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Women Are Poetry In Motion -- Every Day in Every Way
Feb 27, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
online event
Register for Women Are Poetry In Motion -- Every Day in Every Way at
www.estherproductionsinc.com/events-1/women-are-poetry-in-motion-every-day-in-every-way
This 60-minute writing workshop is designed for adult women to learn more about poetry writing techniques but also to become more intimate with their own personal stories and history. Led by award-winning author and performance artist Joy Jones, participants will also come to understand and appreciate the power of poetry to heal, inspire and provide an opportunity for celebration of self, family and community.
“Joy Jones is a trainer, performance poet, playwright and author of several books including Private Lessons: A Book of Meditations for Teachers; Tambourine Moon, which was selected as one of the best books for children by the black caucus of the ALA and featured on the Bernie Mac Show; and Fearless Public Speaking. She has won awards for her writing from the D. C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, and the Colonial Players Promising Playwrights Competition, plus awards from both the D. C. Department of Recreation & Parks and the D. C. Commission on National & Community Service for outstanding community service.
Joy Jones’ provocative op-ed on marriage trends for The Washington Post, “Marriage is for White People”, went viral. She is the director of the arts organization, The Spoken Word, and the founder of the Double Dutch team, DC Retro Jumpers, which has led exhibitions and classes throughout metropolitan Washington and abroad. Joy often leads workshops on creative writing, communications and black history.”
Esther Productions, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based national nonprofit organization. Founded in 2004, it is dedicated to inspiring and empowering girls and women. It is supported through generous contributions from Kerry S. Pearson LLC, Emmanuel Bailey, Veterans Services Corp, Pepco, an Exelon Corporation, Fort Myer Construction Corporation Charitable Foundation and Esther’s Friends.
Special Thanks: Afrika Abney, Arts and Marketing Consultant
#targetaudience
Esther Productions, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based national nonprofit organization. Founded in 2004, it is dedicated to inspiring and empowering girls and women. It is supported through generous contributions from Kerry S. Pearson LLC, Emmanuel Bailey, Veterans Services Corp, Pepco, an Exelon Corporation, Fort Myer Construction Corporation Charitable Foundation and Esther’s Friends.
Special Thanks: Afrika Abney, Arts and Marketing Consultant
Esther Productions,Inc presents Understanding and Overcoming the Fatherless Woman Syndrome on December 3rd at 12noon. Online Event
Register for Understanding and Overcoming the Fatherless Woman Syndrome at
https://lnkd.in/e3sWyDb
https://lnkd.in/e4Mpc9y
#targetaudience
Esther Productions, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based national nonprofit organization. Founded in 2004, it is dedicated to inspiring and empowering girls and women. It is supported through generous contributions from Kerry S. Pearson LLC, Emmanuel Bailey, Veterans Services Corp, Pepco, an Exelon Corporation, Fort Myer Construction Corporation Charitable Foundation and Esther’s Friends.
Special Thanks: Afrika Abney, Arts and Marketing Consultant
Esther Productions,Inc presents DISCOVERING ME…WITHOUT YOU Second Annual Personal Essay Contest designed for teens 14 - 17. Info:
https://www.estherproductionsinc.com/contest
https://www.1888pressrelease.com/second-annual-discovering-me-without-you-personal-essay-cont-pr-682536.html
#contest #teens #students #dmv #writers
Esther's Butterfly Summit has been cancelled. The event was planned by Esther Productions Inc and Young Parent Elevation Network. #communication #women #adults #parents #dmv #consultant #services #virtualprogram #event
Esther Productions Inc. has decades of experience presenting programs designed to inspire and empower girls and women, particularly those who are growing up or have grown up without the active involvement of their fathers in their lives. Proceeds from this and all of Esther Productions Inc. events help support the organization's mission. estherproductionsinc.com
Young Parents Elevation Network is a five-year-old company focused on helping teen parents, single mothers and parents in college feel more confident, capable, and elevated. Visit
https://elevateyoungparents.com/
IT'S PERSONAL is a writing institute for teen girls ages 14 to 17 who are looking to further develop or explore their creative writing skills. The workshop is scheduled for August 1,2020, August 15, 2020, August 29, 2020, and September 5, 2020 at 11am and presented by Esther Productions, Inc. Workshop led by Ms. Jonetta Rose Barras.
Participants will learn how to structure a personal essay, using a variety of styles and approaches. They will learn how to effectively use lively, descriptive language to tell a compelling narrative.
Ms. Jonetta Rose Barras is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author. She has more than 20 years experience reporting and commenting on national social, political, and cultural trends, including as an opinion writer with The Washington Post, Washington Examiner and Washington City Paper.
Ms. Barras hosted her own weekly radio show on the 50,000-watt WPFW-FM radio in Washington, D.C. Following that stint, she served for more than six years as the political analyst for NPR affiliate WAMU-FM radio, where 75,000 individuals listened each week to her. She also has appeared on CBS (60 Minutes), C-SPAN, CNN, PBS (This is America with Dennis Wholey) and Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor.
Ms. Barras founded Esther Productions Inc. in 2004 after the publication of her Black Board bestseller Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women (Ballantine 2000, hardcover—2001, paperback). She has spoken at more than two-dozen national and international conferences and symposia, and many consider her the foremost authority on the affects of father absence among girls and women.
Understanding the need to offer solutions to Esther Productions Inc.’s target audience of fatherless girls and women, Ms. Barras wrote Bridges: Reuniting Daughters and Daddies (Bancroft Press 2005). That book is a step-by-step guide for girls and women hoping to reconcile with their fathers or simply to come to terms completely with the affects of father absence in their lives.
Ms. Barras communication expertise combined with her management skills has made her a highly sought consultant. Through Esther Productions Inc. she offers her knowledge and experience to other nonprofit organizations and individual entrepreneurs.
Ms. Barras has expertly used the art of personal essay to take readers inside her world, hoping to help them understand and assess important local and national issues. Her writings have appeared in the Washington Post, The Hillrag, The Washington City Paper, Essence Magazine and the New Republic. Ms. Barras has written three nonfiction books and two collections of poetry. Her fiction and essays have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals.
For more information about the workshop contact Esther Productions, Inc at 202-829-0591.
#workshop #teenagers #students #parents #writers
Hey OCU! Teens and young adults following your page in the DMV would be perfect to participate in this virtual slam. The winner is awarded $200 and advances to the finals. Find more detail here.
https://wblinc.org/slamseason
Powerful day at the National Rally to #EndGunViolence w Father Michael Pfleger, Common, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Peter Yarrow, Hercules E. Reid, The Faith Community of Saint Sabina, Rev. Beth Brown, & activists from across the country. Righteous. #Enough #SchoolsSayEnough
NAACP MISSOURI TRAVEL ADVISORY
In September Tresor Phanzu, a married family man was falsely accused of shoplifting by employees at the Saks Off Fifth Avenue at the St. Louis Premium Outlet location. This holiday season we are alerting the public of this family's treatment by Saks Off Fifth, The St. Louis Premium Outlet and The Chesterfield Police Department as a National Travel Advisory until a measure of justice can be attained. Watch the video interview and determine for yourself what must be done.
http://www.stlouisnaacp.org/Tresor-Phanzu.html
#enoughisenough #itcouldbeyou #stlouispremiumoutlet #saksfifthavenue #chesterfieldpolice #shoppingwhileblack #naacp #naacpnationaltraveladvisory
Someone just shared this video with me and I was so excited to see my OCU peeps featured!! Cool!! I know it's not new to you but it's a great new find for me!
Please support the final stages of the making of THE PLAN - film telling the story of the Lucas Aerospace workers and their ingenious plan for socially useful production, replacing arms production:
THE PLAN that came from the bottom up
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-plan-community/x/11054043#/
40 years ago a group of skilled engineers, at Lucas Aerospace UK, when threatened with redundancy responded with an ambitious plan to make better use of their talents. Designing what they called socially useful and environmentally sustainable alternatives to the military products their company made - including a wind turbine, hybrid car, heat pump and energy efficient housing.
THE PLAN, a feature film currently under completion, will tell their remarkable story and look at the connections - across production, consumption, technology, war and the environment - that creating their Alternative Plan led them to make. It's a story that fills the void of 40 years lost to the idea of society being subordinate to so-called free markets.
"This film will capture a unique moment in our history - highly skilled workers showing how to turn swords into ploughshares. It is a vital lesson for us now, as Labour leaders ask questions about common ownership, what we produce and who benefits from the products. We can be inspired by the Lucas workers, by their foresight and imagination. Please support this film, see it, promote it and discuss it. If we want to transform society, this is a good place to start." Ken Loach
