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 Schools,
community based youth organizations, after school programs
are invited to host a teaching artist social justice leader at
their school. Teaching artist will lead intense cultural art
residencies with youth; guiding youth to create art that will
empower and strengthen their community. Students will identify
pressing issues they care about and begin creating art to
empower their community. Teaching artists and youth will receive
the support of a youth community organizer who will engage the
students on current, relevant campaigns taking place in their
neighborhoods. Youth will create a final project, including
videos, CD's, art installations, dance or music performances
that will educate and inspire their community members to get
involved. Youth will also design an organizing campaign that
challenges decision makers to address their concerns.
Members from our Youth, Schoolteacher, and Community Circles
will advocate for cultural arts education in the schools. If you
want to learn more about the importance of cultural arts
education and want to become an advocate, please email
Manuela@thelegacycircle.org
to get involved.
We invite all young people who work independently from schools
and organizations and want to be down to join us! Email
Manuela@thelegacycircle.org
This circle is for daytime schoolteachers and after school
educators working with youth of African descent. Beginning in
January 2007, we will be facilitating Teacher Circles that
explore African Diaspora Cultural Arts and Social Justice in
collaboration with New York Collective of Radical Educators.
These groups, called ITag’s, will meet once a week for 10
sessions. Email
Manuela@thelegacycircle.org
for more information. If you can’t join the ITag but want to be
a peer ally to a teaching artist, please join us. We will also
include cultural arts resources for use in school and after
school programs.
This circle is for community organizers, youth developers, and
other community workers. Stay tuned to learn more about the work
of our youth organizing allies and community groups and how to
participate!
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