Gathered is a film program, showing at three different Philadelphia venues (Vox Populi Gallery on 12/15, Asian Arts Initiative on 12/16, Making Worlds Bookstore on 1/14) including short works by contemporary women and LGBTQ+ Palestinian independent filmmakers. Because entry and ticketing for each event is based on producing proof of five days of calling attendee’s local representatives, Batikh Batikh will hold the Philadelphia community accountable for continuing the fight for the Palestinian lives as we host their cinema.

Experimental music showcase following first friday festivities!

Co-hosted by Transformer and Vox Populi, in dialogue with peer spaces Asian Arts Initiative, Space 1026, & Ulises. This conversation will delve into how artist-centered alternative art spaces support emerging artist communities and explore what peer organizations can learn from each other.

The Feast! A delicious night of comedy at the Vox Populi Gallery! Come and enjoy three main courses of assorted varieties. First course starts at 7pm with Big Ass Bitties hosted by Betty Simthsonian. For seconds starting at 8:30pm devour Gummo 2 starring Andrew Shearer & Liam Paris. And stay for our final meal, Ohnonononononoooo9/11MANComesREALLYreallyhardTONIGHT starring Sohrab Haghverdi. Doors open at 6:30pm. Arrive hungry for a weird, wonderful night!

a sci-fi reading and screening of the Matrixwith Alex Smith and Lane Timothy Speidel

Screening of five revolutionary Palestinian films from the 1970s, presented by South Philly Autonomous Cinema. This is a selection of shorts from the PLO-affiliated Palestine Film Unit (later Palestine Cinema Institute) and their allies. Films are mostly in Arabic and French with English subtitles.

Join us for a special preview of “Little Windows” and get the chance to purchase work before the official opening!

World Again is a new monthly improvised music series curated by Vox Member, Victor Vieira-Branco. This first event will feature Colombian Saxophonist and Clarinetist, Maria A. Valencia, Saxophonist Michael Foster, and Percussionist Toshi Makihara.

A workshop led Led by Lizania Cruz, presented as part of Teaching at the End of Times

In this workshop participants will learn how to use story circles as a way of uniting, mobilizing, and honoring the histories of immigrant communities.

The Uses of Memory led by Kimi Hanauer and Bilphena Decontee Yahwon

Presented by Teaching At The End of Times

In this workshop, we will explore memory from an anti-colonial perspective, challenging conventional notions of linear narratives and manufactured recollections.

Get ready to groove to the irresistible rhythms of Afrobeat at the Bari Bentley show in Philly! Join us for a night of dancing, poetry, and electrifying music and infectious energy that'll keep you vibing spiritually all night long

@smile4kimefilm is a FREE screening of an experimental documentary short film about friends who transcend time, space, and even death to support each other beyond a world that doesn’t support the mental health of black women. After will be a musical performance by @soundsbysabrina and a grief ritual by @dopegirlfresh. Please wear a mask!

Embrace, Release, Surrender: A Self-Care Support System led by Katie Rauth and Lea Devon Sorrentino

Presented by Teaching At The End of Times

Through this immersive experience, the group will conduct discussions and creative exercises, encouraging participants to hop off the never ending cycle of self-betterment in a response to communal problems.

Sound designer and house and techno music producer Jackson Ryland travels to Philadelphia to present a cosmic program.

Club Bed: Speculating from a sick horizontality led by Alx Velozo

This workshop approaches the sick, horizontal, pained body-mind as a position of imagination and speculation.

Vox Populi presents "Teaching At The End of Times," an exhibition at Atelier Gallery. This show brings together an array of artist-led experiments in modular and mobile pedagogy, alongside a series of programming.

“I am Edith Södergran” is a multidisciplinary project by performance and media artist Josef Ka dedicated to the life and art of the finnish avantgarde poet, Edith Södergran (1892 – 1923)

Join us in a screening of the hilarious, sensual and bizarre film, Pasolini’s Decameron. In between episodes of jest, sex, and death the band Saggy will perform correspondingly

Teaching at the End of Times presents a book preview event with Press Press In Celebration of Commune Diverge Shift Connect: Press Press’s Organizational Handbook

Teaching at the End of Times presents a workshop led by Isy Abraham-Raveson. Ultimately, the workshop asks us all: What can we do to make our communities and our world better places to exist in our bodies?

Teaching at the End of Times presents a workshop led by Tiny Farm Wagon

Teaching at the End of Times presents a workshop led by organizers zara raven and Raani Begum

Teaching at the End of Times presents a workshop led by artist and organizer KT Pe Benito. Whether you want to make a sign for an upcoming protest or you want to discuss the role of art in resistance and change, make your message LOUD & CLEAR!

Performance by Sound Museum Collective, screening by Lino Kino, and exhibition panel discussion

Chelsey Luster presents “We are Beautiful in the Light: Johanna and Jahné” alongside her paintings in her solo show “Finding Home.” In this short film, Johanna andJahné share their journey’s as Black women with vitiligo. They explore themes of beauty, community, family and their pathways to self love.

Panel discussion on the struggles of workers organizing & the ongoing history of Philippine-based and Filipino-American labor organizing

Please join us for a performance of THE SEARCH FOR THE SKUNKAPE - a live action puppet show utilizing a crankie and live music