Loisaida’s First Summer Program 2016: Garbagia Island

July 19th, 2016 – July 30th, 2016

at The Loisaida Inc. Center

Day 2

July 21st, 2016 – 4:00 pm

Location: Loisaida Inc. (Register Below)

About:Jorge Brandon, Bimbo Rivas and Pedro Pietri

Audience: Young Adults & Adults

Workshop: Fashion and Poetry

Description:
We will read some of this famous “nuyorican” poetry using it as a base to direct poetry Workshops with a political perspective.
Outcome:
Reflect about “Nuyorican” poetry and its importance in the LES community. Being able to create poetry with political content. They will be part of the pirate fashion show.

Garbagia Island Summer Program Overview:

The Summer Program will be composed of a two-week intensive open workshop accessible for the public. There will be five directed workshops for Summer Camps or School groups. Screening projections and other audiovisual material for educational purposes about the history and important people of the Loisaida (Lower East Side) Community. Then we will have the final activity open for the public were we will show a pirate fashion and creatures made out of recycled materials. It will all end with a symbolic peregrination to the Carmen Pabón garden.

Pedagogical benefits:

Participants will have a political approach to the history of LES by active participation. This will be directed with a pedagogical perspective into recreating what important people did for the neighborhood. This will create awareness into reusing waste and reconstructing its concept into resource. Also pointing out the use of communal spaces for the benefit of the community. We will like to empower the people to be active in their communities. The art workshops are beneficial for the mental health, motor skills and development of the participants. Using creativity with political consciousness to create more initiative and active people in the community.