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The Legacy Circle
is dedicated to empowering African Diaspora youth and adults in
New York City through cultural arts education. Our goal is
to awaken young people to their identity as African descendants
and their legacy as leaders and Maroon Warriors. Our Training
Institute will prepare African Diaspora teaching artists to
initiate young people into grassroots action. It will impart
tools for cultural arts educators such as leadership development
and youth community organizing using arts and culture as the
vehicle. Teaching artists will engage in residencies where
youth will create cultural art pieces that affirm who they are
and what they envision for their education and their
communities. Youth will then use their art to organize for power
in their villages.
Read
through our website and learn more about our various
Circles
for youth, school/teachers, advisors, teaching artists,
volunteers, and donors. We thank the NYU School of Public
Leadership for the Social Justice Fellowship granted to Manuela
Arciniegas which has allowed us to launch this project. We also
welcome all donations to fund our institute, support our
teaching artists, support our youth in learning about cultural
arts and social justice, and to keep our work going. To
download our
brochure,
please
click here.
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