Join us at Word Up for a teach-in on learning, reflection, and action toward abolition and reparations. We will confront the violent history of family separation, the ongoing harm of state surveillance, and the necessity of repair through a 5-point reparations framework.
Spend the afternoon with us as we present original scenes and excerpts from 'Acting Out: How a Prison Theatre Workshop Broke Free' by local author, Richard Hoehler.
Word Up and Dominican Writers Association celebrate the launch of Cleyvis Natera's The Grand Paloma Resort , about a lush paradise in the Dominican Republic where guests enjoy incredible luxury, and the staff is always eager to please—that is, until they are pushed to the brink.
Noted author Julie Salamon will discuss her forthcoming book, The Ghosts of Tenth Avenue (The Penguin Press, 2026.)
