2nd Saturday Nov 2024: Huq: I Seek No Favor ROOT DIVISION PRESENTS: Huq: I Seek No Favor curated by Ashima Yadava Huq: I Seek No Favor* brings together the select voices of over 100 artists, writers, and thinkers in a collective response to the abortion ban. Overcome with anger and disbelief in the wake of this decision, artist and curator Ashima Yadava took inspiration from Chilean poet Cecilia Vicuña’s declaration “Tu rabia es tu oro” - your rage is your gold. Yadava divided the 213-page Dobbs opinion into 50 sections and assigned each section to one of a diverse group of 50 artists, who then created something entirely new from the pages they were given. In 2023, their works appeared in a special-edition publication, also titled Huq: I Seek No Favor, that marked the beginning of a dialogue—one that calls for ongoing resistance and empowerment in the face of a system that perpetuates historical inequities and seeks to use women’s bodies as a tool of their own oppression. This exhibition continues that dialogue. Rooted in defiance and multicultural solidarity, Huq: I Seek No Favor features selections from the original 50 works, as well as new contributions from subsequent collaborators and pieces created by members of the public. The included works reflect and embody the experiences of those most impacted by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. This is artwork that speaks back to power and demands to be heard. Huq: I Seek No Favor positions art as a medium of collective resistance and encourages direct engagement with urgent social issues. *Huq is an Urdu word meaning “rights,” and the phrase “I seek no favor” is taken from Audre Lorde’s poem “A Woman Speaks.” New Individual First Name * Last Name * Email Address * Phone Sliding Scale Event Donation If you have a discount code, enter it here Apply To allow for a sliding scale donation No fee option (Enter # attendees or 0.00) $5 sliding scale donation $10 sliding scale donation $15 sliding scale donation $20 sliding scale donation Add a Donation of any amount to support our work! Total Credit Card If you have a PayPal account, you can click the PayPal button to continue. Otherwise, fill in the credit card and billing information on this form and click Continue at the bottom of the page. Pay using PayPal Checkout securely. Pay without sharing your financial information. Card Type - select - Visa MasterCard Amex Discover Card Number * Security Code * Expiration Date * -month- Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -year- 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 Billing Name and Address Billing First Name * Billing Middle Name Billing Last Name * Street Address * City * Country * - select - United States Australia Canada United Kingdom Belgium Germany Ireland Italy Mexico State/Province * - select State/Province - Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas United States Minor Outlying Islands Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Postal Code * Review