In these time of increasing civil unrest, social injustices and violence across our nation as well as in our beloved Vermont, how are young people coping and how does art help them to do so? Find out when you join us at the historic Barn House this Saturday from 3 pm - 4:30 p.m. with Hawaa Adam and Balkisa Abdikadir of the award-winning slam-poetry quartet "Muslim Girls Making Change" in the first of our five-part humanities speakers' series: "To Sing of Common Things: The Voices of Young People in 2018"!
Co-organized with The Young Writers' Project, the 2018 Clemmons Family Farm Humanities Speakers' Series will feature ten teenage scholars who are creative writers and spoken word artists. The young speakers' presentations will share how they use their art to express their feelings, find their grounding, and take action. The speakers will also share brief performances of selections of their creative works.
Ms. Kiah Morris and Mr. Rajnii Eddins, professional spoken word artists based in Bennington, Vermont and Burlington, Vermont respectively will co-host this dynamic series.
The series, which will take place between July and October 2018 in the historic Barn House, is funded in part by the Vermont Humanities Council and ArtPlace America. Admission is FREE but seating is limited to just 35 people and the seats will go fast, so sign up ASAP on Eventbrite at http://bit.ly/CFFSingCommonThings
MORE ABOUT THE SERIES
The speakers' series is inspired by the poem "Common Things" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906). Dunbar, an African American poet, novelist, and playwright and born to his parents when they were still enslaved, started engaging with words as a child and published two poems at the age of 16 in Dayton Ohio's newspaper, The Herald.
Socializing over refreshments will be offered at the end of the Q&A and facilitated discussion.
We'll see you at the Barn House!
With love from Lydia, Lydia and Jack
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