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Pilgrimage journeys at George Floyd Square (GFS) provide guided experiences for visitors to posture themselves in a sacred space to grieve, pay respect, and be inspired to pursue racial justice. During pilgrimage journeys, community members take on the role of pilgrimage guides. They tell their own experiences and the stories behind the offerings within GFS, developing pilgrims’ understanding of the significance of GFS and the ongoing fight for racial justice. By coming to this sacred space with a reflective, respectful, and open heart, pilgrims take part in the protest work of remembrance. Further, as pilgrimages are opportunities to inspire visitors to pursue racial justice within their own lives, each pilgrimage is tailored to the backgrounds, vocations and intentions of the group. Rise and Remember pilgrimage journeys service groups of 4 or more.
Are you scheduling a pilgrimage through George Floyd Square with us for the first time? For groups larger than 4 people, we offer individually-designed pilgrimages, planned by our team in conjunction with you. These pilgrimages take into consideration the schedules, intentions, and vocations of the pilgrims. Please fill out our pilgrimage inquiry form to connect with one of our team members and reserve your experience.
Welcome back! We are so grateful that you are choosing to do a pilgrimage with our guides again. To streamline your process, please schedule your pilgrimage request directly to our pilgrimage calendar. We will reach out to you after your request is sent to confirm your pilgrimage.
To make pilgrimage journeys sustainable, we recommend a suggested donation of $25/adult and $10/child for both standing pilgrimages and individually-designed pilgrimages. Donations will be navigated after the pilgrimage is confirmed.
Your donations to Rise & Remember help make pilgrimage journeys a self-sustaining operation. We use the donations for the professional development of pilgrimage guides, to coordinate memorial journeys, and to tend to the memorial.
The experience you receive requires our guides to draw upon their stories, knowledge, and lived experiences. We pay our pilgrimage guides an equitable, flat rate for every journey out of consideration for their time and contribution to our community. Our memorial guide program creates entrepreneurs by supporting each guide to set up their own business, receive professional training, and contract with Rise & Remember for sustainable business development.
The memorial was birthed out of a movement in which photography and video recordings were integral parts of the protest. To continue that legacy, photos are allowed. However, we ask that people 1) do not photograph or videotape others without first asking for permission and 2) do not photograph or videotape isolated offerings, as such content may be used to exploit the offerings for finanical gain.
If you represent a group larger than 4 people, please fill out the inquiry form to begin the process of scheduling a custom pilgrimage. Requests are ideally submitted 2 to 8 weeks before the pilgrimage. After you submit the form, we will be in contact within a week to schedule a Zoom call. We believe that pilgrimage journeys are personal journeys, so during this call, we will get to know you in order to work together and plan out the details of your pilgrimage journey.
Have questions? Email pilgrimage@riseandremember.org.
We encourage visitors to NOT park in George Floyd Square.
If you schedule a pilgrimage with us, we have different starting points for our pilgrimage journeys depending on the experience design. We will communicate with you specific parking instructions based on your mode of transportation.
If you are visiting on your own, we suggest that you find street parking along 37th Street , 38th Street, 39th Street or Chicago Avenue outside the boundaries of George Floyd Square (Fist sculpture to Fist sculpture).
