GRIEVE.HEAL.ACT is a call to come together, to share grievances, to join in a healing lullaby and participate in a call to action. If you are in need of healing, come join this event on Sunday, November 22 from 2-5PM at 6018 N. Kenmore. You can shout from the green rooftop or from the front porch. Then climb into the blankets on the 3rd floor with artist Tria Smith who leads you through a lullaby exchange. From there we will engage in a call to action. This art event is a response to Fall of Freedom and is free and open to the public. Tea/Coffee and Cookies will be provided to keep us going!
If you have a brief, powerful offering—performance, spoken word, movement, music, poem, storytelling—we want to hear from you.
If you want to share what you will say or do, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/4teSzdA5ZHoJRUoD7
Or just show up. Everyone is welcome!
GRIEVE
Creative Grievance & Reflection. We invite artists and participants to voice personal and collective grievances that have been lost and/or endured during this turbulent time. Each participant/collaborator will have up to 3 minutes of airtime. This event will take place outdoors, on the porch of 6018|North.
HEAL
Collective Restoration. “Lullaby Exchange” will be facilitated by artist Tria Smith. Lullaby Exchange invites participants to sing a lullaby. It can be a lullaby sung to you, a lullaby you sang to someone else, or a lullaby you long for! This is a time for emotional respite and healing. This event will take place indoors on the 3rd floor at 6018|North.
ACT
Calls to Action. Participants express clear, concise, and constructive calls to action for our community; let’s transform renewed energy into actionable steps. This action will be facilitated outdoors, on the porch of 6018|North.
What is "Fall of Freedom?
“Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our Democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media have been recast as mouthpieces of propaganda.
This Fall, we are activating a nationwide wave of creative resistance. Beginning November 21–22, 2025, galleries, museums, libraries, comedy clubs, theaters, and concert halls across the country will host exhibitions, performances, and public events that channel the urgency of this moment. Fall of Freedom is an open invitation to artists, creators, and communities to take part—and to celebrate the experiences, cultures, and identities that shape the fabric of our nation.
Art matters. Artists are a threat to American fascism.”
How do we participate?
GRIEVE.HEAL.ACT asks us to face the fractures of our time—losses of justice, safety, and belonging—and to transform that reality into shared healing and mobilization.
This is a moment to show up, speak out, and make art that refuses silence.
We are urgently seeking artists, performers, writers, musicians, and community contributors for the GRIEVE and ACT portions of the event.
We believe in the power of artists coming together. We can dream of a new world faster than anyone can break an old world. So, let's dream of the world we want to see and live in together.
Hosts: 6018North and CNL Projects
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