Community Makes - Founder & Organizer
May 20, 2021 // Raffle Fundraiser
We held 3 consecutive raffles of handmade goods and pieces made by local artists, all in support of organizations working to support Palestine and to end Israeli apartheid. $330 were distributed to Grassroots Al-Quds, Adalah Justice Project, and BDS Movement.
June 18, 2021 // Open Mic Night (San Francisco)
May 8, 2021 // Street Creationz (San Francisco)
“Street Creationz” was an art market with local art vendors, DJs, drag, free self-defense kits, and free meals for the community. This event was organized in collaboration with The FishBowl SF, Mama G’s Street Meals SF, VisibiliT, We Are The Ones, and Join the Movement Coalition. We raised $665 in support of Arm the Girls, providing self defense kits and emergency funds to Black and brown trans femmes in the Bay Area.
June 12, 2021 // Tenderloin Art Festival (San Francisco)
The Tenderloin Art Festival was organized in partnership with Houseless Aid SF, Hotels Not hospitals, and Larkin Street Youth Services. The event had local artists, food vendors, musicians, and speakers. We were able to raise $1,530 for the three organizations listed above.
April 9, 2021 // Open Mic Night (San Francisco)
March 19, 2021 // Open Mic Night (San Francisco)
February 27, 2021 // Art Market Fundraiser for The FishBowl (San Francisco)
This SF-based Art Market Fundraiser raised $2,000 for The FishBowl SF, a Queer-Trans BIPOC-Centered Artist and Housing Collective facing eviction in San Francisco.
July 5, 2020 // Artists for Black Lives Fundraiser (Oakland)
The Artist for Black Lives Fundraiser supported organizations supporting the Black community. As a collective, we raised $10,340 for various organizations including Anti Police Terror Project, Black Earth Farms, Black Feminist Project & Trans Youth Fund, Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, Breonna Taylor Fund, Disability Justice Culture Club, East Oakland Collective, National Black Women’s Justice Initiative, Regina’s Door, People’s Breakfast Oakland, TGI Justice Project, The Homeless Black Trans Women Fund, Vertical Skillz, VisibiliT, We Are The Ones, and West River Bail Fund.
3 of Wands Collective - Organizer & Graphic Designer
August 15, 2021 // BIPOC Market (Oakland)
July 30, 2021 // Pro Arts Gallery & Commons BIPOC Market (Oakland)
July 23, 2021 // BIPOC Market (Oakland)
July 4, 2021 // 4th of Manifestation BIPOC Market (Oakland)
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