Seeds of Resistance

Join us in celebrating the release of the Assata’s House Zine with a special screening of the Assata Shakur documentary, followed by a deep, liberatory conversation with the zine’s contributing writers. This event invites us to not only reflect on Assata’s life and ideology, but also to step into our own roles as freedom dreamers, world-builders, and active participants in collective liberation.

Each zine contribution offers a distinct lens on justice, abolition, and radical imagination:

• "Something to Hang On To" by Alexandria "Al" Smith grounds us in Assata’s principles with accessible, practical tools for everyday resistance.
• Kiian Dawn draws bold connections between Assata’s revolutionary vision and environmental justice.
• "A Black World-builder’s Mini-Guide" by ALYH ABOVE provides a visionary blueprint for navigating and resisting oppressive systems.
• "Surviving Solitary: Journey from Incarceration to Advocacy for Liberation" by Malika Henderson shares a powerful testimony from a survivor of solitary confinement turned abolitionist advocate.

These works are more than stories—they are seeds. Together, they cultivate a vibrant tapestry of radical thought, nurturing the intellectual and emotional tools we need to reimagine justice and build new, liberated futures.

Through film, dialogue, and reflection, we’ll guide attendees from the themes of the documentary into generative conversations shaped by the question:

How do we remain human, fully and fiercely, in a world that constantly attempts to strip us of our humanity?

This gathering centers not just the escape from oppression, but a full-bodied, mind-spirit commitment to resisting and transcending it. Come ready to think, feel, and plant with us.

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