HUMANITIES BEHIND BARS

A tidewater, virginia based abolitionist collective of teachers, students, organizers, and artists committed to political education and creating networks of care in the larger movement to end carceral systems.

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Upcoming events:

See you Thursday @eleanorsnfk for Abolition School 🫂🌳🍂
“Which me will survive all these liberations”
Join us THIS Thursday, 6-7pm @seewhichbooks for pen-pal writing hour! Check out our “Take Action” tab on humanitiesbehindbars.org for more information on our pen pal program! 💌📪🖊️
r/evolution is love. Rest in peace and power, Assata Shakur. ❤️‍🩹🖤
FIRST DAY OF ABOLITION SCHOOL 🤩🤓😱🍎 •When: This Thursday, September 11th @ 6:30pm ⏰ •Where: class will be held VIRTUALLY! DM us or use our “Contact Us” page on our website to receive the meeting link 🔗 •Is there homewo
You might’ve spotted our Abolition School 2025 flyers at your favorite local Norfolk cafe already. ☕️👀😍 Snap a photo and tag us if you do! This is a reminder that we are hosting ORIENTATION DAY @eleanorsnfk on Thursday, August 28th from 6:3
We’ve been working & we’ve got some fun updates coming YOUR way 🫵🤭 stay tuned 👀💞💖💗
You deserve what you support. What have you been supporting?
Let’s chat about @sinnersmovie Thursday, June 26th from 6:30-8pm @eleanorsnfk ! We won’t be watching the film but please do come ready to talk Sinners, art, resistance, & abolition in particular as we navigate this pivotal political m
Beautiful artwork on the first slide by @michellespearmint 🔥🧊🔥
Pssst… Abolition School is returning this September & we would really love to have you be a part of our planning sessions 😍🥰 please join us either virtually or in person at @eleanorsnfk on Thursday, May 29th from 6:30-8pm as we plan! Thi
We hope to see you at this month’s meeting! We’ll be hosting our discussion online. Send us a dm if you’d like the meeting link and we’ll be sure to share it with you. This month, we’ll be taking the time to discuss ho