Richie and Ayana examine how harmful patriarchy is to us all, why we must let go of our limited understanding of crime, the geography of prisons, and meaningful and revolutionary organizing in prisons.
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Read MoreExplore what catalyzed Francis’ unwavering commitment and the profound impact of grappling with personal responsibility, as well as evergreen topics like Earth stewardship, the pleasure of listening and walking as pilgrimage and rite of passage.
Read MoreTogether with Owens, we explore anger’s purpose in liberation. Rather than denying and feeling guilty over our anger, or policing and demonizing the anger of another, how can we allow it to alert us to imbalance and injustice?
Read MoreExplore the pervasiveness of debt, our temporal and spatial understandings of prisons, and the technological dimensions of surveillance and incarceration. We ask how we can resist the accession of predictive policing and what can digital carceral infrastructure reveal about the state’s growing surveillance apparatus?
Read MoreWith a historical analysis of slavery and plantation labor, Tricia’s work prompts us to consider what is stolen from those among us who cannot rest under capitalism, laying the groundwork for deep inquiry into the emergent possibilities of “DreamSpace.”
Read MoreTeju discusses how gentrification originates through the calculated and supremacist devaluation of place, its environmental impacts, and urbanization and urban futures in response to climate and economic migration and changes.
Read Morebrontë velez transports us through revolutionary prayer– an incantation to ignite your creativity and fill up your inner well with joy, strength and peace.
Read MoreMariame addresses punishment as an issue of directionality while reminding us why it is vital to have the prison abolition movement in conversation with the movement for climate & environmental justice.
Read MoreJoin Ayana and Dr. Pierre as they oscillate between the importance of nitrogen, building the knowledge commons, the many new entry points that climate change necessitates, and the ways in which we can root ourselves in frameworks inspired by Earth.
Read Morebrontë and Ayana’s ripe conversation explores topics including appropriating propaganda and memetics, reorienting ourselves away from the spectacle of terror, tending to erotic energy and sensual spaces, and the nuances around beauty and aesthetics in dominant culture.
Read MoreRichie and Ayana examine how harmful patriarchy is to us all, why we must let go of our limited understanding of crime, the geography of prisons, and meaningful and revolutionary organizing in prisons.
Read Morejohn and Ayana explore the frameworks of “othering and belonging” and "targeted universalism," as well as ideologies of supremacy, global dislocation, rethinking citizenship, and lastly, how we can co-create shared visions and practices of humanity that bring us back into belonging.
Read MoreFacing the onslaught of colonial terrorism towards both Black and Indigenous lives, Queen Quet's vision is lighting the way forward in troubled times. Taking on Indigenous sovereignty, land rights, and climate change resiliency plans, Queen Quet is a warrior of justice for not only her peoples, but all of humanity.
Read MoreTogether with Rob, we explore what it could look like to move beyond the “build it and they will come mentality” towards a more inclusive “let’s build it together” paradigm of collectives and cooperation.
Read MoreLeah and the folks of Soul Fire Farm leave no stone unturned in the integration between social and environmental justice. Leah serves as a true leader of our generation, asking us to show up to these times with full heart rooted tangible action, healing the earth and one another.
Read MoreLearn how Rue Mapp and team are alchemizing the painful lineages of separation and trauma to tell a story rooted in Black joy and seeking refuge in nature.
Read MoreHear from adrienne maree brown about the heart of Emergent Strategy and moving towards life and learning from the wisdom of nature to drive our social movements. Emergent Strategy asks of us to think about spirituality and transformative justice central to the resilient future we are imagining together.
Read MoreMesmerizing visionary leader, brontë velez, poetically guides us through an expansive exploration of critical ecology, radical imagination and decomposition as rebellion.
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