The RFK Remix self guided audio walk is available at 4 downtown San José locations from April 7th - June 15th.

+ San José Office of Cultural Affairs
+ Good Karma Vegan Cafe
+ Circle A Skateboards
+ St. James Senior Center

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In 1968, Robert F Kennedy spoke in San José a couple of months before he was assassinated. This occasion is marked by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Forum, a concrete monument in the form of a speaker's podium located in St. James Park. This monument is intended to be used rather than admired from a distance like most traditional monuments. RFK Remix is a series of performances, an 'audio walk' and a fabric sculpture, all aimed at temporarily renovating the site and reintroducing this forum for public debate and discourse in San José.

The RFK Remix slipcover is made from approximately 100 secondhand t-shirts, cut into pieces and sewn together in a chevron pattern. The t-shirts were collected by Claire Madriz-Soto who sells used clothing at the Capitol Flea Market and used to hand out clothes in St. James park before she was asked to stop by the city. Her story is part of the audio walk available for download.

5.31.08
Gary N. delivers a JFK impersonation
5.24.08
Wei Wei reads from RFK's 1966 Cape Town University speech
Didi G. reads from RFK's speech "The Value of Dissent"
Mary M. reads from RFK's speech announcing the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Wolf and Shan read from RFK's Cape Town University speech
Becky D. reads from RFK's Cape Town University speech
Felicia O. reads from an RFK speech at the Americans for Democratic Action Dinner - Philadelphia
5.17.08
A patron of St. James park gives an improvisational performance of RFK's speech at Cape Town University
5.10.08
Denise B. reads from RFK's speech at Cape Town University
Grace N. reads from RFK's "Speech to Students" - UC Berkeley
Stephanie S. forgoes the RFK speech recital and reads a favorite bible passage

Historical video of RFK speeches and interviews
RFK last speech at the Ambassador Hotel

RFK Remix was conceived of and produced by Helena Keeffe with contributions from: Claire Madriz-Soto, Stephanie Sanborn, Dale Victorine, Tommy Aguilar, The Moonlighters, Peggy Spool, Vivace Youth Chorus, and the San José Symphonic Choir.

Special Thanks to: Joseph del Pesco, Jennifer Storch, Fernando Reyes, Stijn Schiffeleers, Susan O'Malley, Chris Esparza, Ryan Summers, Bob Schmelzer, Karen Cocanour, Whi Min Lee, Neng An Yeh, Barbara Goldstein, Lynn Rogers, Tricia Kerkhof, Patrician Walsh, Jennifer Easton, Ruth Tunstall-Grant, Louis, Mauricio, Packard Jennings, Scott Vermier, Sarah Arvey, Erwin Garcia, Scott Oliver, Hilair Chism, Amber Cady, Lupita O'Malley, Angelica Muro, Kuniko Vroman, Amul Goswamy, Kristen Evangelista, Tamara Alvarado, Charlotte Kruk, Marolyn O'Neil, Ernestine Allen, Dennis Skaggs, Bob Johnson, Chris Kubik, Adrian Avila, DeBug Magazine, San José VTA riders, Trinity Cathedral, MACLA, and the San José Office of Cultural Affairs. Publication design: atomtan.com

RFK Remix is part of 'Who's on 1st/What's on 2nd' sponsored by the City of San José Public Art Program, San José Redevelopment Agency and Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority