Peoplehood Parade map (click to enlarge).
The 16th annual Peoplehood Parade, organized by Spiral Q, is happening this Saturday (Oct 24). This year’s parade will pay tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement and honor the life of Fran Aulston, a community leader and former Paul Robeson House president, who passed away on August 9, 2015. People of all ages are invited to join Spiral Q artists and their puppets on Saturday and march, walk or roll through West Philly streets together (wheelchairs, bicycles and strollers are welcome).
The parade, which will span a 1.25 mile route, will feature Spiral Q’s signature giant puppets, stilt-walkers, a drum line, and the artwork of fine artist Vitus Shell, a Monroe, LA native.
The parade starts at 1 p.m. at the Paul Robeson House (4951 Walnut St) and then moves into Clark Park (45th and Chester), where it will be followed by a participatory group art-making activity starting around 2 p.m. in the Bowl. Visit the Spiral Q website for more details.
October 23rd, 2015 at 7:50 pm
So why jump on the “Black Lives Matter” movement and mantra? Why the need to politicize the parade? Are they talking about the black lives snuffed out by other black lives? Probably not. Which by the way takes more black lives than those taken by the police (both justified and unjustified). Black lives do matter. White, yellow, red lives matter. All lives matter.
October 24th, 2015 at 11:26 am
SD, Spiral Q’s parades and art have always been an outlet for their progressive politics. I’m sure there are racist, ignorant autumn parades happening elsewhere in the city today, maybe go to one of them?
October 25th, 2015 at 7:24 pm
LH, I suppose I was ignorant of the “progressive politics” and I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that some would respond as you did. Of course you didn’t engage anything I said. You simply responded in a way to characterize me as racist and ignorant. Ignorant certainly of many things. Racist? Hardly. But you forgot hater, bigot, neanderthal. I get those too from enlightened, evolved progressives who tolerate almost anything except those who won’t jump on board with their agenda. Too bad you took an opportunity to have a conversation and turned it into an attack. Black lives do matter. Sadly, most of them are taken by other blacks.
October 27th, 2015 at 2:29 pm
Sorry your conversation didn’t work out! 🙂