Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Project

The Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Project honors Yuri’s commitment to bringing people together, self-education, human rights and a praxis of radical solidarity and hospitality in through our programs including:

YKSP Freedom School: Yuri credited Malcolm X and her education in the Organization of Afro American Unity Liberation School and Harlem Freedom Schools with teaching her that self-education is critical to liberation. The YKSP Freedom School brings people together to cultivate and strengthen community, cross movement solidarity and to preserve and claim our histories and narratives through self-education, multimedia archives, oral history, collective memory and experiential learning. 

Residency Program: Honoring Yuri’s praxis of “radical hospitality” and providing people and communities with space and accommodations in her Harlem home, the YKSP Residency Program provides short-term residencies for educators, scholars, artists and organizers with a safe and conveniently located space in Central Harlem to live and work while visiting NYC for research, arts or community-based projects, or organizing work.

Yuri Kochiyama Archives and Learning Resources:

Led by co-director Akemi Kochiyama-Ladson, the YKSP provides lectures about Yuri’s life and work, Harlem walking tours, and access to the Kochiyama Family Collection. To learn more about the YKSP Freedom School, inquire about publishing rights or access to the family’s private collection, or to book a speaker or tour, please contact us directly at contactYKSP@yurikochiyama.com.