Mission:
Petty Propolis is a black woman led organization rooted in Detroit, Michigan whose mission is to nurture and re-spirit community members, artists and visionary organizers of all ages, committed to social justice.
Vision:
Petty Propolis serves the community through various social justice initiatives, art and education workshops, and by teaching poetry as an avenue for visionary resistance. Petty Propolis has taught thousands of youth, elders, (y)elders and community members to realize their creativity through poetry and become visionary contributors to society.
Petty Propolis believes that re-spiriting is particularly significant in Detroit, as the city's residents have suffered under the weight of a half-century of propaganda assault. Poetry as a form of visionary resistance has served as a systemic method for countering the negative dominant narrative that has plagued the city.
Follow the work of Petty Propolis
10/05/18 SEJ's 28th Annual Conference
University of Michigan Flint
Flint, MI
(The Future of News - plenary)
9/1/18 Petty Propolis Art Festival & Artist Retreat
Robert Riffe Youth Center
Idlewild, MI
3pm-8pm
FREE EVENT!! (Sept 1st & 2nd)
Mother/Organizer/Author/Poet
8/28/18 America to Me
7pm-930pm film screening & panel
Must RSVP - Watch Trailer
For additional event info visit: PETTY PROPOLIS
Petty Propolis Poetry - Public Speaking, Workshops & Facilitation
02/24/19 African American Family Book Expo
Northwest Activities Center
Detroit, MI
12pm-5pm - Exhibitor (Free Event)
11/09/18 Facing Race Conference
Beyond Allies: Antiracism, Visionary Organizing, and Co-liberation - Workshop