Anti-Criminalization Communiversity Course Proposals

Interrupting Criminalization and Women Building Up are partnering to offer an anti-criminalization “Communiversity” series in Brooklyn starting in August through November 2025. What is Communiversity? Communiversities are “non-hierarchical, inclusive, public centers of education for the enrichment and advancement of community life.” Communiversity is a space that encourages us to relate issues back to our personal lives, to ask questions, to have political conversations, to make friends and comrades, and to connect to local organizing. 

We are currently fundraising to cover Communiversity project costs. 
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We are accepting proposals for the anti-criminalization Communiversity for learners 14 and up. We are looking for workshop and course proposals that offer engaged and creative ways for people to think and to learn together. We invite educators, artists, and community members [18 years old & up] to propose courses and workshops focused on community organizing, criminalization, building economic power, health, writing, visual arts, restorative/transformative/healing justice, skill-building (for ex. resume writing, personal statements) and more. We are interested in proposals that are rooted in understanding interlocking oppressions and are steeped in an understanding of a People’s History.

We are especially open to proposals from people who are impacted by the punishment system and other marginalized experiences.

Facilitators are paid $60/hour for their workshop or course for up to 8 teaching hours + 2 hours of prep time. If your course is 4 hours you would be paid for 4 hours + 2 hours of prep time for a total of $360.

Apply below by April 25, 2025. We will alert applicants who are invited to participate in Communiversity by May 15.

Communiversity will run on Saturdays starting in August.

We are seeking session proposals for September (13, 20, 27); October (4, 11, 18); and November (1, 8, 15).

  • Sessions will take place in person at Women Building Up. There will be no virtual sessions.

  • Workshop sessions should run for no more than 4 hours if offered on one day. Workshop sessions can run up to 8 hours in total. In other words, a workshop could be offered over the course of several Saturdays [up to 8 hours in total].

  • Sessions are hosted on Saturdays [see specific dates above] between 11:00-4:00 pm.

  • All sessions will gather for snacks and refreshments between 12:30-1:00 pm.

  • Sessions require a minimum of 8 learners to run. The maximum capacity of a session is 35. Sessions with less than 8 enrolled learners will be canceled. 

  • Facilitators will be required to attend an Orientation in July on Zoom.

Compensation Details 

  • Faculty are paid up to $600 for their workshop session ($60/hour for 8 teaching hours + 2 hours prep time). Payment is issued 2weeks following the culmination of the workshop. 

Course Registration Information 

  • Workshop costs for learners are on a sliding scale from $0 to $100 depending on the session.

  • Communiversity is particularly interested in making sure that sessions are financially accessible to lower income participants, to Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Trans, Women, Disabled, and Formerly Criminalized Participants.

Questions? Please email niapoetry@gmail.com