Nafisa Ferdous (she/her) is a feminist cultural worker and illustrator born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and based in Queens, NYC. She has worked in sexual rights and feminism for over a decade in Asia, Africa & the US and weaves her experiences in human rights into her art practices. Nafisa thinks of art and cultural work as tools for movement building, popular education and mobilization. She enjoys making illustrations, comics, and community-based art, especially using collaborative approaches that debunk the myth of individual genius. You can see her work atnafisaferdous.com& @__petni

GV Arts Celebration: Graphic Liberation: A Conversation About Culture as a Tool of Transformation

Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 1:30-3:00 pm, free
Louis Armstrong Theater, Haas Center for the Performing Arts
 

Let’s be honest, almost all collective expression is suppressed. 

Josh MacPhee will be joined by some of the most accomplished political graphics makers across the globe—Daniel Drennan ElAwar, Nafisa Ferdous, and others—to discuss the importance of political aesthetics in our society. From the struggle for community power and control by the Black Panther Party, agitation during the AIDS crisis from ACT-UP, the fight against apartheid in South Africa and Palestine, as well as ongoing organizing against nuclear power, fair housing, and international solidarity, social movement culture is a collective tradition people have been practicing for generations. How can you be an active maker of visual culture?