Roots and Branches Oakland
| Blog Name: |
Roots and Branches Oakland |
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http://rootsandbranchesoakland.blogspot.com/ |
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English |
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oakland, community, culture |
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By activating public space in Oakland with art, music and food we create a safe platform for dialogue between community members. Accessible art and music provides with youth with an outlet for self-empowerment. Our portable stage hosts performances from local talent and actively engages all in a creative process. We share a communal meal to promote health and awareness. This blog contains documentation from our free public events. |
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208 Followers |
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Come out and support Roots and Branches youth-led community-building collective. With performances by Baybe Champ, Bumpitythump, DJ BASTA and more. Plus live screen-printing by Keith Magruder. Grant funding has been extra competitive in 2009. We
Roots and Branches Oakland
Roots and Branches is a youth-led community-building collective. We improve exposure to cultural events in our neighborhoods by bringing art, music and food to street level with block parties and other free community celebrations. From 2006-2008 we operated a retired ambulance, which was painted with a fresh mural for each event. We have featured nearly twenty-five different performers on our stage in the past four years. Our performances are photographed, video documented, & audio recorded. All media is made available at www.rootsandbranches.info. Beyond our free public events, Roots and Branches provide tec
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