For San Luis Obispo's first annual Village Building Convergence, we played an April fool's joke on our Mayor!
We told her we were going to gift her a Little-Free Library, but what we didn't tell her was that first, we were going to show up with a falling-apart paint-splattered version of it, made by kids with scrap material! As she pretended to be impressed by it, someone emerged from around the corner with the actual Little-Free Library, which was very carefully painted and designed, and matches her house! There was a lot of laughter and hugs that followed. Then we planted a bunch of flowers and herbs in her front yard, and then made our way over to the Chumash farm to plant plants for our indigenous Chumash elders, and have a closing ceremony for our convergence.
You can learn more about our Village Building Convergence (VBC) here: https://cityrepairslo.org/
The VBC is a growing movement that began (and continues) in Portland over 16 years ago, and has spread to Sebastopol, Santa Barbara, Olympia, San Luis Obispo, Nevada City, and beyond. Learn more about the VBC here: https://villagebuildingconvergence.com