Treason to whiteness. A reading circle on abolitionist thought and radical race critique.

Ima Iduozee: a still image from the work After We're Gone, 2022.

Welcome to a reading circle organised by the Museum of Impossible Forms as part of the Invisible Race exhibition. Across three sessions, we will collectively engage with key currents of abolitionist thought and radical race critique through the work of organiser, author, and theorist Noel Ignatiev (1940–2019), focusing on selected texts from the journal Race Traitor (1992–2005), published under the motto “Treason to whiteness is loyalty to humanity.”

Together, we will read and discuss how these texts unsettle dominant understandings of race, privilege, and power—and consider their relevance for contemporary anti-racist work. The reading circle offers a shared space for slow reading, critical conversation, and reflection on how abolitionist tradition can support liberatory practices in Finland today.

The group can accommodate up to 15 participants.

Language: English

Registration:
Sign up for the reading group here. Sign up by 5 February 2026.

Time:
Sessions take place on Saturdays, 7 February, 21 February, and 28 February 2026, from 13:00 to 15:00.

Location:
The Finnish Museum of Photography, Kaapeliaukio 3, Helsinki.

Admission:
Participants will have free access to the Museum and its exhibitions.

The Finnish Museum of Photography
1st floor

The Cable Factory, Kaapeliaukio 3, Helsinki

7.2.2026 klo 13–15
21.2.2026 klo 13–15
28.2.2026 klo 13–15
Address
The Cable Factory
Kaapeliaukio 3, 00180 Helsinki
See on the map The Cable Factory
Opening hours
Tue–Fri 11 am – 7 pm, Sat–Sun 11 am – 6 pm
Tickets
16/6/0 €
Museokortti
Under 18 y.o. free admission