Support Unity Fest 2022
You can donate any amount through Venmo or send checks to:
Edwardsville Unity NFP
PO Box 575
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Let’s put the UNITY in commUNITY
Inspiring Speakers · Diverse Performers · Free Kid’s Crafts & Activities · Free Food & Drinks · Interfaith Prayers · Local Organization Booths
The first ever Unity Fest will be held 12-4 PM on October 1st of 2022 at Leclaire Park, Edwardsville. We are soliciting fellow well-wishers of humanity, both individuals and organizations, to help with the success of this event.
This free festival will include a main stage showcasing inspiring speakers and culturally diverse performers in promotion of the event theme: UNITY in the commUNITY. Family-friendly activities, including art projects and yoga, will offer age-appropriate lessons on diversity and unity. A park pavilion will hold enlightening panel discussions throughout the day facilitated by human2human. Interfaith prayers will be shared from a variety of denominations and religions. Additionally, booths throughout the park will feature like-minded organizations sharing information and/or activities.
In an effort to uphold an inclusive spirit, no commerce will take place at the festival. Our sponsors will provide free food and non-alcoholic drinks from local minority-owned businesses.
Our hope is to bring together as many different faces and voices of our community as possible. We look forward to your participation in this important event.
Festival Program
| Name | Category | Description | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayor Art Risavy | Speaker | Festival Welcome | 5 min |
| 2 | Ash Jenkins | Prayer | Druid; Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship | 5 min |
| 3 | Anya Covington | Speaker | human2human | 15 min |
| 4 | Wesley Church Choir | Performance | Gospel | 30 min |
| 5 | Pastor David | Prayer | Emmanuel United Methodist Church | 5 min |
| 6 | Lma Awwad | Speaker | Muslim Next Door | 15 min |
| 7 | Sunshine African Drum and Dance | Performance | The Sunshine Cultural Arts Center | 45 min |
| 8 | Rabbi Randy | Prayer | Jewish Prayer | 5 min |
| 9 | Ben Lowder | Speaker | Fuller Dome, Center for Spirituality & Sustainability | 15 min |
| 10 | Mt Joy Dancers & Panamanian Dancers | Performance | Mt Joy Church & Grupo Folklórico Panameño | 45 min |
| 11 | Liang Huang & Ahdieh Coleman | Prayer | Bahá’í Faith Prayer | 5 min |
| 12 | Donna Woolwine | Speaker | Center for Racial Harmony | 15 min |
| 13 | Edwardsville Symphony | Performance | Symphony with vocal performance | 45 min |
| 14 | Pastor Jarian Stith | Prayer | Wesley Chapel AME, Closing Prayer | 5 min |
Schedule subject to change
Ready to Support Unity Fest 2022?
You can donate any amount through Venmo or send checks to:
Edwardsville Unity NFP
PO Box 575
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Presenting Sponsor
Corporate Sponsors
Partner Sponsors
Edwardsville NAACP | Glen Carbon Family Dentistry | human2human | Joe DeVary – Country Financial | Lincoln School Alumni Foundation | Lory Theater | Mojo’s Music | Moody Edu-tainment LLC | New Beginnings Counsling Service, PLLC | Racial Harmony
Booth Sponsors
Baha’i Faith | Center for Spirituality & Sustainability | City of Edwardsville Human Relations Committee | Edwardsville YMCA | First Unitarian Church of Alton | Good Dirt Community Garden | Immanuel United Methodist Church | Lewis & Clark Community College | Metro-East Interfaith Partnership | National Museum of African Americans on Stamps | PFLAG Edwardsville | SIUE Diversity & Inclusion | SIUE International Hospitality Program | SIUE/StL Art Hives | Wesley Chapel AME