Another Gulf is Possible August 20th Day of Interdependence March, New Orleans, LA. Photo credit: Dario Parra. The effects of the climate crisis on our planet are felt more each and every day. From hurricanes in the gulf to the…
Alternate ROOTS Archives: at Home, at Amistad
ROOTS Week 2019, celebrating the archive’s move to Amistad in true ROOTS fashion: with a dance party. Photo: Melisa Cardona. We are thrilled to announce that – after many years of searching and even more years of precarious storage…
Uprooting Family
Vanessa Mercado Taylor, Marquetta Dupree, and their children, wearing “My Ancestors are Proud t-shirts by Liza Garza. Photo: Melisa Cardona. Vanessa Mercado Taylor The ROOTS Week Youth Village has provided space for generations of Alternate ROOTS’ kids – a space…
ROOTS Week 2019: Reflection
Photo by: Melisa Cardona By Word on the Street / La Voz de Los Jovenes Big thanks to our current Partners In Action cohort members Word on the Street / La Voz de Los Jovenes for this reflection on their…
Race & Representation: A Keynote Address
A Keynote Address[1] by Andrea Assaf Thank you, Alicia Burke, and thank you, Kathy Randels, for that wonderful introduction. Hey, ROOTS Fam! Oh, my goodness…I am so honored to be entrusted with doing a keynote for Alternate ROOTS, and…
ROOTS Commons Zine
muthi reed & Sage Crump This zine is the culminating artifact from a five-month investigation addressing ROOTS mission for economic justice in the world and within the organization. We have included references and resources from three webinars in which we…
Love and Power: Being and Living Liberation in the 21st Century
By Keryl McCord This keynote address was given by Keryl McCord at ROOTS Week 2019. Good Morning – thanks to my ROOTS family for the opportunity to be with you this morning. I’m excited, and a little nervous because…
ROOTS is Hiring: Part-Time Programs Associate
ROOTS is Hiring: Part-Time Programs Associate Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group of artists, and cultural organizers based in the U.S. South, creating…
Bail Reform: ROOTS Members Shifting Culture and Policy
Bail Reform: ROOTS Members Shifting Culture and Policy Returning from ROOTS Week, where we built our understanding of class and power, we wanted to share the work of members who are doing work around bail reform. For those who can…
800-1000 Words Toward Decolonization
YOU ARE ON NATIVE LAND. Poster series by Jessica Clark and Ashley Minner, 2018-19. By Ashley Minner Picture it: East Baltimore, 2005. It was a beautiful, late spring afternoon in Patterson Park. The sun was shining. It seemed like everyone…