Communiversity
Catalog
August - November 2025
The following workshops and classes are open to people 18 years and older, based in NYC. They are not open to people under 18.
Please only register if you are sure to attend as space is limited. In addition, we ask that free slots be reserved for people who cannot afford to make a donation. For those who can donate, please only register for a donation ticket on a sliding scale. We strive to make this space as inclusive as possible but we are incurring costs to facilitate Communiversity so donations are very much appreciated. Finally, please do not register for other people, only for yourself.
August 16 Session
Introduction to Restorative Justice
Facilitated by Mariame Kaba
August 16
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
August 23 & 30 Sessions
Circle Keeping 101
Facilitated by Sethu Nair
August 23 & 30
2 sessions [must attend all sessions]
10:30 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
September 13 Session
Abolition, Incarceration, and the Rule of Law
Facilitated by Soffiyah Elijah
September 13 & 20
Session 1 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 4 PM
Herbs and the Nervous System
Facilitated by Mari Vial-Golden
September 13
11 AM to 3 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Herbal Medicine: An Introduction to Healing Plants and Tincture Making
Facilitated by Zainab Mubarak
September 13
12:30 to 4 PM [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
Borders, Bars, and Belonging
Facilitated by Karla Meija
September 13, 20 & 27
Session 1 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 3:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
September 20 Session
Abolition, Incarceration, and the Rule of Law
Facilitated by Soffiyah Elijah
September 13 & 20
Session 2 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 4 PM
Claiming Space: Growing Radical Projects from the Ground Up
Facilitated by Cassie Dorland
September 20 & 27
Session 1 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
“Imprisonment Is an Aspect of Class Struggle”: Understanding Materialism
Facilitated by Autonomous University of Political Education
September 20 & 27
Session 1 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
1 to 3:30 pm [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
Borders, Bars, and Belonging
Facilitated by Karla Meija
September 13, 20 & 27
Session 2 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 3:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 ]
Theatre of the Oppressed Starter Kit
Facilitated by Sulu LeoNimm
September 20
11 AM to 2:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
September 27 Session
Claiming Space: Growing Radical Projects from the Ground Up
Facilitated by Cassie Dorland
September 20 & 27
Session 2 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
“Imprisonment Is an Aspect of Class Struggle”: Understanding Materialism
Facilitated by Autonomous University of Political Education
September 20 & 27
Session 2 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
1 to 3:30 PM [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
Borders, Bars, and Belonging
Facilitated by Karla Meija
September 13, 20 & 27
Session 3 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 3:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
#FreeThemAll: A History of Mass Incarceration in New York City
Facilitated by Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario
September 27
1 to 4 PM [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
Moving Beyond Hierarchy, Punishment, Extraction, and Exclusion
Facilitated by Kim Westcott
September 27, October 4, 11 & 18
Session 1 of 4 [must attend all sessions]
1 to 3 PM
October 4 Session
Deep Canvass Organizing to Change Hearts and Minds
Facilitated by Kristen Brock-Petroshius
October 4 & 11
Session 1 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Lessons from Below: Learn from/with Palms Unhoused Mutual Aid (PUMA) and Build Your Own Abolitionist Network of Care
Facilitated by Ndindi Kitonga
October 4
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
How to Create a Personal Archive
Facilitated by Mariame Kaba
October 4
1 to 3:30 PM [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
Introduction to 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organizations
Facilitated by Rhonda Brown-Moore
October 4
12:30 to 4 PM [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
Moving Beyond Hierarchy, Punishment, Extraction, and Exclusion
Facilitated by Kim Westcott
September 27, October 4, 11 & 18
Session 2 of 4 [must attend all sessions]
1 to 3 PM
October 11 Session
Deep Canvass Organizing to Change Hearts and Minds
Facilitated by Kristen Brock-Petroshius
October 4 & 11
Session 2 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Loving Yourself Beyond the Trauma: Building Emotional Resilience and Confidence
Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Xenia Barnes
October 11 &18, November 1
Session 1 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
October: 11 AM to 1:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
November 1: 2 to 4 PM
From Rosie’s to the Courtroom: Breaking Chains, Building Power
Facilitated by Kennedy Felder
October 11
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Money Moves that Matter: Build Your Power Through Financial Literacy
Facilitated by Veronica Olivares
October 11
12:30 to 4 PM [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
Moving Beyond Hierarchy, Punishment, Extraction, and Exclusion
Facilitated by Kim Westcott
September 27, October 4, 11 & 18
Session 3 of 4 [must attend all sessions]
1 to 3 PM
October 18 Session
Loving Yourself Beyond the Trauma: Building Emotional Resilience and Confidence
Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Xenia Barnes
October 11 &18, November 1
Session 2 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
October: 11 AM to 1:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
November 1: 2 to 4 PM
Justice Beyond Punishment: Messaging Towards Non-Carceral Healing and Accountability
Facilitated by Tess Weiner & Melissa Tanis
October 18
12 to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Rebellious Care: Centering Bodily Autonomy as a Practice of Care
Facilitated by Rebellious Root
October 18
10:30 AM to 4:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Moving Beyond Hierarchy, Punishment, Extraction, and Exclusion
Facilitated by Kim Westcott
September 27, October 4, 11 & 18
Session 4 of 4 [must attend all sessions]
1 to 3 PM
November 1 Session
Loving Yourself Beyond the Trauma: Building Emotional Resilience and Confidence
Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Xenia Barnes
October 11 &18, November 1
Session 3 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
October: 11 AM to 1:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
November 1: 2 to 4 PM
Grief Work as a Movement Tool
Facilitated by Eskedar Girmash
November 1, 8 & 15
Session 1 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 1:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Decriminalizing Black Girlhood: Let Black Girls Be (W)Ratchet!
Facilitated by Mayannah Beauvoir & Lee Peterson
November 1, 8 & 15
Session 1 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
1 to 3:30 PM [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
“Innerdance”
Facilitated by Carolina Wolkowitz
November 1
11 AM to 2:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Addressing Harm Beyond Punishment: Transformative Justice Skill-Building
Facilitated by Camila Pelsinger
November 1 & 8
Session 1 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
November 8 Session
Grief Work as a Movement Tool
Facilitated by Eskedar Girmash
November 1, 8 & 15
Session 2 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 1:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Decriminalizing Black Girlhood: Let Black Girls Be (W)Ratchet!
Facilitated by Mayannah Beauvoir & Lee Peterson
November 1, 8 & 15
Session 2 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
1 to 3:30 PM [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
Addressing Harm Beyond Punishment: Transformative Justice Skill-Building
Facilitated by Camila Pelsinger
November 1 & 8
Session 2 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
From Bars to Books: Deconstructing Modern Rap, Reconstructing Reality
Facilitated by Drewlina J
November 8 [there is a cap of 25 participants]
11 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Meta-gogy of the Oppressed
Facilitated by Zevulon Boukhobza & Jerie Choi Ortiz
November 8 & 15
Session 1 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
12 to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
November 15 Session
Grief Work as a Movement Tool
Facilitated by Eskedar Girmash
November 1, 8 & 15
Session 3 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
11 AM to 1:30 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Decriminalizing Black Girlhood: Let Black Girls Be (W)Ratchet!
Facilitated by Mayannah Beauvoir & Lee Peterson
November 1, 8 & 15
Session 3 of 3 [must attend all sessions]
1 to 3:30 PM [stop by at 12:30 for snacks]
Turntables as Tools of Liberation: DJing for Collective Joy and Resistance
Facilitated by DJ MAMICANA
November 15
10:30 AM to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Meta-gogy of the Oppressed
Facilitated by Zevulon Boukhobza & Jerie Choi Ortiz
November 8 & 15
Session 2 of 2 [must attend all sessions]
12 to 4 PM [with a break from 12:30 to 1 PM]
Black Radical Women in the U.S. 1910–1960: A Study and Discussion Circle
Facilitated by Mariame Kaba
November 15
1:30 to 4 PM [with required readings]