This two-day program of procession, song, conversation, and food is catalyzed by artist Ines Doujak’s decades-spanning practice. HOPE AGAINST HOPE extends beyond the individual artist’s practice and invites feminist poets, activists, musicians, and more to raise questions about how activist histories can inform radical presents. The weekend begins with a parade on May 4 at 2pm, co-presented by CARA and New York City AIDS Memorial. Weaving together pasts and futures of hope, participants form a chorus of voices calling for liberation from patriarchal oppression.
1:30pm Location: CARA (225 West 13th Street) Doors open
2:30pm Location: beginning at CARA, walking towards New York City AIDS Memorial/St. Vincent’s Triangle (76 Greenwich Avenue) Parade introductions and Invocation by Pamela Sneed Parade with Batalá New York and BRUJAS
3:30-5pm Location: New York City AIDS Memorial/St. Vincent’s Triangle (76 Greenwich Avenue) Performances by Jordyn Davis, Candice Hoyes, Val Jeanty, Lessie Vonner, and Nikara Warren (presented by The Blacksmiths), Christen Clifford, and Pamela Sneed Food by Kinky Taco