OPENING OF EXHIBITION BY PHOTOGRAPHER SARAH-JI

Join photographer Sarah-Ji and 33rd Ward Working Families (33WF) on Saturday, June 10, from 6-10pm, for a special evening as we open Sarah-Ji’s work documenting the 2020 Uprising following the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department.

Come gather at 33WF community space on 3248 W Montrose for this special evening and join Sarah-Ji (@loveandstrugglephotos) and artist Monica Trinidad (@itsmonicatrinidad) in conversation about the impact of art in movement. **MASKS REQUIRED**

Come hungry, stay late!

This collection of photos was previously at DePaul Art Museum’s exhibition Remaking the Exceptional: Tea, Torture, and Reparations | Chicago to Guantanamo. Photos include documentation of rallies and marches spanning from 2015-2022 in Chicago, on view to all.

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About Sarah-Ji

Sarah-Ji (she/her) has been documenting freedom struggles in Chicago since fall of 2010. Her work has intentionally focused on everyday people imagining and building a world rooted in love and justice, a world where everyone thrives, no one is disposable, where prisons and police are obsolete. She builds towards this abolitionist horizon with fellow organizers and activists who, too, believe that "abolition is radical imagination." She believes that when people act together, the impossible can become possible; she's seen it with her own eyes and documented it in real time. She hopes that these images of resistance and reimagination will plant seeds in others to join in the work of collective liberation.

Sarah-Ji lives in Rogers Park with her teen Cadence and partner Geoff, but she considers herself part of the 33WF extended family.

About Monica Trinidad

Monica Trinidad (they/she) is a queer Latine visual artist and cultural strategist working at the intersections of art and social change. A lifelong Chicagoan, Monica has created zines, graphics, mixed media posters, and other visual art highlighting youth-led and intersectional grassroots organizing work in Chicago and nationally. You can find Monica’s most notable visual artwork on the cover of Mariame Kaba's New York Times bestseller We Do This Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice.

Join 33WF on Wednesday, June 14, from 7-9pm for a Know Your Rights training on "What to do in an encounter with police".

Encounters with police are always stressful. Learn how to navigate them while asserting all your rights guaranteed by the constitution.

We'll be discussing key resources for help, providing information, and creating space for community members to get to know each other! 

This event will also be out of our office at 3248 W Montrose Ave.

**MASKS REQUIRED**

This event will be led by Emile Boghos. Emile is a member of 33WF and certified by the National Lawyers Guild, in partnership with First Defense Legal Aid, to provide Know Your Rights trainings.

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