Revitalizing the Village
As we gear up for the upcoming school year, we recognize that there will be many opportunities and challenges ahead of us. We want to ensure that our students, our parents and our educators feel…
Liberation Weekend: Emancipation Address
About the speaker: Elle Hearns is a organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Elle’s voice as a community organizer and speaker were formed from her upbringing in Columbus, Ohio as a youth organizer. Ms. Elle is…
Indy Star corrects errors criminalizing Aaron Bailey
Often in activism, we don't see progress immediately. Change comes slowly, if ever. This past week has been an exhausting battle to hold the media accountable for the reporting on Aaron Bailey's murder. Two specific…
The Wake Tickets On Sale!
Inspired by the book: In the Wake: On Blackness and Being by Christina Sharpe, "The Wake" combines Art and Activism in a way never seen in the city, let alone the state Featuring original spoken…
DONT SLEEP Storytellers – June
DONT SLEEP has partnered with Maleah Solange Books to bring a series of unique local Black authors to educate and raise the consciousness level of Indianapolis! Welcome the first of our featured DONT SLEEP Storytellers, Tami…
Know Your Rights Workshops (5)
Thanks to a partnership with the National Lawyers Guild – Indiana Chapter, and the generosity of Martin Luther King Community Center, DONT SLEEP is proud to announce a 5-Week Series of Know Your Rights Trainings starting…