anitAFRIKA e-newsletter
edition 01_2009

dear village

ase and welcome to our anitAFRIKA! dub theatre newsletter for january 2009.

ase elegua. ase ancestors. ase madre yemoja. ase orishas. ase spirit guides. ase villagers. this is our continuation. our ending. our new beginning.

the first term of our first season was a beautiful beginning - from our humble prelaunch party in july, to our extensive storytellers' conference: the storytellers integrity in august to workshops, classes, gatherings, culminating in the mikey smith raw works festival in december - none of this was possible without you, the people. for your support, suggestions, presence and love, we here at anitAFRIKA! dub theatre say ase. thank you.

now we are onto our second term filled with promise. I will be facilitating two 12 wk workshops at the theatre - one is a continuation of our dubtheatre intensive and the other (which I am truly excited about) is a course for women survivors of childhood sexual trauma. as an incest survivor myself, I would like to co-create a space where, as womben, we can collectively heal and grow. so if this workshop speaks to you, please do join us.

click here for the full mikey smith raw works festival photogallery

new season news!

adt! is beginning the new year with two twelve week courses running january to april. please contact us at 416 434 1823 or email village@anitafrika.com to register!

dub theatre/poetry intensive creation of a solo work - dramaturgy & performance

sundays 4:30-6:30pm jan 25 to apr 26 (breaks mar 29/apr 19) $300

the courage to heal for women survivors of childhood sexual trauma

sundays 11am-1pm jan 25 to apr 26 (breaks mar 29/apr 19) $300

in addition, there are several new and old pay-what-you-can weekly, bi-weekly and monthly events for you to come down and check out, including:

capoeira angola

(pwyc suggested $10) mondays 5-7pm (jan 26th onwards)

capoeira angola is an art form with african roots, developed in brazil as a means of liberation from slavery. the ancient tradition and practice embody the principles of music, dance and struggle. capoeira teaches physical strength, rhythm, discipline, respect for others, concentration and humility. classes explore the movements, music, knowledge, culture and traditions of capoeira angola. facilitated by heliot souza from salvador, bahia, brazil. heliot is a student of and teaches under mestre jogo de dentro. contact junco3pontas@yahoo.com.br for more info.

channel 1 dub sessions with live house band doors 7pm (pwyc suggested $10)

every 1st and 3rd tuesdays (jan 20th onwards)

in the tradition of channel 1 dancehall sessions, adt! presents the tuesday nite dub sessions featuring live house band rakesh tewari and ian de souza, local and emerging storytellers and open mic. contact village@anitafrika.com to join us!

brown girls yoga (pwyc suggested $10)

2nd/4th wed, jan 28, feb 11, feb 25 (to resume in april) 7:15-9pm (jan 28 onwards)

brown girls' yoga is an inclusive woman centered class. gentle, loving, and filled with laughter, it is a safe space for women to explore our bodies not only as an aesthetic, but as a source of strength and a place of power.

taught in a flowing hatha style, modifications are taught for each pose to make the class accessible for all skill levels. this class is open to women of all shades, colours, hues, expressions and orientations. facilitated by kim crosby and accompanied by natalyn tremblay.

community dinner collective

4th fridays (jan 30, feb 27, mar 27, apr 24) 7-10pm

inviting all anti-oppreshun workers and activists from all community organizing sectors (art, literary, anti-racist/migrant justice, queer of colour, feminist of colour, anti-poverty, youth organizers etc) to come an eat and ground. potluck dinner.

b.p.d.s.e. men's group

4th sundays (jan 24th, feb 22, mar 22, apr 26 7-10pm

brothers with problems destined to solve 'em (bpdse) is a group for men by men - a space where we can share, speak, laugh, cry, vent, grow and develop ourselves as men, strictly with the aim of being stronger and more complete beings who truly know what it means to live in peace. contact huachaquero@hotmail.com

upcoming events hosted by adt!

obsidian institute open house:: sat jan 17 2-6pm

obsidian institute 'realign in 2009' financial realignment open house.

are you a man or woman who feels financially overwhelmed, confused or stagnant? emotionally and spiritually blocked? stuck in relationships with people, jobs or situations that you know don't work? are you tired of using the old map to guide you to a new way? do you desire change, but don't know where to start? it doesn't have to be hard. come learn about the obsidian's holistic approach:

this free workshop and open house will help you realign in 2009! limited seating... register today! find more information at www.obsidianinstitute.com or contact info@obsidianinstitute.com

b current talking.art, talking.life, talking.old, talk.in.gold :: sat jan 24 6:30-9:30pm

b current with anitAFRIKA! dub theatre invite you to talk.in.gold artist lecture series. sit down with artists who have been around and back again and are still here, creating and reinventing. come to this rare opportunity to chat with senior artists as they share their life and work. first lecture is with award winning dub storytelling artist, ahdri zhina mandiela. chat with her as she prepares raw food, reflects about her life as an artist and answers questions.

community announcements

- children's book author seeks illustrator

are you a visual artist? do you have a child's imagination? do the characters of a shy monster under the bed and friendly dog give you plenty of ideas? contact rachael at raibrownell@gmail.com

- toronto study on black women and depression

if you are a black women living in toronto who have self diagnosis as experiencing depression presently or in the past, between the ages of 18 and 65 and would like to share your experiences with depression, and your thoughts on resilience to create a culturally appropriate counselling model to assist counsellors in helping black women cope with depression please contact me at 416-317-8573 or email me at deonec@yahoo.com. i would be happy arrange a suitable time and space for us to meet to discuss the research, and answer any questions you may have

- oppreshun awareness workshops

adt! welcomes tomee sojourner into the space for winter 2009 programming to facilitate oppreshun awareness workshops for community-based workers from all sectors; we'd like your input on course structure: is a 4 part series preferable to one-off sessions? what kind of community work do you do? how can we best devise sessions that help process our lived experience as it relates to witnessing, perpetuating and experiencing oppreshun? what range of fees is accessible for you? please send us an email at village@anitafrika.com or give us a call at 416.434.1823 and visit tomee sojourner or contact powersojourn1@yahoo.ca for more information.

© 2009 anitAFRIKA! dub theatre.

anitAFRIKA! dub theatre is a radical arts centre founded on 7 principles of dubpoetry & dubtheatre: the use of rhythm, language, political protext, orality, urgency, integrity, and sacredness as mediums of social change through storytelling.

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