Abolitionist Tea Party with jackie sumell

jackie sumell leads a participatory ritual of tea and dialogue, connecting plants grown by incarcerated people to conversations about abolition and healing.

Registration is encouraged, but not required.

 

jackie sumell, a prison abolitionist, ex-jock and multidisciplinary artist, draws inspiration and parallels from the lives of everyday people and the natural world. For over two decades her work has been an expression of gratitude for her beloved elders Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox, Robert King and Zulu Whitmore. Positioned at the intersection of abolition, social practice, healing justice and contemplative studies, her work has been showcased extensively across the U.S. and Europe.

 

 

Running from April 4 through June 28, 2026, The Warehouse is a collaboration between artist and writer Vic Liu, abolitionist organizer Mariame Kaba, and the Bedford branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. The project features more than two dozen new, full-scale paintings by Liu that cover the library's walls, transforming the public space into an immersive exploration of resistance, survival, and possibility.

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