Countercultures
Explore Indigenous communities, alternative cultures, and countercultural movements that challenge mainstream society. Discover multimedia content documenting the history, art, and activism of groups that resist dominant cultural norms and create alternative ways of living, thinking, and creating.
Aejay Mitchell, Theatre professional and Director
We discuss how the covid-19 response will change the art of theatre. Also, we discuss the pandemic and how it has affected Black and Latinx communities; along with how it has exposed inequities in the US concerning minority and advanced-age populations. Find Aejay on Facebook at: Aejay Antonis Marquis, or on Instagram @amqueerdirector
Kyle Roman
#INSTAR @ documenta: Latin American Feminisms
Latin American Feminisms Guest: Cecilia Fajardo Hill Art historian and curator in modern and contemporary art, specializing in Latin American art This presentation will discuss different forms of embodied feminisms in art, theory and activism by Latinx and Latin American artists and thinkers since the 1970s, that constitute powerful forms of agency and political resistance against political, social, gender and racial oppression.
Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt (INSTAR)
Olivia O, The Musical - A Cross-Border Exploration of Art and Human Liberation
Jessica Carmona Diana Currie Same Jennica Carmona Gil Yaron Be part of an interactive discussion with inspiring Latinx storyteller Jessica Carmona and her creative team: playwright Diane Currie Sam and composer Gil Yaron. Explore how we can “Welcome the Stranger” with theatre, music and storytelling. Enjoy an excerpt from “Olivia O, The Musical”, a theatrical piece that explores the impact of family separation policies at the US border through the eyes of a young Guatemalan girl, Olivia Oritiz, and her American aunt (who is waking up to the realities of the harsh U.S. immigration system). Jessica Carmona is a NYC based Actress, Playwright, Librettist and Lyricist. She is currently a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. She is also an Educator and Immigrant Rights Advocate. She is dedicated to using her art to further the cause for social justice and human rights for all. She is so thankful to be collaborating with Diane and Gil on this musical. Diane Currie Sam is an award-winning essayist/writer, educator, and speechwriter from Vancouver Canada. An emerging playwright and lyricist with a multi-decade career in communications, counseling and educating, she has written about, taught and developed programs covering critically important social issues like mental health, sustainability, and the prevention of domestic violence. She is thrilled to be collaborating with Jessica and Gil on this important new musical. Gil Yaron is an award-winning performer/director/producer and the composer for “Olivia O”. Career highlights include the second national tour of Les Miserables (Mirvish Productions), Canadian Premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins and Jesse Richardson Award’s (Best Director/ Best Production) for the premiere of Barbara Nickel’s SchumannBrahmSchumann. You will be hearing Gil's vocals and music in today's presentation. For more information: Email artivism@adelphi.edu Facebook: Artivism for shared humanity Instagram: Artivism4sharedhumanity www.adelphi.edu/artivism
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Spring 2024 Inaugural Presentation: Art of the Trusted Messenger in Healthcare
Dr. Jorge O. Moreno discusses his path from undocumented immigrant to Faculty in Medicine, the lack trust in Latinx community for healthcare system. Keynote address by Brooklyn-based artist, author and community activist Danielle M. Chery. Artivism Ambassador: Zoe Laidlow Dr. Jorge O. Moreno is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine where he works as an internist and obesity medicine specialist. Dr. Moreno is originally from Mexico and was the first college graduate and doctor in his family. He graduated with a BA from Columbia College in 2006 and received his MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2011. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Yale Primary Care Program in 2014. Initially, he worked in an internal medicine community practice in Connecticut, and in 2018, returned to Yale as faculty in the clinician-educator track. He developed an interest for caring for patients with obesity and started a subspecialty obesity medicine clinic as part of his internal medicine practice. At Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Moreno has focused on developing obesity medicine curricula for medical students, physician associate students and medical residents. Recently, Dr. Moreno was a featured obesity medicine expert in an Emmy-winning special by Telemundo/Yale Center for Clinical Investigation—Cirugía Que Tranforma Vidas. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly influenced his clinical practice, he cared for patients with COVID-19 on the inpatient COVID units and in the outpatient setting throughout the pandemic in Connecticut. He quickly recognized not only the lack of information in Spanish about COVID-19 and the vaccines available, but also the vaccine hesitancy that existed in the Hispanic community. His focus turned to educating this community about COVID-19 in English and Spanish. Teaming with the Yale New Haven Health System, he participated in informational videos about the COVID-19 vaccine in Spanish. His outreach work with the Hispanic community led to collaborations with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and garnered media attention from local and national outlets. Recently, Dr. Moreno was selected as a 2023 National Hispanic Medical Association Leadership Fellow. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Cynthia Tanon-Santos (GSAS ’07), and his son, Benji. Danielle M. Chery is a self-trained artist based in Brooklyn, NY. She is the founder of award-winning home decor business DMC Original Art, which has been recognized in national magazine and newspaper publications, including the Yoga Journal, NY Amsterdam News, and the LA Sentinel. Danielle creates functional abstract art for residential and commercial spaces and draws inspiration from the colorful flow of nature. She uses a fluid art technique as a moving meditation practice to create abstract marble-like designs on wooden and ceramic materials with acrylic paints and epoxy resin. Danielle is also a teaching artist, partnering with community-based organizations to facilitate classes for youth, adults, and senior citizens. Most recently, she has been collaborating with Sing for Hope to design and paint pianos with senior citizens in NYC. Additionally, Danielle has years of experience as a published children’s author, English as a Second Language teacher for adults, nonprofit manager of volunteer events, and Community School Director. She values community, collaboration, and using artistic expression as a way to heal and connect with others. For more information: Email artivism@adelphi.edu Facebook: Artivism for shared humanity Instagram: Artivism4sharedhumanity www.adelphi.edu/artivism
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Frances Negrón-Muntaner: Valor y Cambio: Art, money, and change in Puerto Rico
Frances Negrón-Muntaner is a filmmaker, writer, scholar and professor at Frances Negrón-Muntaner is a filmmaker, writer, scholar and professor at Columbia University, where she is also the founding curator of the Latino Arts and Activism Archive and the Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities. Among her books and publications are: Boricua Pop: Puerto Ricans and the Latinization of American Culture (CHOICE Award, 2004), The Latino Media Gap (2014), and Sovereign Acts: Contesting Colonialism in Native Nations and Latinx America (2017). She has received various recognitions, including the United Nations’ Rapid Response Media Mechanism designation as a global expert in the areas of mass media and Latin/o American studies (2008); the Lenfest Award, (2012), the Latin American Studies Association’s Frank Bonilla Public Intellectual Award (2019), and the Premio Borimix from the Society for Educational Arts in New York (2019). Negrón-Muntaner served as director of Columbia’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race from 2009-2016 and co-director of Unpayable Debt, a working group that studied debt regimes in the world. Her most recent films and art works include War for Guam (2015), Life Outside (2016), and Valor y Cambio, an art, digital storytelling and just economy project in Puerto Rico and New York. For more information check out Valor Y Cambio.
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