HOBT Spring 2021 Campaign

I am passionate about art, about south Minneapolis, and about community. That's why I have treasured MayDay, as so many others have for decades. But what gets me even more excited is where MayDay is headed as a new coalition reinvents it to be more inclusive and more equitable, to build on our labor roots to stand for environmental justice, BIPOC and Queer community leadership, and the social justice that so many community members in south Minneapolis have been demanding for years and years.

And I think that's not just commendable, but essential. That video I included below is an example of the moving art you see at each May Day. To make art like that happen, and now make it happen in a way that welcomes voices from the community our organization calls home, takes money. 

Despite the many challenges we face, HOBT is committed to doing the hard, necessary work of rooting our organization in collaboration, shared power, and sustainability. This work is challenging, energizing, and inspiring—and something I am confident you would want to support. I hope you’ll join me join me in making a sustaining gift of any amount as we work to bring the MayDay Celebration back in a truly transformative, decentralized, and equitable way.