Wednesday, March 31 2021 | ROOTS Staff Development Associate JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group of…
Author: Melisa Cardona
ROOTS Week 2021 Call For Proposals
ROOTS Week 2018. Photo by Melisa Cardona. March 23, 2021 Virtual ROOTS Week Southern Soil: Collective Liberation in Harmony with the Land Tuesday, August 3-Sunday, August 8, 2021 Call for Proposals Due April 20, 2021 During this time of…
Save the Date for ROOTS Weekend and ROOTS Week 2021
March 23, 2021 En Español continuación Virtual ROOTS Weekend Southern Soil: Collective Learning in Harmony with the Land Friday May 14-Sunday, May 16, 2021 Save the Date! We will be holding our first-ever VIRTUAL ROOTS Weekend, Friday, May…
Alternate ROOTS Seeks Communications Consultant: Proposals Due April 9, 2021
March 12, 2021 Alternate ROOTS is seeking a Communications Consultant, to support the development of a multi-year communications plan that takes our 45th anniversary in 2021 as an opportunity to begin working on a “refresh” with the 50th anniversary…
Southern Soil: Alternate ROOTS’ 2021 Theme, Key Dates, & Happenings
ROOTS Week 2015. Photo by Melisa Cardona. February 27, 2021 During this time of the pandemic, many of us have turned to the land to sustain and ground us. In the midst of growing climate crises, many of…
Now Hiring: Communications Associate (Part-Time)
February 11, 2021 | 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.…
Mel Cardona
MELISA (Mel) CARDONA they/them/theirs & she/her/hers Platforms Whisperer & Visual Story Alchemist [Communications Specialist] melisa@alternateroots.org Mel is a first generation queer Latinx self-taught artivist who grew up between Atlanta, GA and her parents native land of Colombia. They cut their…
Jennifer Williams
JENNIFER WILLIAMS she/her/hers Wordsmith [Communications Coordinator & Wordsmith] jennifer@alternateroots.org Jennifer M. Williams is the Communications Coordinator & Wordsmith at Alternate ROOTS. She is passionate about collaborating with artists and recently served as the Public Programs Manager at the New Orleans…
Ryan Crane
RYAN CRANE they/them/theirs & he/him/his Road Mapper [Executive Assistant] ryan@alternateroots.org Ryan Crane is a black, gender non-conforming, gulf south native, queer, artist, critical thinker, and curator currently residing in Bulbancha. Ryan uses archival, critical theory, philosophy, and various material mediums…
indee mitchell
indee mitchell they/them/theirs & he/him/his Mastress of Cultural Exuberance and Agitation [Cultural Organizing Programs Administrator] indee@alternateroots.org indee mitchell (they/them/theirs, he/him/his) is a New Orleans based performance artist, Queer Black feminist, and cultural worker interested in experimental and community centered work…
Nathalie Nia Faulk
NATHALIE NIA FAULK they/them/theirs & she/her/hers Mistress of Cultural Exuberance and Pleasantries [Cultural Organizing Programs Coordinator] nathalie@alternateroots.org Nathalie Nia (Nate) Faulk (they/them she/her) born in Lafayette, Louisiana and living in New Orleans for the last eight years, is a self…
DeMarcus Akeem Suggs
DeMarcus Akeem Suggs he/him/his Resource Synergist & Resident Hype Man [Development Director] DeMarcus@alternateroots.org DeMarcus Akeem Suggs is a creative synergist with over 10 years of experience in the nonprofit cultural sector. He is a dance artist, educator, and arts administrator…
Leticia Contreras
Leticia Contreras she/her/hers & they/them/theirs [Communications Associate] Leticia@alternateroots.org Leticia is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural organizer, and yoga instructor. Her work history has varied, but the continuous theme is service and offering compassionate support rooted in liberation and social equity. Leticia’s…
Sherella Cupid
Sherella Cupid she/her/hers [Strategic Partnerships Associate] Sherella@alternateroots.org Sherella Cupid she/her/hers [Partnerships Programs Associate] As an Associate she supports the planning and execution of regional meetings, workshops, and partnership re-granting funding and programs. Additionally, she is an Interdisciplinary Researcher-Practitioner and Educator…
2020: What a Year. Reflections, Funder Thanks & New Short Film
Click HERE to watch the Remembering, the Now. Conceived and directed by Melisa Cardona, Poem by Jonathan Clark. December 17, 2020 2020. What a year. When we chose The Fierce Urgency of Now as our 2020 theme,…