EP 08: A Weekend of Justice & Blues with Arewa Ekua & Bonni McKeown

Listen to community organizers Arewa & Bonni share Austin-based events that encourage involvement with grassroots blues & youth-led restorative justice.

Community Organizer with Austin Coming Together Arewa Ekua (left) with President of 4Blues Music Bonni Mckeown (right).
This episode, the table discusses new election results in Chicago’s political landscape,as well as the cultural revival event coming Saturday, March 28th at Austin Town Hall hosted by Barrel-house Bonni. The festival aims to reclaim the economic value of black music and challenge historical exploitation of the black image.

Additionally, community organizer Arewa EKUA talks about the Restorative Justice Youth Conference which invites young adults in Austin to discuss tools for civic conversation, leadership, and building bridges with the institutions that affect our everyday lives so we can live in the future we dream of.

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