Are you looking for something fun this evening? Consider attending a live podcast of Hello? Denver? Are you still there? This is the premiere episode of the podcast will be hosted at Mutiny Information Cafe. Host of the podcast, Bree Coco Davies, will start the conversations of all things Denver. The topic of this first live episode will be “What it means to be a Denverite”. Whether you are a native, just moved to Denver or been here a few years, we all are part of the same community. Future topics will include aspects of our rapidly changing city ranging from social issues, gentrification, politics, the arts and much more!
Tonight’s panelists include:
Molina Speaks:
“Artist of the people and for the people. Molina hails from a small gritty working class town you might think of as “nowhere.” He proves there is Soul everywhere. Molina balances humble roots and urban grit, street smarts and cultural knowledge, lyrical skills and philosophy. Speaks is a Writer, Poet, Playwright, Emcee, Performance Artist and Recording Artist. He is a Chicano/Latino/Indigenous/
Yvette Freeman:
“A senior strategist with Progressive Urban Management Associates (P.U.M.A.), Yvette is an urban/downtown management professional, and a Denver native that grew up in the Five Points area, Yvette brings a professional perspective of urban growth, change and gentrification, combined with a personal and emotional point of view. Yvette is also a former employee of the Downtown Denver Partnership. She worked a portion of her 11 years supporting economic development initiatives, and also managed the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District, including space activation programs for Denver’s 16th St. Mall. Yvette spent over 5 of her 10 years in the Wash. DC managing the clean and safe program in the flourishing downtown of Silver Spring, MD. She returned “home” in 2014.”
Justine Sandoval:
“Justine is a multi-generational Coloradoan, raised in the Northside of Denver. Justine Sandoval has long been an advocate in the Denver community working to ensure fair and equitable treatment for all citizens. Currently her work is focused on advocating for women’s reproductive health rights.”
Lauri Lynnxe Murphy
“While she missed being a Denver native by 18 months, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy is proud to be a fourth-generation Coloradan. As an artist, writer, teacher and independent curator, she has been a part of Denver’s art scene her entire adult life, doing everything from founding co-op galleries to opening shops, making art the entire time. As such, she has also unwittingly been a part of the march of gentrification, founding the third gallery to open on Santa Fe Drive, as well as being one of the first pushed out once it grew to popularity. She did her undergraduate work at the Metropolitan State College in Denver and received her MFA from The Ohio State University on University Fellowship in 2012. In 2005 she was the first recipient of Westword’s Mastermind Award in Visual Arts, and in 2006 was chosen Best Arts Advocate by the Rocky Mountain News. In 2010 she curated an exhibition for the Biennial of the Americas, titled Objectophilia, in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver. Her work is focused on biophilia, environmentalism, gentrification and social justice, and can be found at Mai Wyn Fine Art in Denver.”
The event is free for all and is sure to be interesting and entertaining. Be sure to join here. Can’t make it tonight? Tune in every last Thursday as the discussion regarding Denver moves from social media to face-to-face.
