You never change things by fighting the existing reality, to change something build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
Brought to you by My Tribe, Blak Futures Month is a global digital vision board where Black creators from around the world are invited to imagine and co-create the future.
Brought to you by My Tribe, Blak Futures Month is a global digital vision board where Black creators from around the world are invited to envision and co-create the future.
First announced on May 1st 2020, Blak Futures Month is part of a series of months from My Tribe designed to elevate and celebrate the global Black family.
The month is made up of a series of global missions and challenges along with digital and IRL events.
Our missions and challenges are designed to encourage people to think connectedly and work collectively.
Sub-Theme: Collaboration NOT Competition
Over recent years 'Black-owned' has become a rallying cry for many. But what does it really mean? How do we get there and what obstacles will we face building an equitable world which includes parity with more Black-owned businesses and institutions? How do we collaborate better to make this happen? And what sort of businesses and inventions will Black people design and own in and for the future?
"There are Black people in the future" - Alisha Wormsley
They are the dreamers, the creators, the movers, the shakers, they are...
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There are other ways to get involved, from skill sharing to donating your venue, to donating your time or money. This is also how our friends & allies can support.
A competition for Black and Indigenous filmmakers, whether you're a film making newbie or a film making veteran
CHALLENGE: You have 3 weeks to write, shoot, edit and submit a film.
All genres accepted: Film, animation, documentary, music, dance, sketch show, web series, pilot, podcast - Just make sure it’s scripted!
Pick your theme and get creating!
Theme 1: Black to the Future!
Theme 2: Black-owned
Tribe Talks are powerful, short videos from Black and Indigenous thinkfluencers and experts on tech, science, creativity, spirituality, entertainment, education, business, design and more.
Giving a platform to often silenced rooted Black and Indigenous expert voices.
Come to our table and listen to Black and Indigenous experts as they reimagine our future. We’re building a new future rooted in healing and equity for all, no such future can be built without rooted Black and Indigenous voices at the forefront, because those with the lived experience are always the ones best placed to come up with the most effective and lasting solutions for change. Join our best dreamers and creators, movers and shakers they help us reimagine and build a better future for all.
Tribe Talks are powerful, short videos from Black and Indigenous thinkfluencers and experts on tech, science, creativity, spirituality, entertainment, education, business, science, design and more. Tribe Talks gives a platform to rooted Black and Indigenous expert voices, those often silenced, overlooked or even shadowbanned, to discuss the future, address issues that may arise and give solutions on how we can prevent them.
Come to our table and listen to Black and Indigenous experts as they reimagine our future. We’re building a new future rooted in healing and equity for all, no such future can be built without rooted Black and Indigenous voices at the forefront, because those with the lived experience are always the ones best placed to come up with the most effective and lasting solutions for change. Join our best dreamers and creators, movers and shakers they help us reimagine and build a better future for all.
Enter our themed storytelling contest - either in written or video form - about the future for a chance to win $500
My Tribe Jam is a global event where individuals or groups come together to collaborate on a secret project. Although anyone can join the Jam, all teams must be Black founded and led.
We’re decolonising our story. At My Tribe we’ve decolonised the word Black when referring to Black people in our event titles, by removing the letter 'c'.
No traditional African language has the Latin letter 'c' and its accompanying sound. It was introduced with colonisation and was substituted by colonisers whenever they saw or heard the 'k' sound. As such 'c' will usually translate as another sound in traditional African languages.
By removing the ‘c’ people can easily identify authentically independent Black-owned work from that produced/owned by others – Institutional and structural anti-Black racism has seen many events and existing months such as Black History Month colonised with many non-Black, organisations, institutions and individuals making huge profits, occupying & taking up space and gaining control of the narrative that does not belong to them. By using this spelling it indicates to all that this is independently Blak-owned and controlled work and/or event and as such that is where any profits and production costs go.
The digital & physical spaces where our tribe gather to connect, build and thrive.
They are safe spaces buzzing with visionaries alight with passion and ingenuity, co-creating our future free from boundaries and above societal constraints.
My Tribe is a Black led ecosystem designing and creating solutions to end global racial inequity, working with our friends, allies and accomplices to turn racially disadvantaged communities into thriving creative and financial economies.
We believe in centering not censoring fearless rooted Black and Indigenous voices. Collaboration not competition is one of our core principles, together we rise, together we thrive.
You can visit our site to find out more www.mytribe.earth
Of course, whilst we strongly believe in centering not censoring rooted Black voices, and ensuring that all events and groups are Black owned and led, this doesn’t mean our friends, allies and accomplices can’t support. We’re building a better future for all!
Blak Futures Month is part of a series of months first announced on May 1st 2020. At the time we had no idea that less than 3 weeks later the brutal killing of George Floyd would trigger a global awakening to the global pandemic that is anti-Black racism/Afriphobia, making these events now more important than ever.
The goal of My Tribe Months is to elevate and celebrate the global Black family and connect the diaspora, encouraging them to think and work collectively and connectedly. We strongly believe in pleasure activism, the motto behind our festivals and events is joy is an act of resistance. In line with our ethos of centering not censoring Black voices all events are Black owned and led – done by us not for us.
If you would like to join the Tribe fill in our application form. But be warned, only fearless trailblazers need apply!
