WHBLE Presents Education As Liberation Hosted by Ah-Keisha McCans

About WHBLE Presents Education As Liberation Hosted by Ah-Keisha McCans

Can education be liberatory in its current state or must a new system be built up? WHBLE founder, award-winning writer, director and applied theatre practitioner, Ah-Keisha McCans, hosts conversations with community leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, scholars and change-makers to consider the role of liberation in education and beyond.

Publisher

Whole Body Literacy & Education (WHBLE)

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jul 2020

Latest episode

29 Apr 2022

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Apr 2022

   Education As Liberation: Time Capsule Season 2: Episode 32

   About our Podcast Series: WHBLE founder, award-winning writer, director and applied theatre educator, Ah-Keisha McCans, hosts conversations with educators, school leaders, parents, and students to discuss the state of education, and systemic problems facing youth in schools. Education as Liberation Podcast season two’s theme is Time Capsule. Featuring interviews spanning the summer of 2020 until Fall of 2021, we reflect on education yester-year-today-future. How much has changed since the pandemic started? How much remains the same? Is education on the path towards liberation or must a new system be built up? About Our Guest Brian McAndrews taught visual art at Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy (CAMVA), a performing arts middle and high school located in Camden, New Jersey, for over six years. At CAMVA, Brian taught drawing, painting, art history and digital media. During the summer, he facilitated 2D art for Rutgers Future Scholars, a Rutgers Camden campus program for similarly aged students. Brian spent time studying at University of the Arts (illustration) as well as numerous county colleges before finishing his painting degree at Rutgers Camden. It was there that he also received his teaching certificate for the state of New Jersey. As an artist, he has shown work at the Stedman Gallery, Student Works Gallery (Rutgers Camden), Mt Holly Arts, and the Nemours Children’s Hospital. His students’ work has been featured in many competitions and galleries, including the Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia. Brian’s passion for technology, as well as classical techniques, such as drawing, influenced his belief that any person, no matter their believed ability, can learn to create beautiful art! Sadly, in January of 2022, Brian passed away. He is remembered fondly by his students because of the great impact that he made on their lives as their art teacher and mentor. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Brian and to all who knew and loved him. About WHBLE: We make art. We are change makers. We activate change, inspire community connection, encourage individual/collective literacies & nurture a brave space to engage in dialogue around complex issues using literacy & theatre! Learn more about WHBLE at: http://www.wholebodyliteracy.com (http://www.wholebodyliteracy.com/) Want to partner with us or schedule a community-healing workshop with WHBLE, check out some of our Testimonials at: https://wholebodyliteracy.com/testimonials (https://wholebodyliteracy.com/testimonials) Follow us on Twitter @whble1 (https://www.twitter.com/whble1) Follow us on Instagram @whble_works (https://www.instagram.com/whble_works) -- BECOME A SUPPORTER Do you love our work? It's easy to become a supporter! * Subscribe to our podcast by making a one-time or monthly donation (https://anchor.fm/whble). Share our podcast with your community. Schedule a series of workshops. Send in a voice message of support: https://anchor.fm/whble/message (https://anchor.fm/whble/message) * Tips are welcome and appreciated. Leave a tip at Venmo: @whble

2. 

   23 Apr 2022

   Education As Liberation: Time Capsule Season 2: Episode 31

   About our Podcast Series: WHBLE founder, award-winning writer, director and applied theatre educator, Ah-Keisha McCans, hosts conversations with educators, school leaders, parents, and students to discuss the state of education, and systemic problems facing youth in schools. Education as Liberation Podcast season two’s theme is Time Capsule. Featuring interviews spanning the summer of 2020 until Fall of 2021, we reflect on education yester-year-today-future. How much has changed since the pandemic started? How much remains the same? Is education on the path towards liberation or must a new system be built up? About Our Guest Ebony L. Ruffin is a native of Los Angeles, CA and earned her B.F.A. in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an M.F.A. in Dance and Choreography from CalArts. She worked for nearly two decades in New York as a professional dancer, choreographer, teaching artist, and arts administrator. Ebony also has extensive experience working in K-12 education, with many dance and arts education organizations, including Ailey Arts in Education & Community Programs and Battery Dance Company. As an Arts Administrator, she has also worked in many facets for The Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and currently works for The Music Center as the Manager of Professional Development in the Education Department. About WHBLE: We make art. We are change makers. We activate change, inspire community connection, encourage individual/collective literacies & nurture a brave space to engage in dialogue around complex issues using literacy & theatre! Learn more about WHBLE at: http://www.wholebodyliteracy.com (http://www.wholebodyliteracy.com/) Want to partner with us or schedule a community-healing workshop with WHBLE, check out some of our Testimonials at: https://wholebodyliteracy.com/testimonials (https://wholebodyliteracy.com/testimonials) Follow us on Twitter @whble1 (https://www.twitter.com/whble1) Follow us on Instagram @whble_works (https://www.instagram.com/whble_works) -- BECOME A SUPPORTER Do you love our work? It's easy to become a supporter! * Subscribe to our podcast by making a one-time or monthly donation (https://anchor.fm/whble). Share our podcast with your community. Schedule a series of workshops. Send in a voice message of support: https://anchor.fm/whble/message (https://anchor.fm/whble/message) * Tips are welcome and appreciated. Leave a tip at Venmo: @whble

3. 

   14 Apr 2022

   Education As Liberation: Time Capsule Season 2: Episode 30

   About our Podcast Series: WHBLE founder, award-winning writer, director and applied theatre educator, Ah-Keisha McCans, hosts conversations with educators, school leaders, parents, and students to discuss the state of education, and systemic problems facing youth in schools. Education as Liberation Podcast season two’s theme is Time Capsule. Featuring interviews spanning the summer of 2020 until Fall of 2021, we reflect on education yester-year-today-future. How much has changed since the pandemic started? How much remains the same? Is education on the path towards liberation or must a new system be built up? About Our Guest James 'SoSoon' Gantt is a New York born emcee, producer, lecturer, scholar and Hip-Hop educator. The moniker SoSoon, an acronym for Sound Of Something Out Of Nothing, reflects the heart of Hip-Hop culture which was developed by people who lacked access to outlets for creative expression. SoSoon's music captures the diverse experiences of New York's working class who often play the background despite their significant contributions to “the city that never sleeps.” Instagram: @SoSoon Twitter: @SoSoonish About WHBLE: We make art. We are change makers. We activate change, inspire community connection, encourage individual/collective literacies & nurture a brave space to engage in dialogue around complex issues using literacy & theatre! Learn more about WHBLE at: http://www.wholebodyliteracy.com (http://www.wholebodyliteracy.com/) Want to partner with us or schedule a community-healing workshop with WHBLE, check out some of our Testimonials at: https://wholebodyliteracy.com/testimonials (https://wholebodyliteracy.com/testimonials) Follow us on Twitter @whble1 (https://www.twitter.com/whble1) Follow us on Instagram @whble_works (https://www.instagram.com/whble_works) -- BECOME A SUPPORTER Do you love our work? It's easy to become a supporter! * Subscribe to our podcast by making a one-time or monthly donation (https://anchor.fm/whble). Share our podcast with your community. Schedule a series of workshops. Send in a voice message of support: https://anchor.fm/whble/message (https://anchor.fm/whble/message) * Tips are welcome and appreciated. Leave a tip at Venmo: @whble

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