“WHY WE MARCH”
Collaborative Mural with Lead Artist, Julio Desmont & Howard Center Arts Collective
“WHY WE MARCH”
is a collaborative mural co-led by the powerful duo of Julio Desmont and Raphaella Brice alongside members of the Howard Center Arts Collective. This project is funded by the Vermont Community Foundation and Burlington City Arts along with support from the Howard Center Arts Collective and Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
All Artists and Contributors of “Why We March”
Lead Artists:
Julio Desmont and Raphaella (Raph Draws) Brice
Collaborating Artist:
Amjed Jumaa
Mural Organizing Committee
Catarina Campbell, O’Dessa Monnier, Kara Greenblott and Ria Tingin Tajbl
Project Photographer:
Sarah Barnett
Community Paint Session Coordinators:
Sarah Jayne Kennelly, Lydia Littwin and Jacob Weber
Project Coordinator:
Kara Greenblott
Website Design and Communications Support:
Paul Detzer, Erin Gamache, Anne Linton and Denise Vignoe
Easel Builder:
Alex Hahl
Participating Artists, Slogan Writers and Content Brainstormers:
Sarah Barnett, Sherridan Beyer, Edward Burke, Scott Carter, Catarina Campbell, Charles Cantin, Kathleen Donahue, Meayva Fitzpatrick, Carrie Fox, Tal Friedman, Patty Gibbons, Benjamin Goodwin, Kara Greenblott, Verena Gullikson, Jody Jane, Sarah Jayne Kennelly, Jessica Kilpeck, Sarah Kinsley, Robin Lawson, Steph Lieblappen, Lydia Littwin, Scott MacKenzie, Anna Marie Mattson, O’Dessa Monnier, Bobbe Pennington, Alex Siegel, Steve Tall, Ria Tingin Tajbl, and Jacob Weber.
Community Partners
We are very grateful to the following community partners for their role in bringing this mural project to fruition:
ANEW Place, Pathways Community Center, AALV, City Market, Sammel Group, and Able Paint, Glass & Flooring.
CREDIT: Mural artwork, entitled Why We March, is a collaboration with Raphaella (Raph Draws) Brice and Julio Desmont, 2025. It was inspired by the original artwork Why We March created by Julio Desmont, 2021.
