Celebrate this new, large-scale crochet mural, bloomed from over 2000 flowers handmade by the Chinatown community! Stand Speak Shape is the culmination of a summer of collaborative work by artist Naomi Lawrence, community organizer Tina Lin, and the Chinatown Yarn Circle. After the appreciation ceremony, we’ll host field day activities for all ages: tai chi, Chinese yoyo, ribbon dancing, and jianzi.

[1:30pm - 2pm] Mural Appreciation Ceremony at the Columbus Park Pavilion

[2pm- 3:30 pm] Ribbon Dancing w/Margaret Yuen & Yoyo playtime with Ella Lee

[2:15pm - 3:15pm] Taichi Class w/Sherry Zhang

About this project:

This large-scale crochet mural is a gift for Chinatown, made by Chinatown neighbors and friends. From the Chinatown Yarn Circle: “Our crochet flowers, made by community volunteers, will usher words of strength, synergy and solidarity to our Chinatown neighborhood to culturally inspire us to STAND strong together; SPEAK up for justice; and SHAPE society through sharing community life together in passing a legacy of strength through collaboration and history of triumph over struggle to future generations. 

Our goal is to engage as many Chinatown locals, neighbors and friends, many just trying out this new skill, to create crochet pieces. We wildly surpassed our goal of 500 flowers, ending up with more than 2000 flowers! Flowers are sewn together into a 4-foot high by 25-foot wide mural to adorn the fences at Columbus Park. We anticipate blooming voices and a powerful community-created visual mural serving as a reminder of the value that as individuals joined together collectively, we STAND-SPEAK-SHAPE our community and our society.”