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This just in: The 34th Annual Meeting will take place August 10 - 15, 2010 at Lutheridge Conference Center! Read more about the 2010 Annual Meeting here.
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Alternate ROOTS is an organization based in the Southern USA whose mission is to support the creation and presentation of original art in all its forms, which is rooted in a particular community of place, tradition or spirit. As a coalition of cultural workers we strive to be allies in the elimination of all forms of oppression. ROOTS is committed to social and economic justice and the protection of the natural world and addresses these concerns through its programs and services.
Alternate ROOTS is very excited about the new website, and the impact it will have in serving the membership of Alternate ROOTS. If you have any comments or suggestions, please click here and tell us what you think!Introducing our Members...
Melisa Cardona – Was born to two immigrant parents and raised between Atlanta, Georgia and their native land Colombia, South America. After several years of world travel, theater and film performances throughout Atlanta and the west coast, Melisa’s gaze organically turned to the wetlands and is now based in New Orleans, LA. She is currently collaborating with various artists and theatre ensembles around the city as a community organizer and performer including Mondo Bizarro, Art-Spot Productions, Alternate Roots, M.U.G.A.B.E.E., RISE and many others. She is also exploring activist driven art with a focus on arts and culture advocacy, cultural equity and immigrant rights, ranging from language/culture studies, Colombian artistry, Spanish mountain music, poetry, film, translations, and Spanish lessons for young students.
She sees this work as building blocks contributing to the cultivation of her number one goal within her craft: The ability to construct art in a way that will reflect international diversity and inspire positive change to our polluted yet beautiful world, for a new mañana.
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Resources for Social Change (RSC) is a training program developed by ROOTS that teaches ideas and techniques to create social change through art. This program began in recognition of the need to institutionalize ROOTS’ knowledge in the field. RSC trainers are artists experienced and schooled in the methods of using and bringing art into communities that traditionally may not have considered the important role that the arts can play in addressing oppressions and effecting social change.
