Solution Sessions

AFROPUNK SOLUTION SESSIONS, the people’s forum turned critically acclaimed podcast, will return for a live Atlanta installment October 12th and 13th from 11am-3pm on-site at the festival.

The series of conversations on solutions for gaining better representation and support for marginalized communities; what Black gender liberation looks like in the deep South; a discussion around Black women and depression curated by Spelman College Students, and more!

OCTOBER 12-13
11AM – 3PM
787 Windsor
Atlanta, GA 30315

Hosted By Bridget Todd and Yves Jeffcoat
#AFROPUNKSOLUTIONSESSIONS

The event is a part of the festival. You must purchase a ticket to the festival to attend.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 12, 11AM-3PM

78 Windsor Street SW, Atlanta
Free w/ ticket to Festival. Get tickets NOW!

MY GENDER IS BLACK
12PM – 1:15PM

What does Black gender liberation look like in the Deep South? How does the binary inflict harm on Black bodies in this space? Designed to address the nuance and spectrum of the Black gender experience within Atlanta and asking questions that address the collective and individual navigation of gender within Blackness in Atlanta and the world.

Participants:
Moderator: Ashleigh Shackelford
Da’Shaun L. Harrison
Kelli ‘Kae’ Goode

2020 VISION: ORGANIZING WHILE BLACK 
1:30PM – 2:45PM

Exploring what our community of artists and organizers should be doing to build community and power, while setting the agenda for 2020.

Participants:
Aja Monet
Philip Agnew
Tiffany LaTrice

SUNDAY OCTOBER 13, 11AM-3PM

78 Windsor Street SW, Atlanta
Free w/ ticket to Festival. Get tickets NOW!

BLACK FUTURES WITH KIMBERLY DREW
11AM-1:30PM

Bridget and Yves take an intimate dive into the radical, imaginative, bold, and beautiful world of Kimberly Drew–talking art, fashion, and revolutionary self love.

RADICAL SELF-CARE: A DISCUSSION ON BLACK WOMEN AND DEPRESSION
Curated by Spelman College Students
12PM-1:30PM

A community conversation exploring mental and emotional health, depression, how society perpetuates the struggles of black women, the superwoman complex, how mental health is stigmatized in the Black community, and how the current self-care movement functions under capitalism. So what’s the solution to radical self-care for Black women?

Participants:
Dr. Joy
Simi Moonlight
Dr. Watson-Singleton

NORMALIZING THE MARGINALIZED 
1:45PM – 2:45PM

Bridget and Yves sit with cultural icons Raquel Willis and April Reign to discuss inclusivity, breaking barriers, real solutions to holding people accountable, and gaining better representation and support for Black folks regardless of where they live, age, gender or how they identify. Sponsored by AARP

Participants:
Bridget Todd & Yves Jeffcoat in Conversation with
April Reign
Raquel Willis
Q&A with Emil Wilbekin