Coffee and donuts has been a Friday morning staple at RedLine for more than 2 years. Every Friday morning, artists, staff and guests could enjoy a Voodoo Doughnut, a cup of coffee, and a conversation in the kitchen. We want to keep that tradition going! Every Friday morning at 10 am we will send a RedLine Resident Artist, current or alumni, a Voodoo doughnut, of their choice, and a list of conversational prompts. All they have to do is take a photo, video, drawing, or provide a short written piece that responds to one of the conversational prompts that they chose and send them to us to share with you!

This week’s artist is Lares Feliciano. She gives us her take on our current crisis and we salute her and her activism.

RedLine stands with individuals and organizations dedicated to the eradication of white supremacy and systemic racism. We strongly oppose the use of militarized police in our city and the violation of our First Amendment rights to peacefully assemble.
Our democracy requires greater care of its citizens. Although we do not agree with using violence or destruction of property as a tool for change, we do understand the pain that has caused those to take action. Our 12 years as an organization dedicated to social justice stands as testament to our commitment. This can be seen in the trust built with local community leaders, DEI non-profits, elected officials, schools and artists. 
This current crisis allows us the opportunity to continue to champion the unheard, unseen and undone. We will not turn our backs on our community when called upon and will stand to be counted among our fellow social justice warriors.
On Thursday, June 4th, we stood with Ru Johnson, Candi CdeBaca and the Denver Creative Industries Alliance to provide recommendations and demand action around reform and police brutality. 

Please add your name to the petition if you stand with us. 

Our values as an organization include that we are deeply connected. Part of that connection comes from our personal relationships with each other and our community. Of course, we do that with our art, but what is missing is the interaction from our open-door culture. Hopefully #RLFridaydoughnuts can serve as a way to fill in part of the gap that has been left in our absence from the building. These vignettes will be posted on our #RedLineAtHome blog page every Friday afternoon.