Guest Post: A Day In the Dump

Guest Post: A Day In the Dump
Post Date April 08, 2013
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It’s great to see alumni of The Cartwheel Initiative doing great things in communities around the world.  Here’s what Sean Murray has been up to in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro.  Keep up the good work Sean!

 

A Day In the Dump: By Sean Murray

When you go to Jardim Gramacho, or “The Garden” don’t plan on doing much else that day.

At one of the world’s largest landfills—think the landmass of 244 football fields just miles from the picturesque beaches of Rio de Janeiro—the stench clings to your …

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Stop Motion Animation Workshop at CMA

Stop Motion Animation Workshop at CMA
Post Date March 04, 2013
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The Cartwheel team members who are traveling to Sri Lanka this summer
for our second field project met with the Children’s Museum of the
Arts (CMA) on February 25 for a workshop on stop-motion film making,
which will be part of our teaching curriculum this year.

Joe Vena, CMA’s Media Labs creative director, along with instructor
and visual artist Emily Collins, took us through an orientation of
what a typical classroom experience looks like. We viewed examples of
professional and student films and then, after instruction, went on …

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Cartwheel at Asian American Arts Alliance

Cartwheel at Asian American Arts Alliance
Post Date January 25, 2013
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Come join us on Tuesday, February 5th and be the first to hear about our 2013 plans!  Plus, get to meet other artists, visionaries and like-minded people too!  Oh … and don’t miss the potluck breakfast that follows right after.  Details and RSVP here: http://februarytownhall.eventbrite.com/

 

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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy
Post Date November 19, 2012
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By Ashok Sinha, Founder, Cartwheel Initiative

Last weekend, fellow Cartwheeler Geoff Green and I traveled to the community of Rockaway Beach to volunteer our efforts to a community affected immensely by Hurricane Sandy.  We both wanted to contribute our skills as photographers, and provided affected homeowners with photographs of their property damage for insurance claims.  After a whole day of meeting local residents, going into their homes and seeing the destruction firsthand, we were overwhelmed but happy that we could do our part, no matter how small.

As …

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Letter from Japan

Letter from Japan
Post Date November 01, 2012
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By Billy Fox, Cartwheel Initiative Music Workshop Instructor

“Thanks to a grant from the Asian Cultural Council, I’m currently conducting research in rural Shimane Prefecture, Japan. My primary area of interest is provincial religious practices that survived Meiji-era reforms intended to establish centralized, State Shintoism.

I didn’t expect to find parallels to my experiences in Sri Lanka, but as I learn forms of music and dance that are new to me, and observe children practicing and performing, I’m continually reminded of the transformative power of the arts. …

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Notes to Sri Lankan Students from Cartwheel Supporters:

Notes to Sri Lankan Students from Cartwheel Supporters:
Post Date August 27, 2012
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We are not sure that any of you have ever mailed anything to Sri Lanka, but it tends to take along time. The lovely notes that you all wrote to our students are finally on their way, and, when they arrive, will be taken to the schools that each of the children attend. In the meantime, we thought that we would share some of them here for those students who have internet access and check the blog. We were really touched that over 70 notes …

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