BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.6//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:158610@kingstonhappenings.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T160000 DTSTAMP:20261009T000955Z URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/three-black-men-presented-by-goo d-work-institute/ SUMMARY:Three Black Men – presented by Good Work Institute DESCRIPTION:A feature documentary following visionaries Resmaa Menakem\, Ba yo Akomolafe\, and Orland Bishopy traces the transatlantic slave route in reverse. Their epic voyage takes them from Los Angeles to Salvador da Bahi a in Brazil\, and finally to Accra in Ghana. These destinations hold cruci al pieces of Black history and representations of the forced migration\, s urvival and demise of the millions who crossed the Atlantic.\n\nThe missio n is to liberate Blackness from the confines of colonialism and captivity\ , heal from historical trauma\, and envision new paths beyond white suprem acy. They challenge an oversimplification of Blackness and the stereotypes and entrapments of Black masculinity\, and enter spaces to witness the co nnection between modern realities and historical origins of the Black expe rience. On their expedition\, along with project vision holder Victoria Sa ntos\, they collaborate with Black and multi-cultural communities\, engagi ng in discourse\, play and ritual combined with artistic and spiritual exp ressions of resistance and hope.\n\nBy bringing together diverse perspecti ves\, and honoring ancestral wisdom\, Orland\, Resmaa and Bayo seek to ins pire new ways to respond to our global challenges by fostering spaces for collective dreaming\, healing\, and action. By sharing their work across t hree continents\, they’re not only cross-pollinating ideas but also crea ting a living example of global Black solidarity and intellectual exchange .\n\nFollowing the screening\, Resmaa will be joined by Repa Mekha for a d iscussion about the film.\n\nAbout Resmaa Menakem:\n\nEmbodied provocateur \, multiple-levels thinker\, and structural paradigm-shifter Resmaa Menak em (MSW\, LICSW\, SEP)\, is an author\, agent of change\, therapist\, and licensed clinical worker specializing in racialized trauma\, communal hea ling\, and cultural first aid based in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. As the ori ginator and leading proponent of Somatic Abolitionism\, an embodied antira cist practice for living and culture building\, Resmaa is the founder of J ustice Leadership Solutions and the Cultural Somatics Institute and is an educator and coach. Working at the intersections of anti-racism\, communal healing\, and embodied purpose\, Resmaa Menakem is the challenging yet co mpassionate coach we all need in this time of racial reckoning and near-gl obal dysregulation.\n\nAbout Repa Mehka:\n\nRepa Mekha\, Founder &\; CE O\, Nexus Community Partners\, a Community Building Intermediary that wor ks at the intersection of community building and community development to achieve equitable community growth.\n\nRepa has 35+ years of experience in community-based leadership\, leadership coaching\, creative institution b uilding\, wealth building strategies\, organizational leadership\, and sys tems change work.  He is recognized locally and nationally as an innovati ve and visionary leader\, and heads up Nexus’ work with regional and nat ional partners.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kingstonhappenings.org/wp-content/upload s/2026/10/Three-Black-Men-sm.jpg CATEGORIES:@Featured,Movies LOCATION:Rosendale Theater\, 408 Main St\, Rosendale\, New York\, 12472\, U nited States GEO:41.8441401;-74.0821133 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=408 Main St\, Rosendale\, N ew York\, 12472\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rosendale Theat er:geo:41.8441401,-74.0821133 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR