Hear firsthand about the needs and challenges faced by neurodivergent and disabled artists working in the Pacific Northwest. Learn from their varied experiences and discover ways we can all bring greater accessibility, inclusion and representation to our creative community at large. Moderated by Claudia Alick with panelists.
Grant-writing for the People a presentation by Leila Haile https://prezi.com/p/mm6btsldjyxk/grantwriting-for-the-people/
Join Claudia Alick on the First Friday and Third Monday of every month to talk everything Criptech! This will be an open space to talk
Escape rooms are a popular activity that has gained popularity in recent years. These immersive experiences are designed to challenge players to solve puzzles and riddles in order to “escape” from a themed room within a set time limit. Calling Up Justice has explored many escape rooms and studied the form.
Visual description is a verbal description of visual elements in a piece of media, such as a movie, television show, or artwork, that is provided for the benefit of people who are blind or have low vision. The purpose of visual description is to allow people with visual impairments to understand and appreciate the visual aspects of the media, as they would not be able to see them otherwise.
Maiamama and Claudia used software from twinery.org and their free open source software Twine to create a Social Justice Experience called Can You Survive a
resources, share skill sets, and get inspired by a shared focus and dedication to our shared liberation. These are digital spaces where we can have exchange regularly.
The multitalented Hudlin Brothers, fresh off the success of “Boomerang” (1992), embarked on a groundbreaking anthology series that would redefine thought-provoking television. Inspired by the anthology speculative fiction series “The Twilight Zone: The Movie,” with an urban twist reminiscent of “Tales From the Hood,” the Hudlin brothers set forth to craft “Cosmic Slop.” The title, a nod to the Funkadelic record, promised an otherworldly journey underpinned by the musical legend George Clinton.
The Anti-Racist Racoon is a videos series created by Claudia Alick in 2021-2022. First published on Tiktok as shorts interspersed with other content. Check out this adorable racoon debunk racist talking points, give vocabulary lessons, and share topical observations.
Claiming Space: The communities and individuals who build Afrofuturism up, as well as those that draw from it, work together to claim and reclaim space—in the stories we tell of the past and in the visions we imagine of the future. This Claiming Space Symposium examines the ever-expanding reach of Afrofuturist thought across oceans, into land reclamations, up to the stars, through cyberspace, and inward as Black visionaries look to the infinite space within. with Claudia Alick
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