On Saturday, June 29, Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) will host the first Granby Racial Unity Festival at Granby Memorial High School. This will be an interracial arts and education festival that allows us to learn/appreciate our differences and celebrate/embrace our similarities. The concept of racial unity is meant to drive collaboration, friendship, equity, access and social justice.
The festival logo was designed by Graphic Designer Lorinn Wooten. Wooten said, “When coming up with the concept of this logo I recalled memories of festivals and parades I attended as a child, most memorably the use of flags by the crowd. It invoked the idea of hands, each one a different skin tone, holding flags unified in celebration.”
GRR wanted to expand its annual celebration to be more inclusive of all races and cultures, which fits with its mission of being committed to the ongoing work of racial reconciliation in and around Granby. We hope you will attend and enjoy a celebration of cross-cultural music, discussion, food and activities. The festival will include various genres of music such as: Native American drumming, Latin dance, Indian Classical dance, Jewish klezmer, Caribbean music and dance as well as a featured interracial Jazz/R&B band. A Greater Hartford 3-on-3 basketball tournament will also be held in the Community Gym at the beginning of the festival. All teams that want to play in the basketball tournament can register online by April 30.
More information can be found at GranbyRR.com