SAY IT LOUD: Protest Type Workshop

SAY IT LOUD: Protest Type Workshop Our Creative Director will lead attendees through creating their own protest type similar to her process in creating the SKBP font. Our Creative Director, Terresa Hardaway, will lead attendees through creating their own protest type similar to her process in creating our award-winning “Stop Killing Black People” typeface. Registration […]

Cool Runnings x Juneteenth

Cool Runnings is a group run hosted by Sharp Signs. Routes and pace are oriented towards a comfortable, recovery run pace. Cool Runnings is back with group runs hosted by Sharp Signs. Routes and pace are oriented towards a comfortable, recovery run pace. As creatives, we are not singular in our interests, and we invite […]

JUNETEENTH IS… PRE-GAME CRAFT & COMMUNITY EVENT

Free food for the first 50 guests, a community mural, and free tote bags that you can “make your messages of freedom” for Juneteenth! Join us for Juneteenth Is… a celebratory Pre-Game of Black Freedom, Black Joy, Black History, and Black Futures for the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth! Free food for the first 50 guests, […]

Cool Runnings @Blackbird Revolt

Cool Runnings is back with group runs hosted by Sharp Signs. Routes and pace are oriented towards a comfortable, recovery run pace. Cool Runnings is back with group runs hosted by Sharp Signs. Routes and pace are oriented towards a comfortable, recovery run pace. As creatives, we are not singular in our interests, and we […]

Entangled Roots: Mapping Environmental Solidarity

Mapping Environmental Solidarity from Local to International Communities Join us for a community-centered workshop exploring themes of environmental connection and solidarity. Through interactive dialogue and reflection, we’ll consider local and global perspectives. Workshop Structure: introduction overview of the topic dialectical mapping activity closing Refreshments ServedThis is a BIPOC-centered event Masking Encouraged Donations also count as […]

Birds of a Feather: Creatives Meet Up

A meet and greet for creatives. Calling all designers, video/film producers, animators, UI/UX developers, artists, and creatives! Blackbird Revolt is hosting our first bi-annual creatives meet-greet! If you are a creative freelancer, contractor, or professional; we want to build community with you! Register for this free event to expand your creative network across the Twin […]

Shift: An Exploration of Power

“Shift” we’ll explore the six types of power, Physical Force, Wealth, State Action, Social Norms, Ideas, and Numbers In our next workshop, “Shift” we’ll explore Eric Liu’s six types of power, Physical Force, Wealth, State Action, Social Norms, Ideas, and Numbers, through an abolitionist lens. Participants will engage in hands-on activities to map power structures, […]

An Anthology of Blackness Minneapolis Book Launch Event

Terresa Moses hosts a guest panel of Minneapolis contributors and an exhibition of works in her new book “An Anthology of Blackness.” Join Terresa Moses, one of the co-editors of An Anthology of Blackness with Omari Souza, as she leads a panel discussion of the Minneapolis book contributors to celebrate the launch of the book. […]

Copaganda Clapback! Media Misinformation in the Minneapolis Election

A mapping misinformation workshop and zine-making session. Line Break Media, Media Justice, Blackbird Revolt, Minneapolis for the Many, and  the UMN CDes Design Justice Initiative presents another Copoganda Clapback! Workshop and Zine-Making Session centering “Mapping Media Misinformation in the 2023 Minneapolis Municipal Election.” This interactive workshop will include information and activities that explore misinformation around […]

Storied. A Black Zine Workshop

Join us for a zine-making workshop at Blackbird Revolt, where creativity and community come together to amplify Black voices & history. This hands-on workshop will honor the history of zines as a tool for activism and self-expression, providing space for participants to create their own zines using collage, writing, and illustration. Whether you’re new to […]