Please RSVP to join us on Saturday, April 1st, at 12:00 p.m at Bed-Stuy Art House, as we present 3 RITES: Roots Party Zine Release in collaboration with multi-disciplinary artist Edisa Weeks/DELIRIOUS Dances in the journey of making 1,865 roots out of paper and twine, for the installation and performance of 3 RITES: Liberty. 1865 represents the last year of legalized chattel slavery in America.
651 ARTS, in Collaboration with Edisa Weeks/DELIRIOUS Dances, will also be releasing the Roots Party Zine, which is the first of four zines about the 3 RITES project.
Come and go as you please and engage in whatever capacity you feel comfortable – make a root, enjoy a meal, participate in and/or listen to the conversation, purchase a zine!
The 3 RITES zines are a limited-edition art project. Each zine is assembled into an accordion fold that includes photos, drawings, and writing contributions by Thomas DeFrantz (Happiness), Jerome Dent (Liberty), Jasmine Johnson (Roots Party), and James Scruggs (Life). The Roots Party Zine includes images from various Roots Parties, and the essay “leaving don’t mean gone” by Jasmine Elizabeth Johnson. The essay reflects on the release from prison of the man who murdered her brother, and her family’s involvement in advocating for his clemency.
This event is FREE to attend and open to the public.
Children of all ages are welcome!
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