"Liberation Stories" Book Tour: New York Stop

Join us for a dyanmic evening with the editors and authors, movement communicators, cultural strategists, and scholars, who have not only contributed to the Radical Communicators Network anthology (New Press, June 2025), but have actively shaped progressive and leftist narratives in some of the most important social movements of our time.

Guest Moderator, , with co-editors, and , and co-authors Tanya Keilani, Noura Erakat, Celeste Faison, Jaime Longoria, Jacquelyn Mason, Shadia Fayne Wood, and Olivia Blocker, will go behind-the-scenes of the six-year journey of creating the first anthology written by and for social justice communicators, explore the power of documenting movement work, offer a first reading of experts from the anthology and engage with co-authors in a participatory discussion on the future of narrative power.

With musical curation by (Producer | DJ | Artist).

In , today's foremost progressive and leftist communicators, organizers, artists, journalists, and academics share their collective insights in one powerful volume.

Featuring in-depth case studies of both contemporary and historical movements, Liberation Stories distills successful theories, strategies, and tactics for anyone wanting to understand—and participate in—the diverse initiatives currently shaping our society.

As far-right and conservative movements gain traction worldwide—attacking our books, our bodies, and our democracies—Liberation Stories emerges as a vital resource for constructing the world we envision, one story at a time.

Shanelle Matthews is the founder of Radical Communicators Network (RadComms), the former communications director for the Movement for Black Lives, and a former faculty member of Freedom Scholars at The New School. Today, she is a full-time Distinguished Lecturer at City College at the City University of New York in the Department of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies. She lives in New York.

Marzena Zukowska is an organizer, communications strategist, and co-founder of the immigrant rights organization POMOC. For a decade, they have developed narrative and organizing strategies for leading social and political movements in the US, UK, and Europe. They are the former media director for National Domestic Workers Alliance and former leadership team member of the Radical Communicators Network. They live in Liverpool, England.

Radical Communicators Network (RadComms) is a community of practice for emerging and experienced movement and communications workers. RadComms builds narrative power for a just and liberatory future.

WAZI (he/they) is a DJ, producer, and songwriter based in New York. Their artistic journey is deeply rooted in the ancestral legacy of Black trans and queer resistance, embracing the soul-stirring rhythms of Black dance music from across the diaspora, is co-founder of Tender Bois Club, a music and creative production house, and the Development Director and producer at Comfrey Films.

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