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sovereignty

Within Philadelphia Assembled, sovereignty is not understood by one single definition, instead, a collective representation of the term is revealed through layered questions about autonomy, equity, and freedom. Through these questions, the Sovereignty atmosphere seeks to address the specific concepts of land and the alternative marketplace as each relates to histories of self-determination, the preservation of community wisdom, and new forms of cultural exchange. These ideas are being explored from within a context of, what author bell hooks terms, “communities of resistance,” spaces that “can emerge around our struggles for personal self-recovery as well as our efforts to organize collectively.”

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Economic Sovereignty

The Sovereignty working group explored the concepts of the marketplace and cultural exchange as they relate to histories of self-determination and the preservation of community wisdom. PHLA partnered with various businesses along the 52nd Street corridor in West Philadelphia to offer spaces for creating unity and cultivating economic sovereignty.

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past events:

6

may '17

Jewelry Making with Esau

5120 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19139
11 am > 02 pm

8

may '17

Social Entrepreneurship - The History and The Future

YMCA at 5120 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19139
06 pm > 09 pm

11

may '17

Knitting for Unity with PaPosse Crafts

1518 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
06 pm > 08 pm

13

may '17

Health is Wealth Holistic Wellness

West Philadelphia YMCA
11 am > 02 pm

18

may '17

Essential Oils and Incense Production

ACAF, 221 South 52nd Street
06 pm > 09 pm

20

may '17

Sovereign T - Production

Reclaim Printing, 4820 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia PA
01 pm > 04 pm

3

jun '17

Mask Making

1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia PA 19107
11 am > 02 pm

25

jun '17

Marketplace, Seeds of Sovereignty

52nd Street between Walnut and Spruce
11 am > 06 pm

Land Sovereignty

Knitting together a rich history of unity through land and labor, the second Sovereignty “site” was envisioned as a network of four urban gardens located in North Philadelphia. Programming and installations across these gardens informed the ways in which plants, seeds, and land reinforce people's connection to ancestry and serve as vehicles for nourishment, healing, and future growth.

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past events:

29

apr '17

Norris Square Neighborhood Project: Planting Puerto Rican Cultural Crops

Las Parcelas Garden, 2248 N Palethorp St, 19122
01 pm

12

may '17

Urban Creators First Friday

2315 N 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133
06 pm > 09 pm

13

may '17

Norris Square Neighborhood Project: Theatre in Las Parcelas

El Batey Bar- 430 Dauphin St, Philadelphia, PA 19133
02 pm > 07 pm

2

jun '17

Take Back the Night Philly: “Bust the Myths” Action

Urban Creators, 2315 N 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133
06 pm > 07 pm

3

jun '17

Stretch and Fly Youth Business Garden Build

1600 Susquehanna Philadelphia PA
11 am

10

jun '17

Urban Creators Volunteer Day

2315 N 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133
12 pm > 04 pm

10

jun '17

18

jun '17

Historic Fair Hill: Neigborhood Histories, the Master Narratives

germantown avenue and west cambria street
01 pm > 03 pm

7

jul '17

Land and Liberation

2315 N 11the street
06 pm > 09 pm

22

jul '17

Urban Creators' HOODSTOCK

2315 north 11th street, philadelphia pa 19133
12 pm > 07 pm
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