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WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

 

This workshop teaches basic social justice concepts and advocacy around cultural, gender, and racial differences through exploration in the arts. Participants engage in hands-on learning through storytelling, reflective writing, and other art mediums.  We use the arts to emphasize concepts learned in dialogue and reflection that culminate in individual art pieces to express the thoughts and feelings of participants. Our framework draws on healing justice and intersectionality to engage participants in discussions about their identities, cultures, and experiences in the US.  We emphasize collaborative learning among students through intercultural dialogue, nurturing individual and collective voice, and fostering communication across differences.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will understand differences through intercultural critical dialogue and arts-based practices.

  • Participants will recognize and see each other’s differences as funds of knowledge and cultural wealth.

  • Participants will nurture individual and collective voice through the creative process to develop cross cultural understandings about difference.

  • Participants will be able to open exploration of identity and community to support belonging and trust.

  • Participants will build relationships and empathetic connections to feel heard and understood.

  • Participants will envision, create and design an art piece that expresses their views and experiences.

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