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The Fight for a Land Revolution: Reimagining Series Part Two is an environmental justice and community gathering workshop focused on imagining a new, sustainable society. Prior to re-envisioning future land treatment, different environmental groups will elicit change together by creating a list of demands to hold the city accountable. We want to bring people together to take notice of our dying community/world and action in reimagining ways we can save Earth. We are building a revolution!

DecolonizePhilly Reimagining Series is a series of somatic workshops that bring community members together to learn about varying social justice issues while they collectively reimagine a new society. Each workshop will tackle a different social issue relevant to Philadelphia community members. We are cultivating the Revolution.

DecolonizePhilly Mission:
DecolonizePhilly is focused on putting power back into community members' hands to create/cultivate a new society centered on sustainability, community healing, and joy. We are ½ direct action and ½ media. We do this by producing social justice-led media, and year-round events.

About the Workshop Facilitators:

Keyssh Datts is a community organizer and filmmaker from Southwest Philadelphia. They are the founder of DecolonizePhilly, an environmental justice organization focused on gentrification, gun violence, and environmental justice. They were also a 2022 Lenfest Generation Award recipient and in 2019, received the community leader award from state representative Dwight Evans. As a filmmaker, they've written and narrated the film exhibition piece Succulent City, highlighting urban farmers in Philly for the Smithsonian Futures Exhibit.

Essence Gaines (she/they) is an avid reader and educator who wants to continue inspiring and increasing Black children’s reading skills. Before receiving her Black Studies degree from Community College of Philadelphia, she read Black authored books to Black children at Dover Street Library. Recently, she worked at Sankofa Freedom School as a Servant Leader Intern for 1st and 2nd graders using Sankofa’s Summer curriculum. They’re excited to facilitate more community-led spaces, including DecolonizePhilly’s workshops.