A breakdown of our time together in Atlanta
Additional details will be added in the lead-up to the convening
Making the Impossible Possible kicks off the evening of Tuesday, June 27, when we’ll get to know our community of voting champions and get our creative and collaborative juices flowing. On Wednesday, June 28, we’ll dive into how to change voting culture in our communities by harnessing the powers of creativity, the creative process, and utopia.
On Thursday, June 29, we’ll start to realize the bold ideas that arose the day before — prototyping our innovative pro-voter project plans, sharing them with our peers, and developing methods of assessment and iteration. We’ll close that night with a public event featuring leading artistic activists from across Atlanta and sharing key takeaways about how we can — and will — make the impossible possible in our voting work and beyond.
Tuesday, June 27
Meet your convening-mates
Location: Sister Louisa’s CHURCH of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium
7 – 9 pm
Get connected and ready for the creative, collaborative days ahead.
Wednesday, June 28
Changing Voting Culture
Location: The Bakery
7 – 9 pm
Morning session (10 am – 1:30 pm)
Introductions & Intentions
Imagine Winning & The Power of Utopia
Challenges our Voting Communities Face and How We Can Transform Them
Lunch (1:30 – 2:30 pm, provided)
Afternoon session (2:30 – 6 pm)
New Ways to Reach our Audiences
Starting with the Impossible
Selling it to Funders
Learning from Atlanta’s Culture
Various locations
7-9pm
Popular culture is popular for a reason. We’ll have options for three local cultural excursions to experience with your peers that will help us find new inspiration for our voting work.
Thursday, June 29
Making Our Work, Work
Location: The Bakery
10 am – 6 pm
Morning session (10 am – 1:30 pm)
Campaign Planning
Project Prototyping & Sharing
Lunch (1:30 – 2:30 pm, provided)
Afternoon session (2:30 – 6 pm)
Evaluating, Assessing, & Iterating
Making the Impossible Possible
Closing Celebrations
Location: The Bakery
8 pm – 10 pm
Open to the greater community, a chance to connect with activists and artists, share key takeaways from our two days together, and plan the innovative, impactful work ahead.
Featuring a group exhibition celebrating artistic activism, community building, and dreaming of a better future through voting and beyond. With the work of local artists including Armando Chacon, Aysha Pennerman, Honey Pierre, Jasmine Nicole Williams, Jessica Caldas, and Maxine Hess.
Note: night activities are optional.
Learn more about the Making the Impossible Possible convening
Making the Impossible Possible is a partnership between the Center for Artistic Activism’s Unstoppable Voters program, Fair Count, The Bakery, Young Black Lawyers’ Organizing Coalition (YBLOC), Democrasexy, Arena, PA Youth Vote, and Just Act.
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