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Blasian March Book Fair
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April 23rd, 2022 The Blasian March proudly presents the Blasian March Book Fair in New York City, location TBA, to build solidarity between Black, Asian, and Blasian communities through storytelling. By offering free literature from Black, Asian, and Blasian authors across all ages and genres, we invite attendees to take books from a different community to better understand the stories of another struggle for racial justice.
During the day, we'll also have family-friendly activities, including coloring pages of Black and Asian racial justice historical figures, performances, story time, and a panel featuring writers to speak on activism and Black-Asian solidarity.
GREAT NEWS! An anonymous donor sent us 1,500!
GREAT NEWS! An anonymous donor sent us 1,500!
What Is the Blasian March?
The Blasian March is a solidarity action between Black/African, Asian and mixed Blasian communities. This is achieved through education on parallel struggles with white colonial settler violence and mutual celebration across the aforementioned peoples.
Anticipated Financial Needs
We will need a lot of support from the community on this one to pull this off! Below are itemized needs. We hope you will consider donating!
- Books $500: while we are accepting book donations, we would also like to have funds to purchase books curated for the event specifically.
- Performer Honorariums $200
- Panel $400: This fund is for honorariums for the panelists and moderator.
- Coloring Pages $220: this is the fee to the artist designing some of the pages.
- Flyer $100: this is the honorarium set for the flyer designer
- Venue $1000: this will cover the rental fee to the venue
- Safety Training $100: we will be offering a pod mapping community safety training. This fee will pay the trainer for their time.
- Accessibility $1000: This will cover the expenses to make the space accessible, including digitalization of events within the fair, ASL interpretation, etc.
- Admin $100: Fee for Admin/Organizing work
- Food Access Fund $500: The Blasian March believes that food access should be universal. This fund will be set aside for attendees and families who don't have the financial means to buy food at the venue, which will have a restaurant.
- Emergency Expense $200: this is for unforeseen expenses, such as emergency Ubers for folks who don't feel safe traveling home.
- Total: $4320
We hope you will consider donating!
Photo description: Black, Asian and Blasian people and their allies marching for trans liberation at the Black Asian Trans Power Rally Oct 16 2021. Photo credit Stas Ginzburg
Video Description: a report on the Black Asian Trans Power Rally. Videography by Heather Law
Photo description: Black, Asian and Blasian people and their allies marching for trans liberation at the Black Asian Trans Power Rally Oct 16 2021. Photo credit Stas Ginzburg
Video Description: a report on the Black Asian Trans Power Rally. Videography by Heather Law
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Rohan Zhou-Lee
Organizer
New York, NY