Honoring and celebrating Spiral Q on the occasion of its 25 th annual Peoplehood Parade and Pageant, for their extraordinary contributions to building a vibrant community of joy, creativity, and abundance with an unwavering commitment to justice and equality. WHEREAS, Spiral Q was founded in 1996, and their mission is to “build strong and equitable communities characterized by creativity, joy, can-do attitudes, and the courage to act on their convictions.” Spiral Q is an interdisciplinary ensemble of artists, activists, and organizers who are creatively imagining a Philadelphia “whose streets reflect the full spectrum of its residents’ creativity. They envision a world of abundance that mobilizes its resources to nurture shared vitality”; and WHEREAS, Spiral Q was founded by founded in 1995 by Matthew "Mattyboy" Hart and created as a community from work by queer and HIV/AIDS activists who worked to bring art and joy to a movement that was fighting back against constant death, discrimination and marginalization; and WHEREAS, Spiral Q uses puppetry, street theater, pageantry, chants, and songs to promote social and political change and amplify the voices of everyday Philadelphians working towards collective liberation. This profound and necessary vision and mission engage over 3,500 people each year with more than 30,000 people experiencing their public works; and WHEREAS, Spiral Q produces the annual Peoplehood Parade that starts from the Paul Robeson House and culminates in C…
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