September 13th, 4:00-8:00pm Singing for Solidarity Big SING!, Community Potluck, and Fruit of Labor Concert
We’re so excited to share with YOU and the larger Chattanooga community the songs we’ve been singing together weekly for the past few weeks!
I hear stories regularly about how these songs show up as Medicine Songs, Songs of Sustenance, and Songs that Support us in standing beside and with ourselves and others when we need courage and compassion. We sing together to drop the messages of these songs in our pockets for the moments we need them most.
Thank you, Songs!
Bring your friends and family and join us.
Sunday, September 13th
Doors at 3:45pm
Singing from 4:00-5:30pm
5:30-6:30pm Potluck dinner following for all. Bring your favorite dish and stay to share a meal with us!
From 6:30-8:00pm the Raliegh-based singing ensemble Fruit of Labor will share an acoustic concert with us. "The Fruit of Labor’s songs and music touches all because it is rooted in our people’s ageless traditions of chants, call and response, spirituals, reggae, jazz, blues, R&B, soul, folk, hip-hop and spoken word. It’s an exciting mixed bag of dancing, energy, down in your bones spiritual and “fightback” coming at you!"
This is in partnership with the Chattanooga Area Labor Council.
Location:
Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church
St. Mary's Parish Hall
1607 W 43rd St.
Chattanooga, TN 37409
Parking: Street parking on Thankful Avenue in front of building and along Alabama Avenue to the side.
Entrance: Enter from Thankful Avenue either up a short flight of steps or by using the wheelchair accessible ramp beside the front door.
Bring a dish to share and plan to join in our Community Sharing Time potluck dinner afterwards (to reduce waste, bring your own plates and utensils, please.)
ALL are Welcome!
Please Register here for this event to indicate your intention to come and to help with our planning. If you don't get registered, come anyway and we'll widen our circle to include YOU!
The exchange for this gathering is a sliding scale of $10-$40/person, children 18 and under are free. NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS.
This will be a participatory event that will be fun and engaging - all are invited to join in singing along and there will be quick teaches on most songs to encourage folks to sing along with freedom and abandon and the support of series participants who know the songs well.
Please share with anyone you’d like. The more the merrier!
Regardless of payment, advance registration is super helpful for our planning purposes.
You can also always just show up; we'll happily add a seat to our circle for you!
Payment is also accepted via Venmo @Naomi-Self or at the door with cash.
