Pleasure Activism on Public Land: The Resurgence of Joy through Reparations

• In Event: Poster Session 2023

Abstract

This poster illustrates a curriculum that explores 1) What are ways people across time and spaces have found pleasure on public lands without the exploitation and oppression of others? 2) How can the process of deep listening provide a better understanding of the reparations owed to marginalized communities in the name of pleasure? 3) How can we rediscover pleasure while protecting both people and the planet? This HBCU student-led process looks to untangle the enslaving and colonizing frameworks that permeate public land today, while highlighting and celebrating the joy and pleasure we all need to continue to fight for freedom.

Presenters

• Melina McConatha, Lincoln University

• Helena Rosle, Westtown School