January 21, 2022 | ROOTS Staff Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group of artists, and cultural organizers based in the U.S.…
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ROOTS is Hiring: Member Services Associate (Full-Time)
January 21, 2022 | ROOTS Staff Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group of artists, and cultural organizers based in the U.S. South,…
ROOTS is Hiring: Partnerships Programs Associate (Full-Time)
January 11, 2022 | ROOTS Staff Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group of artists, and cultural organizers based in the U.S.…
Not So Hidden Disability Erasure in the Theatre
Samuel Valdez and Paul Araujo in AND HE BECAME A MAN presented at Cine Libertad in Tijuana, Mex. Nov. 8th 2019. Photo by Bryant Hernande. November 2021 | Shannon Ivey According to the United States Centers for Disease…
Dreaming Together: Emergentheatre (for a better world)
Justice von Maur in Savannah, Georgia, Fall 2020. Photo by Doreen von Maur. November 2021 | Helms Jarrell Justice von Maur is an activist rooted in the sun, the ocean, the dirt, the body, and feeling. Justice is…
Lux Matters/Love Is All The Rage
Screenshot from muthi reed’s video work, Lux Matters/Love is All the Rage, 2021 Lux Matters/ Love Is All The Rage – a conversation with muthi reed November 2021 | Hunter Wes & muthi reed “My grandparents, the…
ROOTS is Hiring! Full Time Accountant
Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group of artists, and cultural organizers based in the U.S. South, creating a better world together. As…
40 Magnificent Feet of Visibility: Creative Placemaking in Tampa, Florida
Detail of the mural “Painting Ourselves Visible” mural by Aya Tarek. Photo by Ameena Khan. September 2021 | Nicole Garneau “Painting Ourselves Visible” seeks to celebrate and increase the visibility of Arab, Middle Eastern/North African (MENA), and Muslim…
CHANGING THE NARRATIVE OF “NORMAL:” JAVA, DJEMBES, AND DJELIS
L-R Kam Kelly, LaQuita Marie Staten, workshop participant, and Corey The Talented Blind Guy leading the 757 Unity Drum Circle, June 2020. Photo by Karen Pino. September 2021 | LaQuita Marie Staten What do you get when you…
SOULCENTER’S VISION OF WAYMAKING IN THE SOUTH
SoulCenter participant Ekio with Dr. Shanya Cordis. Photo by SoulCenter Fellowship Alum, Marcus Hughes, The Riff, 2019. September 2021 | Shanya Cordis The vision to create SoulCenter came to Erin Michelle Washington, Founder and lead Waymaker, in successive…
I KNOW YOUR STORY. DO YOU KNOW MINE?
September 2021 | Jennifer Oladipo See members of the Lumbee tribe sitting together: sharing stories; sharing a practice; sharing space; sharing breath. I’ts the first weekend in July 2021: Lumbee homecoming weekend in Pembroke, NC, and it’s one of…
YINGGE AND HIP HOP UNITE
Ancient Chinese and modern-day American social justice heroes come together to defeat universal threats to humankind in the Atlanta Chinese Dance Company’s original piece “Together,” co-choreographed by Kerry Lee (Chinese dance) and AJ Paug (hip hop). Video stills from the…
2021-2022 EXCOMM PROPOSED SLATE
It is our honor to introduce you to the 2021-22 Executive Committee Slate. This slate was chosen through an open nomination process, which brought forth a selection of very qualified nominees that were then vetted by the Executive Committee officers…
2021 UpROOTing OPPRESSION SERIES
2018 ROOTS Week UpROOTing Oppressions. Photo by Melisa Cardona A continuación en español. Welcome to the 2021 model of Alternate ROOTS’ very own organically grown, custom-made anti-racism/anti-oppression workshop series. ROOTS has a long history of anti-racist and anti-oppression…
REGISTER FOR ROOTS WEEK 2021!
A continuación en español. Virtual ROOTS Week 2021 Southern Soil: Collective Liberation in Harmony with the Land Tuesday, August 3-Sunday, August 8, 2021 Register Here! ROOTS is an ever-growing, ever-evolving coalition of people committed to building a just world…