Art &
Expression
- Live Mural Painting
- Art Installations
- Storytelling Booths
- Performances
- Youth Art Zone
The Vision
Imagine a Los Angeles where people returning home are welcomed with dignity instead of stigma, where art becomes a language for healing, where music replaces isolation, and where neighbors meet not through systems, but through celebration.
Collective Liberation is a festival for community healing. Families reconnect, artists take the stage, and a whole city shows up for the people coming home.
Freeand open to every Angeleno
Why This Matters
Punishment alone
isn't working.
The research is clear: community connection does what confinement can't. This festival puts that truth into practice, in public, together.
17%
Better outcomes
LA County's community-based reentry program, pairing case workers with 29 local partner organizations, cut recidivism 17% more than similar programs statewide.
68%
Rearrested in 3 years
More than two-thirds of people released from prison nationally are rearrested within three years.
$12 vs $106
Cost per day
Community supervision costs about $12 a day, compared with $106 a day in jail.
#1
Poverty
Poverty, not community danger, is the top predictor of returning to prison.
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics · MDRC / LA County RICMS · Public Policy Institute of California · Prison Policy Initiative
The Festival
Experiences that connect & inspire.
Art &
Healing &
Wellness
- Healing Garden
- Community Healing Circles
- Meditation, Yoga & Breathwork
- Trauma-Informed Wellness Tent
- Indigenous Healing Practices
Community
& Family
- Community Marketplace
- Food Vendors
- Family Activities
- Community Memory Wall
- Resource Fair
Signature Installations
Honoring the human experience.
Four interactive works that make space for what people carry, who is missing, and who they are becoming.
i.
Welcome Home
A wall of heartfelt letters connecting incarcerated individuals with loved ones, emphasizing hope and belonging.
Communityii.
The Weight We Carry
An interactive installation where participants physically set down their burdens, promoting healing and resilience.
With Fear For Breakfastiii.
The Empty Chair
A tribute to the absence of loved ones still incarcerated, fostering reflection and community solidarity.
Communityiv.
Future Me
An intimate writing station where visitors pen letters to their future selves, turning hope into a tangible promise.
With InsideOUT WritersThe Place
Exposition Park, South LA.
For over a century, Exposition Park has been one of Los Angeles' great civic gathering spaces, home to the LA Memorial Coliseum, the California Science Center, and the Natural History Museum. Healing doesn't happen behind walls. It happens in the open, in community, where everyone is welcome.
160public acres
100+years as a civic space
E LineMetro access
Who It Serves
Everyone who comes home.
01
Reentering individuals
A space for healing, connection, and celebration for people coming home from incarceration.
02
Families & friends
Uplifting families rebuilding alongside their loved ones, strengthening support during reentry.
03
The local community
Neighbors and residents sharing experiences that reinforce community ties for everyone.
Built With Community
Rooted in partnership.
Community partners
InsideOUT Writers
InsideOUT Writers
Fear For Breakfast
Fear For Breakfast
Los Angeles Room & Board
Los Angeles Room & Board
EntreNous Community Empowerment
EntreNous Community Empowerment
Proposed partnerships
We're in conversation with organizations across Los Angeles about their role in the festival.
Art & Expression
Los Angeles Music CenterHealing Dialogue and Action
Healing & Wellness
A New Way of LifeAnti-Recidivism CoalitionHoops 4 JusticeWelcome Home OasisLA County Public Health
Families & Joy
California Community FoundationLocal SchoolsFaith OrganizationsNeighborhood Councils
Long-Term Vision
A tradition of liberation & healing.
2027
The inaugural festival
Collective Liberation opens its gates at Exposition Park for the first time.
2028
An annual tradition
The festival returns, with city-wide pop-up events across Los Angeles.
2029
National recognition
A nationally recognized arts and healing festival.
Interested in partnering?
Let's build it together.
Community partners, artists, sponsors, and organizations are coming together to make this festival real. If you'd like to be part of it, reach out.