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Day Three Drumming and Dancing

June 20, 2018

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 […]

Day Two – Capoeira

June 19, 2018

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.

Day Two – the design

June 19, 2018

 Today’s work is all about brainstorming about the design and layout for the Mural. Students are working collaboratively with photographs taken yesterday thinking about composition, themes, narrative, words, feelings and more, they want included and represented in the final design, using the as a frame the concepts like: fluidity, intersecting, differences, commonalities, inclusion, overlapping […]

Day One: rehearsing for the (a)R(t)EVOLUTION

June 18, 2018

Our first Day of Social Justice Thru the Arts (SJTA) just started. Students are at the same time energized, tired, exited, shy. The expectations for a fantastic week are rising, we are sure this first SJTA will leave a mark. Our first activities are: Theater of the Oppressed and the very powerful and touching  Poetry Exercise: “Where […]

Meet SJTA Mentors

May 31, 2018

Jovan Lovato is a fourth-year student studying Women and Gender Studies, and Ethnic Studies. With a passion for social, political, and economic justice, Jovan hopes to bring an intersectional Feminist praxis to a long-term career in education. It is his belief that we can begin to decolonize educational practices and our greater society through critical […]

CSUnite

CSUnite brings campus together

March 30, 2018

The campus community came together Thursday to stand against hate during CSUnite.