It’s time to turn our collective song into collective action 🏳️⚧️
Join us on Sunday, May 17th at 2pm to sing Beyoncé’s cover of “Blackbird” by the Beatles as we raise funds for @theokraproject 🤲 the Okra Project works tirelessly to support black trans and queer folks in NYC and beyond, let’s show up for them ✊
Comment “fly” and we’ll DM you the song up link directly 🐦⬛ (or find the link in our bio!)
Sing with you soon 🌱
Quick shout out to @theokraproject and @betterhelp for their support during this transitional period in my life! I feel so seen and supported by all of y’all, and for that I’m extremely grateful. ❤️ Check out The Okra Project, and if you have the means to support, become a donor today! 2 days left to support using #givebutter #MentalHealth #theokraproject
*flash warning*POV: You came for the vibes but stayed for the purpose 🪩✨📵
Introducing Parties With a Purpose where music, community, and impact come together. Living in the moment with real connections, and a night that actually gives back.
📍NYC
📅 5/29
🎶 Phone free experience
🥂 Open bar
🤝🏾 Proceeds supporting The Okra Project
This is more than a party… it’s a movement. Tap in 🪩
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It’s time to sing for our black trans siblings 🏳️⚧️
Join us on Sunday, May 17th for a one-day choir to sing Beyoncé’s stunning cover of “Blackbird” by the Beatles 🐦⬛
Half of the proceeds from this choir will go to @theokraproject 🤲 the Okra Project is an NYC-based, black trans-led mutual aid collective focused on supporting Black Trans people and alleviating the barriers that their community faces 🫶
Comment “FLY” and we’ll DM you the sign-up link directly ✨(or find the link in our bio)
Arranged by @kenterdavies ✨
Demo featuring @celinemireillesings 💫
#singing #justice #choir #harmony #community
We see the questions. We see the comments. We hear you. As an organization committed to transparency in practice—we are answering them to the best of our ability and working within our current capacity. Thank you for your patience. Read on.
Our website hosts an updated Q&A, in addition to our former statement.
Link in bio and on website’s homepage.
In support of The Okra Project.
It’s current ED Gabrielle Souza & Dominique Morgan it’s former ED + broader trans community
Okra Project is a lifeline that is being neglected for a reputation that had been caused by a misappropriation of funds, by years old former leadership.
Gabrielle Souza, is being mistreated for consequences of harm to the organization that was caused by a negligence she was & is not responsible for.
Dominique was ED in the past & is facing legal consequences for impulsive and reactionary choices that are likely trauma rooted + likely to cause more harm to her. Her choices were made during a period she did not have the support she needed & was instead given a position of power over an organization that people depended on to survive.
she was & is struggling without adequate support.
Responding to moments when people cause hurt publicly can cause an immense amount of hurt to the person depending on how it’s done. I recognize the dynamics of privilege I hold in this scenario & I am choosing to speak up on behalf of the Okra project and the larger issue of our community’s failure re: care in sincerity- because the cost her rhetoric has on an organization that is supporting people’s lives is far too great. It is my intention to underscore Dominique’s achievements, struggle, and the care, protection & support she deserves + must also be extended to the organization & it’s leadership that her state has impacted.
This piece is an offering for reflection in what it means to hold accountability and grace with same hands & heart, especially when we have been hurt, and while we are currently facing extreme violence in a very transphobic, misogynist and anti-black era.
This is a call to consciousness. I bare witness that We are cannibalizing each other, and monetizing off of it to survive & we cannot blame anyone else for it, but our own betrayl of the very love ethic that made us thrive & made us survive in these safety nets.
Please follow & Support @TheOkraProject : theokraproject.com
Please follow & Gabrielle Souza @muvasouza
Please support Dominique’s Safety, healing, & transformation.
Enabling will be blocked.
Peace.
