Songs were integral to labor and civil rights movements as a means of storytelling, motivation, and spiritual connection. Participants will engage with various artifacts of these movement songs (audio/video) and then form a pop-up choir to sing them together. They will write a new movement song together based on this practice and inspiration. BYO instruments.
Praxis anchors: forming collective identity
Facilitated by:
jireh l. drake (written as is; pronouns: they // them) is an unapologetic queer, black, trans non-binary baddie, youth worker, & abolitionist organizer, who has been reimagining life in Chicago for over a decade. they are a mixed media drawing and sculpting artist, woodworker, and poet, who is often laughing, chanting, or freestyling healing hymns.
jireh uses art to tenderly unearth trauma & imagine new worlds where we strive to put things as right as possible to heal. their work has a strong sense of texture & movement while utilizing earth-based materials. they work in collaboration with radical grassroots organizations and create public installations to ensure their work is rooted in community. jireh invites their community to create and move with them, imagining a world where QTBIPOC folks breathe easy. their work has been featured in Gallery 400, Depaul Art Museum, Hairpin Arts Center & numerous Chicago grassroots abolitionist campaigns & actions, on top of being archived at the Newberry Library.
When: Thursday, May 15
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Where: Bridgeport (Location TBD)
Price:
Rates for Individuals
These rates are for you if you are paying for the training without financial support from an organization. The cost listed below is for 1 person attending the full event.
Solidarity: $20
Sustain: $40
Full Cost: $60
Redistribution: $80
Rates for individuals supported by organizations
These rates are for you if you are a member of an organization that is paying for your participation in the training. The cost listed below is for 1 person attending the full event.
Solidarity: $100
Sustain: $150
Full Cost: $200
Redistribution: $250
