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blue_lotus13Yesterday I attended a very cool workshop called "The Colouring Book Project." "The Colouring Book Project" is a new group which is meeting for 5 workshops, and is composed of young people of colour in their 20s and 30s. I'm not really comfortable calling myself a "person of colour", but there was a disclaimer stating that mixed people were invited to attend to. Plus, the info about the workshop said that the following matters would be discussed-
>What does it mean to grow up as a young person of colour in a social
environment that does not reflect your own ethnicity?
>How has this experience affected our identity development? How does it
continue to affect our sense of self and who we are socially?
>What are the discrepancies between the constructions of “race” and our own
understanding of our ethnicity?
As you can imagine, I was intrigued. So yesterday I biked over to the Purple Thistle centre to take part in the workshop. We did some lifemapping, body movement, journalling, and drawing. It was all very fun and I felt creative and met a lot of cool people. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend any more workshops since I have to work on Sundays.
At one point, we discussed our creative process. I said that I try to bring creativity into everything that I do. I need to make and do and create and learn, and this is what makes me the happiest. I still want to be writing more fiction and poetry, but for now, I'm trying to live my life in the most creative way.
I also realized that I feel really shy when I'm in a group of people I don't know.
is a Vancouver based project where people of colour* can come together to
reflect, express, and explore these issues through discussion, writing, and
other arts. This will happen during five free participatory workshops from
April 24 to May 22 2005.
>
>The workshops will:
>- Be open and free for all folks of colour (no writing/arts experience
required)
>- Be facilitated by a crew of friendly, creative and skilled folks of colour
>- Explore things like reclaiming language, rhyme writing, empowerment,
“returning the gaze”, experiential writing, “what hollywood has done to us”,
storytelling, vocal toning, simple movement, “writing through trauma”, rewriting
history, multi-media arts, spoken word, etc
>- Be a queer friendly space
>- Have bus tickets, and child care money available
>- Provide yummy meals for participants at every workshop
>
>Workshop times and location:
>April 24 – May 22nd 2005 (April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22)
>Sundays 12-4pm
>@ the Purple Thistle Centre
>#260 - 975 Vernon dr. Vancouver
>(one block west of Clark, one block south of Venables)
>
>
>If you’re interested please contact us:
>thecolouringbook@hotmail.com
>Gabrielle @ 604 254 2505
>
>We ask that folks who want to come commit to all 5 workshops (unless you are
genuinely commited to the process but have previous commitments that restrict
you from making all 5) We also ask that you contact us ahead of time to let us
know that you’re coming!!! Thanks
>
>
>More about The Colouring Book Project:
>
>• These workshops are the first phase of The Colouring Book project.
>• The second phase will be a four-day retreat on one of the Gulf Islands that
will utilize the experiences, learning, feedback, and ideas gained by the
participants and facilitators from the workshops in phase one.
>• The third phase will involve the publication of a selection of writings from
the retreat, and from the initial workshops into a book format. The goal of the
book will be to serve as a support resource for young people of colour, and as
an educational resource for teachers and young people who do not belong to a
racial minority.
>
>The project goals are to:
>- Deepen our understanding of how the society we live in defines our race and
identity development, reclaim our own racial identity, and deconstruct our own
internalized racism.
>- Affirm the importance of our stories
>- Build a sustained community of people of colour with diverse identities
>- Create a safe, supportive, comfortable and enjoyable atmosphere in which to
explore the issues.
>- Create opportunities to foster creativity, self-expression and
self-exploration.
>- Set an example and generate inspiration for younger people of colour to carry
out such projects and get their experiences and voices documented and
disseminated.
>- Have the published book serve as a tool for support and education.
>- Make the book accessible to those who are low-income by donating copies, or
asking a suggested donation fee.
>What does it mean to grow up as a young person of colour in a social
environment that does not reflect your own ethnicity?
>How has this experience affected our identity development? How does it
continue to affect our sense of self and who we are socially?
>What are the discrepancies between the constructions of “race” and our own
understanding of our ethnicity?
As you can imagine, I was intrigued. So yesterday I biked over to the Purple Thistle centre to take part in the workshop. We did some lifemapping, body movement, journalling, and drawing. It was all very fun and I felt creative and met a lot of cool people. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend any more workshops since I have to work on Sundays.
At one point, we discussed our creative process. I said that I try to bring creativity into everything that I do. I need to make and do and create and learn, and this is what makes me the happiest. I still want to be writing more fiction and poetry, but for now, I'm trying to live my life in the most creative way.
I also realized that I feel really shy when I'm in a group of people I don't know.
is a Vancouver based project where people of colour* can come together to
reflect, express, and explore these issues through discussion, writing, and
other arts. This will happen during five free participatory workshops from
April 24 to May 22 2005.
>
>The workshops will:
>- Be open and free for all folks of colour (no writing/arts experience
required)
>- Be facilitated by a crew of friendly, creative and skilled folks of colour
>- Explore things like reclaiming language, rhyme writing, empowerment,
“returning the gaze”, experiential writing, “what hollywood has done to us”,
storytelling, vocal toning, simple movement, “writing through trauma”, rewriting
history, multi-media arts, spoken word, etc
>- Be a queer friendly space
>- Have bus tickets, and child care money available
>- Provide yummy meals for participants at every workshop
>
>Workshop times and location:
>April 24 – May 22nd 2005 (April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22)
>Sundays 12-4pm
>@ the Purple Thistle Centre
>#260 - 975 Vernon dr. Vancouver
>(one block west of Clark, one block south of Venables)
>
>
>If you’re interested please contact us:
>thecolouringbook@hotmail.com
>Gabrielle @ 604 254 2505
>
>We ask that folks who want to come commit to all 5 workshops (unless you are
genuinely commited to the process but have previous commitments that restrict
you from making all 5) We also ask that you contact us ahead of time to let us
know that you’re coming!!! Thanks
>
>
>More about The Colouring Book Project:
>
>• These workshops are the first phase of The Colouring Book project.
>• The second phase will be a four-day retreat on one of the Gulf Islands that
will utilize the experiences, learning, feedback, and ideas gained by the
participants and facilitators from the workshops in phase one.
>• The third phase will involve the publication of a selection of writings from
the retreat, and from the initial workshops into a book format. The goal of the
book will be to serve as a support resource for young people of colour, and as
an educational resource for teachers and young people who do not belong to a
racial minority.
>
>The project goals are to:
>- Deepen our understanding of how the society we live in defines our race and
identity development, reclaim our own racial identity, and deconstruct our own
internalized racism.
>- Affirm the importance of our stories
>- Build a sustained community of people of colour with diverse identities
>- Create a safe, supportive, comfortable and enjoyable atmosphere in which to
explore the issues.
>- Create opportunities to foster creativity, self-expression and
self-exploration.
>- Set an example and generate inspiration for younger people of colour to carry
out such projects and get their experiences and voices documented and
disseminated.
>- Have the published book serve as a tool for support and education.
>- Make the book accessible to those who are low-income by donating copies, or
asking a suggested donation fee.
