Whether crossing nation-state borders or social boundaries, upwardly or downwardly negotiating class structures, navigating the invisible territorial boundaries of the city or the clearly delineated sectors of bureaucracy, we draw on a variety of tools and strategies to aid in our journeys. These tools may be physical objects, technological assistive devises, informational resources, social networks, modes of dress or speech that aid in ‘passing,’ among others. In anticipation of our forthcoming issue around the theme of im/migration, AREA Chicago is hosting an Im/migrant Tool Kit Gathering Session, as part of the “Crossings” program series at Mess Hall in Rogers Park.
AREA invites you to bring a tool to contribute to the Im/migrant Tool Kit. These contributions will be a starting point for conversation around the many dimensions of human mobility and immobility, the politics of belonging and of dislocation, as well as strategies for action around urgent issue facing im/migrants of all kinds. Blending the categories of panel discussion and workshop, participants will engage in facilitated dialogue and creative activity. The event and the objects assembled will be documented for inclusion in AREA Chicago magazine, as well as on AREA’s website.
Mess Hall is an accessible space.
Friday, May 13
6pm – gather to share food
6:30pm – program begins
Mess Hall
6932 N. Glenwood Avenue
Rogers Park
If you have questions or need accommodations, please call: 412.680.0612
if you have a tool to share, but don’t want to leave it behind, don’t fret! ‘contributions’ need not be donations. bring your tool, we’ll document it and you can take it home…
