A special AMC2020 edition
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What is the frequency that heals? What would a world free from police and prisons, deeply rooted in care and mutual aid, feel like? And how do we move from dreams to practice, to conjure new worlds in this moment where so much is in the process of ending, but also just beginning? Join us next week for conversations about all this and more at the 21st Allied Media conference ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
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AMC2020 kicks off Thursday July 23 at 4:00pm EST ([link removed][UNIQID]) with a live version of the How to Survive the End of the World ([link removed][UNIQID]) podcast, hosted by the Brown sisters (Autumn and adrienne maree), with special guest Chani Nicholas ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
thursday plenary: queer astrological technologies with how to survive the end of the world From there, we enter the Opening Ceremony ([link removed][UNIQID]) , which will feature the revolutionary creative genius of Detroiters: the Aadizookaan ([link removed][UNIQID]) , Monica Lewis-Patrick ([link removed][UNIQID]) , Kesswa ([link removed][UNIQID]) ,Bevlove ([link removed][UNIQID]) , Supercoolwicked ([link removed][UNIQID]) , and Ahya Simone ([link removed][UNIQID]) , plus special guests Esparanza Spaulding ([link removed][UNIQID]) , Raquel Willis ([link removed][UNIQID]) , and Joie Lou Shakur of House of Pentacles ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
Friday's plenary ([link removed][UNIQID]) will be an inter-generational, Black feminist speculative future-dreaming extravaganza with Alexis Pauline Gumbs ([link removed][UNIQID]) , Alexis DeVeaux ([link removed][UNIQID]) , and Walidah Imarisha ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
friday plenary: writing new worlds Saturday, Dani McClain ([link removed][UNIQID]) holds space for big questions about how we must reorient our world and our movements towards care ([link removed][UNIQID]) , with Loira Limbal ([link removed][UNIQID]) , Leah Lakshmi ([link removed][UNIQID]) Piepzna-Samarasinha ([link removed][UNIQID]) , and Veralucia Mendoza ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
And on Sunday, Andrea Ritchie ([link removed][UNIQID]) invites us to believe that abolition is possible ([link removed][UNIQID]) within our lifetimes, with Mariame Kaba (Project NIA ([link removed][UNIQID]) ), Tawana Petty (Detroit Community Technology Project ([link removed][UNIQID]) ), Toni-Michelle-Williams (Solutions Not Punishment ([link removed][UNIQID]) ), Miski Noor (Black Visions Collective ([link removed][UNIQID]) ), and Rachel Herzing (Center for Political Education) ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
saturday plenary: care for the future We close out the AMC on Sunday, July 26 at 6:30pm ([link removed][UNIQID]) with a ceremony that will ask, what seeds are we planting? and what are we harvesting? featuring Toshi Reagon ([link removed][UNIQID]) and Leah Penniman ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
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In addition to the highlights above, The AMC will feature 75+ interactive sessions on topics ranging from "Makerspaces for Little Learners ([link removed][UNIQID]) ," to "Meme Tactics ([link removed][UNIQID]) ," "Cripping the Podcast ([link removed][UNIQID]) " and so much more. Browse the full schedule ([link removed][UNIQID]) and start planning your approach. Starting Monday July 20, you will be able to sign-up for the interactive sessions, but you must be sure to register first ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
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Tinctures, t-shirts, buttons, and more ([link removed][UNIQID]) ... prepare yourself for the virtual AMC.
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The artist Le1f performs on a stage with a back up dancer and a cloud-like image projected behind. shadows and shapes of people dancing can be seen in the foreground
The artist Le1f performs at AMC@Night in 2018.
At the AMC, we take celebration seriously. We believe that relationships begin in workshops during the day, but they are solidified on the dancefloor, and in other community-building spaces at night. For the virtual AMC, we embrace the challenge of expanding the dancefloor across continents, while still cultivating that life-affirming joy. Explore the parties, community dinners, and film screenings ([link removed][UNIQID]) of AMC@Night.
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Whether it is your first or twenty-first time here, the Virtual AMC is new for everyone. We got you! We have put together these resources to ensure everyone can navigate the virtual conference with ease, care and joy. There are sections focused on accessibility, safety, self-care, and more ([link removed][UNIQID]) !
We will be continuing to update this guide between now and the start of the virtual AMC next week so be sure to check back.
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