LIVE! FROM THE FSC: 3RD FRIDAY HAYTI

804 Old Fayetteville Street,Durham NC 27701

18 March, 2022

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LIVE! FROM THE FAYETTEVILLE STREET CORRIDOR: HAYTI'S 3RD FRIDAY ART & BUSINESS WALK AN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION SERIES Be Connected Durham presents the Fayetteville Street Corridor (FSC) Fellows Project, #EverybodyEats, and #EquityRemovesBarriers (ERB) Initiatives. LIVE! FROM THE FSC is a response to the disconnection, displacement, and suppressed sense of belonging our neighbors experience living in a progressive Southern city where the harm caused by the construction of NC Highway 147 through a thriving Hayti remains unaddressed and therefore, unhealed. LIVE! serves an artistic prescription for community in the sense that we bring the arts to the people and meet each other where we are. We are here. Vehicles for lasting change, visual, performing, literary, theatre, film, media, textile, soft & hard tech, and healing arts provide an education, a message, and a reminder of our power to build from a place already ripe with cultural abundance. Our neighbors have been here--the creative geniuses of our time-- those who find ways to survive and thrive even when access to information, opportunity, and resources are limited. We are change artists. Our vision is to implement 3rd Friday celebrations of culture at five (5) creative placemaking and arts access points in the Historic Hayti District, marking the neighborhood's permanent name change as well as establishing the first annual Durham Carnival on Hayti in 2030. Because, we will be here. ONE: THE HAYTI HERITAGE CENTER, OUR HUB & ANNUAL JUNETEENTH ON HAYTI SITE We Are Here: Past, Present, Future Exhibition & BIPOC Artist Marketcurated by Gail Belvett E: [email protected] IG: @the_art_chose_me Live + Love Music for the People (various performing artists)curated by Dwayne Jordan E: [email protected] IG: @drummersom Root Causes of Violence Hurt People, Hurt People - Sexual Assault Awareness Month curated by Catherine CeCe Scott E: [email protected] Community Advocacy & Canvassing consultant, Regina Mays E: [email protected] IG:@fayetteville_st_fellows Visionary and Teaching Artist in Community Development & Urban Planning Angel Iset Dozier E: [email protected] IG: @beconnecteddurham Photo Credit: Samantha Everette Photography Be Connected, a community initiative connecting audiences, addressing disparities, fostering equity, and bridging understanding through the arts, culture, music, & politics.