With the legacy of Weeksville, Brooklyn as a core motivation, Jubilee 11213: The Keeping explores practices of social good, self-determination, spirituality, sensuality, and sovereignty as critical components of the Black liberation continuum discovered through Ebony’s archival research and dramaturgical field work over the last three years.  May 2023 marks the culmination of the project with a public sharing of The Keeping, a theatrical ceremony that activates the entire Weeksville campus and surrounding area. The Keeping has catalytic support from Weeksville, Creative Capital, and the Coalition of Theatres of Color, and was conceptualized, devised, and produced by Ebony Noelle Golden and Jupiter Performance Studio.

About Radical Futures

Radical Futures was born out of the crisis of the current moment. In the wake of the white supremacist shootings in Atlanta, continued police brutality in Black and Brown communities, as well as looming climate catastrophe, this workshop series is inspired by the following questions: How do we form strong, autonomous communities? What do we envision strong, autonomous communities looking like? How do we keep police out of them? How do we develop faith in a better future? What skills do we need to build a more radical future? 

Through the Radical Futures workshop series we strive to build stronger communities– to not only survive as Queer and Trans People of Color but also to change our circumstances. While born from a moment of crisis, this program is sustained by faith in each other, and a belief that change starts on our block. 

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