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Loving Day 2012: NYC Flagship Celebration |
The Loving Day Flagship Celebration in
New York City had its best attendance
ever this year with well over 1,000
guests. The outdoor waterfront
festivities had everything our
celebration has become famous for: DJs,
dancing, food, drinks, and conversation.
There was ping pong sponsored by Puma,
and beer provided by Asahi. Guests of
all ages made art about Loving Day and
wrote letters asking the President to make Loving Day official.
Loving Day founder Ken Tanabe followed tradition by telling the story of the Lovings. He also shared some of the most compelling Loving Day Celebrations happening nationwide, including a triathlon in Denver, CO, a Loving Day wedding in Lincoln, NE, and a Loving Day ice cream social hosted in a swimming club in Indianapolis that didn't allow black members until 1982.
The Loving Day Flagship Celebration in New York City was featured on the ABC 7 evening news in New York. Other Loving Day celebrations nationwide were featured on ABC 7 News in Denver, CO and CBS 12 in Wichita, KS. Loving Day as a whole was featured on MTV Act (where MTV focuses on social change), Ebony, the Indianapolis Star, and CBS 2 in Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC.
As always, the diverse crowd brought incredible positive energy and made the afternoon an absolute pleasure. A very sincere thank you to everyone who celebrated Loving Day with us. You helped us to continue our New York tradition, and to inspire celebrations in cities all over the world.
Photos from the Loving Day Flagship Celebration are on our event page (scroll down).
These photos are also on facebook (make sure you're logged in) and Flickr.
A special thanks to our very talented photographers!
Willie Davis has been published in the New York Times, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and many more. His work was featured in Spike Lee's film "When the Levees Broke." Willie has also taught workshops at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. More info at Willie Davis Photography.
Mauro Clerici travelled across 26 states over 2 months to document Americans and coping with sustainability in his latest project entitled Provocative Nation, which was was exhibited at the Pratt gallery in New York.
Kristin Barr is a graduate from the photography department at Parsons the New School for Design. She assisted Willie and Mauro with all aspects of our event photography this year.
This event would not be possible without support from our generous sponsors. Please show them some love!
Asahi - www.asahibeerusa.com
Universal Light & Sound - www.ulsnyc.com
Sugar Cuts Inc., Haven - www.djdhundee.com
ADG Presents - www.adgpresents.com
Brooklyn Historical Society - cbbg.brooklynhistory.org
World Up - www.worldup.org
Solar One - www.solar1.org
Mixed Marrow - www.mixedmarrow.org
Swirl - www.swirlinc.org/
PUMA - www.puma.com
Loving Day founder Ken Tanabe followed tradition by telling the story of the Lovings. He also shared some of the most compelling Loving Day Celebrations happening nationwide, including a triathlon in Denver, CO, a Loving Day wedding in Lincoln, NE, and a Loving Day ice cream social hosted in a swimming club in Indianapolis that didn't allow black members until 1982.
The Loving Day Flagship Celebration in New York City was featured on the ABC 7 evening news in New York. Other Loving Day celebrations nationwide were featured on ABC 7 News in Denver, CO and CBS 12 in Wichita, KS. Loving Day as a whole was featured on MTV Act (where MTV focuses on social change), Ebony, the Indianapolis Star, and CBS 2 in Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC.
As always, the diverse crowd brought incredible positive energy and made the afternoon an absolute pleasure. A very sincere thank you to everyone who celebrated Loving Day with us. You helped us to continue our New York tradition, and to inspire celebrations in cities all over the world.
Photos from the Loving Day Flagship Celebration are on our event page (scroll down).
These photos are also on facebook (make sure you're logged in) and Flickr.
A special thanks to our very talented photographers!
Willie Davis has been published in the New York Times, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and many more. His work was featured in Spike Lee's film "When the Levees Broke." Willie has also taught workshops at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. More info at Willie Davis Photography.
Mauro Clerici travelled across 26 states over 2 months to document Americans and coping with sustainability in his latest project entitled Provocative Nation, which was was exhibited at the Pratt gallery in New York.
Kristin Barr is a graduate from the photography department at Parsons the New School for Design. She assisted Willie and Mauro with all aspects of our event photography this year.
This event would not be possible without support from our generous sponsors. Please show them some love!
Asahi - www.asahibeerusa.com
Universal Light & Sound - www.ulsnyc.com
Sugar Cuts Inc., Haven - www.djdhundee.com
ADG Presents - www.adgpresents.com
Brooklyn Historical Society - cbbg.brooklynhistory.org
World Up - www.worldup.org
Solar One - www.solar1.org
Mixed Marrow - www.mixedmarrow.org
Swirl - www.swirlinc.org/
PUMA - www.puma.com
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