Hope Blooms from Shattered Roots Release Celebration

Join us to celebrate the release of Hope Blooms From Shattered Roots, a digital collection of writings presented by Just Buffalo Writing Center in connection to The Civil Writes Project, featuring work by young writers and artists living in WNY. Just as the journey towards justice must be a collective effort, this collection features collaborations between young artists and activists from a variety of organizations and projects around the city, and beyond.

Rain Date: Sunday, Sept. 12, 3:30-5 PM

Featured Readers:
Anika K.
Aleigha Floyd
Amira Kunz (performing a piece by Maya Simmons)
Aniya Palmer
Bushraa (Shuna) Choudhury
Cyd Dickson
Danny Merlino
Emma
Gabby Lewis (performing a piece by Birch Kinsey)
Keira Lorelei VanDerBeck
Liam
Nzingha
Theo Bellavia-Frank
Zanaya Hussain
Zelda Abramovich

Collaborators/Contributing Organizations:
Ujima Company and Dunbar Project
Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center
Massachusetts Avenue Project
Different Ships, Same Storm
Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology
House on Fire
Teen Reality Theatre
Future Curators at Albright-Knox
GLYS of WNY