Insight Arts

USSF Fundraiser

Insight Arts

 

Presents a

 

Spaghetti Dinner

Thursday, June 17th

1505 West Morse

6:00pm till 8:00pm

 

Donation: $5.00 - $35.00

Give what you can.


Menu

Tossed Salad

Spaghetti

Meatballs Sauce

Alfredo Sauce w/veggies

Parmesan Cheese

Bread

Dessert

Coffee

Cold Drinks


Advanced Purchases: See Anita Alcantara, Senior Program Coordinator office at Common Cup 1503 W. Morse Ave

Proceeds will benefit US Social Forum Participation

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Sandra Petersen Common Cup Gallery Opening 1503 and 1505 West Morse 7pm Sunday May 23, 2010

On Sunday, May 23, 2 p.m. please gather at the Common Cup to see the works of
Sandra Peterson, Artistic Associate, Adult/Senior Programs, Insight Arts, and listen to
her artistic vision for the pieces she has created over the years. At about three p.m. we
will segue to the next door Center for New Possibilities (1505 Morse)where Sandra is
the teacher of outreach program art class on Thursdays, afternoon and early evening
sessions. There will be some snacks and artistic activities honoring Sandraʼs work and
life.

Sandra Peterson is also coordinator at the Evanston Art Center of the
Jewelry Advance Open Studio. She is a graduate of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
Kess Gallery in Ely, Mn. represents Sandraʼs work.

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Town Hall Meeting on Haiti Disaster Relief Accountability

Haiti Disaster Relief: Accountability Now!

TOWN HALL MEETING

The American Red Cross has collected a reported $409 million through
its Haiti Relief and Development fund and has only spent or allocated
$111 million.  This echoes the atrocious misappropriation of donations
raised in response to Hurricane Katrina.

What:      Town hall Meeting on NGO Accountability in Haiti
When:     Tuesday, April 27th, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Where:    Harper Memorial Library, Rm. 140 (University of Chicago)
Address:  1116 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

Featuring:   Haiti Updates * New Orleans American Red Cross Review * Katrina Relief organizer*
Invited American Red Cross Representative * Activists & Development
Experts *

The series of earthquakes that first struck on January 12th, 2010 have
left more than 1.5 million people homeless in Southwestern Haiti.
Nearly three months later, those in greater Port-au-Prince still face
dire circumstances in regards to food, shelter, and sanitation.

Sponsored by:
Rising in Solidarity with Ayiti * risinginsolidarity@gmail.com * 773-979-3272

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Community Discussion on Immigration April 29, 2010

Embracing My Undocumented Identity

Join us at Efebina's Internet Cafe
1640 S. Blue Island Avenue

on
Thursday April 29, 2010
as we discuss citizenship, privilege and American Identities.

We will be referencing Alberto Ledesma's article
"Embracing My Undocumented Immigrant Identity"

Available at

Colorlines

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The 2010 Creative Movement Awards - Friday, May 7, 2010

The 2010 Creative Movement Awards

The Creative Movement Awards honor individuals, organizations and projects that are making significant contributions to progressive social movement building. Come join us as we celebrate the progressive community.


May 7, 2010 at 7 pm
The School of the Art Institute Ballroom
112 S Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL



Admission:
$35.00 (includes full bar)
$20.00 (admission only)
$15.00 (students and seniors)


Tickets can be purchased on line on our website www.insightartsliberation.org and click on the tab “Creative Movement Awards Benefit”.  Contact Insight Arts for group rates at www.info@insightartsliberation.org

 

GROUPS
Bagwis
Chicago Freedom School
Interfaith Worker Justice
Kuumba Lynx
The Latino Union
Political Research Associates
Tamms Poetry Committee/Tamms Year Ten


PROJECTS
About Face Youth Theatre (About Face Theatre)
Eyes Wide Open (AFSC-Great Lakes Regional Office)
Chain of Change Workshops (Beyond Media Education)
Everybody's Got Money Issues (Issue #8 of AREA Chicago)
Sister's Rising (Stillpoint Theatre Collective)


INDIVIDUALS
Kari Lydersen
Giselle Mercier


All proceeds benefit Insight Arts a non-profit arts organization dedicated to increasing access to cultural work that supports progressive social movement building.

This evening is generously co-sponsored by the Art Education Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.


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Racial Justice and LGBTI Liberation


RACE & GAY POLITICS: 

A LIVELY DISCUSSION 

Thursday April 22, 2010 

@ 7:00pm

What is it: A discussion on race, sexuality, marriage and Prop 8 facilitated by Nicole Garneau’s Making and Unmaking Whiteness Seminar class and Insight Arts. The conversation will begin with a dialogue on an article published in the Colorlines Magazine in April of 2009 entitled A Fragile Union by Kai Wright. 

When is it: April 22, 2010 at 7:00pm.

Where is it: 624 S. Michigan Avenue. Library Building. 3rd floor.

Where can I find the article: http://www.colorlines.com/article.php?ID=484

This program represents the service-learning component of the Cultural Studies course, "Making and Unmaking Whiteness." The program is supported by the Timothy J. Densmore Service-Learning Faculty Fellowship offered by Columbia College Chicago's Center for Teaching Excellence and the Center for Community Arts Partnerships in partnership with Insight Arts. This project is supported in part by the Urban Missions Program, which receives funding from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.  Urban Missions is a program of the Center for Community Arts Partnerships at Columbia College Chicago.

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Community Dialogue about James Cameron's AVATAR - Monday, April 12



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Public Dialogue of US Social Forum - Thursday, April 8


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Arts & Crafts Sale! - Saturday, March 20

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Women OutLoud is BACK!!! - Friday, February 26




Insight Arts' Women OutLoud! has moved.  Join us on Friday, February 26 at 7 PM for Women OutLoud!, an open mic for women and women-identified writers / poets / performers, at Deta's Café (7555 North Ridge Blvd, parking on Ridge Ave.) featuring sarwat rumi.

Women OutLoud! is a venue where women can spit fiery words in a nurturing space, and men are welcome to applaud and cheer. 

sarwat rumi is a Bengali American Muslim who works toward social justice as a vigilante poet and teaching artist.  sarwat is a member of Mango Tribe, the vocalist for Serpent Feline, and a co-founder of akabaka productions, which strives to create safe space and build community for queer and questioning muslims and people of color.  sarwat is a recipient of Community Renewal Society's 2009 35 Under 35 award for innovative leadership in the social justice movement.  sarwat's poetry can be found in the anthology Voices of Resistance:  Muslim Women on War, Faith, and Sexuality (Seal Press, 2006), and her two chapbooks:  the inverted sun and WAR.

Come and share your words, and / or just take a break from the week's work woes and listen to fabulous women writers.  Open mic starts at 7 PM and will be followed by the featured writer (sarwat rumi).  $5 suggested donation, $3 for open-mic performers.

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