Author: Claudia Alick

a old photo of black woman at freedoms leave looking out for black futures

Watch Night

In 2021 the Calling Up Justice practice collaborated with Ayodele Nzinga to produce “The Call”. This livestreamed ritual began the digital Watch Night that we have now expanded to be a durational performance. Our Perpetual Watch Night lives in a digital space where we can all leave messages and wishes for Black lives throughout the year.

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poster for The Call

The CALL

Our Black community has gathered annually on New Year’s Eve to observe “WATCH NIGHT” since, “Freedom’s Eve”, December 31, 1862, when free Blacks and Black slaves came together all across the nation to await news that the Emancipation Proclamation had become law on New Year’s Day, 1863. Join us now July 31, 2021 for THE CALL where we will gather in song, music, prayer, and art to set the intention for the next Watch Night to see us safely through another year.

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Trek Table Season 2

Trek Table is a weekly livestream ritual holding Trek Space for Black, Indigenous, Brown, Women of Color (Queer or otherwise) and their Allies. We gather

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