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January 2020
Labyrinth Through Fear: A Gift Event
Register for Labyrinth Through Fear Janet Aalfs Ingrid Askew Trainers: Janet Aalfs, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Northampton, Master Martial Artist and Integrative Dance Instructor, Founder and Director, Lotus Peace Arts at Valley Women’s Martial Arts;…
Find out more »February 2020
Writing for Social Change
Register for Writing for Social Change Trainer: Tanisha Arena, M.S., Executive Director, Arise for Social Justice, Springfield, MA Tanisha Arena Class Description: As activists and social change leaders, we must often write words that inspire,…
Find out more »Unpacking the Man Box: Cross-Gender Dialogue About Masculinity and Movement Building
Register for Unpacking the Man Box This is a two‐part series. Participants are expected to attend both classes. Thursday, February 6 & Thursday, February 20, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM GOING DEEPER: SERIES CLASS Trainers: Steven Botkin, who has…
Find out more »Shake it Off: A Movement Workshop for Tired Activists
Register for Shake it Off Trainer: Olivia Ilano Davis, Founding Artistic Director, Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble, Hartford. Olivia created Spectrum in Motion in 1982 as a dance education program for ages 4‐17, celebrating…
Find out more »Resting to Rise: A Daring to Rest Community Nap
Register for Resting to Rise This class is limited to 20 people. Trainer: Benita Jackson is Professor of Psychology at Smith College, Director of the Society, Psychology, and Health Laboratory, and a Trained Facilitator in the…
Find out more »BE YOUty & Empowerment
Register for BE YOUty & Empowerment Johnie Sanders Trainer: Johnie Sanders is a poet and a social worker, and serves as the Homelessness Coordinator for Arise for Social Justice in Springfield, MA. Class Description: In such a diverse…
Find out more »Invocation to Martin Luther King, Jr.: Contemplating the Heart of the Matter
Register for Invocation to MLK, Jr. Rose Sackey Milligan Trainer: Rose Sackey‐Milligan, PhD, a socio‐cultural anthropologist and the former Director of the Social Justice Program, Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. Rose worked for many…
Find out more »Food Justice and Democracy
Register for Food Justice and Democracy Trainer: LaDonna Sanders Redmond is an activist and freedom fighter. Working on a range of issues from reproductive justice to developing alternatives to incarceration for first‐time drug offenders to urban agriculture to developing…
Find out more »Songs for Social Justice Movements
Register for Songs for Social Justice Evelyn Harris Trainer: Evelyn Harris, a powerhouse vocalist and former member of Sweet Honey In the Rock, is a Grammy‐nominated composer whose remarkable instrument creates stirring interpretations of the traditional African‐American song canon.…
Find out more »Sacred Music: A Journey to Freedom
Register for A Journey to Freedom Trainer: Dr. Ruth Bass Green, educator, piano and voice teacher, and church musician, is the founder and president of the Hazelle Catherine Bass Institute for the Arts (HCBInstituteforthearts.org). For…
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