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:

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. Applications for the 2027 Residency Program will be available in Fall 2026.

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. More information about the 2027 YKSP Freedom School will available in Fall 2026.

Yuri Kochiyama Archives‍ ‍and Learning Resources

To inquire about publishing rights or access to the family’s private collection, please email us at contactYKSP@yurikochiyama.com.

Walking Tours and Speaking Engagements

Co-director Akemi Kochiyama-Ladson leads Harlem walking tours and provides a variety of speaking engagements about Yuri’s life and work and building solidarity and collective consciousness across communities. To book a speaker or tour, please submit a request/inquiry.