"Casa Abierta"

The Neighbors paired with Puerto Rican LGBTQIA+, trans, non-binary and anti-racist art collective, House of Grace, for "Casa Abierta." The event raised crucial funds for housing and essential services for trans/non-binary folx on the island, especially pressing in the face of COVID-19. Comedy, poetry, performance art, music, a cocktail masterclass, salsa jams, and live painting were combined to raise funds for "Bakeo pa' sobrevivir: Alcancía Brigada Cuir," an emergency fund run by Espicy Nipples, La Sombrilla Cuir, and House of Grace, all transfeminist-led social justice groups working towards black, trans and queer liberation on the island. Latinx designer Carla Posada created original artwork for the event.