Semana del 22 de agosto, 2021
"Mobilize! Creative Blocks, Collective Dreams" en Washington Park & Bronzeville
Este verano, Mobilize Creative Collaborative presenta “Mobilize! Creative Blocks, Collective Dreams” (¡Movilizar! Cuadras Creativas, Sueños Colectivos): una serie de reuniones comunitarias de una semana de duración, que se llevan a cabo al aire libre en cinco vecindarios en los lados sur y suroeste de Chicago, co-diseñado con un equipo de artistas y organizadores comunitarios que también tienes raíces es estos barrios. Esta programación en Washington Park y Bronzeville es hecha en conjunto con Creative Grounds y Alternatives, Inc., y con apollo de Chicago Park District.
Vecines de TODAS EDADES están invitades a talleres creativos GRATUITOS, conversaciones críticas y exploraciones centradas en la justicia y sus sueños para sus comunidades. Con actividades participativas de música, arte y teatro, presentaciones en vivo, intercambio de habilidades y más, esperamos amplificar y conectar los esfuerzos locales existentes, así como cultivar espacios que centren la imaginación, la alegría y las soluciones dirigidas por la gente.
Lugar
(Former) Anthony Overton Elementary School (221 E. 49th St.)
Washington Park (5531 S. King Dr.; estaremos al sur de la casa de campo)
El Programa Para Washington Park
Este evento es gratuito, para gente de todas edades, accesible, y al aire libre. Excepto cuando indicado lo contrario, puede unirse a eventos o talleres a cualquier hora guste. Para los eventos con (*), se pide que participe desde el principio.
Domingo, 22 de agosto, de 12-6pm
El tema: ¿Cómo se expresa la CURACIÓN en mi comunidad?
Martes, 24 de agosto, de 4-8pm
El tema: ¿Cómo se expresa la SEGURIDAD en mi comunidad?
Miercoles, 25 de agosto, de 4-8pm
El tema: ¿Cómo se expresa el AMOR en mi comunidad?
Jueves, 26 de agosto, de 4-8pm
El tema: ¿Cómo se expresa la JUSTICIA en mi comunidad?
Sábado, 28 de agosto, de 12-6pm
El tema: ¿Cómo se expresa la ALEGRÍA en mi comunidad?
Facilidad de Acceso
Ponga se en contacto a través de nuestra página www.mobilizecreative.com con sus preguntas o requisitos de facilidad de acceso.
Meet the Washington Park Team
Quenna Lené Barrett | Social Justice theater artist, educator and facilitator
Quenna Lené Barrett is a theater artist + practitioner, whose work gathers folks of diverse backgrounds, centers marginalized identities, learns from Black radical wisdom, and then dreams collectively to act boldly through those learnings. She is the Associate Director of Education and Engagement at the Goodman Theatre, a company member with ICAH’s For Youth Inquiry company, an Associate Artist with Pivot Arts, an adjunct professor at DePaul University, and a member of the leadership circle of the Center for Performance and Civic Practice. Quenna received her BFA from NYU Tisch Drama, MA in Applied Theatre from the USC, and is an EdD candidate in Educational Theatre at NYU Steinhardt. She has worked with Chicago Children’s Theatre, Sojourn Theatre, The Theatre School at DePaul, Free Street, Pegasus, Court, eta, and Theater Unspeakable. Continuing to build the world she wants to see/live in, her most recent project was Re-writing the Declaration.
IG | @quennalene , FB | QuennaLene
Christina Armstrong | Program Director, Independent Artist, Circle Keeper, Entrepreneur
Christina Armstrong is a lifelong Southside Chicago resident. She is currently the Program Director of Mentorship & Compliance at Public Allies Chicago. Additionally, she is helping develop a family-run company, Grow-Into Books, which creates differentiated storybooks. Christina has managed various adult and youth programs and events -- socio-emotional learning, civic engagement, the arts, college/career readiness, tutoring and mentoring. As a Circle Keeper and Restorative Justice Coach, she’s worked with various schools. She has participated in Saving Our Lives, Hear Our Truths (SOLHOT), a space to celebrate Black girlhood, and Say Her Name, an organizing campaign to address institutional violence against Black cis and trans women and girls. Christina enjoys composing, writing music and performing as a vocalist and instrumentalist. She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in Educational Policy and Management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
IG | @loveartjust , FB | ca1904986
