REFRAMING RACIAL JUSTICE IN CREATIVE COMMUNITIES: Abena S. Imhotep

900 Keosauqua Way,Des Moines IA 50309

20 February, 2022

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Join Mainframe Studios, SURJ, and Abena S. Imhotep as she presents Reframing Self-Awareness in Creative Communities Mainframe Studios, along with its artists and board of directors, are proud to partner with SURJ to present Reframing Racial Justice in Creative Communities. Please join us for the third event in this series featuring Abena S. Imhotep presenting Reframing Self-Awareness in Creative Communities - an interactive learning exchange that will help attendees: Establish a racial framework that is personal, local, and immediateRaise awareness of their own racialized experiences and learn from others'Reflect on their past and present racialized experiences to examine how their relationship with racial diversity affects their perspectives Commit to action and accountabilitySeries notes: Doors open at 4:30 p.m., program begins at 5:00 p.m.Free & open to the publicCash bar and complimentary snacksSpace is limited Abena Sankofa Imhotep is the director of Sankofa Literary & Empowerment Group, which promotes works by black authors and is the principal consultant for Sankofa Strategies Consulting. An active advocate, Abena serves on several boards of directors. She’s a TEDx speaker, a published writer, a podcaster, and an undergrad at Drake University. Abena resides in Central Iowa. Sankofa is an African word from the Akan tribe in Ghana which means to take from the past what is good and bring it into the present in order to make positive progress through the benevolent use of knowledge. Sankofa Literary & Empowerment Group strives to create educational spaces where community meets culture, and history meets legacy. https://www.abenasankofa.com Mainframe Studios believes that creative ideas can best be realized in spaces where anti-oppressive policies are nurtured. In 2020 Mainframe Studios, with the support of its tenants and board of directors, vowed to purposefully identify, discuss, and challenge issues of race and the impact they have on our organization, its systems, and the artists who work here. To effectively carry out our commitments, expanding our knowledge, awareness and community is vital. We have partnered with the Des Moines chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) to develop a four-part speaker series featuring regional leaders who are especially skilled in helping further diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Mainframe Studios is honored to host these guests and their participatory sessions for the benefit of our internal progress, and to offer them to the public. Mainframe Studios is a nonprofit providing permanent affordable workspace to artists of all disciplines. We are transforming Central Iowa’s art scene by creating a financially self-sustaining economic and cultural driver, serving as a national model that stands the test of time. Learn more at mainframestudios.org. Des Moines SURJ is a local chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice, a national network of organizations and individuals committed to organizing white people for racial justice as part of a multi-racial movement led by people of color. Learn more at dsmsurj.org.