We are delighted to host for the first time in Helsinki, acclaimed Black feminist writer, researcher, and organizer Lola Olufemi. Her work interrogates the structures of oppression while imagining liberatory futures rooted in collective struggle, radical politics, and care. Olufemi is the author of “Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power” (Pluto Press, 2020), and “Experiments in Imagining Otherwise” (Hajar Press, 2021). Her work bridges activism and theory, advocating for abolitionist politics, reproductive justice, and community-led organizing.

On 21 March, Olufemi’s lecture and workshop will explore the uses of the political imagination as it relates to crisis, cultural work and the archival material of radical social movements.

PROGRAM 21 March 2025

15:00–16:00 | Workshop by Lola Olufemi (requires sign up link in bio)

18:00–19:30 | Talk by Lola Olufemi @lolaolufemi

19:30–20:30 | DJ set by Wekesa @sophiawekesa

Dr. Lola Olufemi is a black feminist writer and Stuart Hall foundation researcher from London who recently completed her doctorate at the Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media at the University of Westminster. Her work focuses on the uses of the political imagination and its relationship to cultural production, political demands and futurity.

DJ Wekesa is a Helsinki based dj and a dancer. Wekesa is a socially skillful dj, who can read the dancefloor while serving surprises and their own strong artistic view. Throughout their DJ career they have given their input for safer space practices to the Helsinki club scene.

Experiments in Imagining Otherwise will be available for purchase through Pp. kirjakauppa during the event.

This event marks the inaugural gathering of SLOW — Seasonal Laboratories for Other Worlds — a series of exhibitionary workspaces for collective laboring and alternative connections between bodies, places, and economies. Curated by Micol Curatolo @micolcuratolo in collaboration with the Museum of Impossible Forms @museumofimpossibleforms

Supported by @koneensaatio Visual identity by @pauliinanykanen.