FORGE: Harnessing Creative Arts for Reparatory Justice

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Public Experience +
Cultural Infrastructure

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.

(scope)

International convening of artists, cultural producers, and movement leaders across the African diaspora—designed to strengthen transnational alignment within the reparations movement.

(what we did)

In partnership with Reform Initiatives, Deep South Solidarity Fund, and the Esther Armah Institute for Emotional Justice, led the conceptual design, brand identity, and production of a four-day immersive gathering integrating heritage, speculative design, and cross-cultural dialogue.

(impact)

Strengthened cross-regional solidarity and narrative alignment within the reparations movement. The convening resulted in a collective statement of commitment, a public-facing creative exhibition, and an enduring transnational network advancing reparative frameworks beyond the gathering itself.

(WORk)

Building Cultural Infrastructure for Reparative Justice

International convening of artists, cultural producers, and movement leaders across the African diaspora—designed to strengthen transnational alignment within the reparations movement.

In partnership with Reform Initiatives, Deep South Solidarity Fund, and the Esther Armah Institute for Emotional Justice, led the conceptual design, brand identity, and production of a four-day immersive gathering integrating heritage, speculative design, and cross-cultural dialogue.

Strengthened cross-regional solidarity and narrative alignment within the reparations movement. The convening resulted in a collective statement of commitment, a public-facing creative exhibition, and an enduring transnational network advancing reparative frameworks beyond the gathering itself.

Let’s meet what’s unfolding.