RSPI@VCU

The Race, Space, and Place Initiative is building an inclusive community of scholarship at Virginia Commonwealth University

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in created the space for #NS2020 - we'll have more updates to follow, including resource lists, presentation slides, and panel recordings. Have a restful weekend!

[Lauren (she/her) @laurendoes__]

Diversity workers are risking their well-being in solidarity against inhumane working conditions. We need to show workers that they'll be okay when they make demands of people in power. I want them to reach their $5,000 goal. pls share & donate: https://t.co/cpvZubwAgy

[VCU News Center @VCUnews]

VCU Publishing, part of @VCULibraries, is seeking contributions to "Imagining Black Futures in Richmond," a new open access anthology that will imagine and explore futures for Richmond through an Afrofuturist lens. @VCUAFAM @VCUCHS @vcuscholars  https://t.co/x5m8UewuZE

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

Up next, our Closing Conversation with @realwizkaliaa and @Silly_Genius about how we move forward in Richmond. Last chance for tickets! https://t.co/qp6X6XnlbV

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

Just ended our daytime sessions with a dance party. Only at RSPI! #NS2020

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

This morning's sessions were amazing - the role of artists in social movements, navigating space in Black bodies, food + land justice, how COVID has affected protests. Are you signed up for the afternoon sessions? Join our conversation! https://t.co/qp6X6XnlbV

[Chelsea Higgs Wise @ChelseaWiseRVA]

Register to experience the Negative Space Conf! Definitely claim ur spot to return back to the powerful talks of @RSPIVCU !

Great talks today to include @laurendoessoc @AuroraWhoIsShe @Silly_Genius & featuring @realwizkaliaa

Thank u for filling a gap & organizing this space!

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

If you're coming to our 10am panel, there's a new link! https://t.co/9C0ITeztY2

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

We have a full day of panels ahead! Look through the schedule, then sign up at https://t.co/qp6X6XnlbV

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

Thank you to all of our presenters, audience members, and supporters who've participated so far. Please join us tonight for a talk with @AmberAbundance on how to shift our organizing paradigm to one of joy and abundance: https://t.co/qp6X6XnlbV

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

Michael talked about reinvesting in local spaces, making sure we pay those we haven't in the past. He also mentioned getting buried in data, that we should be interrogating the tech and data we use as more than numbers

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

We've got organizers @_michaelmaher @jameciagray @irene_godinez @NajaahD @terryngrams talking about how they've reimagined electoral organizing #NS2020

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

Irene showed us the beautiful way she reimagined a mail program, creating art that people are forced to pay attention to https://t.co/QXZy2ed0cU

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

Some people use the town's (armed) grandmothers to settle disputes, Scott mentions Rojava Peace and Consensus Committees

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

We're starting off our panel on Prison Abolition and Community Care with @luca_suede @ChelseaWiseRVA D Tejada and Scott Murrah. Starting with an exercise to visualize hat makes us feel safe #NS2020

[RSPI@VCU @RSPIVCU]

The point is putting control back in the hands of the people to handle their communities the way they see fit - groups have established councils for community self defense and autonomy. What works for one community might not work for another, context matters.