Tuesday, November 18, 2025, | 12 PM PT
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As 2025 comes to a close, the Collective Joy Project invites you to our final gathering of the year—an exploration of joy, ritual, and collective memory through the lens of resistance and creativity.
Our November conversation, “Rhythms of Resistance: Joy, Ritual, and Collective Memory,” features Aïma Paule (they/them)—also known as Aïma the Dreamer—a multidisciplinary artist, cultural organizer, and performer based in Oakland, CA. For over two decades, Aïma has created music, film, and community-rooted cultural experiences that uplift QTBIPOC communities and center joy, ritual, and liberation. As co-founder of Soulovely and co-director of the Femme Rage film trilogy, their work moves fluidly between art and ancestry, using creativity as both celebration and resistance.
“This theme resonates deeply with the heart of my practice,” Aïma shared.
Aïma’s artistry has been recognized by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Frameline Voices, and the California Arts Council, among others. Through their work, they continue to build spaces of resistance, remembrance, and joy—reminding us that collective healing often begins in rhythm, ritual, and shared story.
This conversation marks the final Collective Joy Project of 2025—a year that has brought together artists, thinkers, and community builders from across California and beyond to explore the ways joy can be a form of justice, connection, and hope. From our first gathering in June to this closing reflection in November, we’ve laughed, learned, and celebrated together—and we’re so grateful for everyone who joined along the way.
Join us as we close the year in community and conversation, carrying forward the rhythms of resistance and the power of joy.
Register now to join us on November 18 at 12 PM PT.
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