ARC @ Solidarity Loom: Virtual Event Series

IMPACT and ARC warmly invite you and your communities to join Solidarity Loom: Weaving a Global Network of Engaged Creatives in a World of Rising Authoritarianism, where we will lead a May 15 session with the Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts, Brandeis University titled “Artists at Risk,” spotlighting protection mechanisms, solidarity networks, and strategies for safeguarding artistic freedom. The session will take at 11am EST.

Solidarity Loom is six-month virtual series bringing together artists, cultural workers, scholars, activists, and organizers from across the world who are responding to rising authoritarianism through creative and cultural practice. From January to June 2026, five global sessions will explore how creativity can help counter repression, strengthen democratic participation, and cultivate cultures of belonging. Co-designed with regional and thematic partners, the series will engage topics including: 

• youth activism
• cultural strategies for democratic renewal 
• gendered dimensions of authoritarianism
• artist protection
• Indigenous perspectives on ethical governance

Each session blends dialogue, artistic and embodied practices, and cross-regional exchange—creating space for learning, connection, reflection, and shared leadership. 

Who is this for?

Artists, cultural workers, peace-builders, scholars, activists, and all those interested in creative approaches to social justice, human rights, and conflict transformation.

Registration is now open.

We invite you to join us—and to share this invitation with your networks—as we weave a global community grounded in solidarity, imagination, and collective creative action.