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When I sat down to develop the lesson plan for the summer/after school program, it was essential for me to create opportunities for them to express aloud individually and collectively, with confidence. In last week’s session each student affirmed themselves with an “I AM” statement and contributed it to a collective affirmation poem.
The students are 🔥🔥🔥 and I’m literally overjoyed.
Posted withregram • the_diatribe Summer Programming with kydsaidit looks like: beginning the day with the class’ affirmations poem each students contributed to the first week.
Follow along and repeat each phrase with our students to get a piece of this affirmative love!!!! #curethroughcommunity
Happy #EarthDay!
For today's prompt, we're getting to the heart of why Earth Day became a national holiday. The first official Earth Day was in 1970 when 20 million people across the nation-primarily from colleges & high schools, as well as frontline communities- were all peacefully demonstrating the need for environmental reformation. They gave a voice to the growing concern of the population surrounding the state of our planet. We want you to channel the power of that moment as we celebrate today, on the 50th anniversary. Write about your own experience with climate change. How has it shaped your life?
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Thanks to our Writing to Right Wrongs partner, The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, students are encouraged to enter a #PoetryCompetition at the end of the WTRW program! ⠀
Outside the presence of a global pandemic, winning poets would read their work at the Fair Housing Center's annual fundraiser and receive a stipend. This year, the readings won't be taking place, but two first-place winners will receive $200 and three runners-up will receive $50! ⠀
We're dedicated to teaching students that poetry is not only a tool for education and self-discovery, but is also an art form worth funding. Thank you to The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan for helping us #CureThroughCommunity and to everyone who donates to help us do this work!⠀
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Image by @QuinnKPhoto
Happy World Health Day! Our organization has changed so much in the last year, and at the heart of every decision we’ve made was our commitment to the health and wellness of our community. We stopped teaching (70-80% of our bread&butter) in-person courses, and went into OT to create authentic content that addresses a major concern for all people, especially youth, in pandemic living: mental health. That content is STILL free & available to anyone, especially educators who are looking to uplift their students. Link in our bio to check it out! We’ve put gift cards in the hands of families who need it most. We’ve done so much work to unveil a major project coming up, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg for us. On this day, we celebrate the health of our community, and look to the future for brighter days to come! Swipe to see the prompt of the day & #UniteThroughDiatribe to #CureThroughCommunity ✨
We will be sharing quotes from our fave poets throughout the month! Keep your eyes peeled for poets you should check out! Swipe for the prompt of the day & #UniteThroughDiatribe to find a #CureThroughCommunity ✨
We hope you join us TOMORROW for The Diatribe Free Education Program event starting at 2pm!
For all of you that have been missing live events, our aim is that this will bring you some much needed light! The event will also be informative & inspiring, just like anything our fantastic team comes together to accomplish!
Tell ya friends, especially those in education, or those who might want to see INCREDIBLE local talent performing live! 🥰🤩
Link to event in bio- livestream starts at 2PM. Email us for more info!
#curethroughcommunity
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩When we tell y'all about what we've been up to on Dec 19th, REMEMBER: this is where the magic happens every week!
How it started-->how it's going in our office!! The day-to-day for us is lived to the fullest in this space. 🥰 We are so grateful to everyone who has made this little slice of creative heaven possible!
#curethroughcommunity
Happy birthday to the late & great Maya Angelou. This day marks a day of rest for our team as we celebrate a brilliant mind. Swipe to see the 5th prompt of #NationalPoetryMonth! Tag us in your stories & posts to enter to win dope prizes at the end of this month. Donate at least $30 all month long to enter without posting a poem! Let’s #CureThroughCommunity 🙏🏽✨#UniteThroughDiatribe
We love working with the students at Godwin! This is a pic of a student in our Writing to Right Wrongs course, led by none other than our educational director @gleasonrising 😍😍 Swipe for the 3rd prompt of this month! If you’re not feeling so inspired to write today, but still want to support us during #NationalPoetryMonth use the link in our bio to donate to our organization! Be the #curethroughcommunity 🙌🏽
What weird facts do you know?🤔
Tell us in the comments below & check out our story for some today!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Answer these questions in the comments below: what kind of workshops would you want us to create? What are you looking to learn right now?
Our team of talented local artists are looking to curate workshops in the very near future! We are looking to our community to see what knowledge they'd like us to drop on them. As we have a plethora of life experiences, we have a lot to share, so please be candid with us ♡ .
Second slide is the prompt today for #NationalPoetryMonth. Let's get abstract!
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Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
In an effort to combat the inequities around distance learning and ease the burden on our educators,our organization has released FREE downloadable content that can be used in person or during distance learning.
That content can be found using the link in our bio!
On December 19th from 2-3:30pm we will be facilitating a free learning session, poetry reading, and dialogue about "the state of the arts" where we talk about the Past, Present, and Future state of our organization.
If you would like to attend this free virtual event, please email Info@TheDiatribe.org for the link.
Please, spread the word!
This programing was made possible by: Heart of West Michigan United Way, Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Youth Action Committee), Meijer, and Michigan Humanities.
Art by: @solasink_ (<--MUST FOLLOW!)
#CureThroughCommunity
The Diatribe FREE Education Program - will be a secret show for those in the know!
Soak in some incredible Spoken Word, learn about how The Diatribe Inc is working to create FREE culturally/socially responsible content for Educators in times of distance learning, and ask questions you want answered by some of our cities most unique minds.
If you want to attend this virtual event, please email: info@TheDiatribe.org.
If you are an educator, parent, or clinician looking for this content, you can access it via the link in our bio.
Art by: @solasink_
Fueled by: @meijerstores , @heartofwestmichigan , @mihumanities , and @grcommfound
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Happening NOW on YouTube. You need to tune into the_diatribe NOW!
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We hope you join us TOMORROW for The Diatribe Free Education Program event starting at 2pm!
For all of you that have been missing live events, our aim is that this will bring you some much needed light! The event will also be informative & inspiring, just like anything our fantastic team comes together to accomplish!
Tell ya friends, especially those in education, or those who might want to see INCREDIBLE local talent performing live! 🥰🤩
Link to event in bio- livestream starts at 2PM. Email us for more info!
#curethroughcommunity
Over the next five days we’ll tell you all about the sex education program: What? Why? Who? Why? & When? If you want to get involved now- link to donate in bio & our Venmo is @the-diatribe ❤️ Help us #CureThroughCommunity & #UniteThroughDiatribe ✨✨
💥💥We've released new downloadable content that's completely FREE teachers to use in the classroom or in distance learning! 💥💥
Poetry Empowered: Mental Health and Wellness is a ten session course for middle schoolers that uses poetry videos, interactive student journals, and unique writing prompts to help young people share their experiences and tell their stories.
👀 Check the link in our bio!
#CureThroughCommunity
It's National Poetry Month!
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Happy birthday to the late & great Maya Angelou. This day marks a day of rest for our team as we celebrate a brilliant mind. Swipe to see the 5th prompt of #NationalPoetryMonth! Tag us in your stories & posts to enter to win dope prizes at the end of this month. Donate at least $30 all month long to enter without posting a poem! Let’s #CureThroughCommunity 🙏🏽✨#UniteThroughDiatribe
The Heart of West Michigan United Way @heartofwestmichigan gave us support, ensuring our diverse organization could survive, so of course we poured that support BACK into the talented and diverse creatives around us that help make our programing/organization what it is. Part of that includes getting our dynamic team headshots by local photographers! Check out our page for more of these shots as they're developed, and to get a little insight into the dynamic members of our team, as well as local talented photographers
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Peep these 🔥🔥 headshots of our Executive Director, Marcel 'Fable' Price!
About the photographer of these delightful shots- pictured 3rd: Alfield Reeves ( @alfieldreevesphotography )is a self-taught published photographer residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is originally from Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. He picked up photography during his sophomore year at Western Michigan University. He specializes in editorial, wedding, event and portrait photography. He’s known for his fashion editorial and black & white work. His work is featured in online platforms and magazines like Vogue Italia, SaveArtSpace, Burlington, NowThis, Blavity, and CRWN Magazine.
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Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, you name it! We want you to write it! Today's prompt is to write about your favorite food! If you have trouble finding inspiration, try writing as if you're talking to someone who has NEVER had, or heard of, the dish that you're writing about!
Tag our page and use our hashtags to get a shout out in our IG story! Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Help send Nigella to Spellman College! Link in bio✨ (Swipe to see the prompt of the day & the prizes involved in our challenge) At the heart of everything we do in this organization is our students! This dynamic youth reached out to ask if we could share her college fund, so OF COURSE, we are doing just that! A snippet from the GoFundMe page: “My goal is to earn my bachelor's degree and utilize it to acquire a career that involves helping people and changing the world in order for every minority to have better access to their rights. I never thought I would get accepted into a historically black college/university. So, my acceptance to Spelman came as a surprise. If I could actually attend, it would be better than a dream come true!” Help send this brilliant young black woman to college, y’all! Over the years we have worked with her, we have watched her grow into such a force to be reckoned with. We hope you’ll support her in anyway you can! Link to her fund in our bio. #UniteThroughDiatribe to #CureThroughCommunity 🙏🏽✨
The Mask-erade Reading is coming up! Have you RSVP'ed yet? If not, head on over to our Facebook page, click "Going," and invite your friends so you can talk about all the KICK BUTT #POETRY you heard after!
The reading features a few of #TheDiatribe's students, including Naiara here! Keep up with us on social media over the next few days to stay updated on the other performers and more #PoetryMonth prompts! Swipe for today’s!
#CureThroughCommunity
#AboutLastNight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Woohoo!!! We did it!! Thank you to everyone who was sharing space with us, virtually & in person! Thank you to @newhollandbrew for hosting us! Huge thanks to everyone who donated, our organization wouldn’t be here without you! Those of you who might have missed things, head to our Facebook page to check out the recording, so you can get rid of your FOMO- check the last slide for our prompt of the day & #UniteThroughDiatribe to find a #CureThroughCommunity
Yay Nigella!!
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Help send Nigella to Spellman College! Link in bio✨ (Swipe to see the prompt of the day & the prizes involved in our challenge) At the heart of everything we do in this organization is our students! This dynamic youth reached out to ask if we could share her college fund, so OF COURSE, we are doing just that! A snippet from the GoFundMe page: “My goal is to earn my bachelor's degree and utilize it to acquire a career that involves helping people and changing the world in order for every minority to have better access to their rights. I never thought I would get accepted into a historically black college/university. So, my acceptance to Spelman came as a surprise. If I could actually attend, it would be better than a dream come true!” Help send this brilliant young black woman to college, y’all! Over the years we have worked with her, we have watched her grow into such a force to be reckoned with. We hope you’ll support her in anyway you can! Link to her fund in our bio. #UniteThroughDiatribe to #CureThroughCommunity 🙏🏽✨
To our students: It's been an incredible academic year with you.
Thank you for interacting with us in your classrooms and for participating safely and enthusiastically. You've had an unimaginably difficult year and you still managed to push through. Be proud of what you've accomplished.
Along with thanking our students, we want to thank the people who have been able to donate to our cause. Without you, we wouldn't be able to meet our students during times like these and shake up the school day in an invigorating way.
Moving forward, we're excited to see everyone who has signed up for summer programming! Thank you for being with us and continuing to #CureThroughCommunity.
*Laughs in #CureThroughCommunity*
Over the next five days we’ll tell you all about the new sex education program: What? Why? Who? Why? & When? If you want to get involved now- link to donate in bio & our Venmo is @the-diatribe ❤️ Help us #CureThroughCommunity & #UniteThroughDiatribe ✨✨
TONIGHT!! 🎉🎉🎉 Event link & donate link in our bio.
We are having our annual April Fun'raiser this evening, where we'll have Poets, on Poets, on Poets & our feature is @natashatmiller ! While we have been posting about how excited we are for that event, we want to zoom our focus as to why: our STUDENTS! When we ask for donations, this is why. At the heart of everything we do is our youth- those who will go forward to change tomorrow. We are not just looking for more funding to help our organization grow, we are asking for more funding so we can increase our reach to those who might not even know they are poets yet. This Fun'raiser event happens every April so we can fund our Summer Programming & ensure our students are able to attend FOR FREE! Help us reach more extraordinary youth today- donate to our organization (link in bio) #unitethroughdiatribe to find a #CureThroughCommunity 🔥
The first poet ever on the cover of Vogue! ✨✨✨We stan. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽Swipe for the prompt of the day, and if you can’t scope out an article, why not write about @amandascgorman?? If you aren’t feeling inspired today but still want to enter to win incredible prizes- donate to our organization today! Link in bio #UniteThroughDiatribe to #CureThroughCommunity 🙌🏽
Helping The Diatribe #CureThroughCommunity is... Mariah, who you can find at @cartographiesofmariah!
We have #poets on poets on poets coming at you with our Mask-erade Reading April 23 at 7 p.m. (which, conveniently, is part of the event name. Psssst... you can invite your friends 👀). We'll see you there!
If you can't make the reading but want to support the work, find us at the link in our bio!
We also have some prizes for a lucky winner that you'll be entered in by donating or by participating in the daily writing prompts - swipe for today’s!
Sometimes, you need to let the darkness out before you can see the light. As we progress through #NationalPoetryMonth, this prompt is to get all of us in the practice of shaking off the dust! Share your answers if you're feeling brave enough, and tag us so we can show it off in our story! Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
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I wanted to highlight a couple books I read earlier this year that I’ve learned a lot from. They’re all Grand Rapids focused and – in different ways – inspire ideas on how we can imagine, build, and activate a more just and equitable community.
[𝟭] 𝗔 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗔 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗱 𝗘. 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻
📚 Find it at wearelitgr
Dr. Robinson’s work examines managerial racism and the struggle for civil rights and racial justice in GR from around the 1900s to early 1970s. His work illuminates the intersections between fair housing, education, and more – it’s extremely important history that I need to take more time to learn. It’s how we move forward.
Related to this, check out:
🔹 grandstandpictures – Grand Stand Pictures is producing a documentary based on ACWAC! Follow them and consider supporting their Indiegogo campaign (only 3 days left!)
🔸 Fair Housing Center of West Michigan – After reading, I started learning more about the FHCWM and the crucial work they do in our community. I’m looking forward to learning more from their excellent programming and resources.
🔹 iwantjustice4all – Check out their Redline t-shirt collection which raises awareness and supports the FHCWM.
[𝟮] 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 – 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗘. 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘀 & 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮
📚 Find it at booksandmortar
I enjoyed reading this book after ACWAC because it highlights activists and organizations that are effecting change and taking action to create a stronger community that works for everyone. It was published in 2017, and since then I feel that there are many other local leaders and initiatives that should be highlighted… I think it’s time for Volume 2!
There’s a lot I want to shout out here, but for now I’ll mention that the anthology includes a powerful poem from fablethepoet. And everyone should be following and supporting the_diatribe!
[𝟯] 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝗹𝗸𝘀
I haven’t actually read this one yet, but it’s next on my list. Just wanted to mention it because I’m excited to dive in!
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, you name it! We want you to write it! Today's prompt is to write about your favorite food! If you have trouble finding inspiration, try writing as if you're talking to someone who has NEVER had, or heard of, the dish that you're writing about!
Tag our page and use our hashtags to get a shout out in our IG story! Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
We would like to take the time to recognize a local graphic designer- Luis Fernandez! We have him to thank for the Grand on this photo, so you'll be seeing his work on several of our future posts! Check our bio for his LinkedIn to get connected with him. Thanks, Luis!
Answer these questions in the comments below: what kind of workshops would you want us to create? What are you looking to learn right now?
Our team of talented local artists are looking to curate workshops in the very near future! We are looking to our community to see what knowledge they'd like us to drop on them. As we have a plethora of life experiences, we have a lot to share, so please be candid with us ♡ .
Second slide is the prompt today for #NationalPoetryMonth. Let's get abstract!
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Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Our students are at the heart of our work. Regina (@reginaaaaaa.16 ) has been a part of our programming for the past few years, and we've watched her grow before our eyes into a fierce young poet. We want to shower her with love because we recently got the news she's been accepted into a prestigious program at @interlochenarts academy!!! Congratulations Regina! You are deserving of every blessing in your life. Watch out for the next generation of creatives, y'all, I promise you'll be hearing about her in the future!
Pictured here: A wild Peaceful Pisces Poet in her natural habitat 🤓.
Posted withregram • the_diatribe #KydSaidIt: “I enjoy engaging with the students and watching them open up with each session that passes.” ⠀
Not only is one of our teaching artists, Kyd Kane, the current Poet Laureate of #GrandRapids, she is the second consecutive #PoetLaureate of the city to work with The Diatribe. This team is a poetry #POWERHOUSE. #UniteThroughDiatribe⠀
You can find more Kyd KydSaidIt!
Artist: tonywhlgn
Location: oldgoatgr
2434 Eastern Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Detroit artist Tony WHLGN crafted this incredible mural as part of the_diatribe’s 49507 Project.
The 49507 Project is a POC-LGBTQ and youth-led project, rooted in collaboration, that teaches art and event organizing, and commissions community art for and by people of color in the 49507 neighborhood.
About the Diatribe:
The Diatribe uses performing arts to empower young people to share their stories, raise awareness of social issues, and create change within their communities.
[Click the link in our bio to learn more about the Diatribe and the 49507 Project.]
The FIRST livestream Q&A was a SUCCESS!
Thank you to all who showed up and interacted in the replies to #UniteThroughDiatribe with us! @iamautopilot and @joce_oh_lyn shared artistic thought processes, talked through a few somber moments, expressed what #The49507Project means to them, and overall discussed life as it is.
Who would you like to see hosting next month's #LivestreamQnA? Respond below!
The support our organization has received from the community in the wake of action has been so overwhelming! We are so thankful to everyone who has been getting involved, and look forward to being able to further serve a community that cares about us. Shout out to @carnevale_co for their donation & their continued support of our community ♡
Happy #EarthDay!
For today's prompt, we're getting to the heart of why Earth Day became a national holiday. The first official Earth Day was in 1970 when 20 million people across the nation-primarily from colleges & high schools, as well as frontline communities- were all peacefully demonstrating the need for environmental reformation. They gave a voice to the growing concern of the population surrounding the state of our planet. We want you to channel the power of that moment as we celebrate today, on the 50th anniversary. Write about your own experience with climate change. How has it shaped your life?
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
It's National Poetry Month!
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Happy birthday to the late & great Maya Angelou. This day marks a day of rest for our team as we celebrate a brilliant mind. Swipe to see the 5th prompt of #NationalPoetryMonth! Tag us in your stories & posts to enter to win dope prizes at the end of this month. Donate at least $30 all month long to enter without posting a poem! Let’s #CureThroughCommunity 🙏🏽✨#UniteThroughDiatribe
Our 2020 Virtual Poetry Pop Up is just 4 days away! The memories of past pop ups are so close to us, it seems like just yesterday when we had our first one! We will be streaming the virtual showcase of our current summer programming students live via Facebook this Saturday, see our previous post for more details, link to the event is in our bio, and check out our Facebook page!
Today wrapped up our #WritingToRightWrongs programming at Godwin Heights High School!
During the final session of each program, students are encouraged to share their poetry. It always blows us away how talented these young people are.
Some are shy, some have to work through their preconceived notions of what #poetry is and isn't, some are hesitant to share what they've written... but they push through.
We're so grateful for our teaching artists for the work they put in, the students for following along, their parents and educators for supporting their work, and our #donors for making all of this possible.
We continue to #UniteThroughDiatribe in schools, virtually AND in person, thanks to you.
Images by @quinnkphoto
It may be hot outside, but you know what's cool?
YOU BOOKED ALL THE SPOTS IN THE "WE ARE WATER" WORKSHOP WITH @pretty_boi_sprout AND @joce_oh_lyn !!!
Thank you to everyone who went over to @blandfordnaturecenter’s website to reserve their spot for this amazing program!
For folks who still want to attend but couldn't sign up before we sold out, we'll make an announcement if any spots re-open in time.
We can't wait to #UniteThroughDiatribe with you!!!!
"I love it when students surprise me. Sometimes, especially with masks, it's hard to tell if the content we're teaching is connecting, if the prompts are resonating.
"So, when a student that maybe didn't seem that engaged throughout the sessions gets up and shares their poem at the final reading and it's so powerful and insightful, it's a beautiful reminder some things aren't always visible on the surface and that success looks different for each teacher, for each student.
"I love those reminders - those moments, discussions, poems that blow me away and give me hope for the future."
- @gleasonrising, Teaching Artist
Of course, you know we're going to remind y'all our #PoetryMonth celebrations are still going on! Take part in the writing prompts and tag #UniteThroughDiatribe here on Instagram or donate at the link in our bio for the chance to win prizes from local vendors and the headlining poet, @natashatmiller, of our upcoming Mask-erade Reading!
There's still time to RSVP, so get yourself over to the event on our Facebook page and go go go go go!
Image by @quinnkphoto
With all of the negativity dominating the world these days, it can be difficult to spot signs of progress. What makes you optimistic about the future?
Even here, even now - you are growing.
Progress needs to be less about how perfectly we paint the outward picture of what we think we’re supposed to be. Lately, I have been starting to care more about how I feel opposed to what other people think. I believe it is a sign of growth that you’re able to stop living by an invisible set of rules set forth by people who do not have to walk in your shoes.
What would it take for you to truly feel alive each day?
#the49507project #49507project #thediatribe #mydiatribe #unitethroughdiatribe #muralsofinstagram #muralsofgr #grandrapidsmurals #michiganmurals #algerheights #segrandrapids #grandrapidsmi #grmi #grandrapidsblogger #grandrapidsart #michiganbloggers #whlgn #toneytonytone #theoldgoat #grandrapidsartist #muralsofgrandrapids #welovestreetart #michiganmurals #grusa #iheartgr #growthstrategy #signsofthetimes #progressoverperfection #ohheymamas #connectingcreativecuties #contentcreatorlife
Our students must have this radar for when we need that extra push to keep #doingthework. Our Executive Director received this heartfelt message today & now we're all in gear to get things done.
THIS RIGHT HERE!!! is why we do what we do y'all!
Happy Wednesday, hope you're staying hydrated ♡
Yay Nigella!!
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Help send Nigella to Spellman College! Link in bio✨ (Swipe to see the prompt of the day & the prizes involved in our challenge) At the heart of everything we do in this organization is our students! This dynamic youth reached out to ask if we could share her college fund, so OF COURSE, we are doing just that! A snippet from the GoFundMe page: “My goal is to earn my bachelor's degree and utilize it to acquire a career that involves helping people and changing the world in order for every minority to have better access to their rights. I never thought I would get accepted into a historically black college/university. So, my acceptance to Spelman came as a surprise. If I could actually attend, it would be better than a dream come true!” Help send this brilliant young black woman to college, y’all! Over the years we have worked with her, we have watched her grow into such a force to be reckoned with. We hope you’ll support her in anyway you can! Link to her fund in our bio. #UniteThroughDiatribe to #CureThroughCommunity 🙏🏽✨
#AboutLastNight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Woohoo!!! We did it!! Thank you to everyone who was sharing space with us, virtually & in person! Thank you to @newhollandbrew for hosting us! Huge thanks to everyone who donated, our organization wouldn’t be here without you! Those of you who might have missed things, head to our Facebook page to check out the recording, so you can get rid of your FOMO- check the last slide for our prompt of the day & #UniteThroughDiatribe to find a #CureThroughCommunity
This Friday, join us for a workshop hosted by the_diatribe that aims to help attendees peel back the layers they have built to expose the raw, beautiful, and impactful pieces of their story that many fail to see as relatable.
Click the link in our bio for more information and to register!
#umich #gradschool #unitethroughdiatribe
Help send Nigella to Spellman College! Link in bio✨ (Swipe to see the prompt of the day & the prizes involved in our challenge) At the heart of everything we do in this organization is our students! This dynamic youth reached out to ask if we could share her college fund, so OF COURSE, we are doing just that! A snippet from the GoFundMe page: “My goal is to earn my bachelor's degree and utilize it to acquire a career that involves helping people and changing the world in order for every minority to have better access to their rights. I never thought I would get accepted into a historically black college/university. So, my acceptance to Spelman came as a surprise. If I could actually attend, it would be better than a dream come true!” Help send this brilliant young black woman to college, y’all! Over the years we have worked with her, we have watched her grow into such a force to be reckoned with. We hope you’ll support her in anyway you can! Link to her fund in our bio. #UniteThroughDiatribe to #CureThroughCommunity 🙏🏽✨
THE WE ARE WATER WORKSHOP WAS A SUCCESS!!!!
This workshop taught students all about how to use poetry to deepen their understanding and connection with their local waterways and nature as a whole.
Of course, many thank-you's are due.
Thank you to everyone who came out to support the students; providing rides and being present means so much.
Thank you to Blandford Nature Center for working with us and for allowing us to use your beautiful spaces.
Thank you to the Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds - LGROW for partnering with us for this workshop.
Thank you to the donors for providing the funds to make this possible.
And thank you to the students for being such a passionate, dedicated bunch. We look forward to seeing you again!
#WeAreWater #UniteThroughDiatribe
Images by @quinnkphoto
You, too, can be an inspiration, by helping us #UniteThroughDiatribe.
Follow us on all social media, attend our live events, watch our #LivestreamQnA's, donate when you can, and hype up young poets when you see them!
Artist: plutomonday
Location: grabblocal
Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses
2012 Eastern Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Artist Esan Sommersell created this powerful mural – titled “Generational W(H)ealth” – as part of the_diatribe’s 49507 Project.
Artist Statement:
“Your health is wealth. ‘Generational W(H)ealth’ highlights not only the desire in the Black community to build Wealth to pass on to the next generation but the Health disparities that exist within the Black community. Social determinants of Health and the lack of access to quality and affordable healthcare – including mental health – creates additional barriers to attaining generational wealth and good overall health.
In this piece you see generations of Black people joyous. They are amongst a stream of wealth and the finest treasures as their smiles rest on top.
Similar to a job posting flyer with tabs of contact information we often see on light posts with a call to action to ‘please take with you,’ my hope is that the people of 49507 gaze at this piece and leave with a smile.”
About The 49507 Project:
The 49507 Project is a Black, Brown, Queer, and youth-led project rooted in collaboration to help make truly public art steered by the community where these pieces will live. This community art will utilize artists that are a reflection of those who have been underserved in the 49507 neighborhood.
About The Diatribe:
The Diatribe uses performing arts to empower young people to share their stories, raise awareness of social issues, and create change within their communities.
[Click the link in our bio to learn more about the Diatribe and the 49507 Project.]
TONIGHT!! 🎉🎉🎉 Event link & donate link in our bio.
We are having our annual April Fun'raiser this evening, where we'll have Poets, on Poets, on Poets & our feature is @natashatmiller ! While we have been posting about how excited we are for that event, we want to zoom our focus as to why: our STUDENTS! When we ask for donations, this is why. At the heart of everything we do is our youth- those who will go forward to change tomorrow. We are not just looking for more funding to help our organization grow, we are asking for more funding so we can increase our reach to those who might not even know they are poets yet. This Fun'raiser event happens every April so we can fund our Summer Programming & ensure our students are able to attend FOR FREE! Help us reach more extraordinary youth today- donate to our organization (link in bio) #unitethroughdiatribe to find a #CureThroughCommunity 🔥
Over the next five days we’ll tell you all about the new sex education program: What? Why? Who? Why? & When? If you want to get involved now- link to donate in bio & our Venmo is @the-diatribe ❤️ Help us #CureThroughCommunity & #UniteThroughDiatribe ✨✨
Nov. 23rd at the Grand Showcase. Photo by Zmbiephrsh #UniteThroughDiatribe
Over the next five days we’ll tell you all about the sex education program: What? Why? Who? Why? & When? If you want to get involved now- link to donate in bio & our Venmo is @the-diatribe ❤️ Help us #CureThroughCommunity & #UniteThroughDiatribe ✨✨
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Tell us in the comments below & check out our story for some today!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
3 DAYS AWAY FROM OUR 2020 VIRTUAL POETRY POP UP!!!!!!!!
Remember when we got to do live poetry in person?? WELL WE'RE STILL DOING IT LIVE, BABY!!! Just virtually!
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Catch us supporting & celebrating our incredible students, who have joined us via Zoom calls for the majority of their summer just to learn how to be better poets. We couldn't be any more excited for this show if we tried!!! You don't wanna miss it, folks!
Contact/Booking: info@thediatribe.org
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