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terials come up with another way to help and let bdac know posted by furious flower 9 35 pm 0 comments wednesday may 18 2011 register for the 5th in the people s hands arts and activism project workshop in durham nc free 4th annual in the people s hands arts and activism project presents the liberation intensive location tba cost free contact ebony noelle golden ebonygolden bettysdaughterarts com nia wilson spirithousenc gmail com tel 919 283 9032 www inthepeopleshands synthasite com registration email or text ebonygolden bettysdaughterarts com or 919 283 9032 join spirithouse alternate roots and betty s daughter arts collaborative for the 4th in the people s hands arts and activism intensive this year we are focus is liberation the weekend we will offer creative performance spoken word writing and community action workshops for the community agenda thursday june 30th 430 pm meet and greet and opening session 530 introductions and ice breaker 600 opening session why liberation why now a creative imperative in this session ebony noelle golden will lead an interactive session with participants exploring creative approaches to liberation rsc s principles of community engagement while framing the scope and range of the weekend intensive friday july 1st 430 pm 430 light dinner snacks 5 pm session 1 630 645 break 645 pm session 2 815 wrap up saturday july 2 10 am performance manuscript one on ones with visiting artists 20 minute sessions 11 am light brunch 1130 session 3 1pm break 115 session 4 245 break 330 cultural arts direct action the creative and the strategic road map in this session ebony noelle golden will lead participants in a process of mapping out the next steps for using art and culture for change participants should come prepared to talk about a tangible shift they want to see in their communities and how they want to use art and culture to do that work 530 break 7 pm community performances posted by furious flower 11 45 am 0 comments friday april 22 2011 may 15 everyday brilliance resilience practices from black lesbian elders brought to you by the mobilehomecoming project mobilehomecoming org amplifying generations of black feminist lgbtq brilliance 2pm 6pm sunday may 15 2011 stone house 6602 nicks rd mebane nc join us for a day of immersive wisdom where black lesbian elders in north carolina share the practices that have kept them awake and amazing for decades in an interactive intergenerational skillshare and dialogue invited featured speakers include dr anjail ahmad ed swan c c wiggins janice vaughn carolyn grey harriet alston bring a dish to share and be prepared to be inspired everyday from now on email mobilehomecoming gmail com for more info posted by lex 12 38 pm 0 comments saturday february 12 2011 women on wednesdays teach in healing cipher this year wow organizers are pleased to offer a day long teach in to deepen our exploration of our motto engage create empower save your spot by rsvp with an email to ebonygolden bettysdaughterarts com agenda 10 am welcome and honoring toni cade bambara 1015 am yoga and mindfulness w dehejia maat 1115 am workshop selections descriptions below a define your personal shine w burnbright lifeworks inc b finding voice through identity w carmen mojica c lyrical meditations using freestyle to free the spirit with toni blackman 1215 pm lunch 1 pm safe spaces w ocean ana rising 3 pm break 315 prepare community sharing from workshops 330 pm community sharing from workshops 430 pm next steps continuing the sisterhood 5 pm closing activity workshop descriptions yoga and mindfulness with dehejia maat all group session 1 hr as a poet and writer i ve come to a place where i can t write anymore because the exterenal world impacts my internal yoga for poets and writers is a workshop that i ve created to remove blockages thru meditation and yoga our focus clearing the noise and drawing form the pool of inspiration safe spaces for trauma to triumph with ocean ana rising all group session 2 hrs the safe spaces workshop is designed to provide women survivors of violence with tools of creative expression to help them transform trauma into healing and liberation through this workshop participants are encouraged to express their own sacred magical selves using cultural art techniques that can be revisited long after participation in the workshop for this safe spaces residency workshop participants will re discover body awareness on their own terms through guided creative movement body painting writing techniques we will begin with free writing exercises using prompts that inspire participants to explore the initial and personal trauma this writing will lead to creative movement techniques focusing on breathing flexibility and rhythmic dance utilizing an african dance fusion technique the creative movement will gently guide participants through the memory of the initial wound scar trauma addressed through the writing exercise toward a transformative process of re memory through which the body experiences full expression and triumph participants do not need any formal dance training to participate in this workshop following the first portion of the creative movement aspect of the workshop workshop participants will further celebrate their bodies self expression and beauty through a body painting session high lighting spaces on the body with visual symbols designs and colors that reclaim and reinforce personal ideas of affirmation after body painting participants will return to creative writing emphasizing transformation and triumph define your personal shine with burnbright lifeworks inc 1 hour artist track the overall objective of this workshop is is to equip artists with a deeper level understanding of how they may use branding as a personal professional tool for their artistic endeavors networking seminars collaborations exhibit etc breakdown this workshop will take place as a free form dynamic discussion presentation followed by a break out q a where participants may pose questions glow assessment what s working for against me with their lives moving at a lightening pace many artists rarely get an opportunity to see themselves clearly this section will focus on teaching participants to do a 360 degree analysis of their current situation selecting your candle formulating their goals selecting your candle will help artists prioritize their goals and by doing so develop their own standards for success burning bright branding statement the purpose of this section is for participants to walk away with their own personal branding statement please not that this statement is quite different than an artist s statement participants will be coached to create a branding statement that will speak more to how they want to be seen as opposed to what their artistic vision is voice and individuality with carmen mojica 1 hr lyrical meditations using freestyle to free the spirit with toni blackman 1 hr toni blackman will lead a session using the spoken word to heighten creativity inspire self expression and improve one s ability to go with the flow toni s participant centered wkshp provides a transformative experience that empowers those present to exist beyond their comfort zones she facilitates the process of getting open guiding the energy so that both artist and non artist benefit from the exercises be a part of the cipher posted by furious flower 8 31 am 0 comments tuesday february 08 2011 join us as we celebrate girls and women of the african diaspora posted by furious flower 7 00 pm 0 comments thursday december 09 2010 women on wednesdays art and culture project now accepting performance and workshop proposals greetings i hope you all are finding warmth as it gets really cold outside i co curate women on wednesdays arts and culture project based here in nyc we are currently accepting performance and workshop proposals from girls and women of the african diaspora to present creative works and teach during the month of february here is the link http www bettysdaughterarts com women on wednesday teach in php if you have any questions don t hesitate to email me at ebonygolden bettysdaughterarts com ebony noelle golden peace posted by furious flower 7 52 am 0 comments thursday january 21 2010 get hip and get some black women s art in your life women on wednesdays arts and culture series curated by ebony noelle golden and nina angela mercer description women on wednesdays wow is a month long series that highlight the arts and cultural practices of girls and women of the african diaspora co curated by betty s daughter arts collaborative and ocean ana rising wow features work of emerging and seasoned artists and cultural workers in the fields of theater music film dance literature and scholarship the series culminates in a day long teach in as we explore activism through creative arts a reception will follow there is a suggested donation for all wow events and no one is turned away events take place at brecht forum located in the west village at 7pm on each wednesday of the month artistic manifesta culture i guess that waltzes do not move me i have no sympathy for symphonies i guess i hummed the blues too early and spent too many midnights out wailing to the rain assata shakur magic everyday in the quilt towards a twenty first century black feminist ethnography renee alexander craft offers african black women have all too often been imagined defined labeled and packaged in ways that are at odds with who we are and understand ourselves to be 56 craft s ideas highlight media representations of the mythic black woman craft acknowledges that black women s identities re productive potential and labor work have been high jacked by dominant media outlets women on wednesdays arts and culture series wow grew out of a similar acknowledgement wow s organizers recognize the intersecting oppressions of race sex and gender that marginalize black women s cultural and artistic labor we affirm the pressing need to collaborate with black women artists who are expanding conversations about what it means to be black woman artist cultural worker and scholar as a black women led project we recognize the radical practice of providing an uncensored and economically supported platform for wow s participants to articulate identity art and cultural practice as a personal evolutionary process and negotiation of violent landscapes founded in doctrines of silence and erasure when we harness artistic and cultural practices in the tradition of our fore mothers we quilt a brilliant narrative that shifts and balances the rhythm of this universe wow honors the art women make on the porch at the kitchen table in the studio classroom street and beyond this series affirms the movement stories melodies theories and meditations and laments placing women s voices at the center of narratives about our shared and unique experiences women s artistic practices are not only tools for survival but tools for activating an aesthetics of radical imagination that conjures liberation for the artist and our communities utilizing art and culture women conflate the personal and the political the intimate and the communal the artistic and the academic to not only honor our collective legacies but inform and imagine the world we want to live in today and tomorrow february 3 body word move perform body word move perform is an exploration of the body through word movement and performance the night features literary readings choreographic works and short performance pieces and ends with a round table discussion about how black women use dance performance and literary art to explore the individual in relationship to surrounding political environmental and social landscapes talk back moderated by ebony noelle golden february 10 she got a fierce up rock women in hip hop featuring a screening of the film say my name and a performance by kymbali craig she got a fierce up rock provides a space to explore black women in hip hop from politics of production to juggling motherhood and career the panel discussion promises to be a vibrant and necessary conversation talk back moderated brandy monk payton and kymbali craig february 17 daughters of shange featuring a staged reading of i am a drum by sybil roberts daughters of shange features short experimental performance works that trouble and conflate traditional categories of theatrical performance talk back moderated by nina angela mercer february 21 teach the teacher harnesses the power of communal learning and knowledge sharing featuring workshops discussion and performances teach the teacher is day long teach in for those who are interested in utilizing art and culture for awareness and social justice february 24 ñañakuna k uychimanta sisters of the rainbow is a musical literary and dance performance that will explore the artistic expressions of women from the african diaspora the evening employs a reinterpretation of round robin sessions where each artist will share with their fellow performers writers and musicians their work to generate a discussion at the end of the performance this event will feature the talents of the mimi jones band poets tara betts latasha n nevada diggs and tonya foster and choreographer dancer paloma mcgregor this event is curated and moderated by latasha n nevada diggs posted by furious flower 5 34 pm 0 comments wednesday december 09 2009 what race are you running submit your lo phy performances lo tech photos ebonygolden bettysdaughterarts com to contribute to our web installation project debunking post racial hypnosis go here for more information http www bettysdaughterarts com a poetics of progressive pedagogy php posted by furious flower 12 17 pm 0 comments thursday november 05 2009 call for art spoken word music sex worker rights are human rights in conjunction with international human rights day on december 10th a coalition of new york based sex worker rights anti violence and decriminalization advocates are hosting a human rights speak out and arts evening you are encouraged to submit your work we are looking for pieces that connect to or highlight themes in the universal declaration of human rights see http www un org en documents udhr and the examples below and to the idea that criminalization of sex work leads ultimately to human rights violations visual art and short 2 to 7 minutes spoken word or poetry pieces musical pieces theater shorts films etc current former sex workers and folks who are otherwise in communities that are heavily impacted by criminalization and policing of sex work are especially encouraged to submit submit to kmdadamo gmail com and belltoweroverflo hotmail com for spoken word and performance please email written copies if possible for film either mail a copy or send an online link to view for visual art please either send jpg images no more than 2 or otherwise call to make arrangements to submit submit by november 25th be sure to 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