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Join our Creative Director @projectnaptural and he Join our Creative Director @projectnaptural and her co-collaborator @lisaelzeymercer at their first Racism Untaught book launch event on Thursday, October 5 at 6pm at The Open Book. Register on Eventbrite, link in bio.

At the event, Mercer and Moses will read excerpts from their newest book Racism Untaught: Revealing and Unlearning Racialized Design published by @mitpress. They will answer questions, introduce the newest iterations of the Racism Untaught toolkit, and attendees will be able to run through parts of the toolkit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

••A B O U T  R A C I S M  U N T A U G H T••
Racism Untaught provides anti-racist design interventions in academic, business, and community settings adapted from their successful workshop series of the same name and filled with concrete examples, resources, and ample case studies. Mercer and Moses teach participants how to analyze design—and reimagine racialized artifacts, systems, and experiences guided by anti-racist/anti-oppressive principles. Through their work, Mercer and Moses demonstrate how to examine one’s positionality within the context of racism and oppression; help participants understand how design can reinforce and perpetuate oppression; and reveal the unique relationship among equity, ethics, and responsibility that constitutes the core value of an anti-racist design discipline. In Racism Untaught, Mercer and Moses provide the framework we need to unlearn racialized design practices and move more generatively toward collective liberation.

To learn more about the authors and framework, please visit the RacismUntaught.com.
Join our Creative Director @projectnaptural and he Join our Creative Director @projectnaptural and her co-collaborator @lisaelzeymercer at their first Racism Untaught book launch event on Thursday, October 5 at 6pm at The Open Book. Register on Eventbrite, link in bio.

At the event, Mercer and Moses will read excerpts from their newest book Racism Untaught: Revealing and Unlearning Racialized Design published by @mitpress. They will answer questions, introduce the newest iterations of the Racism Untaught toolkit, and attendees will be able to run through parts of the toolkit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

••A B O U T  R A C I S M  U N T A U G H T••
Racism Untaught provides anti-racist design interventions in academic, business, and community settings adapted from their successful workshop series of the same name and filled with concrete examples, resources, and ample case studies. Mercer and Moses teach participants how to analyze design—and reimagine racialized artifacts, systems, and experiences guided by anti-racist/anti-oppressive principles. Through their work, Mercer and Moses demonstrate how to examine one’s positionality within the context of racism and oppression; help participants understand how design can reinforce and perpetuate oppression; and reveal the unique relationship among equity, ethics, and responsibility that constitutes the core value of an anti-racist design discipline. In Racism Untaught, Mercer and Moses provide the framework we need to unlearn racialized design practices and move more generatively toward collective liberation.

To learn more about the authors and framework, please visit the RacismUntaught.com.
Join our Creative Director @projectnaptural and he Join our Creative Director @projectnaptural and her co-collaborator @lisaelzeymercer at their first Racism Untaught book launch event on Thursday, October 5 at 6pm at The Open Book. Register on Eventbrite, link in bio.

At the event, Mercer and Moses will read excerpts from their newest book Racism Untaught: Revealing and Unlearning Racialized Design published by @mitpress. They will answer questions, introduce the newest iterations of the Racism Untaught toolkit, and attendees will be able to run through parts of the toolkit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

••A B O U T  R A C I S M  U N T A U G H T••
Racism Untaught provides anti-racist design interventions in academic, business, and community settings adapted from their successful workshop series of the same name and filled with concrete examples, resources, and ample case studies. Mercer and Moses teach participants how to analyze design—and reimagine racialized artifacts, systems, and experiences guided by anti-racist/anti-oppressive principles. Through their work, Mercer and Moses demonstrate how to examine one’s positionality within the context of racism and oppression; help participants understand how design can reinforce and perpetuate oppression; and reveal the unique relationship among equity, ethics, and responsibility that constitutes the core value of an anti-racist design discipline. In Racism Untaught, Mercer and Moses provide the framework we need to unlearn racialized design practices and move more generatively toward collective liberation.

To learn more about the authors and framework, please visit the RacismUntaught.com.
Breathe Deep 💨🕊️ Our breath is an anchor Breathe Deep 💨🕊️

Our breath is an anchor to the present moment. As we breathe deep, we inhale the essence of our very existence, exhaling distractions that cloud our minds. Together, our collective breath brings power and weaves us into the shared tapestry of humanity. Let us embrace that power. Let’s find unity and a sanctuary to rediscover ourselves amidst the chaos, fostering tranquility and connection with one another.

Product pictured above now available at blackbirdrevolt.com/shop.
Rest Well 🌍🍃 Rest brings healing and new pe Rest Well 🌍🍃

Rest brings healing and new perspectives. Resting is not a personal indulgence, but a crucial practice for both individual and collective wellbeing. By embracing rest, we give our minds and bodies the chance to rejuvenate, fostering improved clarity and vitality. Moreover, as we allow ourselves to rest, we contribute to a broader healing movement, rejecting the pressures of extractive systems. Just as ecosystems require periods of dormancy to thrive, so too does our interconnected world benefit from moments of stillness—enabling us to emerge stronger, more harmonious.

Product pictured above now available at blackbirdrevolt.com/shop.
Flow Freely 🌊🐳 Water flows and gives life. Flow Freely 🌊🐳

Water flows and gives life. It creates, changes, and replenishes the very landscape it inhabits. It is flowing to or within its destination. As a river winds around the earth, we can acknowledge its challenges while remaining committed to its journey. Embracing change and adapting allows us to collectively maintain momentum towards a liberated future. We forge a path that harmonizes with the rhythm of progress, embodying the strength to move past hurdles as we flow forward together.

Product pictured above now available at blackbirdrevolt.com/shop.
We are super excited to be co-hosting the Culture We are super excited to be co-hosting the Culture and Craft BIPOC Market with Arbeiter Brewing Co.

The event is on Saturday, September 16th from 1pm-5pm. Join us for some dope vendors, music, and a fun filled day with activities for the whole fam!

Featured Product Vendors Include: Blackbird Revolt, Munay Creations (Henna Tattoos), Kari Lee Art, Obsidian Wearable Paper Art, ACAB Cutie, Functional Heirlooms, Roseline Candles, and Good Graces. 

Featured Food and Drink Vendors Include: Mochi Donuts, Pho Mai, and Afro Grind Coffee.

Music provided by KRSM Radio with DJ OMGIGI who will also be selling her Cherry Pucker edibles by Baja Ontario!

Activities include Half Pint Co. and a Bouncy Castle!

We hope to see you there!
We are super excited to be co-hosting the Culture We are super excited to be co-hosting the Culture and Craft BIPOC Market with Arbeiter Brewing Co.

The event is on Saturday, September 16th from 1pm-5pm. Join us for some dope vendors, music, and a fun filled day with activities for the whole fam!

Featured Product Vendors Include: @blackbirdrevolt, @munaycreations, @karileeart, @obsidianpause_wearablepaperart, @acab.cutie, @functionalheirlooms, @roselinescandles, and @shopgoodgraces. 

Featured Food and Drink Vendors Include: @mochidoughdinkytown, Pho Mai, and @afrogrindcoffee. 

Music provided by @krsmradio with DJ OMGIGI who will also be selling her Cherry Pucker edibles by Baja Ontario!

Activities include Half Pint Co. and a Bouncy Castle!

We hope to see you there!
We are super excited to be co-hosting the Culture We are super excited to be co-hosting the Culture and Craft BIPOC Market with Arbeiter Brewing Co.

The event is on Saturday, September 16th from 1pm-5pm. Join us for some dope vendors, music, and a fun filled day with activities for the whole fam!

Featured Product Vendors Include: Blackbird Revolt, Munay Creations (Henna Tattoos), Kari Lee Art, Obsidian Wearable Paper Art, ACAB Cutie, Functional Heirlooms, Roseline Candles, and Good Graces. 

Featured Food and Drink Vendors Include: Mochi Donuts, Pho Mai, and Afro Grind Coffee.

Music provided by KRSM Radio with DJ OMGIGI who will also be selling her Cherry Pucker edibles by Baja Ontario!

Activities include Half Pint Co. and a Bouncy Castle!

We hope to see you there!
Mark your calendars. We’re sponsoring a screenin Mark your calendars. We’re sponsoring a screening of The Cherry Man. 

August 10 at 6:00PM at Zeitgeist in Duluth, MN

The film is a collaboration between the two well-known Minnesota based Photographers, Dudley Edmondson and the film’s subject, Walter Griffin. 

Walter’s passion for life, photography and cherries take audiences through his unique life trajectory as an unlikely visual historian and world traveler.

He’s the ultimate storyteller and his award winning photographs serve to illustrate the many, beautiful, painful and sometimes comical stories he shares throughout the film.  The film is a condensed version of Walters life as a photographer, which spans more than 60 years, capturing the energy and performances of many legendary jazz greats, well-known black celebrities of the 60’s and 70’s, and many civil rights movement icons.

In his work, you relive American history and the struggles of our nation’s troubled past while witnessing the resiliency of Black Americans and their ability to make beautiful lives under less than ideal circumstances.

Film made possible through the Duluth Art Institute and funding from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Mark your calendars. We’re sponsoring a screenin Mark your calendars. We’re sponsoring a screening of The Cherry Man. 

August 10 at 6:00PM at Zeitgeist in Duluth, MN

The film is a collaboration between the two well-known Minnesota based Photographers, Dudley Edmondson and the film’s subject, Walter Griffin. 

Walter’s passion for life, photography and cherries take audiences through his unique life trajectory as an unlikely visual historian and world traveler.

He’s the ultimate storyteller and his award winning photographs serve to illustrate the many, beautiful, painful and sometimes comical stories he shares throughout the film.  The film is a condensed version of Walters life as a photographer, which spans more than 60 years, capturing the energy and performances of many legendary jazz greats, well-known black celebrities of the 60’s and 70’s, and many civil rights movement icons.

In his work, you relive American history and the struggles of our nation’s troubled past while witnessing the resiliency of Black Americans and their ability to make beautiful lives under less than ideal circumstances.

Film made possible through the Duluth Art Institute and funding from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Mark your calendars. We’re sponsoring a screenin Mark your calendars. We’re sponsoring a screening of The Cherry Man. 

August 10 at 6:00PM at Zeitgeist in Duluth, MN

The film is a collaboration between the two well-known Minnesota based Photographers, Dudley Edmondson and the film’s subject, Walter Griffin. 

Walter’s passion for life, photography and cherries take audiences through his unique life trajectory as an unlikely visual historian and world traveler.

He’s the ultimate storyteller and his award winning photographs serve to illustrate the many, beautiful, painful and sometimes comical stories he shares throughout the film.  The film is a condensed version of Walters life as a photographer, which spans more than 60 years, capturing the energy and performances of many legendary jazz greats, well-known black celebrities of the 60’s and 70’s, and many civil rights movement icons.

In his work, you relive American history and the struggles of our nation’s troubled past while witnessing the resiliency of Black Americans and their ability to make beautiful lives under less than ideal circumstances.

Film made possible through the Duluth Art Institute and funding from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Happy Juneteenth! Time to celebrate freedom and co Happy Juneteenth! Time to celebrate freedom and continue to fight for more. 

Abolish the Police. This isn’t just some slogan. Nor is it a belief we hold lightly. It’s a vision and a necessary step along the road to freedom. 

Policing fails to yield a positive net gain for communities. Time and time again, police continue to violate individuals, over police communities, fail to find resolutions, and expend large amounts of resources. Astonishingly, significant proportions of municipal budgets are allocated to policing. With little to show for it. 

We advocate for approaches that not only mitigate harmful crime but prioritize eliminating and addressing harm overall. Policing fails to address most harms. The institution of policing also has no method to address the complex harms impacting communities: gentrification, climate change, lack of educational opportunities, addiction, and more. We need to invest money and resources into communities and their solutions for safety and prosperity.
Happy Juneteenth! Time to celebrate freedom and co Happy Juneteenth! Time to celebrate freedom and continue to fight for more. 

Prisons are inhumane. Prisons seem to be incredibly pervasive in the United States because we’re more obsessed with punishment than we are with finding solutions. There is no justifiable reason why we should be imprisoning and incarcerating people. As a society, we like to pretend they keep us safe or that they deter or minimize crime. In reality, prisons just relocate people and the problems they face. 

Prisons are full of violence and trauma. Only in rare cases do they offer generative opportunities for individuals to interrupt their own cycles of harm. We need to find solutions that invest in systems to reduce harm and support survivors and targets of harm. Rather than investing in incarceration, we should be investing in healthcare, education, jobs, public, transportation, climate justice, sustainable food systems, and much more.
Happy Juneteenth! Time to celebrate freedom and co Happy Juneteenth! Time to celebrate freedom and continue to fight for more. 

Poverty isn’t some individual failing or some arbitrary line that folks fall below. Poverty is a result of our economic system and our collective moral failings. Poverty is intentional in class-based systems. Our system is designed so that few people can hold and hoard resources. Capitalism, and any system that is based in hierarchy, will always need to operate with a subset of folks at the bottom. When you have these hierarchies, marginalized peoples will be the ones who are guided and forced to remain at the bottom. 

Capitalism's principles of private ownership and profit-seeking incentivize wealth and resource accumulation, leaving little room for equitable distribution. This reality disproportionately affects Black people. We can and will collectively shift our beliefs on poverty, wealth, capital. We need to continue to fight for policies and practices that redistribute wealth and lead us toward a future where every person and every community has the resources they need.
“Joy is a revolutionary force. We need it as muc “Joy is a revolutionary force. We need it as much as we need anger because it is joy that will help keep us in these bodies long enough to enact justice.” —Evette Dionne, writer

Blackness is often equated with struggle. While we do not want to erase the nuance of pain due to systemic and institutional racism, we want to take Juneteenth as an opportunity to celebrate the wonder, love, joy, and nuance of intergenerational Blackness within our communities.

We had the honor of organizing and designing the branding for an event that we believe in, so join us in celebrating ✨joy✨ at today’s UMN Juneteenth Celebration, 12-6PM, at UROC (2001 Plymouth Ave N. in Minneapolis).

#umnJuneteenth #Juneteenth

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