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adrienne maree brown: Thursday, April 3, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
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Join us for a virtual talk by writer adrienne maree brown followed by an audience Q&A.
adrienne maree brown (she/they) is growing a garden of healing ideas. Informed by 27 years of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction scholarship, and doula work, brown has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination, and Loving Correction as ideas and practices for transformation. brown is the New York Times–bestselling author/editor of several published texts, a ritual singer-songwriter, co-generator of the Lineages of Change Tarot Deck, and co-creator/host of the How to Survive the End of the World podcast with Autumn Brown. Their latest book Loving Corrections is now available from AK Press.
brown is the author of Fables and Spells: Collected and New Short Fiction and Poetry, The Journal of Radical Permission with Sonya Renee Taylor, Grievers (the first novella in her fiction trilogy for the Black Dawn imprint at AK Press), Maroons, Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation, We Will Not Cancel Us and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice, the New York Times bestseller Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, the movement classic Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds published by AK Press in 2017. She is also the co-editor of the anthology Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements with Walidah Imarisha, published by AK Press in 2015, and co-editor of the out of print How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office.
Presented in partnership with SAIC’s Visiting Artists Program and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on the occasion of SAIC’s Shared Read, Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. As an outgrowth of SAIC’s ongoing commitment to redress institutionalized racism, each year SAIC designates a Shared Read, an annual, School-wide reading of a text to create a foundational and integrative learning experience for all members of the School community. Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Sekile Nzinga will engage in conversation with adrienne maree brown about the motivations and ideas behind her work.
adrienne maree brown. Photo: Derrick Beasley
Writing Ourselves Into the Future
adrienne maree brown & Tory Stephens | Orion Magazine | November 4, 2024
Holding a Revolutionary Mindset: A Conversation with adrienne maree brown
adrienne maree brown & Steve Dubb | Nonprofit Quarterly | October 29, 2024
“It’s Not About Fixing People” – Yes, You Can Tackle Difficult Conversations In A Loving Way
Dalia Al-Dujaili | Service 95 | October 8, 2024
adrienne maree brown’s Southern Roots Taught Her How to Love
Fran Tirado | them | October 3, 2024
In “Loving Corrections,” bestselling author adrienne maree brown creates a roadmap for healing
Danielle Buckingham | reckon | September 20, 2024
adrienne maree brown offers loving course corrections for a world on the brink
Syrus Marcus Ware | Xtra Magazine | August 20, 2024
Practicing New Worlds with adrienne maree brown and Andrea Ritchie
adrienne maree brown & Andrea Ritchie | Yes Magazine | December 18, 2023
Imagination Is a Muscle
adrienne maree brown, Thelma Young Lutunatabua, & Rebecca Solnit | Orion Magazine | May 11, 2023
adrienne maree brown and Prentis Hemphill On Restoring Our Rhythm
Willow Befebaugh | Atmos | May 1, 2023
How to Survive the End of the World [Podcast]
Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown | Please note this podcast does provide transcripts
The Emergent Strategy Podcast
Sage Crump, Mia Herndon, and adrienne maree brown | Please note this podcast does not provide transcripts
Octavia's Parables [Podcast]
adrienne maree brown and Toshi Reagon | Please note this podcast does provide transcripts
Octavia's Brood Research Guide
A collaboration between the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the John M. Flaxman Library.
Emergent Strategy by 
Octavia's Brood by adrienne maree brown: blog
Since 2003, adrienne maree brown has been writing publicly in the form of a blog.
Visiting Artists Program Lecture Recordings from the Archive
SAIC Visiting Artists Program video and audio lecture recordings (1977–present.) Available with SAIC login credentials.
SAIC Digital Collections: Visiting Artists Program
SAIC Visiting Artists Program publicity archive and audio recordings (1977–98).
