Greetings loved ones,
The Indigo Afterschool Program
for brilliant black feminists in middle school (inspired by Ntozake
Shanges Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo) here in Durham is evolving into
the Indigo Journeys program, a curriculum of visionary black feminist
fieldtrips and monument making!!!! The Indigo Geniuses have grown and
shown the divine skill of creating sacred space through developing and
sharing their own Sisterhood Museum* with our local community and now we
will be growing and showing the skill of creating sacred space and
being sacred space WHEREVER WE GO!!! Behold the power and creativity of
black girls!!!
This
weekend the Geniuses and their mamas are hosting an Indigo Tea Dance
Support Raiser here in Durham to invite our community to support the
resources, financial and logistical that will support the Indigo
Journeys. Since the groove transcends space and time you will all be
dancing with us in spirit! I want to personally invite all of
you who believe that the brilliance of black girls demands our
collective resourcefulness and creativity to send support for this life
giving project!
Here is the invitation to support from the Indigo Mamas:
Last
year, Alexis Pauline Gumbs and our daughters created Indigo
Afterschool, a creative superspace for the young geniuses to learn,
create, and love with the guidance of sista docta Alexis. Their weeks
together culminated in the creation of a beautiful museum full of
stories and art. This spring, Alexis and the girls will venture
on Indigo Journeys in the form of Mother-Daughter Art Outings and Indigo
Legacy Field Trips to learn about important black feminist sites in
North Carolina.
Contributions of any amount are
appreciated, as well as gas cards, and gift cards for an oil change, a
car wash, a Frankie's outing, or groceries.
You can donate through Alexis' Donation Station: http://brokenbeautiful.wordpress.com/make-love/
Email
brokenbeautifulpress@gmail.com to get the address to send gift cards
(Kroger, Food Lion or Harris Teeter cards will work locally)
Love,
Lex
*The Sisterhood Museum was adapted from the Brotherhood/Sistersol Curriculum in Harlem with much love and appreciation!
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