Freedom Festival 2025!
Explore our previous events from the 2025 Festival.
Events
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Art with your Cuppa in Festival ’25
Johnny's Java Coffee Shop, Cotati CA 8492 Gravenstein Hwy, Cotati, CA, United StatesIn 2023, Raquell Holmes selected paintings, photos and drawings from the art collection of Dr. LeVell Holmes, her father. The selection focused on Jubilee and black cultures. This year, we're showcasing two Sonoma County artists associated with the Freedom Festival. Select pieces of Joanna Wheeldin and Amaya Yoshikawa will be on display at Johnny’s Java, ... Read more
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Freedom Festival: Opening Conversation
onlineVirtual EventYou haven't missed it. Watch on YouTube. What does it look like to collectively reflect on our journeys to freedom and independence, Juneteenth to Independence Day? The improvscience Freedom Festival invites people in the US and internationally to come together, to create and explore organizing for freedom and independence. What are we celebrating with Juneteenth ... Read more
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Juneteenth Staged Play Reading written & directed by Enid Pickett
New Vintage Church 3300 Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United StatesHybrid EventA staged play reading about love. Love of Family, Faith, and Freedom. Three acts: 1865-1963-2025. A black family's journey of struggle and survival living in the USA. Performed by the Enid Pickett Players. Experience this event in person or watch it streaming live. A second reading will occur on June 20th. Enid Pickett Players, names ... Read more
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Juneteenth Staged Play Reading, written & directed by Enid Pickett
New Vintage Church 3300 Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United StatesHybrid EventWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a staged reading of a new play by Enid Pickett–a play about love. Love of family, faith, and freedom. Three acts: 1865-1963-2025. A black family's journey of struggle and survival living in the USA. Performed by the Enid Pickett Players. Click Read More to watch it streaming live. Or buy ... Read more
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Marsha Pool Party
R3 Hotel 16390 4th Street, Guerneville, CalifornaDive into a celebration of joy, resistance, and unapologetic queer freedom at MARSHA, a pool party named after the legendary Marsha P. Johnson. Inspired by her activism, resilience, and radiant spirit, this event is more than just a party—it’s a statement of pride, community, and queer liberation. Buy your tickets to attend the pool party. ... Read more
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The Freedom We Make : Queer Artists on Sound, Struggle, and Sanctuary Spaces
onlineVirtual EventYou haven't missed it. Watch on YouTube. How do queer artists create spaces of freedom-not just for survival, but for creative process? Amid the federal administration's threats to sanctuary jurisdictions, MovingGround initiated Sanctuary Spaces, an art-action network to share narratives and shed light on people's lives directly impacted through conversation, performance, and co-creating live and ... Read more
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International Conversation Café: Building Community With Differences
Virtual EventYou haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 9:15am PT | 11:15am CT | 12:15pm ET. Hosted by students and faculty from Pace University’s International Conversation Group Program Join us this summer for a reflective and uplifting virtual gathering where curiosity, connection, and community take center stage. Born from the success of Pace University's International Conversation Group ... Read more
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Discord and Harmony : The Struggle for Freedom in the USA Through Blues, Jazz, Soul, and Hip-Hop
Virtual Event2:00 - 4:00 pm PDT/ 4:00 - 6:00pm CDT/ 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT. This will be a look at-and a listen to-the role African American music has played in embodying and inspiring the ongoing struggle for freedom and full equality in the U.S.A. The session will be a mix of music video clips (Billie Holiday, ... Read more
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Poetry by the Bay
Roadhouse 1580 Eastshore Rd, Bodega Bay, CA, United StatesLet's get together and talk about freedom and what it means to each of us, using the oft forgotten power of poetry. Bring something original or something that resonates with you and share it at our first mic-less open mic poetry reading. In this after-hours event, light snacks are provided.
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Freely Exploring Quantum
Virtual EventYou haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 12:00pm PT / 2:00pm CT / 3:00pm ET. What can freedom look like related to the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology? Join two or three physicists to play with and wonder about quantum models of the microscopic world in this interactive workshop. No prior background or ... Read more
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Solar Punk and Rural Education: A conversation
Virtual EventYou haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 12:00pm PT / 2:00pm CT / 3:00pm ET Join us. The literary, artistic, and social movement “Solar Punk” often portrays a futuristic, post-capitalist, and even decolonial, world. What does “Solar Punk” have to do with Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Computing (STEM+C) Learning? Is there a relationship between ... Read more
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Open Forum with Community for Law Enforcement Accountability Now – CLEAN (Sonoma)
Virtual EventYou haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 3:00 - 4:00 pm PDT/ 5:00 - 6:00 pm CDT/ 6:00 - 7:00 pm EDT The Community for Law Enforcement Accountability Now (CLEAN) of Sonoma (CA) County invites you to join them for a conversation about the history of law enforcement in America. The members of CLEAN, each ... Read more
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AIN xWatch Party + GPB Playtelligence
Virtual EventAINxWatch Party is back!! June 28, 2025 8am CDT/9amEDT/9pm PST/10pm JST The first AINxWatch party for 2025 will be a collaboration event between Applied Improv Network, Global Play Brigade, and the Improvscience's Freedom Festival. Join us to watch We will watch a recording of "Embracing The Unknown: it’s what we’ve got," a recording from the which was ... Read more
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Conversation with Freedomista Artists
Johnny's Java Coffee Shop, Cotati CA 8492 Gravenstein Hwy, Cotati, CA, United StatesThe Freedom Festival is organized by volunteers–presenters, artists, sponsors, scientists, educators, herbalists, enthusiasts and attendees. The artists who are Freedomistas offer a visual gift of flyers, accessibility and inspiration. Come see what they explore in their mediums. Joanna Wheeldin and Amaya Yoshikawa will be onsite at Johnny's Java to talk about their work and their ... Read more
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North Bay Freedomistas, Fans and Friends of the Festival
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm PT Join us this Saturday in Cotati for a potluck reception celebrating the work of the festival and the birthday of Freedomista Jacqueline Hayward. We'll eat, talk, laugh, and share stories of the festival and enjoy what we're building together. Who: Presenters, collaborators, donors, fans and friends of the festival ... Read more
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Free Will and Determinism in Anime: A discussion of compatibilism in the context of working towards more freedom for all people
Virtual Event4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT / 7:30pm ET Join us. Are we bound to fulfill our destinies, or does our free will determine our path? Jennifer Teig von Hoffman will explore the questions and statements about free will raised by several Japanese animation series, including Mawaru Penguindrum, Princess Tutu, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. This ... Read more
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The Freedom We Make : Queer Artists on Sound, Struggle, and Sanctuary Spaces
onlineVirtual EventYou haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 12-2pm PDT / 2-4 pm CDT/ 3-4 pm EDT. How do queer artists create spaces of freedom-not just for survival, but for creative process? Amid the federal administration's threats to sanctuary jurisdictions, MovingGround initiated Sanctuary Spaces, an art-action network to share narratives and shed light on people's lives ... Read more
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Freedom From the Machine: The Uses and Abuses of AI
onlineVirtual EventYou haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 12 pm PDT/ 2 pm CDT/ 3pm EDT The increased use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the form of “Large Language Models” such as Chat-GPT, or generative image models such as Dali opens up the possibility of increased productivity as well as individual expression. Much like other tools, ... Read more
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Online Embodiment Touching Closeup Love: a leaderless and leaderful embodied racial justice practice group
onlineVirtual EventYou haven't missed it. Watch on YouTube. 5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET "Hope is invented every day." - James Baldwin quoted in Resmaa Menakem’s book The Quaking of America Join us. We are a group of 8 people who self-organize an online, bi-weekly, leaderless and leaderful, embodied racial justice practice group. We began ... Read more
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The Philosophy of Freedom: A Roundtable Exploration
onlineVirtual EventYou haven't missed. Watch on YouTube. 11:00 am PDT/ 1 pm CDT/ 2 pm EDT Join us. What is the philosophy of freedom? Freedomista Joanna Wheeldin is joined by SRJC philosophy instructors Sean Martin and Dr. Alexa Forrester to discuss freedom, independence and nonviolent resistance. In this zoom meeting, we'll dive into texts like Barbara ... Read more
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Freedom and Independence: Fields, Streets and Stars
Virtual EventYou haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT / 7:30pm ET Join us in this online conversation with astrophysicist, Dr. Hakeem Oluyesi. You may know Dr. Oluyesi from his appearance on The Science Channel's Outrageous Acts of Science, conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson on StarTalk or on his own Does it fly podcast. Do you know ... Read more
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What to us is the Fourth of July? Does Freedom Ring True
onlineVirtual Event12 pm PDT/ 2pm CDT/ 3pm EDT The Declaration of Independence is one of America’s significant founding documents. On its face, it is a declaration of war. A look at the structure of the document, it follows the archetype of 18th century enlightenment thinking, laying out fundamental principles drawn from the laws of nature and ... Read more
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Creative Playground – Let’s Create Freedom and Liberation Together
onlineAs part of the Freedom Festival, we invite you to join members of our Monthly Creative Playground for a special workshop to explore, perform and celebrate freedom and independence. Date: July 3rd, 2024 at 3:30 pm PDT/ 6:30 pm EDT We started the Creative Playground with a collective intent: that exploring creativity together is therapeutic. ... Read more
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Freedom Dreams Open Mic & Festival Finale
Virtual EventYou haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 1:00 pm PDT/ 3pm CDT/ 4 pm EDT On the most celebrated occasion in the world, independence from Britain, we come together to explore and share our dreams of freedom. The Freedom Festival creates a platform, a stage for people to speak, to say what we have to ... Read more
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Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All
Virtual EventAre you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more
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Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All
Virtual EventAre you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more
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Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All
Virtual EventAre you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more
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Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All
Are you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more
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