Thank you to all who GATHERED with us for a night of conversation, celebration, and skating!
GATHER, The Laundromat Project’s annual celebration took place on November 19th at Xanadu Roller Arts!
This year, GATHER featured a conversation with our 2024 Create Change Artists-in-Residence Rehan Ansari, Alicia Foxworth, Awóyemi Prolific Jones, Khidr Joseph, Anjali Kamat, Immanuel Oni, moderated by writer, podcaster, and community care worker, J Wortham.
Following the conversation was a special DJ set by DJ Maseo of DeLaSoul and a Skate Battle with NY Skate Crews, Liberty Girls NYC, Sk8 Mafia Highrollers, and Ooso Skate!
Program Highlights
Live Performances by DJ Maseo of De La Soul
For all the Hip Hop heads in our LP Fam, we are absolutely thrilled to announce that this year’s celebration at Xanadu will feature the legendary DJ Maseo of the famous 90s Hip Hop group, De La Soul
In addition to two fire performances and DJ Maseo, our juicy, star-studded GATHER program includes:
Guest Moderator, J Wortham
Listen to our 2024 Create Change Artists-in-Residence in conversation with writer, podcaster, and community care worker J Wortham!
Skate Battle with NY Skate Crews
Enjoy a fire skate battle with NYC’s own skate crews, Liberty Girls NYC, Sk8 Mafia Highrollers, and Ooso Skate!
Roll with us at GATHER to celebrate community resilience, creativity, and love with The LP Fam! Be sure to stick around after our program to roller skate; The LP will cover all skate rentals for GATHER attendees.
Wanna join the fun? Donate $20 or more today!
Dress Code: Come cute with your throwback tracksuit! We’ll be digging through our closets for our juiciest athleisure coordinates, repping a legacy of street culture that was born in NYC. Get out those pristine kicks from your collection; there will be limited seating for the program, and you’ll want to be in comfortable shoes. Bling is optional.
GATHER 2024 is made possible by our generous community of People-Powered donors.
Amalgamated Bank
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Emily Mason | Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation
MetLife Foundation
Troutman Pepper