Race and the Arts in Central MN

Somatic/Embodied Equity 1- With Aamera Siddiqui
In this session, participants will explore the stress responses of fight flight freeze and appease that can enter the soma and hinder equity efforts. We will learn to identify which stress responses most impact us personally and how to mitigate these responses so that we move beyond the reactionary to more purpose and value driven equity work.

Aamera’s experience with Diversity began very early in life. By the age of thirteen, she had resided in five different countries in three different continents. Her experiences as a “global nomad” in Tanzania, Zambia, India, the United States and North Yemen provided experiences in multiple cultures, languages and religions. All of this sparked her strong interest in the field of Intercultural Competence and Diversity Education. As Co-Artistic Director of Exposed Brick Theater, Aamera has written over 60 customized plays and corresponding workshops for both public and private schools.

Aamera also served as the Diversity Coordinator at the Blake School, has worked extensively with low-income students through federally funded academic support programs designed to increase student retention and access to post-secondary education.

August 10- No Race & the Arts meeting

UPCOMING
• October 12 – Community Input session- CMAB Program Guidelines
• November 9 – Values and Equity (Somatic/Embodied Equity 1 continued)- with Aamera Siddiqui. In this session participants connect to one another and their personal values through story sharing. Participants will also explore how to align values, purpose and action in equity work.
• December – No Race & the Arts meeting