Flobots Community Space Opens in Denver

I'm always writing about Flobots because I'm so impressed that they walk the talk, more than any band I can think of (check this blog's archives for more). The band runs two interlinked nonprofits for social change, flobots.org and fightwithtools.org. On June 12, they opened a special Larimer Street community space in Denver for nonprofits to work on social, political, arts projects. The evening began with Serafin Sanchez's jazz band:



Then, Flobots poets/singers Jonny 5 and Brer Rabbit did a welcome/thank-you session:



I talked with the new flobots.org executive director Laura Bond about plans for the site:



... and then talked with board member Sarah Gill about how this crazy opportunity arose:



The evening ended with some very moving speeches from Lesley Johnson and Joshua Watkins, about what it meant to become a member of the Flobots' Street Team:



Now, even in the midst of a world in turmoil, how can you stay pessimistic in the midst of energy like this?