Preserving Culture Through Storytelling

A Gathering Uplifting Elders In Bed–Stuy

Exploring Oral History, Culture & Tradition

Hosted by Zawadishouse

In collaboration with Rescue Poetix

Join us on Saturday, April 26th, to celebrate our elders, and the power of storytelling in preserving cultural heritage. Immerse yourselves in an afternoon of narratives, interactive workshops, inspirational music, poetry performances, guest presenters, and an open mic! Engage in dialogue with beloved elders and fellow storytellers about history, culture, and community. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to be a part of something truly special.

Saturday, April 26, 2025

2-4pm

Restoration Plaza

1368 Fulton Street

Brooklyn, NY 11216

Admission is FREE – All are welcome to this family friendly, accessible event. There will be a DJ and a raffle!

Guest Presenters:

Carolyn A. Butts, Executive Director, African Voices Communications, Inc., Founder/Film Festival Director of Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival; Devonne Jackson-Perez, renowned Urban Farmer and Sustainability Educator, and co-founder of Good Ground Growers; with music by Brooklyn Badd Boy DJ T-Groove.

This event is made possible by a micro-grant from The Laundromat Project’s 2024 Bed-Stuy Create & Connect Fund. For more information, please visit https://laundromatproject.org/.

“History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history.”  – James Baldwin

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