As womxn of color, we know perspective is everything, and that the key to (equitable) thriving is alignment. So, we’ve created Alignment Festival, a month-long offering to you, our community, produced by us at The House of Malico. Alignment Festivals is built upon 5 Pillars of Alignment, a manifesto we created to produce racial, social & economic equity within Black, Brown & QTIPOC (queer, trans, intersex people of color) communities.

Learn more about the 7 events that made up Alignment Festival

  • a contemporary art installation exhibiting works from the WOC at The House of Malico.

    March 1st, 2019, 6PM - 9PM : Qulture Collective, 1714 Franklin st.

  • is a hyper-local potluck event encouraging artist collaboration over the exchange of intimate conversations, interactive activities, and good food.

    March 9th 2019, 5PM - 10PM

  • is an independent music platform born from the qtipoc & bipoc tastemakers. Twerk 4 Mother Earth is building a community that supports artist promoting an inclusive, consent-based culture. This months T4ME is the official after party for the Empowering Womxn of Color Conference. Live stream by Lower Grand Radio.

    March 16th, 2019, 10PM - 2AM

  • focuses on empowering our natural creative tendencies, by changing negative internal/ social narratives. Self-acceptance is core to the theory behind this workshop. Believing that everyone is truly original and creative; we just have to get out of our own way. While looking deeper at our own processes and creative styles, this workshop will help to illuminate what creativity means to the individual. We will be exploring concepts and theories that touch on mindfulness, cognitive psychology, and internal family systems. Using the complimentary workbook provided there will be group activities/discussions, writing prompts, and a take home journal to encourage creative discovery beyond this workshop. Snacks and beverages will be provided .

    March 23rd 2019, 2PM - 5PM

  • uses movement, reflection and discussion as tools for connecting and reconnecting with our most sacred selves. This health and wellness workshop is centered in healing both physical and spiritual ailments/imbalances pertaining to our Yoni's. Together, we will create a sacred space to honor the divine feminine in us all.

    March 30th 2019, 10AM - 1PM

  • creates a dynamic space for writers of color and folks from marginalized racial-ethnic identities by utilizing liberatory pedagogies and creative inquiry to support storytelling in a collaborative and brave-safe environment. While engaging with critical thinkers and black feminist writers, this workshop will aid attendees in developing their writing skills through somatic studies and embodiment techniques to help channel their creativity. They will learn constructive, effective methods for critiquing and improving their art practices via experiential learning and case studies. We will include activities such as meditation, collective readings, embodied movement, free writing, group discussions, art critique sections, and one-on-one peer review.

    March 30th 2019, 2PM - 5PM

  • To celebrate The Manifesto Exhibition & Alignment Festival we had a closing conversation with SWI (Sisters With Invoices). SWI centers education around giving space to hear the life story of Black creative Womxn in the Industry and allies. Within this convo The House of Malico shared their beginning to now. The event was an open floor for exchanging tools, knowledge, wisdom.

Explaining the energy behind the work

To celebrate The Manifesto Exhibition & Alignment Festival we had a closing conversation with SWI (Sisters With Invoices). SWI centers education around giving space to hear the life story of Black creative Womxn in the Industry and allies. Within this convo The House of Malico shared their beginning to now. The event was an open floor for exchanging tools, knowledge, wisdom.

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FEATURED ARTIST

Yani Mo, Palomx, Fela Kutchii, Namaste Shawty, Silkxee, Sweetest Threat, Mousetwat, Sasha Kelley, Lala Openi, Charmaine Davis, Sakiko Hill, Selah Brown, Ariana Faye Allensworth, Akima Brakeen, Feven Ezra, Odilcia Balondola, Divya Faria, Dani Vicc, Shah Noor Hussein and Alex Burrell, Emily Mclean

COLLABORATORS

Macrowaves
Lower Grand Radio
Fatima Nassor
Sisters With Invoices
Sumi's Touch
Spaz

2019 PARTNERS

Qulture Collective
Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive
Empowering Women of Color Conference

SPONSORS

Akonadi Foundation
EastSide Arts Alliance & Cultural Center
The Zellerbach Family Foundation
Berkeley Women of Color Initiative