EVENTS

The Diaspora Solidarities Lab sponsors several events over the course of the academic year including the Solidarities Speaker Series and the Community Knowledge Lab Workshops. Subscribe below for updates.

June 6-7: Open Boats: Puerto Rican Studies in Relation. A 2-day gathering happening on June 6-7th, 2024, in El Barrio! Save the date and stay tuned for more updates!

  • Jan 29 @ 12pm EST: OMEKA workshop (DSL members only).

  • Feb 10 @ 11am EST: Dr. Caree Banton (University of Arkansas) will be giving a virtual lecture on her book More Auspicious Shores: Barbadian Migration to Liberia, Blackness and the Making of an African Republic  as part of Archive Liberia programming. Register here.

  • Feb 15 @ 5pm EST: THE MEMORY KEEPERS is an exploration of the archival praxis’ of fore-mother, grandmothers, sisters, comrades, filminist, muralist, printmakers, cultural workers and organizers before us and among us. It will guide you through you on memory keeping practice through a photographic description writing exercise. As well as provide additional examples of how you can maintain custodial databases in your living room repositories. Register here.

  • 28 and 29 March: Welcome to Slavery and Data, the first Who Owns Black Data Convening hosted by Black Beyond Data, the Diaspora Solidarities Lab and friends at Morgan State University and Johns Hopkins University. Register here.

  • 5 April @ 12pm EST: Podcasting Panel with Kellie Carter Jackson and Alana Casanova Burgess. For DSL and LifexCode members only.

  • 12 April: “At the Edge of Each Other’s Battles”: Puerto Rican, Palestinian, Black & Indigenous Feminist Futures. Join us for an enlightening and empowering virtual symposium exploring the shared experiences of colonized peoples across the globe. At the Edge of Each Other’s Battles: Puerto Rican, Palestinian, Black, & Indigenous Futures convenes scholars, experts, and community activists to examine the impact of colonization, displacement, and oppression while seeking to foster deeper understanding, empathy, and solidarity on a collective journey towards liberation. Register here.

  • 18 March - 28 April: UNBOUND, curated by Mary Pena & Aurelis Troncoso, initiates a close exploration of spatial acts and visions within the Black Latinx diaspora. The exhibition assembles a range of artworks by five artists, including Gina Goico, Melissa Calderón, Wilay Méndez Páez, Jonathan Carela, and Breena Nuñez.

  • 24 April @ 5pm EST: UNBOUND Artist Talk

  • 8 May: Social Change workshop with SolidarityIs

Spring 2024 Events

Past Events

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