Masks are required and will be available. (Note: other activities will be happening in adjacent spaces where people will be un-masked.)

Facilitators: Miriam Larson & Sana Saboowala

Topic: Cultural workers’ responses to genocide in Gaza

Main article: “For a Liberated Palestine,” by Julia Luz Betancourt, Yes Magazine, Posted Online Nov 18th, 2024

Additional media:

Trailer for “Trying to Survive”
This film is about a dance troupe that practices a traditional dance called dabke in the occupied West Bank. 

“The People Shall Govern! Medu Art Ensemble and the Anti-Apartheid Poster”  
Take a look at some of the posters from this 2019 exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. 

More about Media Salons:

Media Salons are a new monthly discussion space during Community Nights at the IMC. Each month, facilitators will recommend 1-3 stories to read or watch or listen to; you can do that beforehand or come and read together at the beginning of the event. This is a drop-in discussion group and is free and open to the public. The goal is to lift up media from alternative news sources that tell stories of resistance, creative response, and/or social movement history. 

More about Community Nights:

Community Nights at IMC are an existing, weekly informal/drop-in space with free painting happening and a variety of other activities that are easy to drop into. To lead your own activity at Community Night, contact IMC Program Coordinator Ty Lewis at [email protected]