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Posts tagged "Discussion"

Even the Rain Even the Rain

Taino Cultural Workshop Hosts Film Screening of Even the Rain

The Taino Cultural Workshop in collaboration with the Caribbean Community in Philadelphia will host a film screening of Even the Rain (También la lluvia) on June 3. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion facilitated by Priscilla Anacakuyani (ACG '17) on how colonialism affected the peoples of the Caribbean during the time of contact, Indigenous survival, and what effects are still felt today in the Caribbean and the rest of the Americas. [learn more]

Building Community Art Spaces Panel Discussion

Fleisher Art Memorial presents Building Community Art Spaces Panel Discussion at El Corazón Cultural Center, Taller Puertorriqueño on Saturday, April 8, 2017. This event gathers four of Philadelphia's cultural leaders who are currently developing, or have recently completed major capital projects, for a panel discussion to analyze the impact that their new facilities have made on the region's cultural landscape and to illuminate the ways in which conversations with residents informed the success of their projects. [learn more]

Power to the People: Collaborations, Coalitions, and Community Building

Pia Deas (ACG '16, WOO '17) of Contemporary Black Canvas hosts "Power to the People: Collaborations, Coalitions, and Community Building" at Church of the Advocate. The artists' roundtable features poet Yolanda Wisher (ACG '08), dancer and choreographer Lela Aisha Jones (LTA '15), curator and festival organizer Maori Holmes (LTA '06, ACG '16, '06, '05), and writer and institution builder Rasheedah Phillips (Leeway board member). [learn more]

Reading and Conversation on Mass Incarceration: "The Peculiar Patriot"

"The Peculiar Patriot," an excerpted reading with poet, performer, and playwright Liza Jessie Peterson on March 25 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm. [learn more]

THEN AND NOW: A Conversation

Rasheedah Phillips, a Leeway Foundation board member, will be a panelist for THEN AND NOW: A Conversation. The event will be held at Arden Theatre Company (40 N 2nd St) on April 7, in partnership with WHYY’s Keystone Crossroads. [learn more]

BAAD! Presents James Baldwin’s America: A Reading and Discussion Series

BAAD! Presents the final segment of James Baldwin’s America. This five-part reading and discussion series will conclude February 29, 6:00pm - 7:30pm at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance! (2474 Westchester Ave) [learn more]

Mural Arts Hosts Discussion On "Kids For Cash"

City of Philadelphia Mural Arts is hosting a discussion on the "kids for cash" scandal at the Art Alliance on February 25. [learn more]

Eastern State Penitentiary Presents Conversations On Domestic Violence And Prisons

Eastern State Penitentiary presents a conversation with Sue Osthoff, Director of the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women on March 3. [learn more]