Liberation Echos: A Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth is the annual commemoration of the official emancipation of the ancestors of today’s African Americans who were enslaved on this colonized land.
Although it began as a Galveston ritual, it has spread far beyond Texas and throughout the larger Black community as a celebratory tradition.
This June 19th, we extend this celebration with an event in collaboration with the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research.
Somewhere in-between a party and an exhibition, the event takes place in multiple rooms on both floors of the space, featuring a selection of recent works on paper, paintings, sculpture, performance, and food by artists of the Cooper Union Black Student Union (BSU) and the larger black community. The display will be accompanied by a series of live performances, readings, and durational artworks, as well as ongoing set performances by NCP Radio DJs.
A portion of the funds made from this ticketed event will support the artists and organizers who make a celebration like this possible.
Although it began as a Galveston ritual, it has spread far beyond Texas and throughout the larger Black community as a celebratory tradition.
This June 19th, we extend this celebration with an event in collaboration with the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research.
Somewhere in-between a party and an exhibition, the event takes place in multiple rooms on both floors of the space, featuring a selection of recent works on paper, paintings, sculpture, performance, and food by artists of the Cooper Union Black Student Union (BSU) and the larger black community. The display will be accompanied by a series of live performances, readings, and durational artworks, as well as ongoing set performances by NCP Radio DJs.
A portion of the funds made from this ticketed event will support the artists and organizers who make a celebration like this possible.
Join us this 06/19 between 4pm-10pm at Secret Greenpoint Location
live readings | 5pm
live music | 7pm
sounds | 8pm
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Dinner By Artist Innua Robinson - $12
(available by ticketed pre-sale reservation)
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meat option
grilled beef burger | beef patty, cheese, wheat/lettuce bun, homemade pickles & sauce, veg |
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veg option*
beyond meat burger | beyond beef patty, vegan bun, vegan sauce, homemade pickles, veg |
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sides (all vegan)*
homemade coleslaw | purple & green cabbage, carrots, vegan aioli | homemade potato salad | fingerling potatoes, celery, homemade pickles, vegan aioli |
"When a people undertakes an armed struggle or even a political struggle against a relentless colonialism, the significance of tradition changes.” - Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth (1963), pp. 224