7Stages Event Calendar

An exploration of the misinformation that often surrounds our indigenous neighbors and a modern view of indigenous peoples. Join us for a celebration of ancestors and future generations through conversation. November 17th, 2021 @7pm

Art of Activism brings together VIP community experts, artists and patrons for a virtual and vital conversation. 

7 Stages honors the work of US Poet Laureate and Mvskoke (Muscogee Creek Nation) Artist, Joy Harjo, as we examine our role beyond the art! This discussion will be filled with vulnerability and the acknowledgement of complacency in upholding colonialism in today’s society. We acknowledge that our theatre has resided on the Muscogee/Creek land for over 40 years and that the original voices of this land were silenced.  As we continue to examine our role in the arts community, engage in vital conversations and connect across our differences, we strive to shed light on colonialism and seek to create a brave space for native voices, stories, and leadership.     

All settlers, including recent arrivants, have a responsibility to consider what it means to acknowledge the history and legacy of colonialism. What are some of the privileges you enjoy today because of colonialism? How can individuals develop relationships with peoples whose territory they are living on? What are you, or your organization, doing beyond acknowledging the territory where you live, work, or hold your events?  

While you do not have to have read the book to attend the complimentary event, we welcome all voices to join the VIP’s in connecting across our differences, share in commonalities, and explore the curiosity that initiates questions such as: How do we analyze and rectify cultural ignorance surrounding the lives of Native & Indigenous Peoples through resilience, politics and performance? We hope that with this conversation our community can come together and leave feeling empowered with actionable steps moving forward!

“There will be no balance without all voices present in the power circle”- p 80 American Sunrise by Joy Harjo