Upcoming Events
(West Michigan Area)
- No Kings (October 17)
- Nuestra Solidaridad / Our Solidarity (October 25 – Fountain Street Church)
- Freedom Fest 2 – Coming in 2027
- (previous event) Melt The ICE
Nuestra Solidaridad / Our Solidarity
(Oct 25 1:30-6 – Fountain Street Church)
Nuestra Solidaridad 2026 is brought to you by Las Collectivas, GR Sounds of Solidarity, Kent County Indivisible, IATSE Local 26, and other friends throughout the community.
“Our Solidarity” is a community celebration for all. Combining food form around the world, diverse musical ensembles, and a gathering for the full family at Fountain Street Church.
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Fountain Street Church
Soft opening: 1:30 PM
Music & food: 2:00 PM
Sanctuary Performers Include:
• Great Lakes Brass (Using New Orleans Jazz to use JOY for resistance)
• Yuriana Duo (High-energy Latin American and Caribbean Music)
• Baraka (A unique African musical experience featuring the winner of 2023 Art Prize)
• Aria Ensamble
• Ballet Folklorico GR
Social Hall likely Includes:
• Food from Latin America
• Food from the Middle East
• Food from India
• Food from Africa
• Treetops Collective
• Krishna Community Center (Traditional Indian Music ft. Tabla and Harmonium)
Free to the public – All welcome!
Contributions for food and beverage are required. Contributions for our host organization are encouraged. We only invite participants without hate or malice. We also invite:
- Volunteers — cook, serve, set-up, usher, tear-down, and more
- Contributions
- Help make this year’s celebration bigger and better!
For more information or to get involved, please contact Leyla Flores at 616-322-8774
Or feel free to email Dan at grsoundsofsolidarity@gmail.com for press inquiries.
Please consider giving more to allow others less fortunate to attend, as no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Live Music
Baraka, Yuriana Music, Great Lake Brass, Aria Ensamble, Ballet Folklorico, The Treetop Collective, and others will be playing in the BIG sanctuary! Sit back and enjoy the comfy seats to some great tunes and dancing!
Street Food
From options like empañadas to samosas and hummus, a variety of global flavors will be served as small plates in the Social Hall.
Primary Partners
Our focus it to share information about the Michigan Immigration Resource Center through the help of our performers, IATSE Local 26, and many others.
Please consider giving more to allow others less fortunate to attend, as no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Things to consider bringing to the show:
• Refillable water bottle with closed top
We will have refill stations at the event
• Ear plugs
• A great attitude and an open mind
• Loose money for donations / food
• Phone for access for donations / food digitally
Parking Options
• GRCC Parking Ramp ($6 Max)
• Street
(limited but free on Sundays)
• Ellis Lot ($24 Max)
Event Program featuring MC Carola Carassa
1:15 Enjoy the music of Iridescent Jazz near the entrance of 45 Fountain Street.
1:30 Doors Slowly Open – Get in from the cold!
1:45 Great Lakes Brass Begins outside.
2:00 Great Lakes Brass leads guests into Sanctuary from Social Hall/Outside the building
Lower Stage
2:15 Welcome – Rev. Nathan Dannison, Dan Terpstra, Carola Carassa
Upper Stage
2:30 Great Lakes Brass continues.
Lower Stage
3:00 Aria Ensamble
Mid Stage (STEPS)
3:30 Yuriana Duo
Upper Stage
4:15 Ballet Folklórico GR
Alex & Lezbith Dance
Floor Stage
4:45 Baraka
Upper Stage
6:00 Closing Remarks
Upper Stage
6:30 Building clear
Grand Rapids Sounds of Solidarity!
Sounds of Solidarity (GR-SOS) uses music, conversation, and shared space to serve the common good – building connection, dignity, and solidarity through our shared humanity.
Meet the bands…
Our musicians were chosen to give you a mix of genres with a socially conscious message that’s on-point with our mission!
Baraka (The Band)
Lead by the original music of African born Abdoulaye Conde on vocals, kora, and guitar along with Kurt, Leah, Emily, and Marcio bring you unique energy and decades worth of professional experience!
Great Lakes Brass
Great Lakes Brass brings their freshwater origins to us with a strong flavor of New Orleans with originals and classics. Enjoy their delivery of Resistance in the form of JOY!
Yuriana Duo
Aria Ensamble
Get to know our partners
We warmly welcome local groups and restaurants to offer delicious street food while sharing valuable information about the ongoing progress in this challenging fight.
Fountain Street Church
About Our Hosts:
We are thrilled that Fountain Street is hosting our inaugural event as GR SOS. It is an honor to partner with such a distinguished establishment in this important struggle. We warmly welcome everyone to this iconic Grand Rapids landmark and kindly ask that you treat their facility with the respect it deserves.
“We strive to be a vibrant church community that inspires individuals to shape their own spiritual journeys and to engage in creative, responsive action in the world.”
fountainstreet.org
Print GR
Print GR is your local resource for printing and copying, graphic design, bindery and finishing, faxing and more!
Print GR has been a fantastic printing partner throughout the process of creating this event. Responsive turn-times, fair pricing, and a great community business along the way!
Online • 616-333-6300
Please consider giving more to allow others less fortunate to attend, as no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
What/Who is the SOS (Sounds of Solidarity)?
About Your Hosts:
Many voices in our community are outraged by what’s happening right now. Some of those voices have begun finding each other, one conversation at a time, in solidarity. As the story spreads, the community grows around shared values and a simple intention: to put something better into the world than what we’re living through.
We don’t pretend this fixes broken systems, undoes violence, or restores decency overnight. But we do believe it matters to come together rather than sit back and watch it all fall apart.
Clarity over chaos. Care over cruelty. Presence over numbness. Kindness over blind hatred.
That’s why we’re here, and why we invite you to join us!
We are proud to be connected with the Kent County Indivisible to put on amazing events like Melt The ICE, Protest the plaza, and other events.
Please consider giving more to allow others less fortunate to attend, as no one will be turned away for lack of funds.