Here are just some of the past events in conjuction with THE CIVIL WRITES PROJECT, which challenges our community to grapple with racism and inequities through literature, find pathways toward justice in the power of the written word, and open hearts & minds as we confront our shared past and present in order to shape a more equitable future.
Virtual BABEL: Ta-Nehisi Coates Reading Groups (03.16.2021 – 04.13.2021)
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Join Steven Peraza for three BABEL Virtual Reading Groups covering the works of Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Dates:
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 (The Beautiful Struggle) session full
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 (Between the World and Me) session full
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 (The Water Dancer) session full
Ta-Nehisi Coates: Black Panther (Adult)
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Teaching Artist: The Wakanda Alliance
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2021
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center Virtual Freedom Conversation Tour
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Teaching Artist: Saladin Allah
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2021
Lucille Clifton’s Buffalo (Adult)
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Teaching Artist: Kazim Ali
Date: Sunday, April 11, 2021
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center Virtual Tour & Writing Workshop (Adult)
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Teaching Artist: Annette Daniels Taylor & Saladin Allah
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2021
Virtual BABEL: Ta-Nehisi Coates (04.22.2021)
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Where: Online (via Crowdcast)
Dates: Thursday, April 22, 2021
Voices of Justice Poetry Slam (04.27.21)
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Where: D’Youville College & streaming online
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Host: D’Youville College Honors Program
Naila Ansari & Marquis “Ten Thousand” Burton: Creating Space for Joy
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Where: The Space Between, 431 Ellicott St.
Dates & Times: Saturday, April 3 & 10, 12-4pm; Saturday, April 17 & 24 and May 1, 5-9pm; Saturday, May 8, 12-9pm
Host: The Space Between/UB Arts Collaboratory
Labor’s Fruit: A Table Reading (05.09.21)
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Host: Prof. Kari Winter
Where: Virtual event via Zoom
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2021
Reprise: A Reading & Conversation with Dawn Lundy Martin (5.17.21)
Monday, May 17, 2021
Where: Just Buffalo’s YouTube channel
Date: Starting May 17, 2021
Host: Just Buffalo Literary Center
Typography of Women Presents: A Two-Part Juneteenth Event
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Where: Streaming on Facebook Live
Dates: Saturday, June 19 (Part I, 3:30 PM; Part II, 5:00 PM)
Dates: Sunday, June 20 (Part I, 1:30 PM; Part II, 3:00 PM)
Host: Typography of Women
Hope Blooms from Shattered Roots Release Celebration
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Where: The Meadow at Silo City
Dates: Sunday, August 22, 2021