Workshops and Residencies
The Sound Justice Lab hosts artists and activist residencies, as well as workshops by lawyers, artists, activists, and lab members. Check the events tab for upcoming events!
Practitioner in Residence, Summer/Fall 2022
Molly Conger
Molly Conger is a journalist based in Charlottesville, VA. She conducts in-depth, investigative work on white supremacists, neo-Nazis and hate groups in the US. Since 2017, and in the aftermath of the deadly Unite the Right rally that year, she has been live-tweeting Charlottesville city government meetings and other official meetings, as well as legal proceedings involving hate crimes and white supremacist violence. She has also written and produced podcasts, including a series based on her research of the trial against the Unite the Right car attacker. In addition to her extensive Twitter journalism @socialistdogmom, Molly has published essays in news outlets such as The Guardian and Slate.
Practitioner-in-Residence, February 2022
Moussa Yéro Bah
Moussa Yéro Bah, an award-winning journalist, activist, and poet from Conakry, Guinea, visited UVA in February 2022, in a residency co-sponsored by the Department of French and UVA Global. During her residency, Ms. Bah hosted a poetry workshop, met with community partners in Charlottesville, conducted classroom visits, and participated in a discussion on the Big Mouth film project.