IMPORTANT OUTSIDE HARLEM ACTIONS: Thursday January 22, 2015 Court Support For Ramsey Orta (who videotaped Murder of Eric Garner) Staten Island Court House 9:00am https://facebook/events/397997453692419/ # # # SAY NO TO TERROR...ALL OUT TO STATEN-DONT LET THE BURNING OF MEMORIAL TO ERIC GARNER GO DOWN WITH US BEING SILENT! BUILD IT BACK TWICE AS BIG! Meet at S.I. FERRY ON MANHATTAN SIDE for 6pm Boat across!! https://facebook/events/561206690683361/ # # # CALLING ALL ARTISTS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT! JOIN US FOR THIS EVENT! Even if you cant make it to the rehearsal on Thursday, come to the event on Saturday and participate as an audience member! Performance Protest Workshop – We Can’t Breathe Where: Smack Mellon Art Gallery, 92 Plymouth Street @ Washington, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (visit smackmellon.org for more info) Workshop/Performance Date: Saturday, January 24th, 3:00pm-4:00pm @ Smack Mellon Rehearsal: Thursday, Jan 22nd, 6:30pm-8:00pm @ Smack Mellon You do not have to have any dance experience to participate in the flash mob. The movements are simple movements that anyone can do. If possible, learn the flash mob choreography in the video below before coming to the rehearsal. This will expedite things. Learn all 3 parts of the choreography so that you can be flexible and ready to do either part in the performance. Choreography instructional video: https://youtube/watch?v=-FpgkcvqMCQ *What we do on Jan 24th will be a remixed version of what we did on Dec 9th, 2014 at Grand Central. Footage from when this was done on Dec 9th: https://youtube/watch?v=Bb8DWctMUNk Note: If you are trained in modern dance and would like to perform an improvised dance piece as a part of the performance (instead of the simple flash mob choreography), please let Shamirrah know before Thursday. It would be great to incorporate your talent! Any questions? Ask Shamirrah. EVENT DETAILS Performance Protest Workshop – We Can’t Breathe In early December of 2014, the Stop Mass Incarceration Network hosted a meeting to plan the “Week of Outrage” in response to the numerous incidents of police brutality and police murder of Black and Brown people in this country. As a part of this meeting, several artists came together to plan artist-led actions that would occur during the week. The group planned a big flash mob event that took place in Grand Central Station and an open mic that took place at Revolution Books. Since then, Shamirrah Hardin, one of the primary organizers of these actions, has been using the performing arts in various settings as a form of protest. In the interactive workshop taking place at Smack Mellon, audience members will see a live performance that includes song, dance, spoken word (poetry) and a re-enactment of flash mob event that took place at Grand Central. Following the performance, workshop leader, Shamirrah Hardin, will talk about using the performing arts to increase the impact of protests and to advance the Black Lives Matter movement. Shamirrah, accompanied by other artists, including artists from the Stop Mass Incarceration Network, will then teach the basic flash mob protest movements to the audience members. This will equip audience members to be able to go out and stage their own flash mob protests in public places. After learning the choreography, audience members will perform the flash mob routine with the artists. This workshop will conclude with a “talk back” discussion in which audience members will have the chance to ask the feature artists questions about their work, their inspiration, their involvement in the movement, etc. Feature Artists: Shamirrah Hardin, Chazz Giovanni, Will Ferdinand, & Jamel Mims About the Workshop Leader: Shamirrah Hardin holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Howard University and an M.A. in Educational Theatre from New York University. Shamirrah is a certified K-12 theatre teacher who has studied theatre and dance through various training programs in California, Arizona, DC, New York, Puerto Rico and Ghana. In addition to being a full time high school theatre and dance teacher, Shamirrah is a seasoned stage play director and an accomplished performer. She has performed in countless concerts, stage plays, showcases and special events around the country as a dancer, actress, mime and poet. She is also the owner and founder of True Stages Theatre Company, a Christian theatre company based in New York City. Shamirrah believes strongly in the power of the performing arts to inspire individuals, build self-confidence, transform communities, and change lives. Shamirrah has frequently been seen protesting in Grand Central station and is very actively involved in the movement to put an end to the unjust practice of allowing police officers to murder unarmed Black civilians without facing any punishment or consequence. She is an advocate of peaceful non-violent protests and has recently been seen on the news using the performing arts to honor Eric Garner and to encourage others to take a stand against injustice. Shamirrah is currently in the process of assembling an organized group of performing artists (dancers, singers, musicians, actors, etc.) who will create protest performance pieces to be performed regularly in various locations throughout NYC. To become a part of this group, you may contact Shamirrah on twitter @1Shamirrah or look for the “Artists for Justice NYC” group on facebook (Click Here:https://facebook/groups/1430409440582576/ ). Shamirrah looks forward to future collaborations with the Stop Mass Incarceration Network, the Grand Central #ShutItDown group, and any other organizations that may want to include the performing arts as a part of the work they are doing to advance the movement. About the Stop Mass Incarceration Network: The Stop Mass Incarceration Network is building a movement to stop the injustice of mass incarceration and police brutality; and the racially biased policies and practices of the police, the courts and the U.S. legal system; and to support the rights of prisoners and the formerly incarcerated. We are initiating an effort to accelerate the movement to stop the injustice of mass incarceration and police brutality; and the racially biased policies and practices of the police, the courts and the U.S. legal system; and to support prisoners’ human rights, and of the formerly incarcerated. We call on all to join us. For more information about the Stop Mass Incarceration Network, visitstopmassincarceration.net -- Stop Mass Incarceration Network c/o P.O. Box 941 Knickerbocker Station New York, NY 10002-0900 Email: stopmassincarceration@gmail Web: stopmassincarceration.org Twitter: @StopMassIncNet 347-979-SMIN (7646)
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