FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2024
CONTACT
Sally Chen, sally@livablecity.org
(510) 815-9514
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
LAST SUNDAY STREETS OF 2024: SOUTH OF MARKET BLOCK PARTY AND MURAL UNVEILING WITH SOMA PILIPINAS
San Francisco, CA — On October 13, 2024, Sunday Streets SF will host the South of Market Community Block Party from 12pm-5pm, creating a car-free open streets recreation space on Lapu-Lapu, Rizal, Tandang Sora, Bonifacio and Mabini streets between Folsom Street and Harrison Street (SoMa Slow Streets) for the whole family to enjoy.
The event takes place within SOMA Pilipinas: San Francisco’s Filipino Cultural District. The cultural heritage district spanning 1.5 square miles honors 120+ history of Filipinos in San Francisco, and celebrates the community’s living legacy of making home, celebrating culture, building community and fighting for economic and racial justice in the rapidly gentrifying South of Market neighborhood.
Don’t miss SOMA Pilipinas’ “Ang Lipi Ni Lapu Lapu” Mural Restoration & Unveiling. Come by the Heroes Village (at Lapu Lapu and Bonifacio Street) to see the 40-year old mural fully restored for the first time, and enjoy photo opportunities with the MAHAL Jeepney, community performances, inaugural 2024 Parol making workshop, and a taste of Philippine ice cream flavors from the SOMA Pilipinas Sorbetes cart!
WHAT: South of Market Block Party with SOMA Pilipinas Mural Unveiling
WHERE: Lapu-Lapu, Rizal, Tandang Sora, Bonifacio and Mabini streets between Folsom Street and Harrison Street
WHEN: Sunday, October 13, 2024 from 12 PM – 5PM
Media kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iIp72nrKaQPV_UArx94ysJdqV39kbOqv?usp=drive_link
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About Sunday Streets
Sunday Streets is a program of the nonprofit Livable City, presented in partnership with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the Shape Up SF Coalition. Additional City support comes from San Francisco Public Works, the Department of Recreation & Parks, the Police Department, the SF County Transportation Authority, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and her offices, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
About Livable City
Livable City is dedicated to increasing affordable housing, improving transportation, land use, open space, and environmental policies, and supporting grassroots initiatives to make San Francisco safer, healthier, and more accessible. For more information on Livable City, visit LivableCity.org.
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