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Echo Building Pt. 1 & 2 — Brunch Music SeriesCreative Justice. Community Imagination. Restoration in Action.
Registration: https://form.jotform.com/260395551461054
Join us this Spring for Echo Building, a two-part gathering hosted by BCAI Cultural Arts & Humanities and supported by a grant from Illinois Humanities’ Envisioning Justice initiative.
Through music, workshops, art, and sustenance, we’re creating a space where youth, adults, and community partners can build forward together — confronting the impact of incarceration through cultural celebration, immersive learning, and skill-sharing led by justice-impacted facilitators and local educators.
Each event includes:
🎶 DJ Judah spinning throughout
🧠 Skill, health, and knowledge workshops
🎭 Verbatim Theater
🎁 Live prize drawings
🍽️ Catered brunch by Coffeehound, A-Z Catering, and Toog’s Lemonade
🎨 Ongoing co-creation, independent and community sculpture and artmaking
💬 Resource tables and expert booths
🛑 Trauma-informed safety tools (color badges, quiet space, earplugs)
Pt. 1 — Saturday, Feb 28 | Adults ages 16+
Theme: Laying the Foundation
Verbatim Theater • Mental Health Workshops • Live DJ • Prize Games
Pt. 2 — Saturday, March 28 | Youth ages 8–16 (suggested)
Theme: Building Forward
Live Performances • Games • Youth Skill Workshops • Mentoring
Time: 10am–1pm
Location: BCAI, 107 E Chestnut, Bloomington
Cost: Free to attend. No registration required. Donations welcome.
Partners: NAACP, Prairie State Legal, Systems of Care McLean County, BN Envisioning Justice Hub, IL Humanities
Come build with us.
Come imagine with us.
Come strengthen what we’re creating together.
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107 E Chestnut St, Bloomington, IL, United States
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