Banda Rebelde and M.A.K.U.
At 3 pm, Troy Bike Rescue will hold a bike clinic and bike schwag art workshop.
At 4 pm, we will host a community potluck and hold the inauguration of Freedom Square.
At 5 pm, Puerto Rican vocalist Taína Asili y la Banda Rebelde performs, carrying on the tradition of her ancestors, fusing past and present struggles into one soulful and defiant voice.
At 6:30 pm, M.A.K.U. Sound System takes the stage. M.A.K.U. is a New York-based Afro-Colombian band inflected with jazz, rock, hip-hop, punk, and Colombian folkloric rhythms. This event is the inaugural event at Freedom Square!
We are committed to lowering the barriers to access for events at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. For people who are hard of hearing or deaf, blind or low-vision, or whose physical limitations can interfere with a satisfying experience, let us know two weeks in advance so we can make appropriate arrangements.
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