Black History Month: Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty

90 min program. Max audience: 30 set up/tear down: 30 min each. U-shaped classroom set up w tables. Needs: Projector, Sound system with microphone, stand, and aux connection

Join us for this compelling workshop with leader, educator, and speaker Amber Starks on Realizing Black and Native Futurity Through Solidarity and Kinship.

This workshop examines the intersection of Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty as logics and movements of abolition! We will consider the ways in which lateral oppression/violence between Black and Native communities (within the context of the U.S.) have been used as tools of white supremacy, settler colonial, and racial capitalism.  And finally, we will explore how we can move from simply envisioning a post-colonial world to realizing an authentic liberated Black future and an actualized sovereign Indigenous future.

Amber Starks is a Portland-grown, nationally recognized Afro-Indigenous activist and commentator with credits that include the Smithsonian Museum, All My Relations podcast, TedxPortland, University of Oregon, and more. The founder of Melanin Mvskoke and Conscious Coils, she is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and of Shawnee, Yuchi, Quapaw, and Cherokee descent.

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