Dear friend of Flyaway Productions,
It’s Giving Tuesday and I know you’re receiving hundreds of emails—so I’ll keep this brief.
Flyaway Commits. We embody a long-term commitment to gender justice and radical change. This is the strength we are bringing into 2025. In this horrific new political climate, we believe in hyper-local art-as-activism even more.
Our 2025 production, DOWN ON THE CORNER, will combine prison systems change with gender justice. Throughout December, we will share more about DOWN ON with you and invite you to join the work.
Today, I want to share the history of the building where DOWN ON THE CORNER will take flight:
In the heart of the Tenderloin, at the intersection of Turk and Taylor, is a building with a long history. 111 Taylor was where the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot broke out in which trans women fought against violent police harassment in the Tenderloin (three years before the Stonewall riots!). Today, the building is owned and operated by GEO Group—a company that profits from private prisons.
DOWN ON THE CORNER will surround this landmark building with dance, music, projections, and a vision of forward-thinking liberation as part of a strategic movement to transform the building from a carceral stronghold into a community space that honors the Transgender Cultural District's history of resistance and resilience. |
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