2008 Performers
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ARIZONA
TC Tolbert , Tuscon
Beth, Tucson

CALIFORNIA
Meta Valentic, Los Angeles
Clinton, Oakland

CONNECTICUT
Ruby-Beth Buitekant, Middletown
Elana Baurer, Middletown

INDIANA
Tracey Salisbury, Crawfordsville

LOUISIANA
Wendi, New Orleans

MARYLAND
Fred Longhenry, Baltimore

MASSACHUSETTS
Heather Day, Northampton
Katrina De Wees, Amherst

MINNESOTA
Crosby, Northfield

NEW YORK
Kimmy Kunkle, Bronx
Soraya Palmer, Brooklyn

NORTH CAROLINA
Neil, Durham
Grover Wehman, Durham

OHIO
Lisala Peery, Cleveland

OREGON
Diane Jacobs, Portland
Sarah Lombardo, Portland
Frances Miller, Portland
Linda Miles, Portland
Kizzy Yokomura, Portland

PENNSYLVANIA
Valerie Huff, Sewickley
Peter Nguyen, Shippensberg

TEXAS
Samiya Bashir, Austin

WASHINGTON
Todd Caffey, Olympia

WASHINGTON, DC
Pernell Williams, Washington DC
Leopold Krist, Washington DC

WISCONSIN
Meshelle Davis, Milwaukee
Nikki Shonoiki, River Falls

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Last year, over 70 people in 21 states and
3 countries participated.
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The Second Annual
National Day of Panhandling for Reparations

October 10, 2008

"It was panhandling, it was performance art - and it was a political statement about the legacy of slavery and reparations for black people."
- The Associated Press on the 2007 event

Noah Lewis' winning photo from Pittsburgh, 2007

Questions?
Read answers to your questions about this performance on my blog.

Watch.
The street performance that started it all. damali takes the struggle for reparations to the street and gets the job done. In this work, titled living flag, she panhandles for reparations- collecting money from white people and paying it immediately to black people.

Listen.
This audio work about the original performance aired on Public Radio International's Studio 360. This story won a 2005 Silver Reel Award from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. co-produced with Dmae Roberts.
Buy the CD.

Passerby: What are you doing
out here? Is this some kind of statement or protest or something?

damali ayo: I'm just getting the job done,
just getting it done.

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