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Seen Zine

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The Seen zine is a collection of simple practices

The Seen zine is a collection of simple practices we use or have used. Although we created and designed this zine, we don’t own the knowledge that we’re sharing. These things were shown to us and shared with us throughout our years. We are grateful to our teachers and guides who have helped shape who we are. We wish it were possible to name them all but the list would span books and generations in length. If you’re reading this, you’re probably one of those names or you one day will be.

Thank you for creating. Keep designing the future.

Download the full zine at blackbirdrevolt.com/seen. Share what you’ve written, drawn, or created. Send your creations to SeenZine@blackbirdrevolt.com.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

We created the Seen zine to challenge Black people

We created the Seen zine to challenge Black people (and those interested in supporting Black liberation) to think about a future free of racialized violence. This zine walks readers through a narrative that helps them create their vision for the future. The zine incorporates narrative elements, prompts, and illustrations. We hope readers and participants will use the zine to create art, poetry, and stories that act as a roadmap for our collective future.

Thank you for creating. Keep designing the future.

Download the full zine at blackbirdrevolt.com/seen. Share what you’ve written, drawn, or created. Send your creations to SeenZine@blackbirdrevolt.com.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

During this challenging time, the realities of rac

During this challenging time, the realities of racism are still ever present and, in fact, exacerbated by COVID-19 and our responses to it. These new realities exist while the normalized harm and violence against Black people also persists. Racial terror is not only a normal part of our country and community, it is a pillar that continues to persist.

We created Seen zine to challenge those narratives. With this zine, we’re encouraging Black people and those interested in supporting Black Liberation to create and design the future.

Download the full zine at blackbirdrevolt.com/seen. Share what you’ve written, drawn, or created. Send your creations to SeenZine@blackbirdrevolt.com.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The State of Black Design was a two-hour virtual

The State of Black Design was a two-hour virtual discussion, hosted by our friend Omari Souza of the Texas State University's Communication Design program. This event featured prominent Black Design Practitioners and Academics focused on Industry, Pedagogy, Black Design Organizations, and Design Activism.

Omari and our creative director, Terresa Moses, are curating an annual journal based on the four areas of The State of Black Design panel. Learn more about how to submit to this journal at stateofblackdesign.com.

#StateOfBlackDesign

Our Visionary Director, Jordon Moses, spoke on the

Our Visionary Director, Jordon Moses, spoke on the “Design Activism” segment during the State of Black Design panel. He says, “Our job is not to carry the systems that exclude us but to build systems that carry the love and joy of Black people.”

View the panel recording at stateofblackdesign.com.

#StateOfBlackDesign

Our Creative Director, Terresa Moses, spoke on the

Our Creative Director, Terresa Moses, spoke on the “Pedagogy” and “Design Activism” segments during the State of Black Design panel. She says, “We [designers] should be at the forefront of moving our institutions forward not just towards equity, but liberation for Black lives.”

View the panel recording at stateofblackdesign.com.

#StateOfBlackDesign

#MWDW2020 has already begun and is full of amazing

#MWDW2020 has already begun and is full of amazing speakers and presenters. We hope you can attend some of the sessions and be inspired by folks working for culture change.

On Friday, September 25 at 7PM EST, our Creative Director, Terresa Moses, will be giving the keynote at #MWDW2020 entitled “Design for Liberation.”

Register today at midwestdesignweek.com. All students get in free. The first 10 regular tickets to use the promo code MWDW_BBR50 get 50% off the keynote!

Hear more about “Design for Liberation” this F

Hear more about “Design for Liberation” this Friday, September 25 at 7PM EST, during a keynote address from our Creative Director, Terresa Moses at #MWDW2020.

Register today at midwestdesignweek.com. All students get in free. The first 10 regular tickets to use the promo code MWDW_BBR50 get 50% off the keynote!

This Friday, September 25 at 7PM EST, our Creative

This Friday, September 25 at 7PM EST, our Creative Director, Terresa Moses, will be giving the keynote at #MWDW2020 entitled “Design for Liberation.”

She will be addressing the ‘racialized’ systems in which we exist which are designed to oppress and marginalize the experiences and voices of Black people. To change these systems, we must use design to work with our communities to reimagine a future free from discrimination and violence. A future where the design process is anti-racist at its very core and design approaches seek justice and liberation as the outcome for all Black people.

Register today at midwestdesignweek.com. All students get in free. The first 10 regular tickets to use the promo code MWDW_BBR50 get 50% off the keynote!

On September 18, 7-9PM CST, Blackbird Revolt will

On September 18, 7-9PM CST, Blackbird Revolt will be participating in The State of Black Design panel– a two-hour virtual discussion moderated by our friend @omari.souza

This event will feature prominent Black Design Practitioners and Academics segmented into four focused panels, Industry, Pedagogy, Black Design Organizations, and Design Activism.

Be sure to register!

We’re sharing this message to let you all know t

We’re sharing this message to let you all know that we’ll be organizing, creating, and connecting from a new home: St. Paul. We will no longer be Duluthians at the end August.

What does this mean?

Unfortunately, we won’t get to move through Duluth in the ways we have for the last 3 years. We won’t be directly involved in many of the dope creative endeavors that folks have been generating and hosting.

However, we will not be disconnected from Duluth. After spending over a decade and half(collectively) in Duluth, we know that there is a need to continue to foster statewide relationships to support BIPOC creatives, space, abolition, and liberation. We appreciate the time, energy, love, and connections we’ve had in Duluth. We will continue to work with folks in the Twin Ports and regularly visit once it is safe to do so.

We are looking forward to learning about what roles we can play in the Twin Cities. We’re thrilled to be reunited (as much as we can be in a pandemic) with friends and family.

Thank you for your continued energy and support.

Due to our move, we will not be shipping out orders placed between August 1–August 9 until August 10. Orders placed July 31 will be shipped August 1.

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We’re grateful to be attending the @huedesignsum

We’re grateful to be attending the @huedesignsummit this weekend– hearing from amazing designers like @cherlydmillerfineart @gravitysketch @studio.2133 @regineem @coolurbanhippie @yanipaints @thee__renee @deliagrenville and connecting with an amazing and talented network of Black designers.

We must continue to challenge existing systems whi

We must continue to challenge existing systems while building new ones. We must collectively speak up and, most importantly, act!
Duluthians should sign the following petition.

Link in bio.

APRÈS is our zine featuring some of our thoughts

APRÈS is our zine featuring some of our thoughts and reflections on ways folks can generate energy and support for movement work. There are 10 sections that are featured in the zine. Today, we’re highlighting another section from the zine. Our tenth section is Practice Accountability & Healing.

Your greatest wisdom is understanding your power. The reality of your power is beyond what you may think. That said, do you know what transferable power you hold? Likely, there is some space you take up, some position you have that could be better held by a BIPOC. As much as your skills may support the work--it’s possible that a BIPOC could better expand the work to support and expand generational wealth to their communities. “If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” - Shirley Chisolm

To see this section, and the zine, in its entirety visit blackbirdrevolt.com/apres

We released APRÈS last week, a zine featuring som

We released APRÈS last week, a zine featuring some of our thoughts and reflections on ways folks can generate energy and support for movement work. There are 10 sections that are featured in the zine. Today, we’re highlighting another section from the zine. Our ninth section is Organize Politically.

Some retreat from participation in the political process. Some reach to it as harm reduction. Either way, the current system of governance continues to cause harm in our communities. While we are working to dismantle these systems, we must also be strategic in our pursuit to control those same systems to build political power. "There is one thing you have got to learn about our movement. Three people are better than no people." - Fannie Lou Hamer

To see this section, and the zine, in its entirety visit blackbirdrevolt.com/apres

Last week we released APRÈS, a zine featuring som

Last week we released APRÈS, a zine featuring some of our thoughts and reflections on ways folks can generate energy and support for movement work. There are 10 sections that are featured in the zine. Today, we’re highlighting another section from the zine. Our eighth section is Support BIPOC Artists, Creatives, and Organizers.

Art is essential in all we do. BIPOC are often underrepresented, underfunded, and left out of mainstream art spaces. However, we are ever present. We are storytellers, visionaries, historians, and healers, all through our art.
Whether it’s money or resources they’ve identified as a need, BIPOC deserve to be compensated for every ounce of energy exerted to support the development of individuals and the movement. Compensate the folks in our communities carrying extra weight (i.e. Queer folk, women, folks w/ disabilities, and all other folks tasked with managing additional barriers). “Artists have a very bad habit of being resilient, and it is that resilience that deceives us into believing that the best of it sort of gets done anyhow... “ - Toni Morrison, The Source of Self-Regard

To see this section, and the zine, in its entirety visit blackbirdrevolt.com/apres