We will be screening a documentary produced by the Community Rejuvenation Project called Alice Street, an award-winning film about the creation of a four-story public art mural in the heart of downtown Oakland, CA. The painting of the wall, which is situated at a unique intersection where Chinese and Afro-Diasporic communities face the imminent threat of displacement and gentrification, became a rallying point for community pride and resistance. We’ll be joined by the film’s director along with artists and performers featured in the film. 

The evening event will include:

• A performance by dancers and drummers from Fua Dia Kongo, a nonprofit cultural arts organization dedicated to the preservation of Kongolese cultural legacies worldwide

• Screening of the film

• A panel with the director and the lead artist of the mural

About the Community Rejuvenation Project: CRP has emerged as one of the most prolific mural arts organizations in the East Bay, painting more than 100 murals since 2010. During that time, CRP has consistently broken new ground in aerosol traditions through innovative applications of media and collaborating with a diverse set of visual artists. Additionally, CRP’s mural work has led it to become a “pavement to policy” organization helping to develop new policy around blight mitigation and abatement strategies, and promote holistic community development centered around public murals, in partnership with community organizations, schools, businesses, and municipalities.