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BI-LINGUAL SERIES

Celebrating and elevating the stories of Latino friends and elders through a process of listening, reading, speaking and writing in the Spanish language.

SIEMPRE HAY QUE TENER UNA META

Darle Honor Ana Matos

NUNCA TE RINDAS

Darle Honor Orlando Reyes

LAS RAICES DEL SENOR VARGAS

En honor de Hebierto Vargas

LECCIONES DE LA VIDA

Darle Honor Sra. Guerrero

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ELDERS’ WISDOM, CHILDREN’S SONG: HONORING MEN OF COLOR

Community Celebration of Place explored new creative processes in development of this year’s theme, Honoring Men of Color.  Our students were young men of color who had the opportunity to hear and honor Elders Edgar Young Jr., David Branch and Reverend Richard Coleman at Lucy Craft Laney Community School.

The entire creative process was captured by innovative filmmaker ADDAM in “Honoring Men of Color: Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song.”

MUSIC-FILM DOCUMENTARIES SPOTLIGHT EWCS ELDERS

Community Celebration of Place and filmmaker David McDonald teamed up to produce two music-film documentaries about EWCS Elders Gyatsho Tshering and Helen Tsuchiya. “Tibet” and “Be Kind to All That Live” feature each elder’s honor song, photographs and interviews surrounding their stories. Both songs are featured on Executive Director Larry Long’s album, Don’t Stand Still.

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THE YOUTH VOICES MUSIC PROJECT

“Since I was young, at an early age, no one seemed to care what I had to say. If they only knew what we’ve been through, they would say, oh my god, what can I do?”

The above excerpt is from “Freedom,” a song written and recorded by two young girls imprisoned in a children’s detention center, with the help of Larry Long.

During the Spring of 2010, the SPLC worked in collaboration with youth from the Gulf Coast Region and professional musicians to use music to give a voice to these children’s realities, hopes and dreams. Through the SPLC Youth Voices Music Project, over a few short days, these children wrote, sang and recorded seven original songs. The children demonstrate remarkable gifts and talents, as well as profound depth and thoughtfulness about life as a child in the Deep South in their music and lyrics.

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