Mo Roots Fest 2023

Schedule

Sat Jun 10 2023 at 01:00 pm to 07:00 pm

Location

Liberation Park / Black Cultural Zone | Oakland, CA

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‘Dynamic, Daring, Delightful Dandelion’ - Celebrating the Life, Love, & Legacy of Monica Hastings-Smith
About this Event

BoomShake Music, in partnership with the Black Cultural Zone, as part of Oakland Juneteenth Liberation Month invites you to a community arts & culture gathering sparked by the seeds, roots, and branches of artist, teacher, mother, and friend Monica Hastings-Smith aka Mo’ Clearly, who transitioned to the ancestor realm in June 2021.


Mo’ Roots Fest 2023

‘Dynamic, Daring, Delightful Dandelion’

Celebrating the Life, Love, & Legacy of Monica Hastings-Smith

June 10, 2023

1 - 6PM

Liberation Park, Oakland, CA


This year’s theme ‘Dynamic, Daring, Delightful Dandelion’ is inspired by ‘The Dandelion Song’, which was co-created by Mo’ and her 4/5 year-old forest school music students in 2018. The song celebrates the beauty, richness, and resilience of the Dandelion. Although many in society view them as weeds to K*ll and get rid of, Dandelions have many medicinal and healing benefits and are experts of survival.


VENUE + PARKING:

  • Liberation Park / Black Cultural Zone, 7101 Foothill, Oakland
  • Parking available off 73rd street near the McDonald’s
  • Food vendors on site (TBA)
  • Porta-potties and handwashing stations on site

ACCESSIBILITY:

  • Liberation Park is wheelchair accessible and close to the Eastmont Transit Center bus stop. The park terrain is flat but not completely smooth.
  • We will have designated ADA seating as well as ASL interpretation for the performances.
  • 2 of the porta-potties are ADA-compliant.
  • Please email [email protected] if you have accessibility needs not addressed here.

WHAT TO BRING:

  • Bring an offering for the altar, and a drum if you have one.
  • Please wear your face mask for our collective safety.

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DANDELION SONG

By Monica Hastings-Smith, ZioraMmachi Bender-deMoll, Johnnie Mae Taylor, Akira Pearl Williams-Rawlings,

Come pick some dandelions in the forest with me

We’re making medicine

We’re making tea

We dig the roots

We pick the leaves

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Where is it happening?

Liberation Park / Black Cultural Zone, 7101 Foothill Boulevard, Oakland, United States

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