February 2010
1 post
Film screening of "finding the 51st (dream) state:...
Description from Harlem Stage: “finding the 51st (dream) state: Sekou Sundiata’s America Project” recounts Sundiata’s national and communal search to confront, imagine and invent what it means to be American in the 21st century. The 30-minute documentary reveals how this visionary poet, performer, educator and activist found “a clearing” and “a way to...
January 2010
2 posts
America Project materials announced by American...
Great News to Share — The American Studies Association just posted an announcement about our America Project Publications.
Here’s the link: http://www.theasa.net/opportunities/item/the_america_project_curriculum_resource/ and below is a copy of the post. Please help us spread the word by sending the link to your colleagues. And we’d love to hear from each of you about your experiences using...
America Project community sing in Jackson Heights
Hi all — just wanted to share this news from Samita Sinha about a community sing she just led in Jackson Heights, NY and her plans for more throughout the year!
Ann
dear ann and cathy,
just wanted to let you know i’ll be doing another ‘community sing’ in the same space (jackson heights library) on wed, 1/20, at 5.30. the theme this time will be on ‘work...
December 2009
1 post
"finding the 51st (dream) state" to be screened at...
“finding the 51st (dream) state: Sekou Sundiata’s America Project” will open the National Performance Network (NPN) Plenary Session on Friday December 11 in Knoxville, TN
The NPN Annual meeting is attended by well over 200 artists, presenters and arts activists from every region of the country. The plenary session, “Art Activism and Action in the 21st Century” will be moderated by Michelle...
October 2009
2 posts
Breaking bread & singing & being American →
Joyce Lawler from MAPP International had the opportunity to travel to Minneapois for the Intermedia Arts America Project events. She posted her thoughts on the blog.
Last weekend, I was warmly welcomed into the community at Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis for “Singing the Legacy of Sekou Sundiata” — a citizenship potluck dinner and community sing inspired by the civic activism and artistry of...
America Project events in Minneapolis October...
Don’t Miss It!
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Singing the Legacy of Sekou Sundiata: Potluck Dinner and Community Sing
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Art Treats Lunch Series: Histories of Poetry by the People
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Art Treats Lunch Series: Portrait of the Artist as a Visionary Activist
The America Project Twin Cities
Singing the Legacy of Sekou Sundiata Potluck Dinner & Community Sing 6PM Saturday, Oct. 24
This month, Intermedia Arts...
September 2009
3 posts
News from Reggie Prim and Intermedia Arts in...
Intermedia Arts
Calendar Advisory
Singing
the Legacy of Sekou Sundiata: The
America Project Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
From
October 22-24, 2009, Intermedia
Arts will
host Singing
the Legacy of Sekou Sundiata: The America
Project Twin Cities, a
series of community events including Brown
Bag Dialogues, Citizenship Dinners, a Film
Screening, Potluck Dinner and Community Sing,
all...
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Samita Sinha's report on 9/11/09 Community Sing in...
Here is a report on the 9/11/09 Community Sing in Jackson Heights,
Queens, at the Jackson Heights branch of the Queens Library. I wanted to
document the event in full detail in case anyone is interested a) in what
transpired and/or b) creating a Community Sing in their own milieu.
The event was supposed to be about an hour long, but in lasted an hour and
forty-five minutes—until the...
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The America Project continues
Sekou Sundiata was a huge influence on us here at MAPP and we often find ourselves asking how we can continue to embody his practice of empowering diverse communities of people to explore the intricate and powerful connection between their citizenship and their creative voices.
Over the past couple years we’ve been working, with the support of Maurine Knighton, to finish a project that Sekou...