• Free Will and Determinism in Anime: A discussion of compatibilism in the context of working towards more freedom for all people

    Virtual Event

    4:30pm 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

    Free
  • The Freedom We Make : Queer Artists on Sound, Struggle, and Sanctuary Spaces

    online
    Virtual Event

    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 directly impacted through conversation, performance, and co-creating ... Read more

    $5.00 – $50.00
  • Freedom From the Machine: The Uses and Abuses of AI

    online
    Virtual Event

    12 pm PDT/ 2 pm CDT/ 3pm EDT Join us. 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, AI also has the potential ... Read more

    Free
  • Online Embodiment Touching Closeup Love: a leaderless and leaderful embodied racial justice practice group

    online
    Virtual Event

    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 in response to Resmaa Menakem's call for ... Read more

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  • The Philosophy of Freedom: A Roundtable Exploration

    online
    Virtual Event

    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 Deming's On Revolution and Equilibrium and ... Read more

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  • Freedom and Independence: Fields, Streets and Stars

    Virtual Event

    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 his thoughts and experience of freedom and ... Read more

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  • What to us is the Fourth of July? Does Freedom Ring True

    online
    Virtual Event

    12 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

    online

    As 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

  • Freedom Dreams Open Mic & Festival Finale

    Virtual Event

    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 say in our world of pain, love ... Read more

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  • Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All

    Virtual Event

    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

    Free
  • Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All

    Virtual Event

    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

    Free
  • Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All

    Virtual Event

    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

    Free
  • 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

  • Juneteenth Staged Play Reading written & directed by Enid Pickett

    New Vintage Church 3300 Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    June 18-20th, 2026. A 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. Enid Pickett Players, names only: Bruce Rhodes, Azalea Abrams, Elizabeth ... Read more

  • Poetry by the Bay

    Roadhouse 1580 Eastshore Rd, Bodega Bay, CA, United States

    Let'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. Light snacks are provided for this after-hours event.

  • What to Us is the Fourth of July?

    online
    Virtual Event

    Reading Excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and from Frederick Douglass We invite you all to join us at the Freedom Festival for a collective reading of excerpts from both the Declaration of Independence and Fredrick Douglass’s speech “What to a slave is the Fourth of July?” We’ll explore in conversation the relationship between these ... Read more

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