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 Patchogue Arts Council, Inc.
20 Terry St., Suite 116
Patchogue, NY 11772
631-627-8686
PatchogueArts.org
info@patchoguearts.org
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For Immediate Release
10/2/2012
Contact:
Jen Brady Cotter C: 516-647-9219
Patchogue Arts Council, Inc.
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UPDATED HOURS ANNOUNCED FOR NEW WRITING INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO UNITE PATCHOGUE
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PATCHOGUE, NY - October 2, 2012 - The Patchogue Arts Council, Inc. and Herstory Writers Workshop announce updated hours on three bilingual programs running from October 2012-September 2013 that harness the power of memoir writing circles and book clubs to unite and inspire the Patchogue community. These free programs will be located at the Patchogue Arts Council, 20 Terry St., Suite 116, Patchogue and were made possible through the generous support of the Knapp-Swezey Foundation and Briarcliffe College.
Program 1, Memoirs of Motherhood: Connecting Through Our Stories, Program 1, Memoirs of Motherhood: Connecting Through Our Stories a women's writing circle dedicated to the stories that mothers have to contribute to the world. Designed to build bridges across the community, mothers of all ages are invited to share their joys, sorrows, hopes, hardships, and dreams. In order to accommodate the varied schedules of busy mothers, meetings will be held alternating Thursday mornings and Tuesday nights.
Memoirs of Motherhood: Connecting Through Our Stories
Open to women; bilingual workshop
Meeting 1: Thursday, October 4, 10:00 AM - Noon
Meeting 2: Tuesday, October 9, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sessions continue on alternating Tues./Thurs. and participants are welcome to attend as their schedule permits on a week-by-week basis. Program 2, Bridges to Justice: Connecting Through Our Stories, is designed to bring together human rights activists, high school and college students, and community members with the goal of creating first-person testimony that might change a condition, a policy, or an attitude. Participants will be charting their own justice journeys together while exploring opportunities to have their stories heard in the larger movement for change. This is a bilingual, inter-generational writing circle and all are welcome. Meetings will be held every two weeks on Monday evenings.
Bridges to Justice: Connecting Through Our Stories
Open to all; bilingual workshop
Workshops begin Monday, October 22, 6-8 PM (then every two weeks: November 5, November 19, etc.) Program 3, Unheard Voices of Long Island's Living History, will serve as the Patchogue chapter of a Long Island-wide network of community-based reading circles. Participants will read stories of immigrant realities, childhood, mothering, love, and illness written by the women you see when you pass them, but might never get to know. The program brings people of all ages together to talk about the experiences and desires that connect us, and barriers begin to dissolve.
Unheard Voices of Long Island's Living History
Open to all; bilingual
Monday evenings, monthly beginning October 29, 6-8pm |
ABOUT HERSTORY WRITERS WORKSHOP - Since its founding in 1996, Herstory Writers Workshop has been dedicated to giving voice to those whose stories are silenced and unsung through the development of a network of workshops connecting its participants across the cultural, racial, economic and educational barriers that so often keep us apart. Whether the organization is working with women and adolescent girls in Long Island's three jails, with male and female students in one of the ten universities and colleges, where its "dare to care" curriculum is giving birth to new programs, or with the larger community, its all-Spanish, bilingual and English-language workshops are known for bringing out the voices of those who might never have seen themselves as writers, creating deep lasting friendships while using the literature produced to move the needle on important human rights issues. For more information visit www.herstorywriters.org or call 631.676.7395.
ABOUT THE PATCHOGUE ARTS COUNCIL - The Patchogue Arts Council, Inc. was formed to encourage, support and promote the arts while aiding in the revitalization and sustainability of the community. The Patchogue Arts Council, Inc. is a 501c 3 non-profit whose focus is to serve the greater south shore of Brookhaven, and operates on 100% volunteer power. The Patchogue Arts Council is located at 20 Terry St., Ste. 116, Patchogue NY. For more information visit www.patchoguearts.org, call 631-627-8686. # # # |
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