Friday, August 29: Safiya Bukhari, Alabama prison doula work, & Black August: Commemorating and Connecting to Historical and Current Struggles of Black Political Prisoners
- 3:30-5:30pm PT
- 4:30-6:30pm MT
- 5:30-7:30pm CT
- 6:30-8:30pm ET
Overview
To honor the tradition of Black August, ARC-Southeast and the Black Socialist Formation will co-host letter writing + teach-in sessions as part of a Black August series. Every other week there will be in-person events in Atlanta and virtual events online, with PeoplesHub co-hosting the virtual offerings.
As we continue to learn about Black August and participate, we find it critical to ground in the revolutionary, political legacy of Black August — our political prisoners — and to place emphasis on political prisoners as an entry point through which we can build education, cultural expression, and direct engagement with our incarcerated community members.
On August 29th there will be a panel on Safiya Bukhari (the intersection of RJ and abolition) and Alabama prison doula work, followed by breakout room discussions
More info on other sessions in the Black August series is below.
August 29: Safiya Bukhari, Alabama prison doula work, & Black August: Commemorating and Connecting to Historical and Current Struggles of Black Political Prisoners
On August 29th there will be a panel on Safiya Bukhari (the intersection of RJ and abolition) and Alabama prison doula work, followed by breakout room discussions. Click this link to register and join on August 29th at 6:30-8:30pm ET.
This event will:
- Deepen community understanding of Black August's origins, key figures and history associated, and its ties to present day abolitionist, socialist, and reproductive justice organizing. This is especially important for the Reproductive Justice field, who are very new to Black August, and need to understand the importance of not co-opting the practice.
- Facilitate direct political education and participation through weekly in-person and virtual gatherings, which will include letter writing, poetry, and community discussion.
- Uplift and center incarcerated people through consistent letter writing and material support with each session. Connecting participants to current initiatives and organizations to free political prisoners, support incarcerated folks, and various ongoing campaigns that participants can provide material support to.
- Amplify national abolitionist frameworks and tools.
Audience for August 29:
This circle is ideal for a wide range of audiences, from people who are not very familiar with prison work, to those who are already involved but want to deepen their understanding.
- Reproductive justice audience
- Disability justice audience
- Prisoner support / Abolition audience
- Black liberation audience
- Socialism audience
What should participants do to prepare for August 29:
Facilitators will determine some brief reading excerpts from “The War Before” by Safiyah Bukhari to share with participants, to be discussed in breakout rooms in the final/culminating session. The book is available for free via PDF here.
Accessibility for August 29:
Access requests, including interpretation and captioners, can be made during registration or by emailing zoe@arc-southeast.org. Requests for interpreters and captioners that are made less than 48 hours before the event typically are more difficult to meet. We will try and notify you if we cannot secure requested access.
About Black August Series, hosted by ARC-Southeast
Week-by-Week overview:
- Week 1: Friday, August 8 @ 6:30-8:30pm ET
- Atlanta in-person at Little Five Points Community Center, click this link to register
- Letter writing + community meal focused on Kamau Sadiki, Jamil Al-Amin, and Cop City
- With Kamau Sadiki + Jamil Al-Amin campaigns, Atlanta Jericho Movement, and BAP-ATL
- Week 2: Friday, August 15 @ 6:30-8:30pm ET
- Virtual, click this link to register
- Political education about, and letter writing for, Joshua Williams and Imam Al-Amin in relation to the larger legacy of political prisoners and repression
- With PeoplesHub and Mama Shefia (Shafeah M’Balia)
- Week 3: Friday, August 22 @ 6:30-8:30pm ET
- Atlanta in-person at Little Five Points Community Center, click this link to register
- Poetry writing workshop, letter writing,and cultural work for liberation, with the intent to create poetry zines
- With BAP-ATL, ATL Jericho, Sunbody, Khamansha Rafael
- Week 4: Friday, August 29 @6:30-8:30pm EST
- Virtual, click this link to register
- Panel on Safiya Bukhari (the intersection of RJ and abolition) and Alabama prison doula work, followed by breakout room discussions
- With People's Hub, End Prison Birth, + Jericho Movement
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