Patrisse Cullors
Patrisse Cullors is a New York Times bestselling author, educator, artist, and abolitionist from Los Angeles, CA. Patrisse’s mission is to invite all of us to grow towards abolition through intergenerational healing work that centers love, collective care, and art.
The Los Angeles-based art collective and gallery, the Crenshaw Dairy Mart (CDM), founded in early 2020 by artists Patrisse Cullors, alexandre ali reza dorriz, and noé olivas, insists that the arts can be integral to imagining and also living abolition. From addressing food insecurity through their abolitionist pod to organizing events and programs that foreground a social justice curriculum, CDM’s cultural output models the work of creating a safer, healthier, and more just world. In keeping with these themes, I asked the CDM co-founders to reflect on their three pillars: ancestry, abolition, and healing.
