An event that will take place online across various social media platforms when all Ethnic Qarsherskiyan people should simultaneously post about the history of our people, the prejudices we faced in the past and present, and how we can overcome this for a better future.
Circle with folks of various ancestry and backgrounds. Together at these Anti-Racism Healing Circles we will reflect and share about our experiences and feelings about racism, particularly Anti-Indigeneity, Anti-Blackness and Anti-Asian racism in our families, work and communities via somatic mindfulness and presencing. Co-Facilitated by inabel Uytiepo, Anasuya Isaacs and Carissa Singh.
We will dress in our African attire or culture preference, we will provide a variety of culture related meals, and we will have have two speakers that will teach racial reconciliation and healing. Dr. Calvin Glass author of the book "Racial Reconciliation: A Theological Approach to Building Relationships" will be one of the speakers, Minister Pam Talley will be the other speaker.
Join us for a day of reflection, connection, and community as we engage in conversations to promote racial healing and equity. Hosted by COHORT 3 of the Culture of Health Leadership Institute, this event features interactive opportunitites to build bridges across differences. Together, we will explore pathways to healing and create a shared vision for an inclusive and equitable future.
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Join us for an evening to talk about the history of Hopper Academy, Sanford Florida’s historic black school and local landmark, and to consider why knowing our history is an important part of mapping the future of our community. Hear stories from those who once attended Hopper, and learn its rich and challenging history. Intentionally hosted on the National Day of Racial Healing, participants will also have the opportunity to discuss their own experiences with the history of race and civil rights in our country.
Artists commission with the city of Detroit to paint a mutual on a security wall, about the history of the automotive company and the neighborhood around the surrounding areas. This was part of the community agreement with a automotive company in a eastside of Detroit neighborhood. The second artists work is a structure to monitor air quality from the newly built automotive plant , the output of odors when painting new vehicles. This work was funded by non profits in Detroit.
Come and see what all the buzz is about!!!
$5 Classes Throughout January !!!
La Cantera is open for business and classes are on going in a dozen different genres of music dance and crafting!!! Meet the instructors and Sign up for yours at this FREE event where you can learn about all that's coming up at La Cantera Arts Conservatory.
Here's an Idea of our Diverse Schedule including some openings for your event
Monday : 6pm – 7:30 Beginner Flamenco Dance
7pm – 8:30 Music Class – Guitar, Singing, Percussion
Tuesday : 4:30 – 5:25 Kids African Drumming
5:30 – 6:30 Adult African Drumming
7:30 – 8:30 All Ages African Dance
8:30 – 10 pm Jam Session/Social Hour
Wednesday : Yoga TBD
Salsa TBD
Thursday : Dallas Drum Djam 8 pm – 1 am
TaKaTina 3rd Thursdays only 7 pm – 8:30
Friday : Private Party Event Rentals
Saturday : Afternoon – Open for your Class or party !!!
Evening Private Party Event Rentals
1/11 Cosmic Dance with Chris Campbell 11 am – 1 pm
Sunday : Open for your event or class!
The World's Only Serpent Comedy Show 2/2 at 2 pm
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Detroit’s Brazeal Dennard Chorale will present a capella choral art at its highest level, representing the rich legacy of the a capella Spiritual through public performance. NMC Children’s Cantus Choir and The NMC Chamber Singers will also perform accompanied pieces throughout the evening, with a special collaboration between the Brazeal Dennard Chorale and The NMC Chamber Singers. The evening will be full of poetry, deep rooted melodies and resonant harmonies to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Free admission – ticket required.
“If now isn’t a good time for the truth I don’t see when we’ll get to it.” – Nikki Giovanni
What if we could…
🤲🏾 Gather together in a room with beautiful food and music?
🤲🏽 Share our stories without any pressure, fear or judgment?
🤲🏻 Connect authentically, making space for strangers to become allies?
How healing would that be?
For the second year in a row, High Desert Playback and Explora Science Center’s X Studio come together in celebration of the National Day of Racial Healing. This initiative, launched in 2017 by the W.K.Kellogg Foundation, is a time to contemplate our shared values and create the blueprint together for #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism.
Our Freedom Can’t Wait is a community gathering designed by theater artists, facilitators and cultural strategists to help us speak plain and tell the truth about how individual and systemic racism has impacted us. It is our chance as New Mexicans to share openly, listen generously and practice radical empathy.
Agenda:
5PM DINNER
Enjoy a beautiful meal catered by Three Sisters Kitchen, a non-profit community food space in the heart of downtown Albuquerque. A place where delicious, affordable and locally produced foods come together to nourish our community from the ground up.
6PM PLAYBACK THEATRE PERFORMANCE
High Desert Playback’s multiracial, queer + trans-centered company performs your stories of harm and healing. Share times in your life when you:
Were made aware of racism in a way that you weren’t before
Stood up to racist acts or systems
Felt held and supported in the wake of experiencing racism
Although this event is for everyone in our community, we will make a particular effort to center and honor the stories of folx from historically marginalized communities.
7:30PM COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
Following the show, Lynn Johnson (Co-Founder + Executive Director of High Desert Playback) will facilitate an interactive Community Conversation allowing you to:
Reflect on the stories and themes shared in the performance
Meet and talk with other folks in the room about your experiences
Co-create our own “blueprint” for how we can continue to heal together as New Mexicans
About High Desert Playback:
High Desert Playback makes theater for social change in New Mexico and beyond. We use the art of playback theatre to mobilize and amplify social issues through community outreach, engagement, dialogue, and celebration.
Playback theatre is an interactive form of improvisational theater in which audience members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot. Created in 1975, playback theatre is now used in over 70 countries around the world to help build bridges across differences and to honor the human condition.
Founded in Albuquerque by Lynn Johnson and Allison Kenny in 2023, High Desert Playback—a Black/queer/women-led social enterprise—is the first professional playback theatre company in New Mexico. The HDP 2025 Performance Company includes: Dalilah Naranjo, Danielle Simone, Lasha Kirker, Jessie Lane, Johnny Olesen, Noe Field-Perkins, and Tatiana Gil.
About X Studio:
X Studio is the teen center of Explora!, an innovative experiential learning center located in the heart of Old Town Albuquerque. At X Studio, teens experiment, create, hang out and learn.