GFGM Gala

7801 Audubon Road,Chanhassen MN 55317

26 May, 2023

Description

George Floyd Global Memorial Gala - UBUNTU: Make the Impossible, Possible May 26, 2023 | Paisley Park | 6 PM - Early Bird Ticket Price: $195 Help make the impossible, possible by joining us at our 2nd annual gala. All efforts raised will help run the operations of George Floyd Global Memorial (GFGM). GFGM is a cultural heritage preservation nonprofit focused on ending inequality and racism through remembering the stories of resistance to injustice. We curate spaces for all people to grieve, pay their respects, and be a voice for justice. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd's life was taken at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. The video footage that captured his death sparked global outrage, protests, calls for justice, and outpourings of grief. At the intersection of 38th Street E and Chicago Avenue S in Minneapolis, MN, people from all over the world come to stand in solidarity for racial justice, express their grief and hope, and pay respects to Mr. Floyd as well everyone who has been killed unjustly. These offerings continue to be received and tended to by local community members (caretakers) with support from local organizations like the Pillsbury House and Theater and the Midwest Art Conservation Center. The George Floyd Global Memorial was established to bring together members of George Floyd's family and the local community to preserve these creative expressions of grief and hope offered by the people for the people. Our work is to ensure that these community stories are told and used as educational resources for generations to come. The George Floyd Global Memorial is and will continue to be a living memorial that inspires all people to pursue justice. George Floyd Global Memorial is an approved 501(c)(3).