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.

Upcoming events:

Come hang with us, Thursday, July 10th from 6-7pm as we handwrite letters to our incarcerated pen pals at @seewhichbooks ! This is a great way to get involved and build good relations with folks on the inside. Bring a friend! 😷
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 🔥🧊🔥
Join us, Thursday, June 5th from 6-7pm as we handwrite letters to our incarcerated pen pals at @seewhichbooks ! This is a great way to get involved and build good relations with folks on the inside. Join us! Bring a friend! 😷
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
We’re rolling out a monthly newsletter to bring you: 1.) HBB events 📅 2.) Information on local histories 📍 3.) Artwork from our incarcerated pen-pals! 🎨 DON’T WORRY! We are keeping our newsletter short & sweet to not bombard our r
Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate & Happy Sunday 💚
Some words we’ve gathered for you 🧺 See you ONLINE this Thursday! DM us for the jitsi link 🔗
Dropping in to remind you of HBB’s monthly meeting, happening THIS Thursday, March 27th from 6:30-8pm. We’ll be online ONLY! Dm us for the jitsi link. 🔗 We have some fun updates to share and we’ll be continuing last month’s
‼️ EDIT: We will be meeting online only, NOT in person for this event! DM us if you’d like the link to join this conversation. ‼️ Join us for a transparency meeting! As a grassroots community organization, we want and NEED to hear your thought
Some news worth sharing & some things to think about 🩵