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Jawanza James Williams

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Lover of the People and our collective potential to rise above our worst parts to be transformed through love.
Organizer. Writer. Filmmaker. Student.

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We are excited to announce the release of Absence/Presence: 30 Years of Day Without Art, 1989–2019. Now available for preorder with free shipping in the US — use code AIDSISNOTOVER.

This landmark volume resurfaces the history of Day Without Art, a day of action and mourning in response to the ongoing AIDS crisis, organized by Visual AIDS and observed by thousands of museums, universities and galleries since 1989.

Join us at the book launch at the Housing Works bookstore Nov 1 to celebrate! The afternoon will bring together former Visual AIDS staff and contributors to the book for a series of short conversations spanning the history of Day Without Art. RSVP at the link in bio.

Edited with text by Kyle Croft, Risa Puleo. Preface by Robert Atkins. Foreword by Esther McGowan. Text by Douglas Crimp, Ariel Goldberg, Roderick A. Ferguson, Claire Grace, Cait McKinney, Theodore (ted) Kerr, Elizabeth Koke. Conversations with Amy Sadao, Nelson Santos, Alex Fialho, Alexandra Juhasz, Vivian Crockett, Jawanza James Williams.

Designed by Practise @practisetheory
Published by Visual AIDS and [NAME] Publications, 2026 @name_publications
Distributed by D.A.P. @artbook

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All social movements need infrastructure capable of sustaining across multi-generational fights. But how do we build this infrastructure and ensure that we lower the cost of onboarding new people into our movements so they can grow?

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Rather than accepting the dominant narratives about the past and future of the United States, As If It Could Be Otherwise elevates movement voices organizing to reclaim land, capital, memory, narrative, and possibility—inviting readers to imagine a country grounded in collective liberation, for a future that could, indeed, be otherwise.

🔗link in bio to read the full issue

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“What becomes possible when we tell the true story of this nation’s founding? What must the next 250 years offer us?”

This special edition of The Forge in collaboration with The BLIS Collective that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States, invites readers to imagine a country grounded in collective liberation for a future that could, indeed, be otherwise.

🔗link in bio to read full issue

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Day 22 - Jawanza Williams, VOCAL-US Director of Movement Building
@jawanzajames Part 2 #Tattoo #Interview #Art #Real #Texas

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Day 22 - Jawanza Williams, VOCAL-US Director of Movement Building
@jawanzajames Part 1 #Tattoo #Interview #Art #Real #Texas

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Senator Gillibrand Hold The Line Emergency Vigil and Rally calling on Sen Gillibrand to vote no on ICE funding
In frigid temperatures constituents rally outside of the senator’s NYC office calling for her to vote against additional DHS funding
1/27/26

Gina M Randazzo @zumapress

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New Yorkers gathered this morning in near- freezing temperatures, outside @senkirstengillibrand’s Manhattan office in solidarity with Minnesota, and immigrant communities across the U.S. to call on her to hold fast in her no-vote for more DHS funding.

Be our conscience in the Senate!

#KeithPorter #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #HeberDominguez #VictorManuelDiaz #ParadyLa #LuisBeltran #LuisGustavo #GeraldoLunasCampos

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TOMORROW: Join communities across NYS in calling on @senkirstengillibrand to hold the line on her no-vote on more DHS (ICE) funding.

We mourn those we have lost and we fight like hell for the living.

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On Tuesday, January 12th, the New York for All coalition travelled to Albany to urge legislators to pass #NY4All in our state and ensure New York will not be complicit in Trump’s cruel deportation agenda.

NINE local governments and counting across NY have signed “287g” deportation agreements with ICE, which directly use our state’s dollars & resources to separate families and abduct our neighbors.

States like California and Illinois already have comprehensive protections that limit collusion between local law enforcement & ICE, protecting thousands of residents from family separation and detention.

As the 2026 NY legislative session begins, we need state leaders to meet the moment and take bold action by passing the New York for All Act to protect immigrants.

¡Sí se puede!

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After hours we fostering community. We will keep fighting. We will keep winning! 🪷

So much to love, tap in @drumnyc @nywfp @livablefuturenyc @nyccomptroller @handsoffnyc @ny_indivisible @jeanine_ibrahim @kylie__akka

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