Hello dear ROOTer friends,
I understand that each of you have expressed interest in
participating in
RSC's session at the upcoming Community Built Association
Conference, to be
held at the Renaissance Arts Hotel in NOLA. [Papa O'Neal, I'm
including you
in this because I saw you left a note on the conference website
that you
would be around, and I thought you might be interested too. We'd
love to
have you.] * The workshop is on Friday - May 7, from 10:45 am
-12:00 pm.*
In this session, RSC facilitators will attempt to introduce new
audiences
to Alternate ROOTS and to the Principles of Community Engagement as
RSC has
(is/will be) articulated them and to encourage people to think
about the
values and principles that infuse their own work. Please see page
4 of the
attached workbook for the graphic of Principles; we will be handing
out this
page at the workshop (along with ROOTS brochure, of course!)
Below are both the official description as it appears in the CBA
program
descriptions and the rough outline of the session --- Jeff and I
have talked
about the session* in principle* and we may refine it next week,
but I
think the bones are solid.That said, if you have suggestions, I'd
love to
hear them.
*If you are able to attend, we'll ask you to share ONE story of how
ONE of
the Principles plays out in your work....please choose your stories
with
your audience in mind -*- in this case, playground builders, public
art
makers & installers, concrete/stone/brick wizards, muralists,
garden-scapers, etc. * Stories must take NO MORE THAN THREE
MINUTES!!!!
CHOOSE ONE and e-mail me which Principle you want...first come, first
served! Jeff and I will pick up the orphans....)*
*OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION*
1. "Alternate Roots - Resources for Social Change" - Kathie
deNobriga, Jeff
Mather, Meg Anderson http://alternateroots.org/
How we do our work in community is as important as what we do. Join
members of Alternate ROOTS as they talk about the principles, tenets,
guidelines, approaches - the values - that shape and support our
work in
community. For 35 years, ROOTS and its members have been exploring the
theories and practices of community-based art-making: as part of
ROOTS,
Resources for Social Change has been creating spaces for creative
learning
exchanges throughout the South. Consider this a learning exchange
designed
especially for CBA and its members: we'll kick off the session with
a quick
overview of our principles, then open up a dialogue - an interactive,
hands-on discovery and sharing of the values and principles drive your
process of community engagement.
*WORKSHOP OUTLINE*
5 minutes Welcome, context, overview (Jeff & Kathie)
10 minutes Introductions, mapping, who's in the room (Kathie
et al)
[NOTE: we have no idea how many to expect]
2 minutes Quick Introduction of the Principles (Jeff) --
handout
15 minutes FIVE Stories of THREE Minutes each, illustrating
one of the
Principles -- I will be sitting stopwatch and wielding Stop sign
10 minutes Individual art-making: "Illustrate one of your own
core
principles in working with community. You may make a visual
representation,
create a short dance, or write something to share." We will have a
ton of
art supplies (with tables) for folks to use. If folks want to work
in teams
or otherwise collaborate, that's cool. As people finish, they'll
be invited
to hang their work in the "gallery" (or to establish a "stage" for
themselves).
20-30 minutes Group Gallery Walk -- talk about what we see, look for
connections/intersections/challenges; general discussion
If we have time, in the last 5 minutes, we'll do a quick plus/delta
evaluation or other type of closing.
After you share your THREE MINUTE STORY, it would be fun if you'd
create
something for the Gallery too!
Write me back with Q? and stake a claim on YOUR Favorite Principle!!!!
love to all, in gratitude for your interest,
Kathie
--
Kathie deNobriga
PO Box 1087 * Pine Lake * GA 30072
404-299-9498 (home, office & fax)
678-427-9673 (cell)
