preserving Black feminist liberation
marchers at the women’s march,
Jan 21, 2017
Leah L. Jones
influenced by the oral story telling traditions of our mothers and sisters, strange fruit femmes cultivates a culture of care for Black, Brown, and Indigenous folk by centering art as transformative healing.
we preserve and expand Black feminist practices and pedagogy through intentional happenings + shared resources + living archives + free community programs for youth and adults.
we commit to the liberation of all femmes of color by uplifting and centering the voices and work of those of us, whose sexual and racial identities make our political struggles unique.
our work
communal happenings
accessible community engaged programs and events that center the needs and desires of Black, Brown, and Indigenous creatives while also celebrating their voices and work through safe, intentional, and transformative gatherings
workshops and teach-ins
free workshops and classes for youth and adults focused on creative processes for healing and liberation including political education, cultural criticism, sustainable arts, agriculture, and herbalism courses
our teachings prioritize and preserve the work of Black womanist pedagogy
mind-body activations
our work, offerings, and activations are grounded by intentions for a liberatory mind body and spirit connection through mindfulness and meditation.
these activations make space for understanding and healing our struggles while exploring what makes our intersectional political, sexual, and racial identities unique
communal support
we prioritize the experience and work of creative Black, Brown, and Indigenous women and non-binary and gender non-conforming folk by providing paid opportunities, resources, and donations that allow them space to lead activations on our beings, futures, and imaginations
soulful safespace sundays
an opportunity for artists to be in conversation about our intersectional healing and creative processes through intentional critique, cultural criticism, and shared meditation.
here we are. we are here. audio archive
an honoring of the words,sounds, and spaces that hold us. using the legacy of Black, Brown, and Indigenous, music and literature, we celebrate the many influences of our peers and ancestors' work on the spectrum of contemporary Black artistic life and spirit and its place in our society, through audio collage assembleges.
black arts freedom school
a series of free programs and shared resources for youth, adults, and families lead by local artists, scholars, and farmers.
through workshops, publications, and community discussions, Black Arts Freedom School cultivates a space of communal care by centering art and healing as tools for self expression, using creativity to harness intergenerational freedom.
a seat at the table: book club
our book club makes space for communal cultural theory through a Black feminist creative lens.
texts that we choose are works by Black authors + poets + theorists. discussions will be inspired by highlighted passages that we or our community members offer to the space. come as you are, and share what speaks to you.
