2nd Annual Community Writing Intensive…Durham, NC

2nd Annual Community Writing Intensive
an Intergenerational Process for Art and Social Justice
Contact: Ebony Noelle Golden                                                        For Immediate Release
inthepeopleshands@gmail.com

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Durham, NC—Aug. 27-29 artists from North Carolina, Tennessee, and New York will gather for the second annual Community Writing Intensive in Durham, NC at the Healing with CAARE facilities located at 214 Broadway.  The motto of this year’s Intensive is “Poetry for change: word.justice.community” and will focus on using poetry as a tool for actualizing justice in local communities.  The Community Writing Intensive is sponsored by Funds for Southern Communities, Healing with CAARE, Inc., betty’s daughter arts collaborative, SpiritHouse-NC and BrokenBeautiful Press.
This year’s intensive features:
·         Tuition-free workshops
·         Workshops led by community poets and community organizers
·         Travel Scholarships for commuters
·         Release of In The People’s Hands Literary Zine
·         Youth-led programs
·         Workshops taught by youth, adults and elders
·         Performance workshops
·         Action-based community dialogue
·          Re-issuing Community Writing Intensive online chapbook (ohsointense.wordpress.com)

For more information about the intensive, to apply or to donate time, money, or services contact inthepeopleshands@gmail.com or call Ebony Golden at 9194233780.
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