Celebrating Our Community: Experiencing Black Puyallup

1026 7th Avenue Southwest,Puyallup WA 98371

25 February, 2022

Description

At Puyallup’s first ever community-wide Black History Celebration, every one of your senses will be lit up with awe and appreciation. Only one ticket registration is needed to attend both events. Day 1: Pre-Event SeminarsFriday February 25, 20226:00 - 9:00 PM Join us for seminars focused on mental health in the Black community. A light meal will be served. Day 2: The Celebration EventSaturday February 26, 202210:00 AM - 4:00 PM Storytelling, student photography, interactive community mapping project, Black merchants fair, community conversations, good food, fun music, and more! This is a step toward building, strengthening, and deepening community connections. Join us at this two-day free event featuring Puyallup's Black history, community building, African drummers and storytellers, films, interviews, photo montages, live presentations, and New Orleans cajun and creole cuisine! It has been created to be a full-body experience that appeals to all the senses. You will see the art, hear the music, taste and smell the food, and be touched by the beauty and brilliance of your Black Neighbors. Most importantly, it paves the way for the future generation. This is their future. We will show them how art and connection moves people, what heroes who look like them do. But most of all, we will reinforce our allyship and our connection. Purpose • To showcase the experience of the Black community in Puyallup through a cohesive and creative presentation during Black History Month 2022. • To attract, promote, and encourage connection. • To promote other cultural events, such as Juneteenth 2022. Vision To create an interactive exhibit that would consist of the following: • Drama and storytelling based on the experiences of the Puyallup Black Community Multimedia vignettes that showcase the lives of Black Puyallup residences • Exhibits with an emphasis on education and building bridges between communities • Home cooking that brings the whole Community together in a Trendy/Museum-stylized bright space Audience All are welcome. This event is created by a diverse team of passionate Puyallup community members and organizers. Opening Gathering Space-Swag/Black Puyallup Community Map/Drums Call/Storyteller/Hall of Puyallup Black History Storytellers 1. Black Elders in Puyallup 2. Black Youth in Puyallup 3. Black Business in Puyallup 4. Black Military Service in Puyallup 5. Black Artists in Puyallup Black Stories presented in one of three ways:• Film and interviews • Photo montage with voiced-over interviews (i.e., PowerPoint) • Live person presentation (actor) with still photo background Closing:Student Photography, Interactive Community Mapping Project, Black Merchants Fair, Community Conversations, Good Food, Fun Music Learn more about Diverse Community ConnectorsWe have an effective and trusted method of creating engagement across communities. We want to live in a community that is connected, where everyone knows that they are valuable, where they share their ideas, and respect the voices of others. See our work at acommunityconnected.com