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The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, will host the fourth annual Stay Black and Live (SB&L) Juneteenth Festival from June 12-19, 2023. This year’s theme is Austin Family Reunion and will center local collaborations and partnerships with organizations and individuals making an impact. In response to the ongoing global health crisis and heightened awareness of the endemic violence experienced by Black communities, SB&L was launched in 2020. What started as a live stream has now become a fixture of Austin’s citywide Juneteenth celebrations.
Volunteers should be prepared to lift and carry objects, staff tables and tents outdoors during the day, keep the facilities and grounds tidy, help attendees wayfind, etc. We will provide food, plenty of water, and breaks especially for those outside.
Shifts (10)
Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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Free Your Mind Lecture Series: Pamela Dawson | 5:00pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | Kicking off the week on Mon., June 12, is a conversation with Grammy-Award-winning Desoto, Texas, high school music teacher Pamela Dawson. Using negro spirituals, Dawson will deliver an interactive lecture and singalong that will educate attendees on African-American contributions to the sonic art form from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. | 1/1 | Over |
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Free Your Mind Lecture Series: Michael Twitty | 5:00pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | On Thursday, June 15, culinary food historian James Beard, Book Award recipient and author of The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African-American History in the Old South, Michael W. Twitty, will present a lecture on African-American foodways and contemporary abolitionist movements from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. | 1/1 | Over |
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All Ages Community Kickback & Dance Party (Morning Shift) | 10:00am (CT) | 2:00pm (CT) | On Friday, June 16, 2023, from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, the Carver Museum will host a multi-generational community kickback and dance party. In partnership with Creative Action, a sensory station stocked full of glow sticks, kites, bubble guns, sparklers, and more will be available to attendees under a neon... | 7/7 | Over |
All Ages Community Kickback & Dance Party (Evening Shift) | 8:00pm (CT) | 11:00pm (CT) | Volunteers are needed to help with:
| 3/20 | Over |
All Ages Community Kickback & Dance Party (Afternoon Shift) | 4:00pm (CT) | 8:00pm (CT) | Volunteers are needed to help with:
| 7/20 | Over |
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Austin Family Cookout & Music Festival (Morning Shift) | 9:00am (CT) | 1:00pm (CT) | On Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm, the Carver Museum will host a community cookout and musical festival in the historic Rosewood Neighborhood. Volunteers for the morning shift will be asked to either help prepare fruit and plates of food for the community or assist with... | 6/6 | Over |
Austin Family Cookout & Music Festival (Evening Shift) | 6:00pm (CT) | 11:00pm (CT) | Volunteers for the afternoon shift are needed to help with:
| 7/35 | Over |
Austin Family Cookout & Music Festival (Afternoon Shift) | 1:00pm (CT) | 6:00pm (CT) | Volunteers for the afternoon shift are needed to help with:
| 31/40 | Over |
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Free Your Mind Lecture Series: Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed | 12:00pm (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Closing out the series on Monday, June 19, 2023, historian, legal scholar, New York Times Bestseller, and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Dr. Annettee Gordon-Reed, will speak about her book, On Juneteenth from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. | 1/1 | Over |
Community Revival & Rememberance | 4:00pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | In partnership with Austin Justice Coalition, the Carver Museum will host a Community Revival and Remembrance that will honor people of African descent who have transitioned due to state-sanctioned police violence in Texas. Indigenous earth-based practitioners, faith leaders, healers, and bodyworkers will gather to help elevate the spirit of our... | 3/6 | Over |
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