anitAFRIKA! dub night - April 21st.

anitafrika! massive,

hoping this message finds you real well, real real well. the sun is making her way back to us and we are all ready...

please note that this month we'll be running the dub nite once, tues april 21st doors at 8pm, and resuming every first and third tuesdays thereafter throughout the summer. i look forward to seeing more folks there as well as our more familiar faces, come down, connect, collaborate!

also this month the uhuru movement returns with another free da mic open mic event sat apr 18th doors 7:30pm!

finally, our audre lorde raw works festival will be postponed until the end of may; new and updated summer calendars will be available very soon on our new website currently in development.

upcoming programming for you and you and you -

ISIS CIRCLE wkly weds 7-9pm starting apr 16 $300 - 14 wks
join grace diaz as she guides you into a process of self -reflection and healing. Through ritual work, dialogue, journaling and art making, participants will be
given a safe space to more closely examine the self . This course will also help women in gaining more knowledge of some indigenous and ancestral spiritual practices and how to use these practices for healing, regaining access to their
personal power, and overall life transformation.
email gdccarmel@hotmail.com to register

PAGE TO STAGE workshop with theatre archipelago - free
sat may 2nd 12-3pm under the guidance of the our lady of spills production team, headed by rhoma spencer, our youths would take part in a three hours session to uncover the mysteries of taking their written work from the page to the stage. you will learn how to solicit your script to a theatre company, what is the role of the director, the set, costume and lighting designer when working on your script. email village@anitafrika.com to register

OPPRESHUN AWARENESS moving beyond words into action
sat may 16th 10am-1pm $25 sliding scale
as our social/political/economic/

personal environments change/transform, we are confronted with 'new' challenges that disrupt our core. out of these disruptions, we may ask ourselves about our ability to identify, understand, and address different forms of oppresshun. this innovative 3 hour workshop creates a space for folks to explore the impact of oppresshun on their everyday lives. in addition, folks will engage in a series of interactive oppresshun awareness activities to develop different strategies to challenge oppresshun. this workshop is designed and facilitated by tomee sojourner, m.a. in social justice and equity studies. refreshments will be provided. to register contact tomee sojourner @ powersojourn1@yahoo.ca or (416)951-0154
*limited to 20 people.two fully subsidized spaces for under/unemployed youth involved in creative grassroots community development projects.


remember, i love when folks get at me with programming and event ideas, our space is your space, ase and have a lovely day!