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💫 Today we're highlighting a past member of CAP, Habacuc Bessiake! 💫

He is a mixed-media artist and muralist working in Detroit. As mentioned on his website, "His mural work aims to bring life to walls across all communities with imaginative imagery holding hidden encouraging messages for viewers." This post includes addresses so you can check out his amazing work in person. Thanks to @hsbessiake for everything you've done for CAP, and the Detroit community as a whole!

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Detroit Neighborhood Arts Corps CAP@COLLEGEFORCREATIVESTUDIES.EDU COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIPS 313-664-1545 #artscorps https://www.instagram.com/p/B1biEmxBake/?igshid=1oritwd0itylx

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Our people are gathering @alchemistbar254 in #Nairobi tomorrow for the second series of fundraising events for #RoadToMadaraka campaign that is bringing Kenyan youth together with their Seattle counterparts @mopopseattle @stgpresents @artscorps @siffnews there is room for everyone to support and make this happen. It doesn’t matter where you are or how much you can give! We have dope perks to give back to you for any level of contribution. Check link on bio to learn and help us spread the word! #IamOneVibeAfrica #WhatsGoodStudios #Kisumu #Nairobi #Seattle #seattlelife #instagood #education #art #tech #music #culture #collaboration #africa (at Seattle, Washington)

[adamjabari]

2nd Annual 10th Grade Film Festival ... I've been on a #filmmaking journey, this quarter, with Chief Sealth Int'l H.S.students. Eight periods of 10th graders (200 students +/-) are completing their documentary films for screening this Thursday. Topics range from #climatechange to #teenmentalhealth , #stereotypes to #flatearththeory, #gangs to #animaltesting . I am beaming with pride for what these young people have accomplished. Thanks @artscorps ... #teachingartists #residency #docfilms #Seattle #youth https://ift.tt/2JoRZVt

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[Qsc_asuw] SPRING! Newsletter Week 3

Welcome        to Week 3! <3 

QTBIPOC Artist Spotlight        of the Week:

Sonia Lazo

Illustrator and graphic design        student Illustrator from small and tropical El Salvador. Sonia        Lazo is creating attention-getting art. Her lively, intriguing work        addresses not only the world we live in but also unseen worlds—the land        of the past and the realms of myth and fantasy.

The QSC Director is moving on to        other opportunities. Now, it's your turn to take a swing at        change-making and advocacy! Apply today to be the new QSC Director!

Applications close        April 21st, 2019 at 11:55 pm.        In addition, every position at ASUW is hiring! If you're interested in        serving in different capacities, check out all available        positions here!

The mission of        the Queer Student Commission (QSC) is to first support, educate, and to        provide an open-minded environment for queer UW students. In addition,        it aims to provide non-heteronormative, anti-racist, non-ableist and        non-sexist programming, services, and atmospheres. The commission aims        to create an anti-oppressive community by funding, sponsoring and        endorsing events, ideas and information that share these        anti-oppressive principles, promoting community, and working to        increase acceptance of queer students.        The QSC also values the development of leadership skills among its        members by encouraging them to be involved with commission activities        and operations. Furthermore, the QSC commits to itself to inclusivity        and intersectional activism by maintaining strong relationships with        other ASUW Commissions, student groups, community groups, and UW        faculty and the Student Activities Office (SAO) staff.

The Queer        & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will        be meeting this Friday, location TBD!

Machismo and Toxic        Masculinity        (Monday, April 15,        2019) 6 PM - 8 PM @ ECC Unity Room        ASUW SARVA and ASUW La Raza Present:      

A             roundtable dissection of machismo and toxic masculinity in the             Latinx community with La Raza Student Commission.

Celebration of        National Poetry Month!        (Tuesday, April 16,        2019) 7 PM - 9 PM @ Warby Parker (305 East Pine Street, Seattle)        305 East Pine Street, Seattle, Washington 98102

SAL is delighted to partner with        Warby Parker to present a free poetry reading at Warby Parker Capitol        Hill. This celebration features 2016/17 Youth Poet Laureate, Maven        Gardner; members of the 2018/19 Seattle Youth Poet Laureate Cohort,        Maia Ruth Pody, Alex Newsom, and Kiyoshi Sakauye; Washington State Poet        Laureate Claudia Castro Luna; and Seattle Civic Poet Anastacia-Reneé.

Seattle Reads        presents Thi Bui        (Tuesday, April        16) 6:30 - 8 PM @ Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS)        

3639 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle,          Washington 98144

       Thi Bui will discuss "The Best We Could Do." The evening will        also feature a staged reading from the book, adapted by Susan Lieu and        directed by Kathy Hsieh, in partnership with Book-It Repertory Theatre.              

"The             Best We Could Do" is a haunting memoir about the search for a             better future and a longing for a simpler past. Thi Bui documents             her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the             1970s and the difficulties they faced building new lives for             themselves in America. As the child of a country and a war she             can’t remember, Bui’s dreamlike artwork brings to life her journey             to understanding her own identity in a way that only comics can.   

Thi Bui was born in Vietnam three        months before the end of the Vietnam War, and came to the United States        in 1978 as part of the “boat people” wave of refugees from Southeast        Asia. Her debut graphic memoir, The Best We Could Do (Abrams ComicArts,        2017), has been selected as UCLA’s Common Book for 2017, a National        Book Critics Circle finalist in autobiography, an Eisner Award finalist        in Reality Based Comics, and made several Best of 2017 book lists,        including Bill Gates’s top five picks. Bui is also the Caldecott        Honor-winning illustrator of A Different Pond, a picture book by the        poet Bao Phi (Capstone, 2017). Her short comics can be found online at        the Nib, PEN America, and BOOM California.                Seattle Reads is a “one book, one city” program, where people are        encouraged to read and discuss the same book. It’s designed to deepen        engagement in literature through reading and discussion.        - Everyone is invited to participate in Seattle Reads by reading the        featured book, joining in a book discussion, and/or attending programs        with the featured writer.

Baile Folklórico        comes to the University of Washington        (Wednesday,        April 17) 7-9 PM @ wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual        House   

Come             join us at the Intellectual House to learn how to dance the             traditional Mexican dance known as Baile Folklórico. The             instructors will be from the group "Ballet Folklorico Angeles             de México". We ask for you to bring small heels or flats (non-marking             shoes) and water is encouraged! The event is free, for UW students             only. Any questions please email herres@uw.edu.

       (Tuesday, April        16) 7-9PM @ Elliott Bay Book Company        1521 10th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98122

Hanif        Abdurraqib at Elliott Bay Book Company

Elliott Bay Book Company presents Hanif Abdurraqib for        his New York Times Bestselling book GO AHEAD IN THE RAIN.     

How             does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group             brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to             create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight             Marauders. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected             themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, We Got It             from Here . . . Thank You 4 Your Service, which arrived when fans             needed it most, in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Poet and             essayist Hanif Abdurraqib digs into the group’s history and draws             from his own experience to reflect on how its distinctive sound             resonated among fans like himself. The result is as ambitious and             genre-bending as the rap group itself.       

Abdurraqib traces the Tribe’s creative career, from        their early days as part of the Afrocentric rap collective known as the        Native Tongues, through their first three classic albums, to their        eventual breakup and long hiatus. Their work is placed in the context        of the broader rap landscape of the 1990s, one upended by sampling laws        that forced a reinvention in production methods, the East Coast-West        Coast rivalry that threatened to destroy the genre, and some record        labels’ shift from focusing on groups to individual MCs. Throughout the        narrative Abdurraqib connects the music and cultural history to their        street-level impact. Whether he’s remembering The Source magazine cover        announcing the Tribe’s 1998 breakup or writing personal letters to the        group after bandmate Phife Dawg’s death, Abdurraqib seeks the deeper        truths of A Tribe Called Quest; truths that—like the low end, the        bass—are not simply heard in the head, but felt in the chest.                This event is Free and Open to the Public.

DISABILITY MONTH        APRIL 2019         

Sara Acevedo: Building Collectively Toward Institutional Access

(Wednesday, April 17)  5-6 PM @ HUB 340

F*** Stairs Kick Off

(Friday, April 19) 4-5 PM @ HUB 340 

Disability Studies Program Brown Bag Sharan Brown

(Tuesday, April 30) 12-1 PM @ MGH 024

Sexual Assault Open Mic 

(Tuesday, April 30) 5-7 PM@ HUB 340

ASUW SDC Presents:        ASL Workshop        (Thursday,        April 18) 5-7 PM @ HUB 332       

Learn             the basics of American Sign Language from the UW ASL Club,             featuring presentations from TEDxUCLA speaker Austin Vaday and UW             Professor Lance Forshay.       

ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION       

CART             captioning and ASL/voice interpretation will be provided.     

This             event is a scent-free space! Please refrain from using scented             products if you will be in attendance.      

F*** Stairs Kick Off        (Friday, April 19) 4-5 PM @ HUB 340        

Come             learn about the purpose of the pledge, hear from Disability Rights             advocates, and celebrate the beginning of our 2019 F*** Stairs             campaign!

        There             will be donuts, veggies, coffee/tea, and lemonade! (Vegan/gluten             free options available)      

ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:       

CART             Captioning will be provided.     

This             is a scent free event! Please refrain from using scented products             if you plan on attending.

2019 Youth Speaks        Seattle Grand Slam        (Friday, April        19) 6-10 PM @ Kings Hall MS LLC        2929 27th Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98144  

After             months of preliminary slams, join Youth Speaks Seattle in our             finale and the biggest youth poetry event of the year: GRAND SLAM.       

10             of the highest-scoring poets of the season grace the stage for one             transformative night of competition, storytelling, and community             celebration. By the end of the night, the top 5 poets will be             chosen to represent Team Seattle at renowned international youth             poetry festival, Brave New Voices, this year in Las Vegas. You             don't want to miss this!       

TICKETS:        $10 for youth        $20 for adults                Tickets available at the door and Brown Paper Tickets. Email        slam@artscorps for discounts on groups of 5+ youth ($7)!                HOSTED BY: Youth Speaks Seattle teaching artists, award-winning poets        Ebo Barton, and Youth Poet Laureate of Seattle, Azura Tyabji.                FEATURING: Incredible singer and organizer, JustMoni                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:    

King's             Hall is below and behind the Mt. Baker Light Rail Station Stop

Bus             Routes nearby are 8, 48, 14, 7, 9, 106, 987 (many of which are             available at the Mt. Baker Transfer Station)      

Parking:             There is a parking lot available at Kings Hall and overflow             parking available next door at the University of Washington             Consolidated Laundry parking lot.  

No             stairs or ramps necessary to enter King's Hall.     

Two             wheelchair accessible, gender free restrooms on the main floor.    

Four             spaces in the parking lot are designated for folks with disabled             parking placards.

CART             services will be available at this event.      

This             is not a scent free event/space but to request a scent free zone,             email slam@artscorps.org             by March 29th (acknowledging that King's Hall is not a scent free             space overall).

For             anyone needing seating anywhere in the seating area, we are happy             to accommodate by moving any chairs.     

There             will be a row of seating reserved for folks that need access to             the front for visibility.

Have             access needs that are not listed here? Please email slam@artscorps.org             with any questions, comments or concerns    

YOUTH RIGHT NOW ARE THE TRUTH        RIGHT NOW!

Emergent        Strategy: An Evening with Adrienne Maree Brown

       (Thursday, April 18,        2019) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ 

The Seattle Public Library

       Central Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104           

Join             activist and author Adrienne Maree Brown for a reading centered on             her book "Emergent Strategy" and a celebration of             community-led organizing in Seattle.    

This event is made possible with        support from The Seattle Public Library        Foundation and the Seattle Office of Civil Rights.                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:

This             program will be ASL interpreted.

Pasifik Voices Spring        2019        (Wednesday, April 24,        2019) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ ECT       

We             are back for the last Pasifik Voices of the school year! You know             the drill: come out and join us for a night of showcasing and             celebrating the unique talents and performances of individuals who             make up the greater Pacific Islander community on the UW campus!       

As             always, you can look forward to... music, dance, art,             spoken-word, community and more!    

Admission             is FREE, bring all your homies!     

Interested in performing?        Sign up NOW at: tinyurl.com/pvspring2019                 Interested in MCing?        Apply here: https://forms.gle/GFHgbk6di1ZrCVhx7

SARVA, WAC,        D-Center and SDC Present: Open Mic Night        (Tuesday,        April 30, 2019) 5-87PM @ HUB 340       

Join             this safe space and hear stories from disabled survivors of             assault and domestic violence.       

Light refreshments will be provided! (Vegan/gluten free        options available!)                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:       

CART             Captioning will be provided. 

This             is a scent free space! Please refrain from using scented products             if you plan on attending.

Transgender &        Gender Diverse Support & Social Group        (Wednesday,        April 10, 2019) 6-8 PM @ U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle         205 E. Meeker St. Kent, Washington 98032  

[trans]             ACTION is             a support/social group for sex workers that is held every first             Wednesday of every month. It is an opportunity that provides sex             workers a safe space to engage in topical discussions relating to             their life and/or work. This gathering is open to transgender and             gender diverse sex workers with current or past experience in the             sex trade.    

Discussions include topics such        as:  

*Safety             and self- care

*Decriminalization             and Destigmatization of sex work   

*Know             your rights training    

*Legal             assistance   

*Employment             & housing      

[trans]             ACTION promotes and values confidentiality regarding interactions             within the group.   

The        undisclosed location has ample parking, all-gender and ADA-accessible        restroom. Come and build community with us! For more information please        email Ara-lei at ara@utopiaseattle.org                 Upcoming Dates :    

Wed             May 8 (6-8pm)     

Wed             June 12 (6-8pm)

       Let’s Talk is a free        program that connects UW students with support from experienced        counselors from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center without an        appointment. Counselors hold drop-in hours        at four sites on campus:               

Mondays, 2-4 PM, Odegaard Library Room 222

        Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center Room 306

        Wednesdays, 2-4 PM, Q Center (HUB 315)

        Thursdays, 2-4 PM, Mary Gates Hall Room 134E       

Let’s Talk offers        informal consultation – it is not a substitute for regular therapy,        counseling, or psychiatric care.        To learn        more, visit letstalk.washington.edu.                The HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area        is to the right of the main desk.        An all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway        from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be        found on each floor of the HUB.        The HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear        scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential        oils to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those        with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. 

Thank you for being a part of our community <3         We are so glad that you are here, and we are so glad to get to know        you!         Have questions about the QSC? Just want to get involved? Find our        office hours online at hours.asuw.org.        To hear more from the QSC be sure to like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter & instagram to stay up to date with        all queer and trans related happenings on campus and in Seattle!                 With love,         Mehria Ibrahimi, Outreach & Engagement Intern. 

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🎉Our next CAP Educator of the Month is Brittany McCauley!🎉

Brittany started at CAP as a student in Detroit Neighborhood Arts Workshop (DNAW) in the early 2000s. Since 2014, Brittany has been a Teaching Artist and has taught many different programs.

"Since the age of 12, I've been deeply involved in CAP programs, which have been like a nurturing artistic family to me. Through CAP, I've had the joy of experiencing many firsts in my artistic journey: my debut art shows, my first commissioned work, the development of my art portfolio that opened doors to the College for Creative Studies, creating my very first mural, and stepping into the role of an art teacher. Each of these experiences have not only shaped me as an artist, but have also filled me with the immense gratitude for the opportunity to give back to my community through art."

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Our next CAP Educator of the Month is DiAna Crawford!

DiAna has been working for CAP for several months. She recently joined the Cultural Passport Program team, which offers college tours for middle schoolers in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

"I grew up in the city and outside in the suburbs so I went to DPSCD, not once was I really nurtured in the arts or encouraged to pursue a career in art. I didn't even know what CCS was until I was an adult. I thought it was important to let kids know the arts were a viable option- if they felt drawn to it, I want to help show them that there are jobs and there is a future in the arts. I found that CAP was the perfect pathway to achieve this"

She decided to return to school in the arts before she turns 40, and she's having great time. "I want people to know that it's never too late to start a new journey. Don't let the fear of being out of place hold you back- wherever you are is where you're meant to be."

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This past month, our Educators ran a program at Advanced Technology Academy that allowed students to express themselves through multiple types of media. Thanks to Jozie Bullard, Cheyenne Lee Janik and Hajar Alreyashi for making this program successful!

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We 💜 our students! Interested in working with CAP as an Educator? Keep an eye on our socials for when we open applications!🎨

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Interested in working with CAP as an Educator? Keep an eye on our socials for when we open applications!🎨

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Today beings our new series celebrating CAP Artists in Education! Put your hands together for Ashley👏

Ashley has been working with CAP for 2 years. She is currently the head of the Cultural Passport Program, which offers college tours for middle schoolers in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

"I chose CAP because I was looking for a creative environment to work for in the city of Detroit, and I've always been drawn to CCS. I genuinely love working here. I love the people, the atmosphere, and the ability to give back to the community via art. My favorite project is the fidget spinners I make with students in our Cultural Passport Program. To see the individual creative expression of each kid, and to introduce them to art & design education so early in life, that means a lot to me."

In her free time, Ashley loves to paint, play with her dog Tori, and work on her own small business called The Ashley Brand.

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👻 Happy Halloween! 👻 This past Friday, CAP held a Pumpkin Painting Party for our educators to celebrate all of their hard work. In addition to decorating some spooky gourds, we had a make-your-own candy apple station, a rainbow scratch board competition, networking opportunities, and lots and lots of desserts!!

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Happy Throwback Thursday!🌟 Today we're thinking about the uber cool face sculptures our 9th-10th graders made in our Advanced Sculpture class as a part of CCS First Connect! Thank you to our teachers, co-teachers, and Henry Ford Academy that helped CAP run this program in 2017.

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Check out these delicious looking burgers 😋 Last week our CAP Educator Mia Walker led a scrumptious activity with students at Franklin Wright. Thank you to everyone involved who made this day possible!

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This past week the students at Franklin Wright made some awesome popsicle stick projects 🎉Thanks to Anupam Bollaboina and Tanushka Karwa for being the wonderful teacher and co-teacher during this session!

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CAP is proud to join communities all across America and Michigan celebrating #LightsOnAfterschool on October 24! There are tons of ways to join the nation’s largest showcase of afterschool programs. Sign up now and you’ll receive free posters, tips, & guidance: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm . Lights on Afterschool is a project of Afterschool Alliance.