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Docs &
Dialogue - Halloween Edition
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Save the Date-Saturday, October
30th.
Docs & Dialogue - Halloween
Edition!
Location: TBA
Stay tuned for more
details....
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Undefined
Movement
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Greetings
All:
I would
like to thank you all for attending Docs & Dialogue last
Saturday or any other previous sessions. Your ideas and dialogue
shared is what truly makes Docs & Dialogue unique! The Docs
& Dialogue forum serves as a powerful tool for entertainment,
education and networking to identify ways we can work togther as a
community!
With
all the generations represented at these forums, we are able
to learn, laugh and listen to the voices of our youth & elders
while examining cultural/social issues! To keep this momentum
going, we will continue to view documentaries that reveal the
truth, explore history, and/or speak about the social issues that
plague our communities! Scroll below for some of the solutions
captured at our last
session!!
I hope you
enjoyed the Doc & Dialogue, and again thank you so much for
being a part of
this experience!
Asiaha
(Ay-sha) Butler
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Saturday,
October 9th
Docs
& Dialogue at West Englewood
Library
In
partnership with the Chicago Public Library, So Fresh
Saturdays brings
Docs & Dialogue to West Englewood Library - 1745 West
63rd, Saturday, Oct. 9th schedule from 2pm-4pm. This is a YOUTH
ONLY EVENT, due to limited space at the library. Youth ages 10-19
are strongly encouraged to attend!
The
featured documentarty will be "A War For Your Soul", a powerful
"must see" film for today's youth!
Drop off
your children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, etc., Snacks and
beverages will be served...Again this is a youth only
event due to the limited space. Any questions feel free to contact
Asiaha (Ay-Sha) Butler at aysha75@gmail.com.
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Docs & Dialogue
-Oct. 2nd
Breakout
Solutions
Last week we broke
out in smaller sessions to discuss the "identity parasites"
mentioned in the film. Each group provided 1-3 solutions concrete
and tangible solution to the parasites. Here is a list of the
parasite and the solutions
captured:
Identity Parasites in
the film Assassination of a Black Woman
No knowledge of
self
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Develop a rites of passage
program
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Encourage images and dialogue around family
structures
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Male mentors and more interaction with role models
(Teachers, Dads, Coaches, etc.)
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Commitment as a community to serve and give
back.
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Bring your children to civic events, volunteer
assignments, keep them with
involved
Media
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Boycott shows that showcase degrading ads about
Black women
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Develop youth led media that promotes the positive
images or our young black women
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Organize to control the inappropriate billboards in
our community.
Promiscuity
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Provide open forums to educate our young ladies
about sex and promiscuity
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Be an example for our next
generation
Role
Models
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Be an example role model at home, community,
etc.
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Build a personal community/association/committees
etc
Education
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Listen to our elders
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Function as
village/ecosystem
Many of the solutions
above apply to the "Drugs & Alcohol"
and the "Lack of Support" , which were
other parasites mentioned in the film.
There
were just a few of the collective responses generated. As you know
we just can't stop there, we have to find a way to implement these
solutions. If you will be interested in taking this a step farther
with other individuals, please respond by emailing me directly
at aysha75@gmail.com.
Thank you all for your
contributions!!
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