I found you via Austin Kleon chat! I have a rather eclectic constellation of interests, that include art, storytelling, and community organizing. Some of that involves connecting specifically with displaced people and refugees in Africa. I don't have an immigrant experience being from here, but I've spent a lot of my volunteer life here working with refugees and helping them acclimate to the US. Including organizing cross-cultural exchanges so that they can feel like they're part of American communities. However, I don't even know if there is such a thing as community in a geographic sense in America anymore. At least where I live, in Massachusetts, it's pretty difficult to connect with people. I look forward to reading more of your posts. If you're interested in art and cultural exchange, I've got something going on with refugee artists in Uganda on June 1st. Details on my profile. Nice to meet you!
I found you via Austin Kleon chat! I have a rather eclectic constellation of interests, that include art, storytelling, and community organizing. Some of that involves connecting specifically with displaced people and refugees in Africa. I don't have an immigrant experience being from here, but I've spent a lot of my volunteer life here working with refugees and helping them acclimate to the US. Including organizing cross-cultural exchanges so that they can feel like they're part of American communities. However, I don't even know if there is such a thing as community in a geographic sense in America anymore. At least where I live, in Massachusetts, it's pretty difficult to connect with people. I look forward to reading more of your posts. If you're interested in art and cultural exchange, I've got something going on with refugee artists in Uganda on June 1st. Details on my profile. Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you Emily, and I hope something moves you in my writings. And thank you for finding me and sharing about this programs.
I believe the ideas surrounding community are important to have. Will surely check out your programs.