Takara Pierce
takara@blackalderllc.com
(Black PR Wire) California, USA — Join editors Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukowska for two powerful evenings of storytelling, strategy, and cultural exchange as the Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st Century Social Movements national book tour stops in Oakland and Los Angeles. The anthology—written by and for social justice communicators—brings together frontline communicators, cultural strategists, and movement leaders to reflect on narrative power, organizing, and imagination as tools for resistance.
OAKLAND EVENT
WHAT: Liberation Stories Book Tour at Rhythm Section Art Lounge
WHEN: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 6:30 to 8:30 PM PDT
WHERE: Rhythm Section Art Lounge, 2744 East 11th Street, Suite E07, Oakland, CA 94601
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/liberation-stories-book-tour-oakland-stop-tickets-1382209418579
Featuring:
- Moderated by: Amanda Cooper
- With co-authors: Pamela Mejia and Asha E DuMonthier
This event will include live readings, behind-the-scenes reflections on the six-year journey of creating the anthology, and an interactive conversation about the future of narrative strategy in movement work.
LOS ANGELES EVENT
WHAT: Liberation Stories Book Tour at Crenshaw Dairy Mart Art Center
WHEN: Thursday, July 31, 2025 | 6:00 to 8:00 PM PDT
WHERE: Crenshaw Dairy Mart Art Center, 8629 Crenshaw Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90305
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/liberation-stories-book-tour-los-angeles-stop-tickets-1354078177279
Featuring:
- Moderated by: Patrisse Cullors
- With co-authors: Jessica Jewell Lanier and Miski Noor
This in-person gathering will offer readings from the book, a deep dive into the creative and political process of developing the anthology, and a participatory dialogue on building narrative power across movements.
About the Book:
Liberation Stories features essays, case studies, and strategies from frontline movement communicators and cultural workers. In a time of increasing repression, book bans, and narrative warfare, this anthology offers both practical tools and political insights for organizers, strategists, and storytellers who are working to change the world.
About the Co-Editors:
- Shanelle Matthews is the founder of the Radical Communicators Network and former communications director for the Movement for Black Lives. She teaches at City College at the City University of New York.
- Marzena Zukowska is an organizer and strategist who co-founded POMOC and previously led media work at the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
About Radical Communicators Network:
RadComms is a national community of practice for movement communicators working to build narrative power in support of justice, equity, and liberation.