Liberación Collective: The Congo & Lebanon with Vic Mensa, Ijeoma Oluo, etc

Presented by Travel With Purpose and Artivists Ent. Liberación Collective: The Congo & Lebanon is an event to educate, draw the parallels amongst different global issues in order to find connective tissue amongst marginalized communities Los Angeles. Funds raised will be directed to and used to house displaced women and children, secure food and water, build a communal kitchen, and provide return packets (phone, seeds, cash, & transportation) for women returning to their villages. We will also be raising funds for in Lebanon which works with African women trapped in the Kafala system of which the proceeds will be used for food, women’s hygiene products, diapers, rent and medical assistance. We will be screening Oscar nominated documentary A Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, have performances, poetry readings, workshops and many vendors selling food, merch, books, art, etc. Saturday April 26th at the historic Miracle Theatre in Inglewood. The event will be from 2-10 PM.

Performances by:

Boleros With Attitude

JJ’88

The Mafé Ensemble

Gabriel Teodros

Keynote Speakers:

Vic Mensa

Ijeoma Oluo

Poetry by:

Shelley Bruce

Diandra Marizet

Skye Cabrera

Sounds by:

Anthony Valadez

Deemie

Workshops:

A Way to Live Without the System by richie reseda

Dabke by Maha

Soundbath by Sahar

Food Vendors:

Anjahles Cali-Caribbean Cuisine

Bao Bao Express

El Diamante Kitchen

Jebena Joy Cafe & Eritrean Food

Mama Lina Cooks

Mid East Eats

Pili Pili De Congo

Sabor del Caribe

Vendors:

1810 Culture

Fouxx

Hummus Squad

Good Sooup Vintage

JiJi’s Arabesque Couture

Lyriks Records

Malaï.K

Mboup Boutique

Midnight Books

Peaceful Beadwork

Reem Ali Adeeb

Sara Abusheikh

Stitch4Pali

Tattoos by @lambxchop & @maiaiink

The Bratty Brujita

Zoe Moon

Partners:

CODEPINK

Las Fotos Project

Latinx Parenting

Mujeres de Maiz

Slow Factory

Host or Publisher Travel With Purpose / CODEPINK