THE MINNEAPOLIS
REVITALIZATION FESTIVAL
THE MINNEAPOLIS REVITALIZATION FESTIVAL IS A POWERFUL CELEBRATION OF ART, MUSIC, COMMUNITY, AND INCLUSION. THE FESTIVAL INCLUDES A PERFORMANCE EVENT, WE COME IN PEACE, AND AN AUCTION, ARTISTS WHO SHARE.
Over 104 visual and performing artists
Money raised during The Minneapolis Revitalization Festival will go to the artists, to a fund for children who have experienced family violence at the hands of the police, and to the following organizations:
SPONSORS
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTS WHO SHARE AUCTION, CLICK HERE:
WE COME IN PEACE (WCIP)
- Live Minneapolis Event July 30
- Online Event August 5
- Diverse performers from around the world.
- Music, workshops, demonstrations, cosplay
- Performances organized around these themes: Equality, Injustice, Restorative Justice, Peace, Unity
- 15% of proceeds going to the performers.
Online Event Produced by Heidi Little and Lori Myren-Manbeck Minneapolis
Live Event Produced By Mari Harris, Nicholas Powley, and Lori Myren-Manbeck
Thank you Herman Milligan, Consultant
PREMIER SPONSORS
FISCAL SPONSOR
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
Larry Long & American Roots Revue ...
Faceless Orphans
Dennis Commie
Pleasure Me Wrong - Mr. Floyd
Teghan Devon
Don Strong
Sounds of Blackness - "Sick and Tired"...
Kemar Jewel
Antonio Jackson "I Can't Breathe"...
Paul Metsa
Mari Harris
Bella Beila
StandbySunset Acoustic Covers...
Nikhil Barr
Blu Giant
Katie Edwards
Johnnie Brown
Ava Rose Johnson
Pippi and Daniel
Lisa Ploeger
Don Strong and David Dvorak
Don Strong Productions "Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down"...
WORKSHOPS, DEMONSTRATIONS, READINGS
Lisa Metwaly "Kindness Travels"...
Lindsay Robertson
Ciara Cheriese A.
Wings
Graham Russell poetry reading
Lyre Luciano
Ifa Abeyo
Smooth Boy Jay
Ash Anzaldi
Peyton Retone
Daniel Lee
Jay's Jars
Sarah Schmidt
Jared
Thomas Bozalis
Abigail Garcia
Joe Deuce
Sarah Routman "Laugh for the Healthy of It"
Katherine Myren-Manbeck “Using your Values to Guide Your Antiracism”
Tara Meyers
Garth Jones
Desarme Collective
DJ SOTA
Laurie Ellis-Young of BreathLogic
Lori Myren-Manbeck
FILMS
Barbara Wiener "Standing in the Storm"
Joe Brandmeier "Kinder, A Hopeful Idea"
Joan Steffend Brandmeier "Kinder, A Hopeful Idea"
Avery Wheless "I'll Be Alright"
Keely Shaye Brosnan "Poisoning Paradise"
Pierce Brosnan "Poisoning Paradise"
Larry Long "Be Kind To All That Live"
Alyssa Rachelle "GUMBO"
Kemar Jewel "Vogue 4 #BlackLivesMatter"
Larry Long, Toki Wright "Honoring Men of Color: Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song"
Julie Koehnen "Master Servant"
Clara Davies "Last Day Of School"
LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS
As a preview to We Come in Peace, we will be holding a LIVE rolling concert in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, on Thursday, July 30. This event will include a bus with a small stage that will travel around the city, starting at 3:00 pm at the Capital and ending at 6:30 pm at Healing Our City, a 30 day silent vigil on West Broadway and Dupont. See the schedule above to additional stops
Performers include The Hurst Family Experience, Mari Harris, David Dvorak, Don Strong, Polly Meyerding, Russell Dedrick, Johnnie Brown, and Travla.
Mari Harris
Travla
Johnnie Brown
The Hurst Family Experience
Dave Dvorak
SAUNDRA “SUMMER” SASARITA
Polly Meyerding and Russell Dedrick