RSC Learning Exchange: Atlanta 2009


Host Organization: Atlanta Partnership for Arts & Learning

& Alternate ROOTS
Lead facilitators: Stephen Clapp, Jaehn Clare & Laura Schandelmeier
Funding for this learning exchange generously provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

Goals:
  • To facilitate an open dialogue with individuals (artists, activists, educators, scholars, administrators and other cultural workers) in the Atlanta area in order to identify and discuss community needs
  • To use Arts Integration strategies as a means for participants to engage with each other in order to identify and develop the resources necessary for fulfilling the stated community needs
  • To share the principles of working with community as developed through Resources for Social Change as a tool for developing positive and sustainable community partnerships

Objectives:
  • To specifically identify participants' community needs in order to gain understanding of how participants might already be connected inter-connected among each other
  • To identify obstacles that hinder community growth in order to develop strategies for overcoming these obstacles
  • To identify potential sustainable partnerships and new models for addressing participants' community needs


During the breaks participants discussed ideas and experiences.


Randy Taylor and Sage Crump discuss the ecology of change.


Brittany talks to Hope about what she learned.



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