FOUNDATION
Peace Roots is an arts activator music intensive for youth to explore advocacy within authentic expression. 8-10 exceptional youth residents of Far Northeast Denver (Montbello & Green Valley Ranch) and Aurora between the ages of (16-25) will receive intensive coaching on love centered leadership, music & arts marketing techniques, as well as community organizing experience.
Through weekly peer learning workshops and mentorship in the summer, cohort members will develop artistic facilitation skills to become peace advocates in their respective communities. Foundational concepts will include practicing self awareness, exploring creative courage, and building transformative relationships. Participants will be paid a $500 participation stipend, with potential to earn more through incentive based compensation. ALL ART FORMS are encouraged to apply (culinary, music, martial arts, poets, herbalism, visual arts, dance, contemporary, etc).
"COME BACK AND FETCH WHAT WAS LOST" SANKOFA
Inspired by the principals & core elements of Hiphop, the Black Panther Party Ten-Point Program, and the belief that peace is a human right, Peace Roots believes youth have undeniable artistic genius which can activate Evolution.
"I always felt like I was born to do something for my people...Some people have special resources inside, and when God blesses you to have more than others, you have a responsibility to use it right." - Muhammad Ali 1991
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” - Audre Lorde