Event: Peace Arts Workshops

You’re invited…
World Peace Poets and
Whatcom Peace & Justice Center presents~

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The link to register for the FREE workshops is:
Register NOW. Everyone welcome!

 

Classes available:

July 20, 1-3 p.m., Songwriting (with Geof Morgan), 
July 27, 10 a.m.-noon, Writing – all types (with Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor)
August 3, 10 a.m.-noon, Poetry (with Susan Chase-Foster)
Also, there will be a call for Peace Arts poems, essays, posters, and comics for Peace. The call seeks works that update the message on the need for peace in this world at this time. Submission guidelines will be issued August 1, 2016 and the deadline for submissions August 31, 2016. All submissions will be presented and celebrated on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the annual World Peace Poets Read-in and through November.

“Culture is the space in our national consciousness filled by music, books, sports, movies, theater, visual arts, and media. It is the realm of ideas, images, and stories — the narrative in which we are immersed every day. It is where people make sense of the world, where ideas are introduced, values are inculcated, and emotions are attached to concrete change. Cultural change is often the dress rehearsal for political change. Or put in another way, political change is the final manifestation of cultural shifts that have already occurred.”

-Jeff Chang, WPJC

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Published by Shannon Laws

Shannon Laws is an award-winning poet, performer, and advocate for the arts. She has been recognized with two Mayor’s Arts Awards and the Dr. Asha Bhargava Memorial Award — Community Champion. Her work has been featured in numerous journals and anthologies, and she has captivated audiences at esteemed literary events, including the Jack McCarthy Evergreen Invitational Slam, SpeakEasy, Poetry Night, Kitchen Sessions, and the West Coast Tagore Festival. Beyond her writing and performances, Shannon actively fosters literary and artistic communities. Since 2022, she has curated Corridor, a monthly “found-art” zine project that showcases the work of more than 50 contributing poets and artists. She is also the founder and host of Poetry Club, an engaging discussion group established in 2015.

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