Press Coverage

Artblog | Rosine 2.0 gathers local practitioners to workshop harm reduction strategies

April 3, 2023 by Vriddhi Vinay

“In the last hour of Rosine 2.0, a figure in the center of a gray quilt semi-circle asked “What does harm reduction look like?” and then closed the daylong program, an event held at the Icebox Project Space on March 18th. The community-focused event centered around sharing the Rosine 2.0 collective’s ongoing archival projects, showcasing photographers, hosting Philadelphia mutual aid organizations, and practice workshops from the event coordinators and local organizers. The large event space, inside the Crane Arts building, was sectioned off into separate smaller stations for arts practitioners, organizations, and micro-exhibits.”

Broad Street Review | Rosine 2.0 In Practice: a love letter to Philly’s organizers

March 15, 2023 by Olivia J. B. Baxter

“Rosado poetically defines Rosine 2.0 In Practice as “a love letter to Philly’s organizers— a super joyous, pleasure-focused, celebratory, honoring of each other.” The full lineup of activities includes three back-to-back workshops, a variety of multi-medium installations, and vendors inclusive of mutual aid, healing, environmental justice, and harm reductionist organizations. Attendees can fully immerse themselves in opportunities to engage in rituals of self and community care, leading into an evening of furthering the celebration of collective action with food, drink, and music at the event’s after-party.”

Philadelphia Inquirer | Radical harm reduction: An upcoming exhibition will showcase Philly’s Black and brown communities

March 11, 2023 by Massarah Mikati

“This weekend, Philly organizers are asking you to dream. What does it look like to be really free? What does safety look like, particularly for street economy communities such as sex workers or the unhoused? How can we reduce harm? How can communities work together Organizers will be asking all this and more at Rosine 2.0 in Practice, an exhibition of installations and workshops that will be exploring topics such as environmental justice, radical harm reduction, and Black and brown histories. At the end of Saturday’s event, to be hosted at Icebox Project Space, the goal is for participants to walk away filled with a sense of community care.”

Philadelphia Gay News | Community event centering Black and Brown organizers and artists comes to Philly

March 10, 2023 by Michele Zipkin

“Zissel Aronow and Yema Rosado organized the multi-faceted community event Rosine 2.0 in Practice, which will take place at Icebox Project Space on March 18, 2023. The day’s event is one leg of the larger project Rosine 2.0, “a socially engaged art project that specifically centers collective practice to engage with topics such as harm reduction, sex work, drug use – liberatory futures,” said Aronow. Funded by Pew and initiated by Swarthmore College, Rosine 2.0 is co-directed by Katie Price and Jordan Landes, and curated by Carol Stakenas.”

Artblog | Rosine 2.0 in practice, workshops and installations at the Icebox…

March 9, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

“Hi, this week we see Rosine 2.0 in Practice, a day of workshops and installations, by a collaborative group out of Swarthmore…”

Voices | Launching the Rosine Association 2.0, An Effort to Reimagine Histories in our Communities

March 18, 2022 by Nancy Vu

“Since the early conceptions of government in the United States, criminalization and incarceration have been used as tools of control in society. In the 19th century, American women were underrepresented in the criminalized population. Women were typically limited to domestic work; however, when faced with abuse and violence in their homes, some were forced to enter the informal street economy to support themselves and their families. The state often dehumanized and stigmatized these women for participation in sex work or coping mechanisms like substance use. In response, several associations rose to support these women and help them reintegrate into society as “rehabilitated” and skilled individuals. One of these organizations was the Rosine Association.”

The Phoenix | Student-Led Research Project Aims to Drive Harm Reduction through Art

March 17, 2022 by Owen Mortner

“Swarthmore’s latest student-led research project, Rosine 2.0, is a forward-looking arts collective that traces its roots to a Quaker past. According to Sophia Becker ’24, one of the group’s leaders, Rosine 2.0 is inspired by the original Rosine Association — co-founded in 1847 by Philadelphia-based Quaker activist Mira Sharpless Townsend. Townsend envisioned the organization as a women-led support network for women engaged in substance use, sex work, or facing physical abuse and exploitation.”