FORGE: Harnessing Creative Arts for Reparatory Justice

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(year)

2024

(industry)

Civil Society, Cultural Affairs

(Services)

Experience Design,

Logo Design

Artists convene at dot.ateliers, a community-oriented and ecologically responsive artistic production space founded by Amoako Boafo. Here, artists from across the United States, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan collaborate to explore how concepts of “harm,” “repair,” and “mending” are understood and narrated across cultures.

(CHALLENGE)

The global reparations movement lacks a unified narrative that resonates across the African diaspora. While grassroots activism thrives in the U.S., there remains a disconnect between African and diaspora communities. FORGE aimed to bridge this gap by convening artists, cultural workers, and movement leaders in Accra, Ghana, to co-create new storytelling frameworks for reparatory justice.

(approach)

We co-designed an immersive four-day gathering that blended cultural heritage, speculative design, and creative collaboration. FORGE provided space for artists to experiment, reflect, and engage with local history while contributing perspective to the #WeDeyRise Africans Rising for Reparations campaign.

(RESULTS)

FORGE strengthened cross-sector solidarity, resulting in a collective statement of commitment, a creative exhibition, and a dynamic network that will fuel future storytelling and advocacy efforts.

(DELIVERABLES)

Logo Design
Experience Design
Live Production

(WORk)

FORGE: Harnessing Creative Arts for Reparatory Justice

FORGE strengthened cross-sector solidarity, resulting in a collective statement of commitment, a creative exhibition, and a dynamic network that will fuel future storytelling and advocacy efforts.

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