Brave Space
Brave Space is an affinity space created for Black, Latinx, Asian, Indigenous, and other folks of color to share stories. We created this space for storytellers of color in order to reduce the harm caused by and perpetuated by whiteness and stereotypes.
These gatherings hold space for people of the global majority to share their truths and personal experiences. They are facilitated by Ex Fabula’s experienced BIPOC storytelling coaches, who guide participants through interactive, small group activities. Sessions are free, and each one explores a theme relevant to current times.
In Season 15, we partnered with HYFIN on 4 nights of “AfterDark: For the Culture” programming, each including an affinity group storytelling workshop (for BIPOC folks only) plus a Slam that centers Black and Brown voices onstage. Each Slam featured several pre-confirmed features as well as spots open to attendees, and the last event included Spanish interpretation. Read a blog about one of these events.
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Thank you to all who have previously supported Brave Space and AfterDark: for the Culture!
Heil Family Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation – the Mary L. Nohl Fund
UW-Madison School of Population Health – Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) grant
Funded in part by a grant from Wisconsin Humanities, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.