Protest Poetry: Art-Making & Activism in Online Spaces
Students now make up one of the most active and outspoken generations of our time, but many are unable to participate in protests on the street. We hope to empower students to speak out and make your voices heard through your art-making. In this experiential workshop, participants will explore activism through creative writing and how they can translate that work into taking action.
Presented By:
Katie Rainey |
Javan Howard |
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Katie Rainey is a writer, editor, teacher and Director of the Teaching Artist Project at Community-Word Project, where she trains artists to become educators. She has been a teaching artist for over 10 years, and has taught poetry, fiction, theatre, photography, English as a second language and filmmaking in various parts of the world. You can see more about her at mkraineywriter.com.
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Javan Howard is a poet and writer from Bronx, NY. He truly believes that the lived experience is the ultimate teaching tool and uses poetry as a social forum to foster discourse about love, culture, and identity. He has facilitated workshops across NYC. Javan is a Teaching Artist Project Lead Mentor and a Teaching Artist for Community-Word Project and Teachers & Writers Collaborative.
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Community-Word Project is a New York City based 501(c)(3) arts-in-education organization that inspires children in underserved communities to read, interpret and respond to their world and to become active citizens through collaborative arts residencies and teacher training programs.
