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3rd Annual Art with Heart Benefit
- Created on Tuesday, 13 September 2011 19:19
We at Empower Art would like to cordially invite you to join us for our third annual Art With Heart benefit on December 1st, atthe 29th Street Ballroom!
We will have delicious food, great music, and an opportunity to bid in a silent auction featuring art by some amazing and talented local artists.
We also will feature art that was made by young women and children in Uganda! Our Executive Director Laramie Gorbett spent many weeks in Uganda facilitating workshops for women and children in the community, and brought back with her some of the stunning pieces these artists created. Come and hear Laramie's story of her trip, and about all of the good work done in Uganda.
To find out more details, check out our events page.
Karibu Kwenye Uganda! That means "Welcome to Uganda" in Swahili
- Created on Saturday, 27 August 2011 22:46
Well I made it! Months of planning, weeks of packing, days in flight and I finally made to the HOCW headquaters located outside the capital city of Kampala. It was a very warm welcome, with friendly faces and hot food! It took me a few days to get used to the 8 hour time difference, the lack of power, no hot water, and then no running water. There was a welcoming party for me last Thursday, and all the students came for the celebrations. There were signs everywhere welcoming me and thanking another volunteer Fiona, who had been here teaching for the last two months. There was one sign that said "We Love Empower Art!" There were speeches, singing and my favorite, dancing.
We had our first Empower Art women's workshop on Wednesday. The topic was power and empowerment, and there were 26 participants, and 3 translators. Though from different countries, cultures, religions, and language groups the women were able to come together and experience a sense of community and comradery Whether they spoke in French, English, Swahili, or Lugandan, the message was the same: They all experienced violence, and were looking forward to empowering themselves and working together for peace in their hearts, minds and community.
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