Thursday - November 6, 2008
I played two songs from the artist "Invincible" on tonight's show. The reason being is:
Drop Beats Not Bombs: Resisting Militarism through Creative Action
The Goshen College PAX Club will be hosting the Drop Beats Not Bombs tour on November 11-12 2008. The tour will include a concert by Detroit-based political hip-hop artist Invincible and two workshops on the topics of Art in Action and Conscientious Objection in Columbia and the U.S. In addition to these activities there will be a special Wednesday convocation at Goshen College.
The Drop Beats Not Bombs tour is a program of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) Nonviolent Youth Collective (NVYC) in collaboration with the Not Your Soldier Project. The purpose of the tour is to train and empower youth to support each other in resisting militarism through creative action, and to build the international conscientious objection movement.
Schedule of Events:
Tuesday, November 11 • 7 p.m. Performance by Invincible – Umble Center, Goshen College
• 8-9:30 p.m. Workshops: Art in Action and Not your Soldier (Church-Chapel: Gathering Room and Koinonia Room)
Wednesday, November 12 • 10 a.m. Convocation with Paula Galeano, Colombian CO, on youth facing Colombia’s armed conflict (Church-Chapel)
• 10:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. Not Your Solider Workshop (Church-Chapel: Gathering Room)
• 12 p.m. Lunch discussion with FOR staff and students – Westlawn Dining Room (‘Rot)
Workshop Descriptions: Art in Action: Bigger, Brighter, Better! Express yourself! Put some art in your activism! This workshop will give you the skills to make your activism brighter, louder, and more expressive and powerful than ever! Whether performing street theater, designing visual art or writing slam poetry, this workshop will give you the skills to harness your creativity and put it to use for the movement.
Not Your Soldier: Conscientious Objection and Counter Recruitment in Colombia and the US In this workshop we will break down our definitions of conscientious objection: what does it mean, and who does it apply to? CO's from both the US and Colombia will share their stories while youth activists will share their counter-recruitment skills. Learn how to organize around these issues and be inspired by the amazingly creative ways that young activists are resisting military recruitment and wars around the world!
So... definitely come out to that concert, Tuesday, November 11th on GC campus at 7:00 PM!
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