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
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
Where is it happening?
Liberation Park / Black Cultural Zone, 7101 Foothill Boulevard, Oakland, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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