Each day Taína and several of her artist collaborators will walk an average of 15 miles to a city where they will give song offerings—moments of music and intention shared in partnership with local social and climate justice organizations. These offerings aim to resist the violence of climate devastation, incarceration, war, fascism, and genocide—while uplifting the movements for immigrant rights, racial and gender justice, and a livable future for all. The highlighted artistic offering of this tour will be Asili’s full multimedia show Fever Pitch—a fusion of live music, dance, and video centered on climate justice—presenting at select community spaces for free or at a sliding scale, with a post-show panel conversation with local climate and social justice organizers. As the journey continues, the core walkers will be sailed by boat from Newburgh to Haverstraw (9/21) on the historic Clearwater, co-founded by folk legend Pete Seeger to protect the Hudson River through environmental education and activism. From there the walk continues, culminating in NYC during New York Climate Week, with a final performance on the walk at UPROSE Brooklyn (9/26) the city’s oldest Latino community-based organization dedicated to climate justice. After the NYC events, the pilgrimage will travel back by electric car to Rise & Root Farm to the Abundance Festival (9/27), a benefit for the Black Farmer Fund, where the team will perform and offer a collective gift from the funds raised. The journey will conclude with a Fever Pitch performance and a community report-back at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY (10/4)—offering reflections, stories, and visions gathered throughout the pilgrimage.

https://tainaasili.com/feverpitchpilgrimage/