ROYA

01/29/2026

01/21/2026

Only a few tickets left to join us at the COUNTER FUTURES CONFERENCE in collaboration with and . We are energized to kick off the year with an agenda focused on solidarity building and communal practice rooted in a liberatory imaginary.

More information and RSVP via link in bio. We hope to see you all there!

As always, the event is free and open to everyone!

01/12/2026

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We are excited to be collaborating with the BSA for an all-day COUNTER FUTURES CONFERENCE exploring, orienting, and engaging in solidarity building toward an emancipatory futurist imaginary. The conference sessions are designed to work through the relational, political, and practical aspects of solidarity building by exploring different questions underpinning the work towards a counter future of liberation, justice, and equity. 

More information and RSVP via link in bio. We hope to see you all there!

As always, COUNTER FUTURES CONFERENCE is free and open to everyone!

01/02/2026

We are launching the ROYA Emergency Fund Microgrant program to provide immediate short term relief for members of our creative community affected by ongoing financial cuts to vital public health resources. We hope these microgrants mitigate urgent financial hardships for Boston area artists and cultural workers.

For more information and to apply to the fund, visit the link in bio.

We’re in this together!

08/30/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an energizing and mobilizing workshop about principles of Theatre of the Oppressed with .

We will have more to come soon with , stay tuned if you missed the first one.

We’re also grateful for funding from and that enable us to bring more radical arts spaces to our communities!

08/21/2025

Revitalizing Revolutionary Spirit with at 📝

08/14/2025

We’re back at the with artist and poet for a poetry workshop on Revitalizing Revolutionary Spirit. Only a few spots left - please join us and rsvp via link in bio.

We will be reading some literature from global revolutionary artists, poets, and writers, sharing perspectives, and exchanging ideas through poetry writing exercises. 

This workshop is free and open to everyone, we will be providing all materials. No prior poetry or writing experience needed!

08/04/2025

We are excited to host an introductory workshop on participatory theatre inspired by Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed (TO). Building on Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed, TO exercises theatre as a collaborative effort where everyone is an active participant in storytelling, narrative shaping, and world-building while focused on critical social and political themes.

The workshop will be led by artist and educator Kayhan Irani and is open to everyone! No prior experience needed, just curiosity and commitment to our collective liberation!

Link in bio to rsvp

07/28/2025

We’re back at the with artist and poet for a poetry workshop on Revitalizing Revolutionary Spirit. In a world manufactured for despair, where does hope lie? How do we cultivate the drive for radical action? What does a revolutionary spirit embody?

We will be reading some literature from global revolutionary artists, poets, and writers, sharing perspectives, and exchanging ideas through poetry writing exercises. 

This workshop is free and open to everyone, please rsvp as capacity is limited. We will be providing all materials. No prior poetry or writing experience needed! 

Link in bio.

06/11/2025