ATL Free Fair to offer art, entertainment, discussion and food
It s summer which means Atlanta s festival season is in full swing but on Aug Atlantans will flock to East Atlanta Village for a different kind of festival Attendees will enjoy food music shopping and an incredible lineup of skill shares discussions crafts and more all absolutely for free ATL Free Fair is a seasonal mutual aid fair bringing people together to learn play and collaborate in what organizer Sasha Von Hanna calls an antidote to despair Von Hanna and other organizers started the fair back in November inspired by the queer Latinx collective Mariposas Rebeldes and their Dandelion Festival as well as Adrienne Maree Brown s Emergent Strategy The event serves as a third space rooted in the tenet of collective enjoyment as an act of resistance I just really believe in the healing power of collaborative learning movement art and sharing and playing and being with nature Von Hanna described Rough Draft There is a real vital need for people to feel connected and feel a sense of belonging These are very alienating times Fair goers will find preloved goodies at the district free sale bring what you no longer need take what you do They ll enjoy free food from the Nu HeART Collective High Mountain Bread GOAP and Fleur and Forage and live entertainment ranging from folk music and local performers to puppet shows and an open talent show They ll swap seeds and zines craft and play together get damaged clothes mended and with more than free conversations skill shares and more they ll leave with more knowledge than they presented up with The schedule includes The Queerness of Birds Uncertain Futures in an AI World Circle Processes for Transforming Conflict in Society ATL Jail Supports and Go Bags with Science for Georgia View this post on Instagram A post shared by atlFREEfair atlfreefair ATL Free Fair is a collaborative effort Organizations and individuals who know they have something to share reach out to Von Hanna and other organizers or the organizers approach people in their circles who have something valuable to provide All are welcome whether you have money to donate an abundance to share or only a skill and minutes While Von Hanna leads majority of the fair organizing her collaborators coordinate the food free ride sharing and more and they re invariably in need of help ATL Free Fair welcomes new organizers and is looking for a leadership squad for the autumn fair Those interested can email atlFREEfair protonmail com The summer ATL Free Fair is Sunday Aug from a m to p m at the East Atlanta Village Farmers Sector Masks are required during events To RSVP so they know how numerous people to feed visit bit ly summeratlfreefair To volunteer visit bit ly summerfairvolunteer The post ATL Free Fair to offer art entertainment discussion and food appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta
