Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Art and Social Justice School Workshops 2012 Set to Take off!

It is that time of the year again, when Art for Humanity sets out on our adventurous Art and Social Justice school workshops!  Our first stop for the year is at Umbilo Secondary in Wentworth on the 05 May! 
School Banner installed Bonela Secondary 

Ogwini Technical School learners during the 2010 workshop
The Art and Social Justice School workshops was formed in 1998, and are in aim to advocate human rights and social justice issues through art and poetry within schools.  Each school receives a large banner which has artwork and poetry from the various AFH projects such as 'Women for Children, Break the Silence, UDHR and the Dialogue Among Civilizations Print Portfolios.  The workshop then consists of AFH facilitators assisting a group of learners whilst they participate in the workshop by making art and writing poetry which the finally perform to the class at the end.  In the past four years, AFH has hosted numerous workshops through out the KwaZulu-Natal area and the response from educators and learners of the schools have up to date been phenomenal, with many of the schools asking for us to return.  Learners who had lacked confidence took to the stage of the school workshops performing poetry and showing off the artwork they had done.  

AFH shall be hosting a minimum of 13 Art and Social Justice school workshops this year! if you wish for more information on the workshops, please email us at afh@dut.ac.za 

AFH Director Jan Jordaan with learners during a 2010 workshop

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