In-Person Chicago | Creation As Sustenance & Resistance Workshop: Music, Movement, and Hospitality | November 7th, 2026

Collective joy is an act of resistance.

Share food, music & dance with community — and leave grounded, hopeful, and ready to catalyze change.

In hard times, cultivating joy isn't a luxury — it's how we sustain resistance. Our imagination is one of the most powerful tools we have. When we let ourselves imagine and play together, something opens up — we get to share our struggles and hopes in ways everyday life rarely allows, and truly know and be known by one another.

This gathering explores three practices at the heart of liberation movements: music, movement, and hospitality.

• Music & Movement: how creatives — drawing on the legacies of Black, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, and other artists of color — have used imagination as fuel for movements toward racial equity and human liberation
• The subversive table: cooking, baking, and feeding one another as acts of care and resistance

We believe time spent together like this is both sustenance and resistance. Spend an afternoon with us:

• Moving your body to the beat in community
• Building soundtracks for tiny revolutions
• Gathering around good food at the subversive table

Come, imagine, move your body, share a meal, and leave grounded and ready to keep going.

SESSION DETAILS 

The Collaboration - Creation as Sustenance and Resistance is a collaboration between THIRD SPACE and CHICAGO ROAR

• ABOUT THIRD SPACE
  • “Providing a place where people can belong and be themselves in community with others.”
  • Born out of Lake View Presbyterian Church’s love for their community, Third Space is a “community space in the heart of Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood where people can gather, learn, and form meaningful relationships.” Third Space serves the senior population daily, offers weekly yoga & storytelling sessions, and hosts monthly documentary screenings.
• ABOUT CHICAGO ROAR
  • A project of Crossroads Antiracism Organizing & Training, Chicago ROAR has partnered with Metro Chicago institutions since 2009 — transforming cultures & practices to dismantle systemic racism from the inside out.

The Agenda

The Practices - Each demands the whole person — full presence, full attention — and teaches us what it means to keep showing up for the world.

• Line Dancing for Liberation: The art of building community through bodily movement - For many communities of resistance, synchronized dance has been a powerful expression of unity, resistance, and a call to action. Round dances and prayer circles were central to the Standing Rock "Water Protector" movement of 2016–2017, grounding protest in ceremony and collective presence. The 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which sparked the modern LGBTQ+ movement, wove together liberation music and movement — as did civil rights, labor, and human rights movements throughout history. This track introduces line dancing as exercise, community building, somatic practice, and a form of collective ritual — a space to shake, sweat, and celebrate together in community, for cause and liberation.

• Soundtracks for Our Tiny Revolutions: Cultivating joy and connection through music - Music gives us a way to express ourselves — to be seen and heard in ways that wouldn't otherwise be possible. Beyond lyrics, the tones, beats, rhythms and melodies can convey joy, sorrow, love, and anger, helping us purge, process, and express complexities that words alone can't always hold. Music chronicles our stories, affirms our identities and affiliations, and opens us to other worldviews and experiences. Like all art, it can facilitate healing and self-discovery — for both creators and listeners. Music can hold our pain, help us envision another way, lift our morale, and foster solidarity. It energizes us, fortifies shared desires, keeps us going, and gives us the beats to stay in formation.This practice session is an invitation to tap into that power — and into the wisdom we carry into this room.

• The Subversive Table: Cooking, Baking & Hospitality as Creative Resistance - What if the most radical thing you could do was bake bread, set a table, and feed someone? Cooking, baking, and hospitality are not just skills — they are practices of care, presence, and community. They engage the whole body and every sense. They ask for intentionality and discipline, but also for intuition and rest. Like all good creative work, they ask you to trust the process. In this practice, we'll explore the kitchen and the table as sites of resistance and restoration — places where we nourish one another, make something from simple materials, and choose to show up and be fed. What participants make, everyone will eat. That's not a footnote — it's the point.

The Registration Fees

Are You Paying for Yourself? - We know cost can be a barrier, so we've set affordable rates for individuals. Choose the fee that works best for your situation. If you have the financial means, we encourage you to pay the full price to help keep our programs accessible to others.

• Minimum Fee: $35 — For individuals with modest resources
• Half-Price: $90 — For individuals with moderate resources
• Full-Price: $180 — For individuals able to cover all their costs

Is your Organization Covering your Registration? - If your employer or organization is covering your registration, select the rate based on your organization's annual budget.

• Equity Rate: $120 per person — Budget under $400K
• Sustainer Rate: $180 per person — Budget $400K to $2 million
• Supporter Rate: $240 per person — Budget $2 million to $16.5 million
• Builder Rate: $300 per person — Budget over $16.5 million

The Day of the Session

• Please arrive no later than 10 minutes before the workshop begins. We'll spend the first 45 minutes establishing Community Agreements as a group — after which we won't be able to admit late arrivals, in order to protect everyone's confidentiality.
• Stay for the full day – This workshop is designed as a complete experience, so we ask that you remain from beginning to end. Stepping in and out disrupts the flow for everyone.
• Taking Care of Yourself - We want you to feel supported throughout the day. All workshops include regular stretch and self-care breaks. For workshops 6 hours or longer, we also build in a 60-minute lunch break so you can rest and recharge.
• Life happens—just let us know – We ask that you communicate with us if something comes up that might prevent or limit your participation. Whether it's a personal moment, an unexpected need to step out, or something else arising during the day, a quiet word with your facilitator is all it takes. We'd rather work with you than have to make a difficult call about your continued participation. You don't need to share details—just let us know what you need.
• Need Support? - Have questions about participating or need accommodations? We'd love to hear from you—reach out at registration@crossroadsantiracism.org, and we'll do our best to help.

The Frequently Asked Questions

Why is registration required? To protect everyone's privacy, registration is required for all participants. Prior attendance to a Crossroads or Chicago ROAR workshop does not carry over; each workshop requires its own registration.

Cancellation & Refund Policy Refunds are available for cancellations made 7 or more days before the event and cover the ticket price only—Eventbrite's ticketing fees are non-refundable. Cancellations made 6 days or fewer before the event are not eligible for a refund.