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Save the Date and Register for Saturday July 11th, 10AM-6PM!Join representatives from Chinatowns in New York, Boston, DC, and Philly, to check in on the organizing progress and challenges of our cities. Visitors will be invited to presentations, workshops, tours, and art builds, as we close out the exhibition "No Arena: Making a Movement" in style.Final schedule will be posted closer to the day of the event.
Youth were a powerful force behind the No Arena movement. For many young people, it was the first organizing campaign that they were part of. This workshop will be a reflection space to process the challenges they overcame and the power behind youth organizing. Youth participants will learn how to create a zine and have their work be part of a published No Arena archiving zine. This workshop is ideal for high school/early college youth, but we welcome younger students and accompanying parents and caregivers.The workshop is led by Peri Law, an artist, a community organizer, and the Youth Programs
Crossing Streets and Sharing Stories: Black-Asian Solidarity in PhillyIn collaboration with Writers Room, join us for a storytelling workshop grounded in the shared histories of struggles and resilience in Chinatown and West Philadelphia. This event is part of Crossing Streets, a constellation of arts events celebrating culture and uniting people—and purpose—in two deeply rooted Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Philly Asian Futures (PAF) is a community-engaged multi-disciplinary theatrical project that seeks to bring together local Pan-Asian artists and elders to dream about our community’s future in Philadelphia. Join us October 22nd - 26th for the theatrical presentation styled as a “Living Museum” at Asian Arts Initiative 3rd Floor, featuring eight installation-style performances. These pieces were crafted through engaging with story circles with different Asian Diasporic Communities within Philadelphia, including SEAMAAC, Al-Bustan, and the Chinatown Friends Senior Care Center; by attending and engaging these story circles, our musicians, writers, dancers, and actors seek to connect their own artistic and cultural
Philly Asian Futures (PAF) is a community-engaged multi-disciplinary theatrical project that seeks to bring together local Pan-Asian artists and elders to dream about our community’s future in Philadelphia. Join us October 22nd - 26th for the theatrical presentation styled as a “Living Museum” at Asian Arts Initiative 3rd Floor, featuring eight installation-style performances. These pieces were crafted through engaging with story circles with different Asian Diasporic Communities within Philadelphia, including SEAMAAC, Al-Bustan, and the Chinatown Friends Senior Care Center; by attending and engaging these story circles, our musicians, writers, dancers, and actors seek to connect their own artistic and cultural
Philly Asian Futures (PAF) is a community-engaged multi-disciplinary theatrical project that seeks to bring together local Pan-Asian artists and elders to dream about our community’s future in Philadelphia. Join us October 22nd - 26th for the theatrical presentation styled as a “Living Museum” at Asian Arts Initiative 3rd Floor, featuring eight installation-style performances. These pieces were crafted through engaging with story circles with different Asian Diasporic Communities within Philadelphia, including SEAMAAC, Al-Bustan, and the Chinatown Friends Senior Care Center; by attending and engaging these story circles, our musicians, writers, dancers, and actors seek to connect their own artistic and cultural
Philly Asian Futures (PAF) is a community-engaged multi-disciplinary theatrical project that seeks to bring together local Pan-Asian artists and elders to dream about our community’s future in Philadelphia. Join us October 22nd - 26th for the theatrical presentation styled as a “Living Museum” at Asian Arts Initiative 3rd Floor, featuring eight installation-style performances. These pieces were crafted through engaging with story circles with different Asian Diasporic Communities within Philadelphia, including SEAMAAC, Al-Bustan, and the Chinatown Friends Senior Care Center; by attending and engaging these story circles, our musicians, writers, dancers, and actors seek to connect their own artistic and cultural
Philly Asian Futures (PAF) is a community-engaged multi-disciplinary theatrical project that seeks to bring together local Pan-Asian artists and elders to dream about our community’s future in Philadelphia. Join us October 22nd - 26th for the theatrical presentation styled as a “Living Museum” at Asian Arts Initiative 3rd Floor, featuring eight installation-style performances. These pieces were crafted through engaging with story circles with different Asian Diasporic Communities within Philadelphia, including SEAMAAC, Al-Bustan, and the Chinatown Friends Senior Care Center; by attending and engaging these story circles, our musicians, writers, dancers, and actors seek to connect their own artistic and cultural
Conversation with author Sarah Aziza and book launch for "The Hollow Half." The evening will open with 2 poetry acts.La La Lil Jidar presents a community celebration of Sarah Aziza's debut memoir The Hollow Half (Catapult Books) followed by a post-reading conversation moderated by Camonghne Felix. Joining Aziza will be special guest readers Candice Iloh and Angbeen Saleem. Hosted by: Denice Frohman and Jess X. Snow. Books will be for sale and all proceeds will be donated to support Sarah Aziza’s family in Gaza.Fundraising for Sarah Aziza's family in Gaza: Our goal is to raise $5,000 to support Sarah's family