NEWS & EVENTS

 
Domestic Violence Center: Candlelight Vigil
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Columbia Association Art Center
6100 Foreland Garth
Columbia, MD 21045
 

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Across the nation, local communities will engage in various campaigns to alert the public about this social issue. Please join the DVC as we shed light about the prevalence of domestic violence in Howard County and bear witness to those who have died because of it.


  featuring:
· Soyini Taylor Author/Survivor
 
· Akinfe Fatou Poet/Activist
 
· The Clothes Line Project
         created by DVC clients
 
 
DVC Discovery Workshop
“The Things You Learn When It’s Finally Over: Surviving an Unhealthy Relationship”
Saturday, October 29, 2011
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
DVC Office
5457 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 310
Columbia, MD 21045
 

Suggested Donation:  $5.00


 To register please contact Vanita Leatherwood at (410) 997-0304 or outreach@dvcenter.org.
 
Join us as we explore the richness of our individual journey and the power of words to lift, soothe and transform. DVC’s Discovery Workshops are a vehicle for individuals who are not in crisis to explore issues for personal growth.  Through creative activities, as well as sharing with others, participants will learn skills to relieve stress, build resiliency and cultivate life management skills. The program uses a combination of stimulating guided discussion and interactive exercises. 
 
Offered quarterly, each Discovery Workshop will focus on a specific topic such as examining mother/daughter relationships, dating as a senior citizen, or healing for the healers.
 

INDIVISIBLE: STORIES OF DUAL HERITAGE


MO' PAK ACCEPTED AS PART OF
THE SMITHSONIAN NMAI'S PERMANENT COLLECTION


In June 2010, Maceo Leatherwood's work entitled "Mo' Pak" was accepted into the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian's permanent collection.

Mo' Pak, is also featured as one of 75 illustrations in the recently published IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas.

IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas edited by Gabrielle Tayac, features 27 essays from authors sharing first person accounts of struggle, adaptation and survival concerning a dual heritage that is often ignored. The book explores diverse subjects such as Taino-African intersections, the Cherokee Freedmen issue and the evolution of jazz and blues.

The book is available in Smithsonian museum stores, through the bookshop section of the museum’s web site and on amazon.com.

SMITHSONIAN  MUSEUM EXHIBIT

A corresponding exhibition, “IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas” is currently touring the US. A press release from museum representatives states “the exhibit sheds light on the dynamics of race, community, culture, and creativity, and addresses the human desires of being and belonging.”

 

Visit Maceo's website, www.maceoleatherwood.com, to see more of his work.

                                                 Mo' Pak