EMCEE Caridad De La Luz is a multifaceted performer known as “La Bruja.” She raps, acts, sings, hosts, dances, writes, and teaches others how to do the same. Winner of the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship 2020-2021, she has been one of America's leading spoken word poets for over 15 years. MUSIC DeLaCeiba is an Hondureño born poet/rapper/DJ/scholar/father/husband/activist that grew up in South Central Los Angeles. Oñí Añá is a group of drummers who have studied the art of batá drumming and the chants of the Yoruba tradition in the United States since very young. Their aim is to show how these traditions are being passed on to and preserved by new generations via live performance. People of Earth is a global music collective set on blurring the barriers between the great art forms of the terrestrial sphere, creating an explosive blend of the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil and beyond. Los Cielitos is a Bolero project from husband and wife duo Jill Peacock, Canadian vocalist and bass player, and Yasser Tejeda, Dominican guitarist and vocalist. Their classic take on Latin American Boleros brings back the greatest love songs from the 1930's, 40s, and 50s. POETRY Rich Villar is a poet, essayist, educator, and performer. He is the author of the poetry collection COMPREHENDING FOREVER and a 2022 BRIO Award Recipient from the Bronx Council on the Arts. Bonafide Rojas is the author of four collections of poetry: Notes On The Return To The Island, Renovatio, When The City Sleeps, and Pelo Bueno. He's appeared on Def Poetry Jam & has been published in numerous anthologies & journals. True Rodríguez is a poet, playwright, and visual artist from Queens, NY. In her work, True deconstructs the titles thrust upon women, highlighting women's evolution in various social, political, and cultural constructs to show there is no one way to woman. ACTIVISM Wanda Salaman is the executive director of Mothers on the Move (MOM) which sets out to create a future with clean air, well-resourced and community-controlled schools, safe streets, green spaces, good jobs, and more control over the wealth that our labor creates. Mili Bonilla is a long-time activist who was raised in the South Bronx. She was a founding committee member and Lead Organizer of South Bronx People for Change. | 
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