From Girls for Gender Equity:

Summer is upon us! Let’s celebrate our work for equality with a festival in the park!

Join us for the Third Annual New York City Gender Equality Festival, a celebration of arts and activism, taking place Saturday July 19th in Von King Park, Central Brooklyn. This is a free public event open to New Yorkers of all ages and genders. Over 100 community artists, organizations, and local politicians will participate, offering inspirational performances and important information on every day activism, ending police violence, reproductive justice, and more. Come participate in education, community interaction, resource sharing, and the arts!

Third Annual New York City Gender Equality Festival
A celebration of arts and activism, taking place Saturday July 19th in Von King Park, Central Brooklyn.
Saturday July 19, 2008
10 am - 3pm, FREE!

Von King Park (Tompkins Park), Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Between Tompkins + Marcy at Lafayette
Subway: G to Bedford-Nostrand, A/C to Nostrand
Bus: B43 to Lafayette + Tompkins, B44 to Lafayette, B53 to Tompkins Ave.

Bring your family and friends to celebrate a day of Singers, Dancers, Poets, Community, Raffles, and more! Then join us afterwards…

For an After Party Fundraiser!
Get Down 2 Get Up, feat. DJ Ingie Pop & Tikka Masala
Doors at 9pm, Sliding scale
Donation: $10 - $5, 21 + up with ID

At Sputnik Bar, 262 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn
G train to Classon Ave.

Our celebration will stretch into the night with the sounds of DJ’s Ingie Pop & Tikka Masala, at Sputnik, as we celebrate movement building through music. All participating organizations of the Gender Equality Festival are invited to attend!

For more information on these events, or to sponsor or volunteer, contact - Meghan Huppuch at 718-857-1393 or sisters@ggenyc.org.

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