Org. Spotlight 💡: Solidarity + Communion
The hybrid in-person and virtual event purposefully planned to foster and celebrate Black-Asian solidarity, which took place May 21-22. Heeding the call for solidarity between Black and Asian communities, event organizers Erin Wimberly (
@typical.e) and Jeong, also known as Lynn Stransky, (
@jeong.la) are creating spaces for both communities to come together in conversation and camaraderie. Together, these two friends – who lovingly refer to each other as sister – hope to counteract a white supremacist culture that pits people of color against each other and rewrite the cultural narrative that emphasizes racial antagonism between Black and Asian folks.
The three key themes are healing, protection and renewal. From the healing that began with a land acknowledgement and offering to Tongva people, West African Drumming performed by S.H.I.N.E Muwasi, internal martial art of Baguazhang, to a panel discussion titled "The Past, Present and Futur...