Saturday, 24 October 2025,

12:00 Noon till 6:00 pm

Auburn Avenue Research Library
101 Auburn Ave NE,
Atlanta, GA 30303

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

The 1526 Rebellion: Reflections on 500 Years of Resistance

500 years ago this October, the first group of African people enslaved in North America staged the first known anti-slavery uprising on the continent, inaugurating a tradition of Afro-Indigenous maroonage that persisted for hundreds of years. Join Modibo Kadalie, Janis Coombs Reid, Andrew Zonneveld, and Akinyele Umoja to hear the story of this uprising and reflections on its significance today. 

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Connecting the South Through Atlanta’s Labor Revolution

Hear reports from workers in four grassroots labor unions organizing private sector, public sector, and gig workers. Panelists will include workers from the Atlanta Rideshare Drivers Union, Starbucks Workers United, Amazon Teamsters Local 728, and Fulco United, who will highlight their efforts to improve wages and working conditions in their respective workplaces.

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

“Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion” by Blu Buchanan

Blu Buchanan, Black Sociologist, professor, and historian, will discuss their edited volume Be Gay, Do Crime. Buchanan will also discuss their archival research uncovering queer resistance and defiance throughout history. 

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

“Anarchist Panther”: Keynote Presentation by Ashanti Alston

Join us in welcoming Ashanti Alston: writer, speaker, father, and former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army! His new book, Anarchist Panther, collects essays, interviews, and speeches that race his ideas on psychology, political prisoner support, feminism, the legacy of the Black Panther Party, the Zapatista Rebellion, and Black Anarchism.