The Healing Through Creative Arts monthly workshop series offers facilitated experiences for survivors to deepen their healing within the community. Facilitators offer a wide range of expressive art forms depending on their particular skills and what has guided their own healing paths. Modalities include visual/creative arts, music (drumming, singing, songwriting), movement/yoga, drama, writing/journaling, as well as other intuitive expressive forms.

Examples of titles for 2023-2024 are:

9/23 - LA FEMME EXPRESSION (Open Mic) feat. Rokafella, hosted by I-SHEA

10/28 - Words Create Worlds: Healing Through Storytelling and Creative Expression; facilitated by Abi Mariam

11/18 - Feeling Your Feels: A Yoga Workshop, facilitated by Angelica Lopez of Mitra Healing Yoga

01/20 - The Secret to Numbers: Healing with a New Tool; facilitated by Tru

02/03 - Social Justice Poetry Institute: Healing Through Our Native Tongue; facilitated by Lyrical Faith

03/23 - LA FEMME EXPRESSION (Open Mic) feat. Rokafella, hosted by I-SHEA

04/06 - Yoga & Journaling Practice: An Exploration Within; facilitated by Rosie Docanto

05/18 - Gems & Jewels by Saafyr: Writer’s Block Party; facilitated by Saafyr and Aabidah

Examples of titles for 2022-2023 are:

9/22 - Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Collective Groove and Move with I-SHEA

10/22 - Heal Where You Are: A Yoga Offering with Angelica of Mitra Healing Yoga

Healing Through The Words of Our Hearts: a time for listening and writing what your heart is feeling and saying with Aabidah

01/23 - Drama Therapy: Using Character and Theatrical Play for Self Care with Jamila Batts Capitan

02/23 - CR3ATIV3 CULTUR3: Become your own unique vibration with Tru Edwards

03/23 - LA FEMME EXPRESSION: a platform for Femme Arts & Expression [OPEN MIC] featuring special and legendary hip hop artist ROKAFELLA, hosted by I-SHEA

04/23 - Yin Yoga: Reclaim your body and connect to the true essences that you are with Rosie

05/23 & 06/23 - Healing Self-Hatred workshop: An Experiential & Therapeutic Workshop for Survivors of Sexual Abuse with Rythea Lee & Divinah Erving

All workshop facilitators are BIPOC and workshops are FREE. Some workshops are for participants who identify as BIPOC and some are open to all identities.

For more information email martharogersmusic@gmail.com

RISE inC is an education, creativity, and wellness program for youth. It began in the Spring of 2022 and was offered in partnerships with Alianza and Girls Inc of Holyoke, MA. This program offers a series of creative-radical-healing and collective movements workshops facilitated by seasoned artists and educators providing tools and support for self care, exploration and expression: art, music, creative expression, writing/poetry, yoga, meditation, community dialogues, knowledge for power sessions and zine making.

Examples of titles are:

April 2022:

Take Up Space! with Angelica of Mitra Healing Yoga

Mi Rtimobeat! Todo Viene del Corazón with I-SHEA

Saying “YES!” to Yourself - A futuristic Writing Workshop with Kaia Jackson

Honoring Your Joy - Opening to Play & Possibility with Jacey Eve

Arts Activism in Action! with Leila Zainab

Zine making & Self Expression with Olivia McNeill & Sofia Meadows

April 2023:

TikTok for the Movement: Building Digital Campaigns that Change the World with Leila Zainab

Flow Yoga with Angelica of Mitra Healing Yoga

The Power of Storytelling Through Spoken Word with Lyrical Faith

Jakata Tales with Pampi

April 2024:

Piecing it Together with Ankana

Knowledge for Power: A Community Dialogue with Angelica Lopez & I-SHEA

Heartwheels, Corazón & Courage with Janet Aalfs

For more information email I-SHEA: survivortheatreproject@gmail.com

“I Feel…Therefore I am.” An open mic bi-annual event bringing femme performance art / creative expression on the platform. Hosted by I-SHEA and special guests.