Project Description
Artist Statement
Fannie Lou Hamer Was Willing to Die for Your Right to Vote
Spoken Word Performance 2018
Having long admired the life and work of Fannie Lou Hamer, I wrote a 20 minute presentation using her experiences and courageous acts to inspire people in Peekskill, NY to help get out the vote. In 2018, I shared this spoken word performance at two events: 1. “Incite the Vote!” organized by the collective “Art & Activism” and 2. “What Now?” organized by another art collective “In_Question.” (I am a founding member of both collectives.) The performance was accompanied by the sculpture: “Voting Booth for Fannie Lou Hamer.
