Abnormal Fest: fundraiser for Black Lives Matter

"Any return to normal is a return to the normality of racism." -Ibram X. Kendi

Join @AbnormalFest on Instagram Live for a festival of music & literature for racial justice.

Donate during the livestream to support eight crucial organizations who are fighting for racial and economic justice.

Day 1 - Saturday, June 27 4 PM Music Fest Live from New Hampshire, New York City, Western MA, and Oakland

Killian Venman - percussionist David Andreana - guitarist, composer Will Chang - multitalented, on guitar this time Henry Freedland - songwriter of the band Absent City Amy Klein - it me The True Jacqueline - loud music for introverts

Donate on DAY 1 of the Fest to Support:

Arts Leaders of Color Emergency Fund - distributing $200 grants to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists who are financially impacted by COVID-19

City Kids - providing innovative youth development programs to help young people channel personal growth and artistic expression into substantial social change

Black Trans Protesters Emergency Fund - providing medical care and bail to Black trans protestors

Southern Poverty Law Center - monitoring and exposing hate groups throughout the U.S, teaching tolerance, and seeking justice for victims of bigotry and discrimination

Use @AbnormalFest on Venmo and AbnormalFest@gmail on Paypal to donate. All DAY 1 donations will go to the organizations listed above.

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DAY 2 - Sunday, June 28 6 PM Literary Festival & Music Fest Day 2 live from NYC and Dublin, Ireland!

Jasmine Dreame Wagner - poet; author of Rings and six chapbooks Grace Wilentz - poet; her new chapbook "Holding Distance" is out now Natalya Sukhonos - poet; author of Parachute with her second book forthcoming in September Amy Klein - poet and writer; perpetually working on a book Ian Singleton - fiction writer and translator

Slalomville - songs and sounds by Justin Gonzalez Attia Taylor - experimental psych pop Chromoplast - mysterious musical duo from Queens Hailey Wojcik - psychologically attuned songwriter Simona Bonzoné - intergalactic beats

Donate on DAY 2 of the Fest to Support:

Black Lives Matter - movement fighting for freedom, liberation, and justice for Black people

NAACP Legal Defense Fund - America's foremost legal defense organization supporting racial justice through advocacy, litigation, and education

The Okra Project - bringing free healthy, home-cooked meals to Black trans people facing food insecurity

Poor People's Campaign - poor and impacted people coming together to combat systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and militarism and the war economy

Use @AbnormalFest on Venmo and AbnormalFest@gmail on Paypal to donate. All DAY 2 donations will go to the organizations listed above.