Happy Juneteenth weekend! In celebration of Black freedom and resilience in the United States, there are loads of local events and resources — both online and in-person — happening this weekend! Below is a list of our top picks.
Although these are not PICA's programs or initiatives, we are honored to be able to utilize our platform as a vehicle to help share these opportunities, especially those that work to dissolve white supremacist culture in the United States. Please note, the language below is sourced from the links provided. Please follow those links for more information.
June 17, 2022
7:00 - 10:00 pm
The Leftbank Annex, 101 N Weidler St., Portland, OR 97227
Join The Big Yard Foundation in celebrating local and national Black artists for a cause! Big Yard Studio is an annual art fundraiser surrounding Juneteenth that highlights local and national black artists to benefit Big Yard programming. Enjoy a special curation of art, a selection of cocktails and passed appetizers, live music, and a night of celebration and support for the black and brown communities of Portland.
LEARN MORE: https://bigyardfoundation.org/studio
June 17, 2022
5:00-8:00 pm PST
Seattle, WA at Wa Na Wari Gallery, 911 24th Avenue / Online
Join Black Lunch Table @blacklunchtable, Wa Na Wari @wanawariseattle, and Lawrence Arts Center @lawrenceartscenter for a Juneteenth Photobooth session! Come have your portrait taken by professional photographers (Brea Wilson and others to be announced) and participate in our continuing effort to visualize Black artists on Wikipedia. Portraits are uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and will be available for use and download.
LEARN MORE (Seattle + Online): https://bit.ly/3HvkWt6
June 19, 2022
3:30 pm
Albina Green Park
This Juneteenth, join Brown Calculus @browncalculus for a free day show as part of Mississippi Records’ The After the End of the World Festival! Music starts at 3:30 pm on June 19th. Meet up at Albina Green Park @albinagreenpark next to Cherry Sprout Market @cherrysprout. Browncalculus will be playing with dreckig: kraut/cumbia/club @dreckigmusic as well as Dragging an Ox Through Water. Don’t miss the rest of the festival featuring Sun Ra’s Arkestra, Lonnie Holley, WITCH, and many more!
LEARN MORE: https://bit.ly/3zI2XxU
June 20, 2022
9:00 am
221 NE Fremont St, Portland OR, 97212
Don’t Shoot Portland @dontshootpdx invites everyone for a community clean-up on June 20, 2022, at 221 NE Fremont St, Portland Or, 97212. This Juneteenth holiday, please join Don’t Shoot PDX for a community clean-up. Residents at Allen Fremont have been suffering in uninhabitable spaces. This is a call to action for housekeeping, yard maintenance, and home repair support. Send an email to contact@dontshootpdx.org to sign up — please share widely in your networks.
LEARN MORE: https://www.dontshootpdx.org/
DONATE: https://bit.ly/3zE7IIE
PDX Black Excellence @pdxblackexcellence is a community organization cultural movement to connect and support Portland’s black residents and advocates. Through select services and curated events, PDX Black Excellence believes we can create a unique experience in Portland that fosters social and professional networking, new relationships, and new understanding. You can support them by purchasing a Rose City Collab-Tshirt! The black rose pays homage to the strength required to bloom through the concrete and is an emblem of blossoming unity for the Rose City’s Black community.
SHOP: https://bit.ly/3xv6nRD
LEARN MORE: https://www.pdxblackexcellence.com/
Solidarity Squad is a Black-led movement, pooling our time, talents, and resources with our neighbors to build a grassroots, relationship-based network that listens and responds directly to our community’s needs. The Solidarity Squad program is a safe haven of bureaucracy-free resources for our community, and they have a Target registry with a Women’s Kit Donate Drive, supported by Black Resilience Fund @blackresiliencefund, founded by Brown Hope.
Solidarity Squad's Online Registry: https://bit.ly/3b7yleP