Creative Rebellion at the Ends of Empire
Sunday, December 14, 2025 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm EST
A roundtable book discussion with artists Rodney Ewing, William Chan, GOODWYN, Hussein Smko, and Bassim Al-Shaker
Moderated by Surviving the Long Wars co-editors Aaron Hughes and Amber Zora
Surviving the Long Wars: Creative Rebellion at the Ends of Empire (Bridge Books, 2024) offers a groundbreaking exploration into the complex histories of US warfare and militarism, illuminating the pivotal role of art in cultivating justice, healing, and abolition. Inspired by Indigenous responses to the “American Indian Wars” and artists from the Greater Middle East and South Asia challenging the “Global War on Terror,” this volume examines the intersections between these legacies of creative rebellion and the experiences of contemporary Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) veterans. Informed by the emerging Veteran Art Movement and its ties to global struggles for demilitarization and abolition, the book advocates for solidarity and imaginative resistance against war and empire.
Order your copy of Surviving the Long Wars: Creative Rebellion at the End of Empire at BRIDGE Books
PROGRAM PARTNERS
About Face: Veterans Against the War
emerging Veteran Art Movement
DEMIL Art Fund
Interference Archive
BRIDGE
Generously supported by a Creative Forces Grant