“A World Beyond Philanthropy: A Discussion Exploring Alternative Economies and Community Wealth Strategies for Artists and Community Members
This session is a moderated visionary discussion with subject matter scholars about exploring the possibilities of an art world that is not dependent on philanthropy or the harms of capitalism.
Immediately following the talk, we'll open up the room to participants for an open discussion.
Participants are encouraged to email Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard with questions or comments. She can be reached at jgordonnembhard@gmail.com
Following the discussion, closing remarks from Sidewalk Detroit will be made.
Cézanne Charles is a designer, curator, and researcher with 20 years of experience working at the executive and senior management level within the creative industries (nonprofit and for-profit) in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Her...
Author of Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic
Thought and Practice and 2016 inductee into the U.S. Cooperative Hall of Fame,
Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, Ph.D., is Professor of Community Justice and...
Dean Spade has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He’s the author of Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law, the director of...