Creative
On Creativity: Voices From The Circle 2020
Highlights from the many and varied ways creativity in general, and creative art forms in particular, spoke to and through us this year.
The Comfort & Connection of Music, with Yo-Yo Ma
“If we can actually express what is in our insides and show that, then this is the beginning of a deeper understanding of one another."
how to breathe when you want to give up, by Cleo Wade
"my time on earth may be short but it can be powerful if I dedicate it to love and fairness..."
How to Knock Down a Neighborhood, by Lee Lee McKnight (Cohort 27)
"What makes me most angry is that a decree was handed down rather than a conversation being had.”
Asian American Art, Activism, and Allyship, by Annie Lin (Cohort 19)
“In places like this conversation, I feel the light of hope and the power of community standing in solidarity together against systems of oppression.”
Ode to Breathe, by Marian A. Evans (Cohort 19)
“Is there herd immunity from hatred and racism?... I wrote this poem after three straight days of holding sacred space for black sisters to write... Students asked, why do they hate us so? So, myself and others feel the pressure ever the more to continue to do anti-racism work."