Zel (Turf Feinz) vs Phil of the Future at Life is Living Dance Battle | YAK FILMS

Zel @_koozi vs Phil of the Future @yungphil_ at Life is Living in Oakland, CA brought to you by @youthspeaks http://youthspeaks.org/lifeisliving/ Hosted by @yakfilms and @chinakahodge with DJ @aebldee

Filmed by @matshots @javifromdarich @allyson

Thank you for yet another magical Life Is Living! Your presence filled deFremery Park with the contagious spirit of community that will carry us for weeks to come. We want to express deep gratitude to every partner, vendor, sponsor, artist volunteer and staff for their tireless work, sweat, vision and love. From waking up at 5am to set up sound and stages to preparing a healthy and delicious free breakfast for hundreds of people, we acknowledge and affirm the real labor this Festival demands. We hope that Life Is Living continues to be an inspiring model for our collective power to manifest the world we believe in.

How can we find ways to celebrate and sustain life in Oakland for it’s artists, dreamers, families and next generation of leaders? May we plant seeds of intention today for the realities we wish to bloom tomorrow.

Stay connected with us at youthspeaks.org. We welcome your feedback to continue growing, learning and getting better.

Look out for more documentation of the Festival on our Social Media channels from Photographer, Bethanie Hines and Videographer, Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi.

In peace and poetry,

Youth Speaks

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“Life is Living [is] like a homecoming… we can come home, see our people across generations, and celebrate one another in safety and in all our various beauty.”
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Life is Living Co-Founder and Chief of Program & Pedagogy at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Since 2008,
Life is Living has grown from a festival that uses art to foster environmental justice to a mobilized campaign much larger in scope. Currently led by the Life is Living Cohort, Co-Founders Hodari B. Davis, Chinaka Hodge, and Producing Director Joan Osato, Life is Living serves as an incubator for a multigenerational community of local and national artists including Brett Cook, Theaster Gates, Estria Miyashiro, and a host of others.

Commitment to the Community
Each year the festival brings together over 7,000 people to West Oakland’s historic DeFremery Park, a community undergoing rapid transformation as Oakland experiences rising real estate costs and shifting racial and class demographics. At the same time, long-time residents continue to struggle to overcome decades of disinvestment.

"Life is Living has a very meager margin of institutional support… it's a free gift to the city." - Marc Bamuthi Joseph, LIL Festival Co-Founder

Even with the tireless support of the community, the biggest challenge is continuity in funding to keep the festival free and accessible, while also sustaining the momentum of our growth over the last 10 years.

That's Where You Come In
This year we are rallying the support of our community in the Bay Area and beyond for the 11th Annual Life is Living Crowdfunding Campaign. We’re even teaming up with some incredible supporters to help us reach this goal; L. Clifford and Macpherson East Bay Performing Arts Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation have made a commitment to match each dollar that supports this campaign.

"Support all of the labor that goes in to celebrating yourself, and celebrating the community that loves you." - Marc Bamuthi Joseph, LIL Festival Co-Founder

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