“Some may say it’s tiresome to dwell on the hurt- after all there’s a relentless (if artificial) drive to Stay Positive! in America, to focus only on solutions—yet an essential step in the process of decolonization is hearing the painful stories of the colonized and the exploited, respectfully and with an open heart.” Edgar Villanueva
Is this the moment we can expand giving and explore grassroots models of funding and community investment?
Culminating conversation followed by workshops. Join PACDC on September 2nd at 10:30 AM as we explore this question with folks testing and stretching philanthropy locally and nationally.
Keynote panelists include:
- Edgar Villanueva, author of Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance
- Laura Otten, Ph.D., Director of the Nonprofit Center at La Salle University’s School of Business
- Nigel Charles, Director of Donor Organizing, Bread and Roses Community Fund
Learn about our panelists Here
Afternoon Workshops (12:00 – 1:30 PM)
- Relationship is the Project: Decolonizing Community Engagement to Grow Community-Based Practice
- Arts and CDC Partnerships: Lessons from Around the Country
- Strengthening Connections: How Placed-based Artistic Interventions are Leading to Safety and Accessibility in North Philadelphia
P.S. You don’t have to register for the morning to join us in the afternoon. But we hope you will!!
Concurrent Afternoon Workshops Overview
If you cannot attend the morning plenary, you can still participate in our afternoon workshops! Links to join directly below:
1. Partnerships Between Artists and CDCs: Lessons Learned
2. Relationship is the Project: Decolonizing Community Engagement (Password: 456821)
Partnerships Between Artists and CDCs: Lessons Learned
Organizations around the country and artist partners who participated in a NeighborWorks America Peer Cohort reflect on practices, contexts, and trends in how equitable creative community development can be used to address displacement. This workshop will provide the opportunity for participants to learn about different models and engage in dialogue with peers representing both artists and CDCs.
Led by Calece Johnson (NeighborWorks America), Mark Lenn Johnson (Art, Inc Kentucky) and Jake Norton (New Kensington CDC)
Relationship is the Project: Decolonizing Community Engagement
This interactive workshop will utilize the objectives of Decolonization* to explore how theatre-based community engagement methods and techniques can be effective methods: Increase self-awareness about influence of values and bias; increase collective awareness of the influence of community values and bias on marginalized groups; create opportunities for honest, supportive conversations about privilege and social justice; and strengthen capacities for community growth that represents real efforts to rethink, reframe and reclaim the gifts and goals of local residents to promote positive change.
Led by JustAct with Lisajo Epstein, Ph.D. and Micaela Robolino
* Decolonization involves a paradigm shift from a culture of exclusion and denial to the making of space for other political philosophies and knowledge systems. It is a culture shift to think more widely about why common knowledge is what it is, and in so doing adjusting cultural perceptions and power relations and real and significant ways (Keele University)
Strengthening Connections: How Place-Based, Artistic Interventions Impact Safety and Accessibility in North Philadelphia
Three key intersections along the SEPTA Viaduct in the North Central Choice Neighborhood are receiving innovative, community-driven lighting and mural treatments aimed at reducing crime, increasing safety, and improving connections in the neighborhood.
Led by Priscilla Bell (Artist), Maya Curtis (Mural Arts Philadelphia), Mark Dodds (City of Philadelphia Division of Housing and Community Development), Cathy Harris (Mural Arts Philadelphia), and Tiffany White (Community Leader)
Register For Morning session Here
Thank you to PACDC’s 2020 Signature Events Series Sponsors and the following funders for their support of this event: City of Philadelphia Division of Housing and Community Development, the Knight Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
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