BENCH PLEASE 2

Join Sunrise Movement KC and the Hyperstition Collective for a Bus Bench Fundraiser Dance Party at Manheim Gardens!

We are tired of living in a city dominated by roads and parking lots, where it's almost impossible to thrive unless you own a car. We believe every Kansas Citian deserves fast, frequent, reliable, and DIGNIFIED public transit.

Yet instead of finding ways to expand KC's transit system, our leaders (most of whom don't ride the bus) are actually prioritizing removing amenities at bus stops. That's why community members decided to take matters into our own hands, building and placing benches at bus stops that need them.

Last year, Bench Please 1 raised enough money for over 30 community-built benches. Now that most of those benches have been placed at bus stops around the city, it's time to raise more money for another round!

That’s why we’re hosting this party - all proceeds will go toward the purchase of supplies to build and install bus stop benches. Your attendance at this party can fundamentally alter the landscape of KC and bring us one step closer to the accessible and interconnected city we deserve.

We'll be serving fresh-cooked food from 6-8pm - get it while supplies last ;)

As the sun sets over the garden, we will call upon the magic of the plants and insects and the power of community to create a transformational dancefloor experience. Together, we can create a moment of joy as an act of embodied resistance against systems of harm and neglect.

Lineup:

DJ Billo: 6-7pm
Sheesh Khalifa: 7-8pm
Witty: 8-930pm
Bodmon: 930-11pm

Suggested donation for tickets is $10. You can also choose to make an additional donation to our Bus Bench Fund on top of your ticket during checkout. If you have the means, do consider donating! All proceeds after operating costs go directly toward purchasing supplies for bus benches.

See you in the garden!