greetings beautiful souls
have you ever heard of World Read Aloud Day? have you ever wondered how hip hop and the arts in general can effect, impact and make immediate transformational work? well for the wondering/wandering souls think/search no further.
i am happy to announce that this year as soon as i fly back from our current european tour, i will be diving into the imaginations and creativity of hundreds of youth for this special day on March 9th (specifically 3 locations listed below).
register here so you too can participate if you are a teacher, parent, organizer, student or just lover of words and stories http://www.litworld.org/worldreadaloudday We are hoping to raise a collective 774 million minutes of reading aloud with participants from all over the world on this day, so we want to invite as many people as possible! It's not as daunting as it sounds: if you read for 5 minutes to 40 students, it would be 5 x 40= 200 minutes! Obviously, it would increase quite a bit the more time you spend reading.
World Read Aloud Day is just that. a day when all ages, all countries and people of all walks of life join in with voices for all children. i've been honored to work with LitWorld specifically at Children's Village, a juvenile detention facility in Dobbs Ferry New York. during my time with the youth there, we share poetry, write songs and do freestyle exercises with rhyming dictionaries to strengthen our vocabulary and love for words. on this day we hope to share the energy of a workshop with a global network voices collectively reading, imagining and creating.
i will be sharing with performances and helping to facilitate the process further of WRAD at these locations below. in some spaces i'll be doing a short performance and or interactive workshop. hope to see you there for learning, listening and love of words.
DREAM Charter School : 8:30 AM- 9:15
232 E 103rd St
New York, 10029
Broadway Housing: 3:00-4:15
10 Fort Washington Avenue
NY 10032
(212) 568-2030
Polo Grounds: 5:00-6:00
155th and 8th Avenue
Parents and Youth, Community Members welcome
** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT **
LitWorld will host a 24-hour Read Aloud Marathon in Times Square all day on March 9,
please register here to be a Reader! We will have special guests throughout the
day including NYC Chancellor of Schools Cathie Black, Deputy Mayor for Education and
Community Development Dennis M. Walcott, and many wonderful LitWorld friends...
Top 3 Ways to Support World Read Aloud Day Today:
- Read with loved ones and new friends from now through March 9 and tally your minutes,
read aloud for 10 minutes with a group of 10 friends and that's 100 minutes for LitWorld!
- Forward this email to at least 10 friends, write about us on your Blog, Facebook or Twitter,
spread the word about World Read Aloud Day and LitWorld's work for Global Literacy!
- Visit litworld.org to register and find tips for how to celebrate and Take Action,
we have recommended reads, certificates, a "Reading Decree," and much more!
Register at litworld.org - Join the Facebook Event - Contribute to the Mission
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