Firehouse Performing Arts Center

SUPPORT THE HOOK 
SUPPORT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
Creating safe, just and equitable spaces for the purpose of enriching and empowering Minnesota artists and communities.

In response to respected public institutions like The University of Minnesota (whose Board of Regents recently voted to prohibit it’s colleges, centers and other academic units from making statements on "matters of public concern or public interest,”) and in the face of ongoing attacks on the fundamental principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the current administration, as well as threats to revoke arts funding and 501.3c non-profit status, The Firehouse Performing Arts Center (FPAC) board and it’s Hook & Ladder Theater in South Minneapolis are wanting to take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge this organization’s mission and core values with the following statements;

1. FPAC and The Hook & Ladder were founded upon the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, specifically as it relates to accessing the performing arts and our stages, and we are proud to publicly acknowledge this fact.
2. FPAC/TheHook exists to create safe, just and equitable spaces for the purpose of enriching and empowering Minnesota artists and communities. 
3. FPAC/TheHook is a designated safe-space for ALL members of our community to gather without fear
4. FPAC publicly posts and enforces a detailed Code of Conduct for our guests, staff and artists alike, and we are proud to publicly acknowledge this fact.
5. Art is a powerful mechanism for bringing about change, and we are recommitting ourselves to harnessing this power on behalf of the community we serve. We are also very proud to do this work!
6. We cannot take our community, cultural or arts institutions for granted any longer, we must actively support the organizations that bring value, quality of life and directly support our immediate communities.

If in reading the above you too identify some shared values in these statements, we would like to invite you to consider supporting our non-profit arts work in 2025 in one of the following ways;

A) Buy a ticket to any upcoming performance at The Hook. We host an eclectic and diverse mix Hook & Ladder Theater shows, Zen Arcade shows, Under the Canopy (outdoor) shows and a number of community and cultural festival take-over events each summer! *By supporting FPAC’s mission, you also support MN’s performing artists! FULL CONCERT CALENDAR

B) Make a gift of any amount to the new 2025 GTMD fundraising campaign designed to Keep The Hook Healthy at this critical time.

C) Volunteer to help out at a show at The Hook & Ladder Theater! 
eMail volunteer@thehookmpls.com

THANK YOU

Thank you for your continued engagement with, and support of, FPAC and The Hook & Ladder Theater.