“Buy Back the Block” Community Festival (SF)
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Minnie & Lovie Ward Rec Park | 650 Capitol Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112
Event Details
Submitted by the Event Organizer
You are invited to a Community Event!
Activities include:
Community Vendors
Raffles
Music with “A Beautiful Sound Productions – Dr. Reggie Daniels”
Local Musicians and Artists
Food, Food, Food…catered by Chef Sharon Lee
Guest Speaker: Rudy Corpuz, Jr.
Rudy Corpuz, Jr. was born and raised in San Francisco and is the Founder and Executive Director of United Playaz, a violence prevention and leadership development organization. The first-generation Filipino-American, born and raised in South of Market, got caught up with gangs, guns, and drugs in the neighborhood and was in and out of jail for years in the early ’90s. As an ex-felon, Rudy got involved in the Second Chance program of the Extended Opportunity Program Services (EOPS) at SF City College. United Playaz was able to recently purchase their building, and Rudy is now a stakeholder in Soma and is working hard to build up the community. “I was a destroyer of my community, and now I’m a stakeholder and builder of my community.” Rudy feels blessed to serve with the people and believes strongly in the UP motto that “It takes the hood to save the hood.”
Moderator: Joe Canton, Ph.D., UC Irvine
Dr. Canton is a featured facilitator and professional public speaker, known throughout the United States for speaking on issues of race and a broad range of topics. He is an Administrator, Educator, Consultant, Entrepreneur, and President of Canton Associates, has an MA from Occidental College in Urban Studies, and is a former Coro Fellow.
Event Sponsor: Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt, CEO of Hunnicutt Foundation
Dr. Hunnicutt is a former educator, administrator, community activist, and author of “Straight Talk: How to Survive and Thrive as a Young Man of Color”, a book for all ages and gender, especially for young men of color from the ages of 16 to 35.
The event is a public service, so please attend.
We look forward to seeing you…
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE*
