About this Event
A Public Health of Healing, Resistance, & Resurgence
Stats & Stanzas 2026
— Living Room
“against the relentless laughter of evil
there is less and less living room
and where are my loved ones?
It is time to make our way home.”
– June Jordan, (1982)
In our ever-present moment of continued state-sanctioned violence – from anti-trans violence and erasure, to racialized pol-ICE violence, to ongoing settler-colonial violence in Palestine, to [insert], to [insert], to [insert] – what does it mean to have/find living room? As home, as homeplace, as belonging. Living room as a place – the sanctuary of sofa, being held, heard, nurtured, loved on. Living room as space – to breathe, to be full, to be whole, to move freely, to unfold, to be allowed/aloud. Living room as invitation – to grow, to be seated, to rise-up, to move in solidarity. What does it take for public health and our communities to protect/preserve room to live / living room / our living rooms?
In a time when LOVE *and* RESISTANCE must be simultaneous acts, this event will illuminate the necessity of both STATS *and* STANZAS to create public health futures of radical possibility.
We invite you to join us for an evening of healing, resistance, and solidarity, featuring poetry readings from a lineup of poets whose work embodies the spirit of poetic health justice. Featured guests include:
· Poet Brianna Renae (2018 & 2026 Slamlandia Grand Slam Champion)
· Poet Henneh Kwaku Kyereh
· DJ SoundsByDontā
· Music artist Nafisaria Mathews
· Photographer Sai Stone (ShotsBySai)
Friday April 24th
6:00 – 9:00p (open mic 6:00-7:00p)
The Skyline Room
Hilton Portland Downtown
921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204
Bring the fam. Bring the homies. Bring the kids. Bring the notepads. Bring the love.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
921 SW 6th Ave, 921 Southwest 6th Avenue, Portland, United States
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