Applications are open for our Spring 2022 Community Leadership Cohorts! This season, both youth, and adult, cohorts will engage in Community and Creative Pathways, alongside the CSC team and amazing community partners, such as Urban Sanctuary. These pathways will provide participants with an intergenerational lens.
Keep scrolling to find out more about our Spring 2022 Youth and Adult Community Leadership Cohorts.
Arts for Change and Transformation (ACT) Institute: Youth Community Leadership Cohort is a two week institute followed by 6 months of engagement connecting you to community and social justice themes while offering support to your efforts both creatively and financially. Participants will engage in workshops and art creations (such as but not limited to, open mics and audio composition/recordings, visual arts etc) which embody social justice, individual/collective healing of trauma, and social-emotional learning. We are going to practice being the change we wish to see in the world and connecting to amazing spaces doing the work.
May – October 2022 participants will continue to connect and collaborate each week through a series of opportunities with the CSC Team and some extraordinary community partners, including Urban Sanctuary. In addition to monthly group meetings, Cohort participants will have monthly coaching with a CSC facilitator to support their racial equity and mental health journey through accountability, mentorship, coaching, empathy, and other needs that may arise in the process. Participants will have access to ongoing CSC programs including monthly Alumni gatherings after the completion of the cohort.
ACT Institute participants must receive resource kits and attend virtual workshops.
If accepted into the CLC cohort, participants will commit to;
-Three coaching sessions to be scheduled with facilitators between April-Sept.
-Three Community Pathway events (Yoga or Farming)
-Three Creative Pathway events (Audio Production or Creative Movement)
-Youth Community Leadership Monthly Gathering
Youth ages 13-18 are invited to join a two week long institute focused on arts & social justice. We will meet online from 4:30pm-6:30pm MST Monday-Friday from December 6th-17th. Here, youth get to connect, explore where we fit into current events and create music based upon our experiences and hopes for the future.
Youth who complete the institute will be paid a stipend and invited to perform or present at Community Cypher, our monthly open mic. Join us for this amazing opportunity to engage community!
For more information contact our Program Team at csc@creativestrategiesforchange.com!
Youth ages 13-18 are invited to join an in-person month long institute focused on arts & social justice. We will meet from 4:00pm-6:00pm MST on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from October 18th-November 19th. Here, youth get to connect, explore where we fit into current events and create music based upon our experiences and hopes for the future.
Youth who complete the institute will be paid a stipend and invited to perform or present at Community Cypher, our monthly open mic. Join us for this amazing opportunity to engage community!
Find more information about registration process here:
For further information contact our Program Manager Fati Zulaikha at fati@creativestrategiesforchange.com!
The Creative Strategies for Change Facilitator Workshop is taking place November 5-13, 2021!
Join us for this immersive workshop building relationships and community rooted in racial equity. Engage with incredible tools for understanding and navigating one’s life experience, and build skills to successfully communicate with others around challenging topics. This interactive and impactful experience will grow participants’ knowledge of self, identity, power, oppression, liberation, and the many factors that make up the context in which we live… and why that all matters. Folks walk away with new creative facilitation techniques, a fresh understanding of oneself within the larger world, knowledge of social justice and restorative practices, new language to use around tough topics, and the confidence to make a unique mark on the world! Our Facilitator Workshops occur quarterly and are registration-based.
“With this model, I am better able to serve my community and create opportunities and shape policies and procedures in my workplace and organization.”
“I’ve been in a lot of virtual webinars, classes and meetings and I have to say this was the most engaging, thoughtful and creative experience on Zoom yet!”
“All of the creative practices were meaningful and powerful from the beautiful rituals that were employed to the fun and energizing exercises and games we experienced. The sharing in circles were very meaningful and within this particular group I experienced a wonderful healing energy and beautiful expression of blended peoples voices and hearts.”
“Something that has had a significant impact on me is being in a space with BIPOC folks in leadership positions and also being in a space where I am not the only or one of few BIPOC people. This has not happened many times in my life. Hearing what the BIPOC folks in this space have experienced makes me feel like what I have experienced as a WOC is real, valid, and relevant.”
To register, please go to our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/169768579391
Questions? Please contact CeCe at cece@creativestrategiesforchange.com
Youth ages 13-18 are invited to join a two week long institute focused on arts & social justice. We will meet online from 4:00pm-6:00pm MST Monday-Friday from September 7th-September 20th. Here, youth get to connect, explore where we fit into current events and create music based upon our experiences and hopes for the future.
Youth who complete the institute will be paid a stipend and invited to perform or present at Community Cypher, our monthly open mic. Join us for this amazing opportunity to engage community!
For more information contact our Program Team at csc@creativestrategiesforchange.com!
ACT is a series of workshops connecting the community to social justice themes. Participants will engage in workshops, open mics, and audio composition/recordings. This program is not only designed to connect the community to social justice but, to keep the youth connected to each other during these uncertain times.
This two-week virtual program takes place from August 10th-August 21st for two hours a day, Monday through Friday.
To register for the ACT Institute or for general questions, please email us at csc@creativestrategiesforchange.
Interested in being a Co-Youth Facilitator for ACT? Check out our job posting!
CSC Youth Co-Facilitator Artist Position
Part Time | Independent Contractor | Ages 18-24 |
Contract Dates: August 10-21, 2:00PM-4:00PM MST
Compensation: $30-40/hr. (based on training and experience)
CSC is seeking a young leader to support workshops for our ACT Youth Institute. We are looking for a Youth Co-Facilitator who is committed to providing artistic and educational excellence in alignment with the CSC mission, vision, and values. CSC also has occasional opportunities to participate in performances and workshops outside of regularly scheduled enrichment programs.
At CSC, we teach practical frameworks of Social Justice through Arts Engagement and Restorative practices. As a facilitating artist, you will be given the tools to teach an understanding of systems of oppression, social identities, community engagement and more to all school levels. As a facilitating artist, you will have a tremendously positive effect on your community.
Responsibilities:
The Youth Facilitating Artist will be responsible for supporting planning and teaching the ACT Youth Institute, running over the course of 2 weeks utilizing the CSC Curriculum and Model – integrating social justice frameworks and restorative practices, with arts education. Workshops follow a specific structure and allow room for creative liberty, while working with students to develop a culminating presentation or performance. Facilitating Artists are responsible for administering post student assessments, as well as completing weekly planning documents. Facilitating artists are required to complete the orientation and training
Skills and Qualifications:
· Commitment to the CSC mission, vision, and values.
· Commitment to the CSC Organizational Agreements and Restorative System in principle and practice.
· Interest in and/or experience as a teaching artist in the specified art form, with clear understanding of youth arts education, development, and engagement.
· Proactive, self-motivated, positive attitude, able to work independently and interdependently with the diverse CSC Team, students, and community.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· A passion to learn social, racial, and restorative justice.
· Critical, strategic thinking and the capacity to manage multiple priorities.
· Flexibility to adjust and creatively navigate unforeseen challenges.
· Working knowledge of Google Drive and Surveymonkey preferred.
· CSC team members are required to participate in the facilitator training once each year.
To apply for a Youth Facilitating Artist position, please send a cover letter stating your interest in working with CSC and specifying your art forms, with a resume, references, and examples of your work to bianca@creativestrategiesforchange.com. Please visit the website to learn more about the organization, and don’t hesitate to contact!
CSC strongly encourages applications from diverse, creative, leaders of color for all listed positions. Creative Strategies for Change is committed to a policy of equitable representation across the organization and will not discriminate on the basis of race, ability status, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, socioeconomic status, or other social identities.
We will utilize music, freewriting and other tools to foster a space of rejuvenation. People participating will receive culturally responsive facilitation honing the opportunities available for centering self and others.
DONATION BASED. Facilitated by Bianca Mikahn.
Social Imagination describes our human capacity to connect across our differences and not only build empathy and understanding, but take action for equity and justice.
Experiment with creative activities and facilitation tools in this trauma informed workshop for facilitators, educators, artists, social workers, and anyone navigating challenging conversations and topics in the current zoomisphere.
Bring your whole self, there will be room for movement and somatics, emotions, ideas, and questions. Come together and get creative as we navigate individual and collective wellness in this time of unprecedented uncertainty.
Facilitated by Bianca Mikahn and Rachael Sharp.
Sliding Scale Tuition, Scholarships May Be Available.
Racial Equity Foundations is a primer introductory workshop that starts at square one. Defining race and relevant terms, understading how structural racism functions, addressing specific issues in the time of Covid-19, and engaging tools for equity. This is a great opportunity for facilitators, educators, artists, social workers, and anyone ready to begin the journey toward racial equity in your work and your community.
Facilitated by Bianca Mikahn and Rachael Sharp.
Sliding Scale Tuition, Scholarships May Be Available.
6/9: 4:30-6:30PM MST: CHECK YOUR HEAD: CREATIVE TOOLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
This interactive program creates a safe environment to identify mental health needs and explore issues such as identity, conflict navigation, and stress, through the use of creative art and self-expression. CYH incorporates artistic practices from journaling and lyric writing to painting and drawing.
Facilitated by Bianca Mikahn.
Sliding Scale Tuition, Scholarships May Be Available.
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