""We cannot rely on institutions to save us. We can only rely on ourselves and the community we have to fight for trans America - and that now includes throwing a badass 3-day benefit music festival," said Jael Holzman of Ekko Astral. "Let this incredible lineup be seen as a way of using art as a cultural battering ram against the people trying to erase us.""
""To be a recipient this year feels like a special honor, alongside Gender Liberation Movement, and I am so ecstatic to be able to perform with my band Hit Like a Girl," said Nic Maroulis, founder of No More Dysphoria (and also a member of Hit Like a Girl). "What the Ekko Astral team and the DC community are doing here is really powerful, and I hope inspires more mobilization in other cities and communities.""
Liberation Weekend II is a three-day benefit festival scheduled for April 24–26 at The Black Cat in Washington, DC, with day parties and afterparties at Transmission. Proceeds will support Gender Liberation Movement and No More Dysphoria, a mutual aid group providing financial assistance to help transgender people through transitions. The lineup spans punk, indie, and alternative acts, headlined by Laura Jane Grace, Ekko Astral & Friends, and Illuminati Hotties, with performers including Pissed Jeans, Bambara, Ezra Furman, Pom Pom Squad, Pool Kids, and more. Day parties feature Crush Fund, Peach Rings, Hit Like A Girl, Jade Weapon, and others. Passes are on sale.
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