A Place We Can Go : An Exploration of Grassroots Music – documentary short screening [Rubber Room]
Doors at 7pm Screening at 7:30 with Q&A after
Free!
Back in 2016, there was a tragic fire at the beloved “Do-It-Yourself” art and music collective “The Ghost Ship” in Oakland, California, where 36 people lost their lives. In the aftermath of this fire, a neo-nazi group on 4chan, the “Right Wing Safety Squad,” assembled to create a master list of DIY venues across the US to “crush the radical left,” or rather, call local law enforcement and pretend to be concerned citizens.
On that list was the iconic Fort Worth DIY venue, info shop, and lending library, 1919 Hemphill. After being targeted by this 4chan group, 1919 began a turbulent battle to stay open, but eventually closed in 2019. Despite this huge loss for the scene, DIY in DFW still lives on today.
“A Place We Can Go” sheds light on how DIY venues create safe spaces for Texans to exist, despite the pressing forces around us.
