By Eva D. Coleman
Local and national artists took the stage, including “So You Think You Can Dance” winner Kida The Great, during Civilized Fest at Gilley’s Dallas on Saturday, June 18, 2022.
The day was full of dance competitions, a wide variety of food and organization vendors, a Civilized Conversation & Youth Forum and more. A gaming truck and bounce house was onsite as well.
The event, hosted by Big Thought and ShySpeaks, definitely provided something for everyone!
Event organizer and program manager for Big Thought, Sean Walker, emphasized the abundance of young people involved with the event.
“I think all too often we tell young people to wait for their voice to count, all while we continue to make the same mistakes and run in the same circles,” Walker said. “And more, now than ever, they’re recognizing the patterns that we’ve been in that have kind of held us back, and they’re ready and willing to speak out; and we just want to make sure we’re creating the space for them to do that.”
