![Patrisse Collurs performs at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Image credit: Whitney Skauge.](/sites/religiousstudies/files/styles/16_9_placeholder_/public/images/2024/01_0.jpg?h=44b879e5&itok=joOb9wUy)
Patrisse Cullors at KU
Join activist, artist and abolitionist Patrisse Cullors will visit the University of Kansas on April 10–11 2024 as she presents two free public programs.
![KU Religious Studies Faculty with Patrisse Cullors](/sites/religiousstudies/files/images/2024/20240410_172956_0.jpg)
Opening Up
Nikia Smith Robert, Patrisse Cullors, Jacquelene Brinton, Samuel Brody, Carter Higgins and Michael Zogry at the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art.Our Collective Imagination Will Set Us Free
Special thanks to Allison Muzzy for providing additional footage.
![Patrisse Cullors Headshot_Credit Ryan Pfluger](/sites/religiousstudies/files/images/2024/Patrisse%20Cullors_Credit%20Ryan%20Pfluger.jpg)
Patrisse Cullors is a New York Times bestselling author, educator, artist, and abolitionist from
Los Angeles. Patrisse invites us to grow towards abolition through intergenerational healing
work that centers love, collective care, and art.
On Campus
![John Brown Painting](/sites/religiousstudies/files/images/2024/Jacob%20Lawrence.png)
Learn more about Abolition in Kansas
This course connects the history of Kansas to past and present freedom movements. We will explore the significance of the KU Jay Hawk during 19th century anti-slavery struggles in Lawrence and “Bleeding Kansas.”
![Patrisse Cullors Credit Jonny Wagner/ Spencer Museum of Art](/sites/religiousstudies/files/images/2024/Patrisse%20Cullors%20_%20Credit%20Jonny%20Wagner.Spencer%20Museum%20of%20Art.jpg)
Opening Up
![Emmitt Till River Site Sign Credit Spencer Museum of Art](/sites/religiousstudies/files/images/2024/Emmett%20Till%20Sign.jpg)
Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See
Our Collective Imagination Will Set Us Free
Event Sponsors, Organizers and Support Staff
The "Opening Up" and "Our Collective Imagination Will Set Us Free" events are proudly brought to you by the Department of Religious Studies, the Spencer Museum of Art, the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and the Department of Visual Art.
Special thanks to Jacquelene Brinton, Nikia Smith Robert, and Albert Reyes from the Department of Religious Studies, as well as Celka Straughn and Connor Joseph from the Spencer Museum of Art.
This event is made possible thanks to the support of our campus sponsors and partners at the University of Kansas.