Welcome! Thank you for joining us to mark the launch of WE RISE 2022 and the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month. Please enjoy some food, connect with friends and participate in the community activity before and after the program, which will take place from approximately 12:00-1:00pm.

Program

Introduction
Robin Garcia and Anu Yadav, WE RISE Community Forward Co-Directors

Land Acknowledgment
Karen Mack, CEO, LA Commons

Performance: Ancestor Song
Jessa Calderon, Chumash and Tongva Nation of Southern California

Poem: Seeds of Hope
Kelly Caballero, Gabrielino Tongva

Performance: Rap
Jessa Calderon

Opening Remarks
Robin Garcia and Anu Yadav

About the Installation
Alison Hirsch and Aroussiak Gabrielian, Foreground Design Agency, and Jessa Calderon

Moment of Connection and Reciprocity
Lilia “Liliflor” Ramirez, Mujeres de Maíz

Poem: In Honor of Participating Organizations
Jessa Calderon

Closing
Robin Garcia and Anu Yadav

WE RISE 2022: BY US, FOR US 

Thank you to our community partners! We celebrate the creativity and community leadership that makes this month-long series of activations within Grand Park and across LA County possible.