OUR WORK

Spring 2003 Freedom School

Make a film, Make your own Music,
Learn Self-Defense, and MORE!!!!

Monday Sessions 4:30 – 6:30pm
My Temple, My Power

PURPOSE: Because Sista II Sista is dedicated to holistic development, our Freedom School promotes emotional and spiritual liberation through movement, music, art and open discussion.

SESSIONS INCLUDE:

Capoeira • Break-dancing • Self-Defense • Afro-Dominican Dance
Boxing • Drumming • Singing Rhyming Cypha • Theatre
Yoga • Aromatherapy • Emotional Healing • Spirituality
Art • Massage • Aztec Dancing

Saturday Sessions 2:00 – 5:00pm Food from 5:00 – 6:00
No More Violence Against Our Sistas Video Project

PURPOSE: Sista II Sista is committed to social justice. We are currently working on fighting violence against women of color in our community without relying on the police. We will learn how to make a film and create our own music in order to collectively make a documentary video from our perspectives on violence against women of color. We will use that video to support our organizing work and educate our community.

SESSIONS INCLUDE:

Experiencing Violence: Poetry Workshop • Revolutionary Sistas
Social Justice Youth Filmmaking • Keepin’ It Visual!
Camera Work 101 • Violence & Women of Color • Lighting
Sound • Representations of Sistas in the Media
What is Editing Anyway? • Using Final Cut Pro 3 • Creating our own Lyrics
Music Lyrics: Breaking it Down • Racism in the Media • Filmmaking & Activism
Sistas Liberated Ground • Power to the People!