education for liberation

The Education for Liberation Series is grounded in Food For Thought Books Collective commitment to creating spaces for voices that are silenced or overlooked by mainstream corporate media. The series features workshops, screenings, lectures and presentations with artists, educators, community organizers and every day folk who are working towards a social justice agenda centered around ending oppression and supporting liberation and self-determination for the politically disenfranchised, ethnic minority and other subaltern groups.

This is an intergenerational space, supporting the voices and development of community members of all ages. Free to members of YAC, we are requesting a donation of $5.00 at the door from the general public to sustain our programming costs. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds, we mean it!

This series is brought to you by support from our Lead Visionary Partner; Youth Action Coalition– Video Vanguards & through support from our Community Collaborators including: The Media Consortium of Western Mass. and the TRGGR Media Group.

Please contact tk @413.253.4132 or tanya@foodforthoughtbooks.com for more info.

past workshops:

• 12/17/09: Telling Our Truths to Heal
  Javiera Benevante and tk (tanya karakashian)
• 12/10/09: Pressed for Knowledge
  Alexis Pauline Gumbs
• 12/03/09: Training Active Bystanders Workshop
  Keely Malone: Quabbin Mediation Group
• 11/19/09: Three Cups of Tea: A critical intergenerational reading in conjunction with Amherst Public Library and Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans.
• 11/12/09- no session  Instead, please join us for Youth Action Coalition's 3rd Annual Fall Fundraiser: Lights, Camera, Youth Action! Amherst College, Valentine Hall, 5-7pm
• 11/5/09: Media Timeline Workshop: an interactive workshop rooted in our histories & experiences. Facilitated Diana Coryat and Video Vanguards.
• 10/29/09: "All The Ladies Say"
  Ana "Rockafella" Garcia screening- BGirls movie- in production
  5pm: HipHop Dance Worksho
  8pm: Screening & Fundraiser Performance
• 10/22/09 : Hip Hop & the Media Workshop
  Facilitated by Jordan Berg from Free Press
• 10/15/09: How Do YOU Create Social Change & Foster Liberation in Your Community?
  3-5pm: BikeLab with Pedal People Collective
  5-7pm: Open discussion with Pedal People, Holyoke Food & Fitness, and Video Vanguard