Hey all, FYI this event is Monday 9/20/21 at 7pm Eastern Time. Karey *Karey Bacon* she/her/hers *267-437-5641*
On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 10:12 PM Emily Addison via Organizers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi fellow dance organizers, > > Thought I'd share this here as it's a workshop that sounds pretty exciting > -- I just signed up. :) > > CDSS is hosting a workshop with Dr. Dena Ross Jennings on Cultural Equity > at the Local Level. Dena is familiar with many of our traditions --- she > led cultural equity workshops at the Youth Trad Song weekend this year and > she's the facilitator of CDSS's Cultural Equity Working Group. I attended > Dena's workshops at YTS and they were fantastic. > > More info is below. (Heads up - you need to sign in through CDSS's web > portal to register but that's pretty easy.) > > Emily > > > Join us for our September Common Time, "Cultural Equity at the Local > Level," with Dr. Dena Ross Jennings (of Imani Works > <https://www.facebook.com/ImaniWorks/?__cft__[0]=AZXzvzQzigUKRxFpPv06VGBSpUX5g3WkLMBzp3s0Hx20157IqObHOP9yLh8AH98j2Ra0rO4VzEq_BhKUVPMkaa2SaJ-1GKxhh_PoDBppF9E0UT7tiHFOiZjbB2XCery3r4xa2OBpMZo7zgk6a3yFSaBA&__tn__=kK-R> > )! > Cultural equity embodies the values, policies, and practices of providing > equal access to the arts, including our shared dance, music, and song > traditions, especially to people who historically have been > underrepresented or denied access to those traditions. This means we are > working to ensure that everyone who wants to participate in our traditions > is empowered to do so with a full sense of belonging and ownership. This > also means we are working to educate ourselves on the full history of the > living traditions we share, including where and how these traditions have > silenced and appropriated ideas from marginalized voices. > But how does this work apply to local dance, music, and song > organizations? How do our organizations and events need to change in order > to be more equitable? And how do we begin to have these conversations? > Join us as Dr. Dena Ross Jennings, facilitator of CDSS’s Cultural Equity > Advisory Group, leads a presentation and discussion about cultural equity, > appropriation versus appreciation, and the key element of communication > that makes all of this work possible. > Register at cdss.org/common-time > <http://cdss.org/common-time?fbclid=IwAR0BEO-pLfYTci6BXKcoyn0lu39I8-aBf6-_awbsm4RaZ08aPPRIkpSZWTk> > . > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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