The For Freedoms Congress 2020

Hosted in LA in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Japanese American National Museum, Hammer Museum, Crenshaw Dairy Mart, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, and other arts institutions around the city, FFCon delivered an engaging series of artist-led programs and workshops that built upon Los Angeles' historic role as the birthplace and driver of important artistic-led cultural movements over the decades.

Along with closed-door sessions with For Freedoms partners, the Congress included four public Town Hall programs curated and co-hosted by Sankofa.org and a public day of programming on March 1 at the Hammer Museum. Artists led For Freedoms’ “delegates” from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico in building a collective artists’ platform for public action to supercharge civic engagement in their communities leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election. Delegates were made up of our artistic collaborators, institutional and organizational partners, and funders. Together we strengthened connections within our network, and collectively developed the Creative Plan of Action.

All photos are courtesy of For Freedoms.