The State of the Stadiums
Join ThirdSpace Action Lab and the Cleveland NAACP for a special civic education opportunity. William Tarter Jr., Public Policy and External Affairs Fellow at the Center for Community Solutions, will deliver a presentation about the current funding structure for maintaining the stadiums for Cleveland's major sports teams. Given important deals and deadlines on the horizon, Tarter will present important questions for citizens to consider as the plans move forward.
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82933624002?pwd=YkhOMnp1ZFV6L0cwYThnbVcwUXpJdz09

Ohio CDC Association Annual Conference
Join us for the Ohio CDC Association's 37th Annual Conference, featuring TSAL Co-Founder and CEO Evelyn Burnett as its Keynote Speaker. More details are coming soon, please visit ohiocdc.org/annual-conference-2020 for more information.

12th Annual Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
The Festival is a five day celebration of the art of documentary film, at venues in and around the century village of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. This inspiring event draws audiences from all over Northeast Ohio, the US and the world to experience documentary films and the compelling art and culture they highlight. This year’s fest will feature 98 documentaries, including 32 short films, from 19 countries.
Tickets to the 12th Annual Chagrin Documentary Film Festival are officially on sale!
You can purchase tickets and passes through the website: https://boxoffice.chagrinfilmfest.org/ or by calling the box office at 440.247.1591.
Use the code WINGS2 at check out to get $2.00 off the price of every ticket to ‘Anatomy of Wings’. ‘Anatomy of Wings’ is a coming-of-age documentary made in partnership with 3rd Space Action Lab and The Diversity Center NE Ohio. It follows the journey of ten Black middle school girls in the ‘Wings’ after school program that spans from 2008-2019. As the girls grow into women, their self-defined ‘second family’ is left to question if their solidarity will survive.
To access more information and the trailer for ‘Anatomy of Wings’, click here.

Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls
Join Sankofa Circle International as we celebrate the publication of Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls!
Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teaching-beautiful-brilliant-black-girls-tickets-165257420393?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Final Intergenerational Lunch
Our FINAL Intergenerational Lunch is coming up this Friday, August 13, from 1-3pm!
If you don’t already know, our Intergenerational Lunches are in collaboration with Chocolate Cities Cleveland; an organization with the goal of (re)creating the map of Cleveland’s East Side through black stories (chocolatecities.org for more info). We want to foster an environment where stories from ALL AGES about their experiences are heard, cherished, and most importantly, remembered.
The Lunch will take place at our space, 1464 E 105th St, and will include food catering on us! (both vegan and vegetarian options included)

Debate Watch Party @ ThirdSpace
Join us at ThirdSpace Action Lab on Tuesday, August 10th from 7:00 PM to watch the first City Club of Cleveland Mayoral Debate with Team Bibb!

BYOV (Bring Your Own Vinyl)
BYOV (Bring Your Own Vinyl) is the event where you get a chance to be the DJ.
Sign up for a slot (in the ticket portion of EventBrite or in-person) and play four songs or for 12 minutes, whichever comes first.
See you there!

Record Store Day 2021 (Part 2)
Come and join us for the second Record Store Day drop of 2021 for more exclusive #RecordStoreDay vinyl and hear some awesome vinyl DJ sets.
Open early from 9:00am-6:00pm.
See you there!

Juneteenth
Join us for a day of fun, food and celebration at the Glenville Arts Campus.

Bring Your Own Vinyl
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/byov-bring-your-own-vinyl-tickets-155620474027
Did you miss the first one? No worries because BYOV is back for memorial weekend! Reserve your slot via Eventbrite or in-person! Sunday 5/30/21 5pm-9pm.

Freedom Fridays
Join us at the space this Friday from 2pm-7pm to mingle at the space and jumpstart the weekend.
See you there.

Record + Book Fair
Sign up for a slot at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/record-book-fair-tickets-152416043489
The first Record + Book Fair of the summer returns on 5/23 with crates full of vinyl, books and other wares from other CLE-based vendors. If you missed our first in March, come and join us for another day of funky music, deep digs, great reads and more.

Spaceways Day 3
For more information and to register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spaceways-day-3-tickets-153021891597
Originating from science fiction, Afrofuturism explores the relationships between cultures of the African diaspora, art, and technology to reimagine the future through a Black lens. Afrofuturism is rooted in Black history, identity, and tradition, and celebrates innovations of Black culture.
Spaceways concludes with a Saturday afternoon screening of Nuotama Bodomo’s Afronauts and Imani Dennison’s film NO MAS - Irreversible Entanglements, currently on view at ThirdSpace Action Lab as a part of the exhibition, Imagine Otherwise. Following these screenings, Nuotama and Imani will be in conversation to discuss filmmaking, Afrofuturism, and the ways in which Sun Ra has influenced their work.

Spaceways Day 2
For more information and to register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spaceways-day-2-tickets-151725602361
Originating from science fiction, Afrofuturism explores the relationships between cultures of the African diaspora, art, and technology to reimagine the future through a Black lens. Afrofuturism is rooted in Black history, identity, and tradition, and celebrates innovations of Black culture.
Return on Friday for a screening of Space is the Place, a film in which jazz composer, experimental musician, poet, and prophet Sun Ra plays himself, returning to Earth from a new and distant planet in his music-powered spaceship.
Resonate: Making Contact to Transcend Time and Space
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resonate-making-contact-to-transcend-time-and-space-tickets-153033556487
Performances by CLE-based musician @KyleKidd and LDN-based jazztronica duo @BlueLabBeats. This event will be accessible virtually on Zoom and with limited capacity in-person. 11:00–11:30: Kyle Kidd 11:30–12:00: Blue Lab Beats 12:00–12:30: Panel Discussion

Spaceways Day 1
For more information and to register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spaceways-day-1-tickets-153020256707
Originating from science fiction, Afrofuturism explores the relationships between cultures of the African diaspora, art, and technology to reimagine the future through a Black lens. Afrofuturism is rooted in Black history, identity, and tradition, and celebrates innovations of Black culture.
Start your weekend early with a Thursday evening discussion that shines a light on these innovations, bringing together artists and cultural practitioners to discuss the ways in which Afrofuturist aesthetics and ideologies show up in their work.
Featuring mixed media artist Dakarai Akil; filmmaker Imani Dennison; poet and educator Daniel Gray-Kontar; and moderated by co-founder and Creative Director of ThirdSpace Action Lab, Mordecai Cargill, this conversation highlights the multidimensionality and fluidity of Afrofuturism.
CIFF: Dope is Death
DOPE IS DEATH is the story of how the Young Lords and Black Panther Party—two inner-city human rights activist groups— created the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. In 1973 the Lincoln Detox Acupuncture center was birthed from social and political movements sweeping the nation. These primarily minority-led human rights organizations, whose ideals and methods were often deemed radical by mainstream standards, were demanding affordable, quality community healthcare and social justice. This was especially true concerning the New York City heroin epidemic ravaging underserved communities. Their drive to create a chemical-free detox program was in response to Nixon’s methadone maintenance programs. The government-funded clinics used methadone to curb the painful heroin withdrawal symptoms but did not focus on eradicating chemical dependency. With Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shukur, serving as the Lincoln center’s frontman, the detox program helped hundreds of patients in a safe and effective way. This compelling documentary profiles a visionary community healthcare program created by the people for the people, which ultimately led to a protocol practiced in over 600 healthcare facilities in the U.S. alone. (In English and Spanish with subtitles)
CIFF: Dope is Death
DOPE IS DEATH is the story of how the Young Lords and Black Panther Party—two inner-city human rights activist groups— created the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. In 1973 the Lincoln Detox Acupuncture center was birthed from social and political movements sweeping the nation. These primarily minority-led human rights organizations, whose ideals and methods were often deemed radical by mainstream standards, were demanding affordable, quality community healthcare and social justice. This was especially true concerning the New York City heroin epidemic ravaging underserved communities. Their drive to create a chemical-free detox program was in response to Nixon’s methadone maintenance programs. The government-funded clinics used methadone to curb the painful heroin withdrawal symptoms but did not focus on eradicating chemical dependency. With Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shukur, serving as the Lincoln center’s frontman, the detox program helped hundreds of patients in a safe and effective way. This compelling documentary profiles a visionary community healthcare program created by the people for the people, which ultimately led to a protocol practiced in over 600 healthcare facilities in the U.S. alone. (In English and Spanish with subtitles)
CIFF: Since I Been Down
The United States is home to a startling statistic: the country currently has a higher percentage of its population in prison than any other society in the history of western civilization. Yet, mass incarceration does little to address the underlying disparities and realities that drive crime in underserved communities. This was the case in Tacoma, Washington, in the 1980s and 1990s. Los Angeles gangs moved into the poor neighborhoods and easily recruited disenfranchised youth. FBI drug task forces created to end gang violence led a crackdown that imprisoned a community of teens. Due to biased Washington laws, many remain incarcerated almost 40 years later despite clear evidence of rehabilitation. Still, they organize inmate-led education programs and contemplate ways to improve their communities. SINCE I BEEN DOWN is a documentary that challenges our definition of justice by focusing on a group of inmates determined to create paths to education and healing from within their prison walls.
CIFF: They Ain't Ready for Me
In Chicago neighborhoods crippled by gun violence, community members stay indoors, fearful for their safety. Tamar Manasseh has had enough. Driven to bring joy back to summer, Manasseh makes it her mission to provide a haven in Chicago’s most crime-riddled neighborhoods. She forms the organization MASK (Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings). Armed with the belief that nobody wants to kill anyone’s mother, she seeks areas with the worst gang violence and sets up camp. Manasseh and her volunteers sit on the corner of 75th and Stewart from the first day of summer break to the last. They provide a safe place to congregate from 4 AM to 8 PM as well as free dinners. After three years of summer occupation, there hasn’t been a single shooting at the formerly dangerous intersection. The documentary THEY AIN’T READY FOR ME profiles a one-woman movement who is using her grassroots organization to change her community one block at a time. It’s an inspiring example of the impact a single human can have on others when they lead with their heart.
CIFF: Since I Been Down
The United States is home to a startling statistic: the country currently has a higher percentage of its population in prison than any other society in the history of western civilization. Yet, mass incarceration does little to address the underlying disparities and realities that drive crime in underserved communities. This was the case in Tacoma, Washington, in the 1980s and 1990s. Los Angeles gangs moved into the poor neighborhoods and easily recruited disenfranchised youth. FBI drug task forces created to end gang violence led a crackdown that imprisoned a community of teens. Due to biased Washington laws, many remain incarcerated almost 40 years later despite clear evidence of rehabilitation. Still, they organize inmate-led education programs and contemplate ways to improve their communities. SINCE I BEEN DOWN is a documentary that challenges our definition of justice by focusing on a group of inmates determined to create paths to education and healing from within their prison walls.
CIFF: We Are the Radical Monarchs
Don’t expect to see the Radical Monarchs— a scout troop comprising young girls of color in Oakland, California—selling cookies. These troopers earn their badges by learning about social justice movements, from the Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter, and participating in protest and pride marches. Filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton’s WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS follows the inaugural troop, led by co-founders Anayvette Martinez and Marilyn Hollinquest, from their first year as scouts through their graduation. As the aspiring activists learn about gender and sexuality, disability, affordable housing, and police brutality, the troop leaders take strides to expand the organization to include a second troop. Fielding requests for new troops from across the country—while also gaining prominent naysayers on Fox News and anonymous trolls on social media—the troop leaders struggle to acquire the funding to keep the organization afloat. But there’s no doubt their mission is worth supporting. You’ll certainly be cheering the Radical Monarch rallying cry by the end of the film. (In English and Spanish with subtitles)
CIFF: Dope is Death
DOPE IS DEATH is the story of how the Young Lords and Black Panther Party—two inner-city human rights activist groups— created the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. In 1973 the Lincoln Detox Acupuncture center was birthed from social and political movements sweeping the nation. These primarily minority-led human rights organizations, whose ideals and methods were often deemed radical by mainstream standards, were demanding affordable, quality community healthcare and social justice. This was especially true concerning the New York City heroin epidemic ravaging underserved communities. Their drive to create a chemical-free detox program was in response to Nixon’s methadone maintenance programs. The government-funded clinics used methadone to curb the painful heroin withdrawal symptoms but did not focus on eradicating chemical dependency. With Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shukur, serving as the Lincoln center’s frontman, the detox program helped hundreds of patients in a safe and effective way. This compelling documentary profiles a visionary community healthcare program created by the people for the people, which ultimately led to a protocol practiced in over 600 healthcare facilities in the U.S. alone. (In English and Spanish with subtitles)
CIFF: We Are the Radical Monarchs
Don’t expect to see the Radical Monarchs— a scout troop comprising young girls of color in Oakland, California—selling cookies. These troopers earn their badges by learning about social justice movements, from the Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter, and participating in protest and pride marches. Filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton’s WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS follows the inaugural troop, led by co-founders Anayvette Martinez and Marilyn Hollinquest, from their first year as scouts through their graduation. As the aspiring activists learn about gender and sexuality, disability, affordable housing, and police brutality, the troop leaders take strides to expand the organization to include a second troop. Fielding requests for new troops from across the country—while also gaining prominent naysayers on Fox News and anonymous trolls on social media—the troop leaders struggle to acquire the funding to keep the organization afloat. But there’s no doubt their mission is worth supporting. You’ll certainly be cheering the Radical Monarch rallying cry by the end of the film. (In English and Spanish with subtitles)
CIFF: They Ain't Ready for Me
In Chicago neighborhoods crippled by gun violence, community members stay indoors, fearful for their safety. Tamar Manasseh has had enough. Driven to bring joy back to summer, Manasseh makes it her mission to provide a haven in Chicago’s most crime-riddled neighborhoods. She forms the organization MASK (Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings). Armed with the belief that nobody wants to kill anyone’s mother, she seeks areas with the worst gang violence and sets up camp. Manasseh and her volunteers sit on the corner of 75th and Stewart from the first day of summer break to the last. They provide a safe place to congregate from 4 AM to 8 PM as well as free dinners. After three years of summer occupation, there hasn’t been a single shooting at the formerly dangerous intersection. The documentary THEY AIN’T READY FOR ME profiles a one-woman movement who is using her grassroots organization to change her community one block at a time. It’s an inspiring example of the impact a single human can have on others when they lead with their heart.
CIFF: They Ain't Ready for Me
In Chicago neighborhoods crippled by gun violence, community members stay indoors, fearful for their safety. Tamar Manasseh has had enough. Driven to bring joy back to summer, Manasseh makes it her mission to provide a haven in Chicago’s most crime-riddled neighborhoods. She forms the organization MASK (Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings). Armed with the belief that nobody wants to kill anyone’s mother, she seeks areas with the worst gang violence and sets up camp. Manasseh and her volunteers sit on the corner of 75th and Stewart from the first day of summer break to the last. They provide a safe place to congregate from 4 AM to 8 PM as well as free dinners. After three years of summer occupation, there hasn’t been a single shooting at the formerly dangerous intersection. The documentary THEY AIN’T READY FOR ME profiles a one-woman movement who is using her grassroots organization to change her community one block at a time. It’s an inspiring example of the impact a single human can have on others when they lead with their heart.
ViewPoints: Case Bargé
A deeper exploration of Temporary Spaces of Joy and Freedom. Free & open to all.
Take a deep dive into the exhibition Temporary Spaces of Joy and Freedom with moCa New Agent and alternative songwriter/performer Case Bargé, who will engage participants in considering the role of sound in Indigenous and Black liberation work and joy. The local musician will also perform a new spoken word piece he created in response to the exhibition.
Founder of ALOOF (Alls Lost Outside Our Fantasy) Recordings, a creative collective and independent music label working towards social and environmental transformation; Case Bargé aims to distract from what is exploited in mainstream music and media.
Register at mocacleveland.org/programs/viewpoints-case-barg
Breakout Session (or Frogorse)
Can a society legislate a change of heart? In Breakout Session (or Frogorse), inspired by Cleveland’s Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, a corporate training company is vying for the contract for anti-bias training with Cleveland’s Police Department. When the white facilitator tosses the approved curriculum out the window, the session spirals. Can a mantis shrimp and a crocodile teach us about building trust and the strength of vulnerability? Commissioned by CPT with funding from the National New Play Network (NNPN).
Breakout Session (or Frogorse) previews February 22 & 27. Press Night is Friday, February 28 and the show runs through March 14. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday nights at 7:00pm.
Enduring Questions Lecture Series featuring: Fr. Gregory Boyle - Founder of Homeboy Industries
Fr. Gregory Boyle is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang-intervention and rehabilitation program, and former pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles. He will share how, in working with marginalized populations, love is the answer, community is the context and tenderness connects us there.