Common Unity 3 book launch, award ceremony, and party
Don't miss the official launch party where Benson delivers letters of gratitude in person to key figures who helped him get free.
Circle City Sangha Mindfulness meetups
All are welcome to join Circle City Sangha for our regular mindfulness meetups at our home in the Indianapolis Liberation Center.
Vernon T. Bateman: “ELEVATE”
Who better represents the efforts to weave our broken society into a tapestry than Vernon?
Emancipatory Motions: Sunday yoga for liberation
A yoga practice repairing the damage of capitalist alienation by reconnecting us with ourselves as beings in complex motion–together.
Common Unity 3: The voice of the people concert
Celebrate common unity with live music from special guest artists and EL BENTLY 448 himself!
Naturalistic Forms: First Friday with India Hines
Come experience Naturalistic Forms and celebrate the work of an artist whose practice reminds us that art can help us “return to ourselves while reminding us that we are part of something larger.”
THE CENTER IN ACTION
Unity in purpose, diversity in practice: The first six months in a new liberated space
We've organized, hosted, or supported over 120 events so far this year, but our metrics are based on their quality, intention, and impact.
“Collective struggle:” Media amplifies Liberation Center’s work
Cruz emphasizes that its more than a place to meet: "the center’s true purpose is to serve as an 'incubator' for social change."
A breakthrough year in Naptown: 2025 and your Liberation Center
In 2025, we organized over 200 events and opened our first storefront location through collaboration and community support.
- New Shaka video: “i woke up feeling like Jonathan today”
- Indy Liberation Center welcomes the Hispanic Cultural Hub as our newest member
- All families, not “nuclear families!”
- Shaka A. Shakur: Seizing on the contradictions of Juneteenth
- Indy Pride shows LGBTQ community unafraid and politicians don’t speak for us
- Baseless indictment of Raúl Castro a pretext for another war
- Historian, organizer, and theorist Haki Shakur on New Afrikan Independence
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
New Shaka video: “i woke up feeling like Jonathan today”
Black August is about honoring, it's about remembrance, and it's about continuity and maintaining the legacy and spirit of resistance.
New video: New Afrikan/Black liberation and socialism feat. Shaka Shakur
Shaka Shakur joined organizers with Black Alliance for Peace, the Indy Liberation Center, and other groups for a panel discussion at the Atlanta Liberation Center.
Brother of alleged rape victim reveals Vernon’s innocence on TV
As the alleged victim wants to come forward, Indiana has little choice but to fully and immediately exonerate Vernon.
Defend anti-war groups from Congress now!
This is an attack on First Amendment protections for journalists and activists.
IBLN member Mahasin Ameen receives prestigious award in librarianship
Hear IBLN member Mahasin Ameen's acceptance speech after receiving the I Love My Librarian Award.
It’s time to bring Shaka home: “Across Enemy Lines” reviewed
Listening to the words of young people who Shaka mentors.. it’s clear there’s nothing they can do to prevent him from helping others.
