Social Justice Thru the Arts institute introduces high school students to ‘artivism’ High school students and CSU student mentors collaborated to paint the mural, “Holding Space,” during the Social Justice Thru the Arts summer institute. Photo by Silvia Minguzzi. “We are the next generation of voices. We are the future, we are change, we are […]

Diversity Symposium Presentation FINAL VIDEO DAY 3 Painting the Mural   Drumming African style   DAY 2 The Design Capoeira DAY 1 Rehearsing for the aRtEVOLUTION

Today while the students started painting the mural we got a great visit from Godwin Abutsi and Bismark Danyo from the Sweet Africa Dance Ensemble who taught some beat and some dance moved to the SJTA students. Here they are performing.   But there is still more work to be done, so after beating the […]

In the afternoon Mestre Lucas Corvo from Capoeira Canavial led a Capoeira Class for the SJTA. Capoeira is an Afro Brazilian Martial Art and Dance form developed by the slaves brought to Brazil in the 17th century.