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We
need to envision the world we want and then
express it in ways that touch the heart as well
as the mind. It has worked before, and it can
work again.
~Candie
Carawan @ 2004 Ironweed
Artwork
by Ursula Roma
On
this night, at this moment with this
breath
En
esta noche, en este momento, con este
respiro
We
evoke the communal spirit of
justice
Nosotros
evocamos el spirito de comunidad y
justicia
We
break bread with our neighbors, we extend our
hand to our enemies and we pray for global
justice
Nosotros
partimos el pan con nuestros vecinos, estendemos
nuestras manos al enemigo y pedimos por justicia
universal
We
feed our souls with the courage of those who
have dared to break the silence of
oppression
Nosotros
le damos de comer a nuestras almas con el valor
de aquellos que tuvieron el coraje de romper el
silencio de la
oppression
We
honor the holy places of protests, the streets,
the marches, the public halls, the seat on the
segregated bus, the brown hand who refused to
pick the grape, the power to love in spite of
hatred and shame, and we are strengthened by the
convinction of those who dared to spit in the
master's soup.
Nosotros
honoramos los lugares santos de protesta, las
calles y desfiles, los pasillos politicos, el
asiento en la guagua segregada, la mano mora que
no recogio la uva , el amor que ama envuelto en
verguenza y recimos fuerza en la convicion de
aquellos que escupireron en la sopa del
patron.
~From
Invocation by Marta Miranda @ 2005
Ironweed
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P.O.
BOX 688 * FLOYD, VIRGINIA 24091 * AWA@swva.net
Tenth
Annual Ironweed Pix
The
Appalachian Women's Alliance will hold its eleventh
annual Ironweed Gathering, September 19-21, 2008 at
Pine
Mountain Settlement School
in
Bledsoe, Kentucky.
Ironweed
celebrates the artistic talent, regional leadership and
courageous lives of Appalachian women through music,
storytelling, poetry, dance, and visual arts.
This year's
gathering will offer students and activists an
opportunity to preview a performance of
Mountain
Women Rising
as
well as individual performances from our network of
Artists
for Social Change,
and to connect with our Appalachian
Women's Journal
authors,
and local leaders.
If you
represent an Organization, University, or other
Institution that is looking for ways to educate and
inspire your constituency around issues of race, class,
gender, and the environment, please contact
us
about participating.
Institutional
participants include the University of Richmond, Ferrum
College, the Appalachian Studies Association, Eastern
Kentucky University, Just Connections, Maryville College,
Berea College, Kenyon College, Hollins University, and
Radford University.
Gallery
of Artists
Mountain
Women Rising
(download flyer)
Ironweed:
1997 - 2007
"Invocation"
at Ironweed 2005
Taking
A Stand: Guerilla Theater at Ironweed
2004
Children's
Creativity and Diversity
Catch
the Spark: Ironweed 2003
The
Enchantment of Ironweed 2002: Creating Our Own
Way
Cultural
Pride and Prejudice: Ironweed 2001
Ironweed
Reflects Diverse Heritage of Women in the
Region
Festival
Pix: 1997-2001
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