Join us for an afternoon exploring improvisation as a practice of freedom, beginning with Full Mantis, an intimate portrait of percussionist and visionary Milford Graves. Graves approached improvisation as more than a musical technique. It was a way of thinking through the body, discipline, healing, self-determination, and the creation of new forms. His restless experimentation provides a provocative starting point for our conversation with Ashanti Alston, whose journey from the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army to anarchism and abolition has similarly involved questioning inherited structures and imagining new ones. Following the film, Alston joins us at 4:30 PM for a conversation about Black liberation, revolutionary practice, and ideas explored in his writing, including Anarchist Panther: Selected Writings. Come for the film, stay for the conversation, or join us at 4:30 PM for Ashanti Alston. Admission gets you priority seating for Ashanti Alston talk.