GALVANIZE: Fwd: Fw: Call for Participants for documentary filming and interview for " Defining Love (Voices of Black D.C.)"

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Subject: Call for Participants for documentary filming and interview for " Defining Love (Voices of Black D.C.)"

This email to YOU is a Call for Participants to Express Your Views and Share Your Stories for the film documentary in recognition of the 5 Tenets of Black Love Day,  entitled "Defining Love: Voices of Black D.C."

In collaboration with Sekou Mama Ayo Handy-Kendi, founder of Black Love Day, Feb. 13th, we are working on a short documentary and oral history project funded by Humanities DC called Defining Love: Voices of Black D.C.. We are looking for participants to join the conversation.  Come out and meet SEKOU MAMA AYO AT SELECTED SITES AND BREATHE IN SELF LOVE.

The project explores what love means to Black Washingtonians through the five tenets of Black Love Day which are  • Love for the Creator • Love for Self • Love for Family • Love for Community • Love for the Black Diaspora

We are looking to interview approximately 25 people over our first two filming days. We especially encourage people to participate with their loved ones, children, parents, partners, or even neighbors. Interviews are casual conversations lasting 20–30 minutes. If helpful, a brief prep call can be scheduled beforehand. A signed media release is required.

FILMING DATES, LOCATIONS & TIMES

• June 28
• Ward 8 Location — One DC Black Workers & Wellness Center (2500 MLK Jr Ave SE), approximately  9:00 AM – 10:45 AM
• Ward 8 Location — Marion Barry Ave. Cafe & Market (1303 Marion Barry Ave SE), approximately 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
• Ward 7 Location — Marvin Gaye Greening Center (5000 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE), approximately  2:30 PM – 4:15 PM
• TBD Ward 7 Location — Late Afternoon, approximately  4:30 PM – 6:15 PM
• June 29
• Ward 1 Location — Sankofa Books Video & Cafe (2714 Georgia Ave NW), approximately 9:00 AM – 10:45 AM
• Ward 1 Location — Common City Good Farm (300 V St NW), approximately 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
• Ward 5 Location — Crispus Attucks Park (63 1/2, 23 U St NW), approximately 2:30 PM – 4:15 PM
• Ward 5 Location — Creative Grounds DC (1822 North Capitol St NW), approximately 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM

If you would like to participate or know anyone who would be a great fit for this filming project, please share the link below or sign up here: https://forms.gle/6gT27rF5NcteCSua9

FUNDRAISING PITCH

"Defining Love: Voices of Black D.C." is connected to the larger feature documentary, titled, "A Revolution Called Love," inspired by Black Love Day, founded by Sekou Mama Ayo Handy-Kendi through the African American Holiday Association. "Defining Love" is funded in part by HumanitiesDC, and the larger documentary has raised over $10,000 toward a $20,000 crowdfunding goal, with about $10,000 left to raise.

If you believe these stories deserve to be preserved and shared, we invite you to learn more, share the campaign, or make a tax-deductible contribution here:

https://blacklovedocumentary.allyrafundraising.com/campaigns/14533-a-revolution-called-love

Every donation, share, introduction, and conversation helps us document the voices, wisdom, and lived experiences that make Black Love Day—and the broader movement it represents—so meaningful.

Thanks so much for the involvement and support! 

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