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Activating Art

Activating Art is a series hosted by Boston Music Award winner Amanda Shea (Spoken Word) and centers art as a vehicle for social change.

August 17, 2023
  • 5:30pm - 8:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from August 17, 2023, 4 times
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts & Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2023-08-17T17:30:00 - 2023-09-07T20:00:00

Join Boston Music Award winning poet Amanda Shea on City Hall Plaza for a series of arts events that are part of a movement in social justice programming.

8/24: Legalization of Cannibus & The Prison Industrial System 

A discussion on how legalization has affected the country and how we can bring equity to folks who've experienced the war on drugs. 

8/31: Is Anyone Safe? The Intersectionality of Reproductive and Trans Rights. 

An examination and discussion on how the fight for reproductive rights affects us all. How can we support one another and heal from how the government governs us. 

9/7 : Advocacy and Equity for Artists: What's Our Worth? 

A panel discussion on how to advocate as artists as well as defining our equity in a climate that believes we are commodities. 

Graphic with text: Activating Art a movement in social justice programming - Save the Dates Events: 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/7

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August 17, 2023
  • 5:30pm - 8:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from August 17, 2023, 4 times
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts & Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2023-08-17T17:30:00 - 2023-09-07T20:00:00
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