Radical Relations - NYC Event

Schedule

Sun Jun 21 2026 at 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

MFA Design for Social Innovation at SVA | New York, NY

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Join us for creative conversations on solidarity, legacy, activism + art with Akemi Kochiyama-Ladson, traci kato-kiriyama + special guests.
About this Event

Alongside a few special guests, the afternoon will feature:

Akemi Kochiyama-Ladson speaking on the Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Project, which honors Yuri’s legacy and carries on her commitment to bring people together and build cross movement, cross racial solidarity in support of human rights, dignity, and self-determination for all oppressed people.

traci kato-kiriyama reading from their book of poetry, Navigating With(out) Instruments and talking about a new installation-performance-community organizing project linking actions and conversations on provenance, Reparations, solidarity, collective healing, and the reclamation of “items” that are missing/stolen/lost.

MFA Design for Social Innovation at the School of Visual Arts is excited to host this event at the DSI studio in Chelsea, New York City, to share projects, engage in conversations, mingle over snacks, and stimulate meaningful interaction and connections among all present.

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Accessibility Notice: MFA DSI wants to ensure persons with disabilities have access to this event. If you are a person with a disability who requires additional accommodations to access or participate in this event, please reach out to us at [email protected]


Agenda

🕑: 03:00 PM
Arrival - mingle, snacks
🕑: 03:30 PM
Welcome + Presentations

Info: Welcome - Miya Osaki, chair MFA Design for Social Innovation SVA . Presentations by traci kato-kiriyama, Akemi Kochiyama-Ladson + special guests.


Break
🕑: 05:00 PM
Community Conversations Roundtables/Breakouts
🕑: 05:45 PM
Closing
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Where is it happening?

MFA Design for Social Innovation at SVA, 136 W 21st St, New York, United States

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