Spray the Word

The workshop aims to help participants: write, edit and get performance ready with a poetic affirmation of self and of community, by speaking positive change to themselves and the foreseeable future. After having gone through the other workshops, participants can identify a place within the community where they feel they can best serve
and belong.
Through this process of self discovery, they can find places to activate with good deeds and
find self-care exercises and writing exercises where they can: Affirm themselves, advocate for others and Activate in community to improve the quality of life for all. It's not enough to address the problems and concerns or call out issues, but speak forth positive solutions to
problems we face in society and think of ways to become a part of that solution.

Facilitators:

Joaquin Abrego- Educational/Musician

Johnny Major Rivers- Educational/Photography/Workshop on musical accompaniment

GB “Triz” Rodriguez- Educational/Visual Arts Mural

Joyous Windrider Jiménez-performance workshop/mental health self-care

Andrea Sanderson-writing workshop/program director/event host

Joaquin Abrego 90 min workshop on self care healthy eating /grassroots organizing

Triz-Social Justice mural-slanguage that is affirmative to identity and social justice 30-60 min presentation and then focus on 1-2 hrs of artwork

Joyous 90 min workshop on self-care as a form of activism

Johnny 90 min workshop on performance to musical accompaniment

Vocab a 2-3 hour workshop for writing affirming poems with a focus on activism.

Host or Publisher Democratizing Racial Justice