Resource Partners
We are committed to remaining aware of, and pursuing partnerships with other groups, organizations, and individuals working to further justice for those whose stories we uplift on our stage. Mixed Blood will strive to identify and amplify local and national resources among our community as one way to build awareness, understanding, and action toward issues where forms of inequity and injustice exist.
The Firehouse
Mixed Blood activates its 1887 firehouse for a multitude of uses. It is a venue for nomadic, itinerant artists, and mission-aligned companies in need of performance space. It is a home for the Cedar Riverside neighbors for political rallies, town halls, award shows, talent showcases, and important conversations. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it served as a food shelf and site for COVID-19 testing, as well as a site for voter registration, census taking, flu shots, and personal protective equipment distribution.
Community & Collaborations
We are proud of the numerous local, regional, and national partnerships we continue to establish, build, and maintain. Although we make progress every season in this regard, there are more skills we hope to develop to help ignite authentic connections with the 5,000 neighbors who reside in Cedar Riverside and who hail from 63 countries. A current collaboration, that sprung from the vision of a former staff member and current community partner Abdurrahman “Abdu” Mahmud, will use listening circles to further discussion and understanding of three cultural taboos within the Somali community surrounding reproductive health, substance abuse, and mental illness. Mixed Blood is the fiscal sponsor for this initiative. Learn more.
