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Sci Fi and Direct Action Training with adrienne maree brown

Leeway Foundation 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 832, Philadelphia

Join Leeway on Saturday, April 11 for a direct action workshop led by writer, social justice facilitator, and co-editor of Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements adrienne maree brown. During this training, participants will use familiar stories of other worlds (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Oz, Harry Potter, etc.) to design campaigns that parallel the world we are fighting for in the here and now. By the end of the session, regimes will be toppled, evil forces vanquished, and solid skills in direct action organizing developed.

Copies of Octavia's Brood will be on sale and light snacks will be served. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

This workshop is presented in partnership with: AfroFuturist Affair, Bread & Roses Community Fund, Jewish Voice for Peace, Media Mobilizing Project, MetroPolarity, MythMedia: 21, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, and Training for Change.

An Octavia's Brood book release event happens earlier on Friday April 8th at Wooden Shoe Books. More info on that here: https://www.facebook.com/events/833424306751725/

Free with RSVP

BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY Readings & Workshops

A-Space Anarchist Community Center 47th and Baltimore Avenues, Philadelphia

“It’s AFTER the end of the world. Don’t you know that yet?” - SUN RA
In conjunction with our BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY month long celebration of afrofuturism we bring you a night of experimental Readings and Workshops FEATURING
METROPOLARITY ::::: Alexoteric/ Maggie Eighteen/ Ras Mashramani/ Rasheedah Phillips/Experimental Time Order workshop
Moor Mother Goddess/Two Weeks 3 Release and Talk
ALMAH THE ALCHEMIST/In the Temple of Mitochondrial Eve workshop
DR. RONE SHAVERS/Reading and Afrofuturism talk
BHTP/
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The AfroFuturist Affair Presents: |BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY| 4th Annual Charity & Costume Ball WEEKEND

Impact Hub 1227 N 4th Street, Philadelphia

This year, The AfroFuturist Affair Annual Charity & Costume Ball has expanded space-time from one evening to a month-long celebration of Afrofuturism. In addition to the 4th Annual Costume Ball on Saturday, November 8 2014, we will have events throughout November, including workshops, dance party, readings, book club, film screenings, art exhibit, and more, all exploring the theme of Black Holographic Memory.

$3 – $10