Join us to celebrate the close of Black August Honolulu by sharing a pau hana sunset meal together by the ocean, reflecting on this momentous month, and dreaming of our future.
We welcome contributions to the potluck feast.
RSVP here.
Come meet new friends, old friends, and chill at this day party at one of the coolest restaurant spaces in Honolulu's Chinatown, Grondin French Latin Kitchen. We'll celebrate Black August together with a customized food and drink menu.
$10 ticket includes a signature cocktail and pupus. Additional food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Space is limited so RSVP here.
Join us to learn about the basics of digital currencies, like Bitcoin, and how this technology for wealth creation, storing value, and making peer-to-peer payments without the intervention of banks or nation states holds enormous potential for Black communities and others.
Space is limited. RSVP here.
Join us for a series of interactive discussions that will unfurl over the course of an afternoon as we delve into the specific experiences of Blackness in Hawai‘i. Facilitated by thinkers and activists from our community, Darker than Blue discussions will engage everyone to consider what Black community looks like on this land and what our shared dream for it can be.
Together, we'll address topics that shape our lives here, from questioning who is 'really' Black in Hawai‘i, figuring out how it is possible to be simultaneously Black and Local, considering cultural appropriation and anti-Blackness in Local culture, and talking through the complicated situation of Black people in the military, as well as militarism and independence.
While all Black August Honolulu events are intentionally Black-centered spaces, we ask that Darker than Blue be an all-Black space for the afternoon.
Documentary Whose Streets? examines how the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown on August 9, 2014, his dehumanization in media, and vilification by police inspired his community in Ferguson, Missouri to fight back against violent police repression, drawing global attention to the movement for justice for Black people in the United States and around the world. Join queer Black grassroots activist Brittany Ferrell, featured in the film, for a screening and discussion of this moving film.
Community discussion moderated by Prentis Hemphill.
Tickets available here.
Join us for an action zine making workshop that connects Black liberation and the movements to Free the Land with Hawaiian sovereignty and Aloha ‘Āina. We'll address the latest developments in the movement to protect Mauna Kea and Haleakalā and why these struggles matter for Black people in Hawai‘i and for all of us.
Led by artist and activist Joy Enomoto
15 spaces are available. RSVP here.
We kick off Black August in Honolulu by offering an invigorating afternoon of community yoga led by Nisreen D. in Kapi‘iolani Park followed by sharing food and fellowship in the shade.
We'll meet just makai of the bathroom at the end of the long parking lot (Softball parking) on Paki Avenue. Bring a yoga mat or beach towel and a dish to share.
Free and open to all ages and abilities.
RSVP here.
