From Panther to Panther: Legacy of Resistance Across the Globe

On May 28, 2022 an historic conference took place outside Mumbai, India bringing together leaders of the Black Panther Party and the Dalit Panthers, on the 50th anniversary of the revolutionary group’s founding, which aimed to abolish caste-based discrimination in India. The meeting symbolically and concretely solidified a connection uniting the anti-caste and anti-racism movements, advocating for transnational liberation.
Chicago-based SpaceShift Collective invites you to a multidisciplinary program, which explores the profound influence of the Black Panther Party on the Dalit Panthers through story, sound, performance, artmaking and conversation. Together, we will expand understanding of how the Black Panther Party’s advocacy for Black empowerment, self-defense, and social justice resonated with the Dalit Panthers in their own struggle for equality and dignity.
The afternoon program will highlight the cultural and ideological cross-pollination between the two movements, and will feature contemporary artists, activists, and scholars who will reflect through their own practices on the global solidarity of oppressed communities. We will pay tribute to these movements, whose legacies continue to inspire the fight for transnational justice today.

Host or Publisher Panafrica Days Team