It was an afternoon of diverse artistic performances, health education, and remembrance. The 20th annual Audre Lorde Cancer Awareness Brunch featured the Afrocentric musical ensemble Zili Misik, Japanese Taiko drumming group Genki Spark, multicultural storytelling collective Red Sage Stories and an Afro-Latina spoken word artist Queen Laura. Attendees enjoyed the taste of vegan Dominican Food by Coco Verde Vegan plus a health education workshop on disparities and cancer risks of LGBTQ women and women of color as well as resource tables from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Facing Cancer Together, Cancer Care Center at Boston Medical Center, and YMCA. The brunch also celebrated the accomplishments of community leaders, including transgender advocate and researcher Erin Ebony, cancer survivor and community activist Dianne Austin and community healers Janhavi Madabushi and Kamaria Weems Carrington of Cultivate: Queer Healing Lab.
